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Publication Date: 2026-02-11 10:25:00
Dell is adding Nutanix AHV support to its private cloud offering, alongside the existing VMware and Red Hat.
It quotes a Gartner document which says that that 52 percent of IT leaders are considering multi-hypervisor strategies, following Broadcom’s VMware acquisition and licensing changes, to avoid vendor lock-in. Dell’s private cloud uses Dell server and storage hardware as a base for running virtualized server software; hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI), suites. With Dell’s disaggregated approach, customers can scale compute and storage independently.
Caitlin Gordon, Dell VP of Product Management for Private Cloud and AI Solutions, blogs: “With support for VMware, Red Hat, and now Nutanix, Dell Private Cloud delivers a consistent foundation across diverse workload requirements. Organizations can deploy the right platform for each workload without multiplying management complexity, match infrastructure investments to actual demand, and adapt as business priorities shift.”
The Gartner document, “A Guide to Choosing a VMware Alternative in the Wake of Broadcom Acquisition, September 2024,” advises IT buyers and planners to look at VMware alternatives following Broadcom’s price rises and licensing…
