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Publication Date: 2026-09-08 15:00:00
News Summary
- Nutanix is recognized in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Container Management for the second year in a row.
- Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP) is a full-scale enterprise platform designed to simplify Kubernetes operations across a wide range of environments.
- NKP can run independently or as part of Nutanix Cloud Platform (NCP), supporting Kubernetes across virtualized and bare-metal infrastructure, public cloud, edge, and air-gapped environments.
Why it Matters
- Enterprises are looking to reduce operational complexity and make it easier for platform teams to manage applications at scale. NKP helps standardize operations, improve efficiency, and provide greater consistency across modern application environments. NKP is also a Cloud Native Computing Foundation certified Kubernetes AI conformant platform, with built-in extensions for enterprises to safely build and run agentic AI anywhere.
SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Nutanix (NASDAQ: NTNX), a hybrid cloud leader and AI platform company, today announced it has been recognized in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Container Management. This marks the second consecutive year Nutanix has been recognized as a Challenger in this Magic Quadrant, following the 2024 launch of NKP.
NKP can operate independently or as part of NCP, enabling Kubernetes across virtualized and bare-metal infrastructure, public cloud, edge, and air-gapped environments. It helps organizations simplify the…
