Nutanix (NASDAQ: NTNX), a leader in hybrid multicloud computing, announces that the company has been named Challenger in Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ 2025 for Container Management.

This is the first time Nutanix has been included in this category, following the launch of Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP) in 2024.

Background: From D2iQ integration to NKP

NKP was launched after the integration of D2iQ, Inc.'s Kubernetes platform, which enabled Nutanix to quickly offer a production-ready enterprise solution for managing cloud-based applications in various environments.

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With NKP, customers can run modern and traditional applications on the same platform – in the data center, at the edge, or in public clouds. This applies regardless of whether it is virtualized environments, bare metal, or native public cloud Kubernetes®.

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“We are delighted to be recognized as a contender in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for container handling. We see this as a testament to our focus on innovation and customer success,” says Lee Caswell, SVP Product and Solutions Marketing at Nutanix.

Caswell emphasizes that NKP complements Nutanix's existing portfolio and provides customers with a seamless path to modernize applications and simplify operations in hybrid multi-cloud environments.

Customer Case: Global Financial Company and Karnataka Bank

A leading North American financial company uses NKP to run a open, CNCF-compliant cloud-based stackThis provides a consistent operational model for secure Kubernetes management and reduces operational complexity.

Also Karnataka Bank in India uses NKP and Nutanix Cloud Platform (NCP) for their critical business applications, including:

• Mobile and internet banking
• Fraud and risk management
• Loan management
• Cloud-based digital currency application in accordance with Reserve Bank of India requirements

“Nutanix’s platform and support for Kubernetes enable us to rapidly launch user-friendly, updatable, and available cloud applications,” says Venkat Krishnan, IT Manager at Karnataka Bank.

Continued innovation in container handling

In 2025, Nutanix also introduced Cloud Native AOS, which extends enterprise storage and advanced data services to hyperscale Kubernetes services and cloud-based environments – without the need for a hypervisor.

Cloud Native AOS is now available globally.

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For more information about Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP), visit:
https://www.nutanix.com/products/kubernetes-management-platform