A company is evaluating Nutanix vs a public cloud solution for a 3-year workload. At what point does on-premises HCI typically become more cost-effective than equivalent public cloud resources?
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A
Immediately, from day one of deployment
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B
After 12–18 months when steady-state utilization is reached
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C
Only after the hardware is fully depreciated at year 5
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D
Never; public cloud is always cheaper at scale