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Publication Date: 2025-12-10 23:55:00
Nutanix and Pure Storage have launched an integrated virtualisation stack that connects Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure with Pure Storage FlashArray as shared storage.
The joint solution targets enterprises that want alternatives to incumbent virtualisation licensing and architecture models. It focuses on mission-critical applications and emerging AI workloads.
Under the design, each Nutanix virtual machine runs on an individual FlashArray volume. This creates per-VM granularity for storage operations. Customers can assign snapshots, quality-of-service limits, and protection policies at virtual disk level.
The companies said this layout isolates data services between virtual machines. It avoids configuration changes on one workload affecting neighbouring workloads on the same array.
The integration is available through the Nutanix Prism management plane. Administrators can carry out Day 1 deployment tasks and Day 2 operations in a single interface.
Prism presents VM-level storage snapshots and policy management. It adds automation and monitoring for Nutanix clusters that use FlashArray as external storage.
Virtualisation shift
The launch comes during a period of change in the server virtualisation market. Licence price rises and concerns over vendor lock-in are prompting some customers to reassess their platform choices.
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