Nutanix and NetApp today announced a strategic collaboration to deliver a new integrated cloud platform designed to help organizations accelerate and de‑risk modernization of their virtualized and hybrid cloud environments. The alliance brings together the Nutanix Cloud Platform (NCP) with the Nutanix AHV hypervisor and NetApp Intelligent Data Infrastructure built on NetApp enterprise storage systems, with integrated capabilities expected later this year.
The partnership aims to give enterprises greater choice and flexibility as they modernize virtualization, data operations, and application platforms across on‑premises, cloud, and containerized environments. By combining NetApp ONTAP® data management with Nutanix’s unified hybrid multicloud operations, customers will be able to scale securely while simplifying complex IT environments.
“Our collaboration with NetApp brings together best‑in‑class infrastructure and intelligent data capabilities, enabling customers to modernize with greater confidence and build a future‑ready foundation for hybrid multicloud and AI workloads.”
— Sush Kajaria, EMEA Alliance Sales Director, Nutanix
“NetApp and Nutanix are enabling simple, secure and fast modernization of virtualized environments,” said Sandeep Singh, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Enterprise Storage at NetApp. “With Intelligent Data Infrastructure at the foundation, customers can modernize at enterprise scale with confidence.”
A key benefit of the integration is faster and simpler migration. The planned NFS‑based integration between NCP and NetApp ONTAP is designed to streamline VM migration, enabling data‑in‑place conversions measured in minutes using tools such as NetApp Shift and Nutanix Move, significantly reducing disruption and time to value.
The joint solution also promises simplified operations, with intuitive management across compute and storage. Data services will be offloaded to ONTAP, allowing independent scaling of compute and storage while delivering enhanced performance, security, resiliency and data mobility. Customers will additionally gain VM‑granular control over performance, capacity and recovery, managed from a unified interface.
Cyber resilience is another cornerstone of the collaboration. By integrating NetApp infrastructure with NCP, enterprises will gain access to ONTAP Autonomous Ransomware Protection with AI (ARP/AI) and ransomware resilience services designed to detect threats and exfiltration attempts in real time.
“In partnering with Nutanix, NetApp is strengthening its leadership in data management for virtualization,” said Dallas Olson, Chief Commercial Officer at NetApp.
Looking ahead, the companies also plan to accelerate AI innovation by exploring the integration of NetApp ONTAP with Nutanix Agentic AI, supporting enterprise adoption of next‑generation AI workloads.
“For customers across the Middle East and Africa, this collaboration enables confident modernization while building a future‑ready foundation for hybrid multicloud and AI,” said Sush Kajaria, EMEA Alliance Sales Director at Nutanix.
