A short hyper converged server poll

As more companies enter the hyper converged infrastructure space, I’m interested in hearing from customers that have adopted products from companies such as Nutanix, Pivot3 and Simplivity.

If you have or are considering such a solution, can you answer a few brief questions:

1. What business drivers led you down the hyper convergence road?
2. Did you start out intending on adopting such a solution or did the possibility arise during solution development?
3. Is your solution one used to target a VDI implementation or a more general virtualization scenario?
4. How much do you estimate you saved by moving ahead with such a product?
5. Have you run into any unexpected challenges?