Nutanix has announced a strategic partnership with RapidFort to enhance security capabilities within the Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP), helping enterprises securely scale cloud-native and AI-driven applications.
The collaboration integrates RapidFort’s automated software supply chain security technology into NKP, enabling organizations to deploy near-zero CVE container images and significantly reduce vulnerabilities across their environments. The combined solution is designed to strengthen security across data centers, edge infrastructure, and public cloud deployments.
As enterprises increasingly adopt Kubernetes to power modern applications and AI workloads, maintaining a balance between development speed and security has become a critical challenge. This partnership addresses that gap by embedding security directly into the platform, allowing organizations to adopt a proactive, secure-by-design approach without slowing innovation.
“Integrating security directly into Kubernetes platforms is critical to enabling innovation without compromise.”
— Raif Abou Diab, GM, Nutanix
With RapidFort’s capabilities, enterprises can automate vulnerability remediation, streamline compliance processes, and gain deeper visibility into their software supply chain. This is particularly important as organizations expand hybrid and multi-cloud strategies while managing increasingly complex application environments.
According to Nutanix, the integration will help customers enhance their Kubernetes security posture while maintaining the agility required for modern development cycles. The solution is expected to be available to all NKP users, supporting a wide range of enterprise use cases, including artificial intelligence and generative AI workloads.
Raif Abou Diab emphasized that embedding security into Kubernetes platforms is essential as enterprises accelerate digital transformation. He noted that the partnership enables organizations to operate secure, compliant Kubernetes environments at scale while continuing to innovate rapidly.
Nutanix, known for its hybrid multicloud platform, currently supports over 30,000 customers globally, providing unified infrastructure for managing applications and data across diverse environments. The addition of RapidFort’s security capabilities further strengthens its position in enabling secure cloud-native adoption.
With this move, Nutanix and RapidFort aim to provide enterprises with a robust foundation to build and scale next-generation applications, ensuring security remains integral to innovation in an increasingly AI-driven landscape.
