A technology blog focused on Nutanix, cloud infrastructure, and IT automation.https://marcofabbri.com/https://marcofabbri.com/escaping-ghost-moving-to-astro/https://marcofabbri.com/escaping-ghost-moving-to-astro/How I migrated from a dynamic Ghost CMS to a blazing fast, statically generated Astro site on Cloudflare Pages.Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://marcofabbri.com/nkp-2-18-hidden-contract/https://marcofabbri.com/nkp-2-18-hidden-contract/What the release changes for the people who run it, and what to check before you touch anything.Sat, 11 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://marcofabbri.com/nutanix-sp-central-multitenancy-architecture/https://marcofabbri.com/nutanix-sp-central-multitenancy-architecture/SP Central composes years of Nutanix primitives into a tenant object with a lifecycle. The hypervisor never changes.Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://marcofabbri.com/flow-reroute-firewall/https://marcofabbri.com/flow-reroute-firewall/Native path steering inserts the firewall, so the workloads keep their gateway and never know it is there.Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://marcofabbri.com/nai-2-7-ai-gateway/https://marcofabbri.com/nai-2-7-ai-gateway/The real news in the latest enterprise AI release is not the models. It is who governs the tokens.Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://marcofabbri.com/sp-central-multitenancy-msp/https://marcofabbri.com/sp-central-multitenancy-msp/SP Central delivers the control plane MSPs have been building by hand. The verification badge might matter just as much.Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://marcofabbri.com/ncp-mci-7-now-speaks-italian/https://marcofabbri.com/ncp-mci-7-now-speaks-italian/Not everyone learns complex infrastructure concepts best in English, and that should never be a barrier to building real Nutanix expertise.Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://marcofabbri.com/from-exam-blueprint-to-448-page-nutanix-book/https://marcofabbri.com/from-exam-blueprint-to-448-page-nutanix-book/The exam is the target. Understanding the platform is the point.Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://marcofabbri.com/from-ndb-to-native-postgresql-without-migration/https://marcofabbri.com/from-ndb-to-native-postgresql-without-migration/The data layer is standard PostgreSQL on LVM. Nothing proprietary.Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://marcofabbri.com/the-nkp-certificate-catch-22/https://marcofabbri.com/the-nkp-certificate-catch-22/What happens when the only tool that can fix your credentials needs those same credentials to run.Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://marcofabbri.com/agentic-ai-nutanix-autonomous-infrastructure/https://marcofabbri.com/agentic-ai-nutanix-autonomous-infrastructure/Why networking, policy, and control will define the next generation of platforms.Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://marcofabbri.com/rethinking-nkp-for-msp-environments/https://marcofabbri.com/rethinking-nkp-for-msp-environments/What changed after evolving our management model, licensing strategy, and operational visibility in real-world MSP environments.Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://marcofabbri.com/save-public-floating-ips-on-nutanix-the-simple-way/https://marcofabbri.com/save-public-floating-ips-on-nutanix-the-simple-way/A single VPC design where subnets and microsegmentation avoid transit routing and floating IPs are assigned directly to workloads.Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://marcofabbri.com/nkp-feels-different-when-run-as-an-msp/https://marcofabbri.com/nkp-feels-different-when-run-as-an-msp/Because Kubernetes lifecycle management does not scale across customers.Mon, 19 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://marcofabbri.com/when-prism-central-is-optional-and-when-it-still-isnt-nutanix-7-5/https://marcofabbri.com/when-prism-central-is-optional-and-when-it-still-isnt-nutanix-7-5/Why control plane ownership is now explicit, and what that changes.Tue, 13 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://marcofabbri.com/whats-new-nkp-2-17-networking/https://marcofabbri.com/whats-new-nkp-2-17-networking/How networking changes affect upgrades more than features.Sun, 11 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://marcofabbri.com/ncm-self-service-4-3-platform-mindset/https://marcofabbri.com/ncm-self-service-4-3-platform-mindset/Why tunnels, service accounts, and global variables matter more than new features.Sat, 10 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://marcofabbri.com/composable-disaster-recovery-in-nutanix-nci-7-5/https://marcofabbri.com/composable-disaster-recovery-in-nutanix-nci-7-5/Why async, near-sync, and Metro now coexist as a single design model.Fri, 09 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://marcofabbri.com/flow-standalone-nci-7-5-design-choice/https://marcofabbri.com/flow-standalone-nci-7-5-design-choice/Powerful by nature. Intentionally not retrofittable.Tue, 06 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://marcofabbri.com/reading-nutanix-nci-7-5-through-dark-site-upgrade-orchestrator/https://marcofabbri.com/reading-nutanix-nci-7-5-through-dark-site-upgrade-orchestrator/Why lifecycle enforcement becomes visible in air-gapped environments.Sun, 04 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://marcofabbri.com/hairpin-trap-nutanix-stretched-vpc-async-routing/https://marcofabbri.com/hairpin-trap-nutanix-stretched-vpc-async-routing/How I enabled async routing between datacenters.Wed, 31 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://marcofabbri.com/from-validated-design-to-enforced-architecture/https://marcofabbri.com/from-validated-design-to-enforced-architecture/Why Nutanix Infrastructure Manager appears late in the maturity curve.Sun, 28 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://marcofabbri.com/i-hacked-lidl-and-ikea-so-merry-christmas/https://marcofabbri.com/i-hacked-lidl-and-ikea-so-merry-christmas/A Christmas story about curiosity, wooden trains, mixed ecosystems, and teaching the joy of hacking by example.Thu, 25 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://marcofabbri.com/prism-central-7-5-guest-customization-profiles-windows/https://marcofabbri.com/prism-central-7-5-guest-customization-profiles-windows/What Guest Customization Profiles actually do.Wed, 17 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://marcofabbri.com/nutanix-konnector-kubernetes-prism-central/https://marcofabbri.com/nutanix-konnector-kubernetes-prism-central/Why NK is not Karbon, not NKP, and exactly what Prism Central was missing.Mon, 15 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://marcofabbri.com/remove-legacy-nke-karbon/https://marcofabbri.com/remove-legacy-nke-karbon/Here’s how to clean up NKE leftovers after switching to NKP.Mon, 15 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://marcofabbri.com/why-i-love-nutanix-nc2-on-ovhcloud/https://marcofabbri.com/why-i-love-nutanix-nc2-on-ovhcloud/Adding clarity after the NC2 on Google Cloud article and illustrating how OVHcloud completes the picture.Fri, 12 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://marcofabbri.com/nutanix-7-5-whats-new/https://marcofabbri.com/nutanix-7-5-whats-new/A structured breakdown of the most important features in PC 7.5, AOS 7.5, and AHV 11.Tue, 09 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://marcofabbri.com/nutanix-nc2-arrives-on-google-cloud/https://marcofabbri.com/nutanix-nc2-arrives-on-google-cloud/How a Third Hyperscaler Changes Multicloud Design Forever.Tue, 09 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://marcofabbri.com/save-public-floating-ips-on-nutanix-the-offroad-way/https://marcofabbri.com/save-public-floating-ips-on-nutanix-the-offroad-way/How to consolidate public access inside a VPC by using an internal firewall as a public edge.Sun, 07 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://marcofabbri.com/migrating-vms-sangfor-to-nutanix-without-move/https://marcofabbri.com/migrating-vms-sangfor-to-nutanix-without-move/What to do when Nutanix Move does not support your hypervisor, the manual workflow that just works.Fri, 05 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://marcofabbri.com/nutanix-ssh-eosl-automation-migration/https://marcofabbri.com/nutanix-ssh-eosl-automation-migration/A deep look at Nutanix’s upcoming SSH deprecation and what teams must do to secure and modernize their automation workflows.Sun, 30 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://marcofabbri.com/save-public-floating-ips-on-nutanix-the-native-way/https://marcofabbri.com/save-public-floating-ips-on-nutanix-the-native-way/A clean Transit VPC design that centralizes egress, removes per VPC NAT and keeps multi VPC routing predictable.Sun, 23 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://marcofabbri.com/nfs-fails-on-rocky-linux-nkp-216/https://marcofabbri.com/nfs-fails-on-rocky-linux-nkp-216/While testing Nutanix AI 2.5 on NKP 2.16, I found that NFS fails on Rocky Linux CIS workers but works fine on Ubuntu CIS. Here’s my technical analysis.Wed, 12 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://marcofabbri.com/nkp-starter-vs-ultimate/https://marcofabbri.com/nkp-starter-vs-ultimate/A balanced approach to reduce Kubernetes resource consumption without sacrificing production reliability.Sun, 02 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://marcofabbri.com/nc2-ovhcloud-pfsense-gateway/https://marcofabbri.com/nc2-ovhcloud-pfsense-gateway/A complete guide to replacing the default OVHcloud gateway with a pfSense firewall on Nutanix NC2.Wed, 29 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://marcofabbri.com/the-big-shift-behind-nutanix-partner-central/https://marcofabbri.com/the-big-shift-behind-nutanix-partner-central/How the new unified platform signals a strategic evolution in partner collaboration and multicloud growth.Wed, 22 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://marcofabbri.com/stop-the-workarounds-nkp-2-16-brings-long-awaited-fixes/https://marcofabbri.com/stop-the-workarounds-nkp-2-16-brings-long-awaited-fixes/Kubernetes platforms evolve quickly, but not every release solves the daily frustrations of running clusters at scale. Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP) 2.16 isThu, 25 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://marcofabbri.com/nutanix-central-on-prem-the-next-chapter-in-unified-cloud-management/https://marcofabbri.com/nutanix-central-on-prem-the-next-chapter-in-unified-cloud-management/Hybrid cloud has always been about balance, balancing agility with control, scalability with governance, and innovation with compliance. With the release of NutMon, 22 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT