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Publication Date: 2026-01-28 16:02:00
Analyst(s): Alastair Cooke
Publication Date: January 28, 2026
Nutanix and Pure Storage have announced general availability of an integrated solution combining Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure with Pure Storage FlashArray. This joint offering targets enterprises seeking high-performance, simplified, and future-proofed virtualization, especially as market disruption and licensing pressures make alternatives to legacy stacks more attractive. The alliance signals a major bid to become the new backbone for mission-critical and AI-driven workloads.
What is Covered in this Article:
- How the Nutanix–Pure Storage partnership challenges VMware-centric virtualization stacks
- What VM-level storage granularity and Prism integration mean for operational agility
- Why shifting economics and vendor lock-in are accelerating stack modernization
- The impact on competitors such as Dell, HPE, NetApp, and hyperscale cloud service providers
- How enterprise IT teams can leverage the new solution for AI and data-intensive workloads
The News: Nutanix and Pure Storage announced the general availability of a fully integrated solution that combines Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure and Pure Storage FlashArray. This offering provides enterprises with a modern, scalable, and high-performance virtual infrastructure designed for mission-critical and data-intensive workloads, including AI. Key features include VM-level storage granularity, deep integration with Nutanix Prism for unified management and…
