By Business Wire
Publication Date: 2026-09-09 17:52:00
Placement reflects growing enterprise demand for open, portable infrastructure across Kubernetes, cloud and AI
CAMPBELL, Calif., September 09, 2026–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Mirantis, delivering Kubernetes-native infrastructure for AI, today announced that it has been named a Challenger in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Container Management.
The recognition comes as enterprises increasingly need to manage Kubernetes and containerized workloads that span bare metal, virtualization, public clouds and the edge. At the same time, the rapid growth of AI is adding GPU infrastructure to that mix, increasing the need for a consistent operating model that gives organizations control over where and how workloads run.
“We believe being named a Challenger by Gartner validates the direction we have taken with Mirantis: giving enterprises a consistent, open way to operate increasingly complex infrastructure without locking themselves into a single cloud, virtualization platform or proprietary ecosystem,” said Alex Freedland, CEO of Mirantis. “That becomes even more important as organizations build AI infrastructure. Platform teams need holistic management of Kubernetes, virtual machines, GPUs and traditional infrastructure while preserving their freedom to run workloads where they make the most technical and economic sense.”
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