Nutanix Exam Financial Management & Budgeting 4

Question 1

An organization is forecasting capacity needs for the next 2 years to build a Nutanix budget. Which Nutanix tool helps model future cluster size and associated costs?

Accepted Answer

Nutanix Sizer

Answer

Nutanix Sizer accepts workload profiles and growth projections, then recommends cluster configurations with associated hardware and software costs for budget planning.

Question 2

Which scenario best illustrates a CapEx-to-OpEx shift enabled by Nutanix's cloud consumption model?

Accepted Answer

Signing a multi-year NCI subscription and expensing monthly payments as operating costs

Answer

A multi-year NCI subscription converts what would be a large upfront capital purchase into recurring operating expenses that can be expensed monthly.

Question 3

A finance team wants to understand the payback period for a Nutanix investment that costs $500K upfront and saves $150K per year. What is the payback period?

Accepted Answer

3 years and 4 months

Answer

Payback period = $500K / $150K per year = 3.33 years, which is approximately 3 years and 4 months.

Question 4

Which Nutanix licensing metric is used for software subscription pricing in Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI)?

Accepted Answer

Per physical CPU socket

Answer

NCI subscription pricing is based on per CPU socket, making it straightforward to calculate costs based on the number of processor sockets in the cluster.

Question 5

A company is negotiating an enterprise license agreement (ELA) with Nutanix. What is the primary financial advantage of an ELA over individual SKU purchases?

Accepted Answer

Volume discounts, simplified procurement, and predictable costs across the entire organization

Answer

ELAs bundle all products and services under one agreement with volume discounts, reducing per-unit costs and simplifying procurement and budget forecasting.

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Nutanix Exam Financial Management & Budgeting 4