By
Publication Date: 2025-05-07 07:00:00
Nutanix Inc. today announced a trio of major initiatives aimed at expanding its footprint across cloud-native applications, enterprise artificial intelligence workloads and mission-critical infrastructure.
The announcements, made at its .NEXT 2025 conference in Washington, D.C., include the general availability of the Cloud-Native AOS operating system, deeper integration with Nvidia Corp.’s artificial intelligence software and and a partnership with Pure Storage Inc. to deliver integrated infrastructure for high-performance environments.
With the announcements, Nutanix aims to address some pain points in modern information technology environments. By detaching AOS from its traditional hypervisor dependency, Nutanix hopes to bridge a gap in cloud-native storage options that often lack enterprise-grade features.
The integration with Nvidia’s AI tools positions Nutanix as a middle layer that connects raw infrastructure with AI model deployment and management. The Pure Storage partnership aims to offer a more open and flexible alternative to VMware Inc.-centric stacks.
The company is betting that enterprise IT teams want unified platforms that can manage workloads across VMs, containers and AI frameworks without sacrificing control, performance or data mobility.
“Our vision is that we want customers to be able to run anything, anywhere,” said Lee Caswell (pictured), senior vice president of product and solutions marketing at Nutanix. “This is about running…
