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Publication Date: 2026-09-08 12:07:00
Nutanix has announced its support for the general availability of Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) Hybrid with Nutanix AHV. This initiative aims to offer organisations flexibility in deciding where their virtual desktops and data are hosted, expanding the options for hybrid cloud solutions.
The collaboration enables businesses to operate Azure Virtual Desktop session hosts on their premises while utilising Microsoft’s cloud-based control mechanisms for identity, access, and session management. Nutanix actively participated from the start as a partner in the Azure Virtual Desktop Hybrid project, with the support now extended to users of the Nutanix AHV hypervisor.
Infrastructure control and flexibility
This hybrid model caters to organisations seeking to update desktop delivery methods while maintaining control over their infrastructure and data. It is particularly crucial in regulated sectors where data residency, digital sovereignty, and security, along with performance and economic factors, dictate workload placement.
Nutanix actively participated from the start as a partner in the Azure Virtual Desktop Hybrid project
In this setup, the Azure Virtual Desktop control plane operates in Azure while session hosts are managed on Nutanix AHV within the customer’s data centre. Azure Arc seamlessly integrates these session hosts into the Azure ecosystem, ensuring…
