Exclusive: Nutanix charts cloud-native surge across APJ

Exclusive: Nutanix charts cloud-native surge across APJ

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Publication Date: 2025-12-03 21:51:00

Nutanix is reporting strong momentum in cloud-native and hybrid cloud adoption across the Asia-Pacific and Japan (APJ) region, reflecting shifting enterprise priorities around modern application development, artificial intelligence (AI) workloads, and regulatory compliance.

“What I’ve learned about Nutanix is that it has evolved from a hyperconverged infrastructure company into a hybrid multi-cloud platform provider,” said Jay Tuseth, Vice President and General Manager, Nutanix APJ.

“The transformation is profound, and it is enabling our customers to manage complex IT environments more efficiently.”

Containers and modernisation

Adoption of Kubernetes and container-based platforms is accelerating in APJ, as hybrid IT environments become standard across enterprises.

“Adoption of containers is occurring at a faster pace in APJ relative to other regions globally,” said Tuseth. “Organisations are increasingly combining virtualisation and containers, which requires new skills and operational approaches.”

The transition is not without challenges. Tuseth noted that IT teams must carefully evaluate their workforce capabilities to ensure they can manage hybrid environments effectively. “As teams adopt containers alongside existing virtualisation infrastructure, they are assessing whether they have the right skills to succeed,” he said.

Nevertheless, he added that enterprises are adapting rapidly. “This skills gap is gradually closing, and organisations are becoming…