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Publication Date: 2026-01-07 16:06:00
The journey to a true hybrid multicloud reality takes a major leap forward with Nutanix announcing the General Availability (GA) of the Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) on Google Cloud solution. This launch marks a significant milestone in the company’s commitment to providing freedom of choice, enabling enterprises to seamlessly run, manage and modernise applications, data and AI anywhere — on-premises, at the edge and in public clouds, now including Google Cloud.
Organisations are navigating increasingly complex IT landscapes, seeking to harness the power of the public cloud whilst still needing to manage on-premises and edge footprints. With NC2 on Google Cloud, Nutanix is breaking down the barriers to hybrid cloud adoption. NC2 offers a consistent platform that accelerates migration, simplifies operations and unlocks future innovation in the cloud without the need for refactoring or rearchitecting applications. Uniquely, NC2 is a software solution, not a managed service, so enterprises are in control of their deployments and data, but without the management overhead of a data centre.
At the core of this solution is the power of Google Cloud’s new Z3 and C4 Bare Metal instances powered by Titanium. These Google Compute Engine (GCE) bare metal instances are purpose-built for high-performance and storage-intensive workloads. By running Nutanix Cloud Platform (NCP) directly on these physical servers within a company’s Google Cloud environment, NC2 offers a…
