software-defined storage (SDS) note VSAN,Nutanix

Read VMware vSphere Blog article VMware Virtual SAN with Cisco UCS Reference  Architecture
 http://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/2014/08/vmware-virtual-san-cisco-unified-computing-system-reference-architecture.html
Which brief the integration of VSAN and UCS C240-M3 series server, the whitepaper is information whatever you deploy VSAN with UCS C-series or not.

Nutanix Virtual Computing Platform compared to VMware VSAN 1.0

http://up2v.nl/2013/08/26/nutanix-virtual-computing-platform-compared-to-vmware-vsan-1-0/

• This article mention lot of features of Nutanix and compared to VSAN.
• It is interesting for comment about the SAN concepts

VSAN

VMware Education-VMware Virtual SAN Fundamentals [V5.5]
http://mylearn.vmware.com/mgrreg/courses.cfm?ui=www_edu&a=one&id_subject=55806

Technical Deep Dive -Keynote

SDS on ESXi Hypervisor, x86 servers

Embedded in vSphere kernel

Built-in resiliency

inexpensive disk and ssd

POC cheklist pdf

Nutanix NX-3050 series

This article about the complete Review of Nutanix NX-3050 series by Brian Shur :

http://www.datacenterzombie.com/nutanix-review-nx-3050-series/

1. Architecture
2. Ratings and reasons
3. Cost
4. Management console Web interface
5. Upgrade note
6. Performance of VMware View Planner 
7. Nutanix DR