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Nutanix named a Challenger in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Container Management. The recognition is real, and we’re just getting started.
See Why Nutanix is Recognized
in Container Management and
Why We’re Just Getting Started
This report provides a comprehensive analysis of container management platforms, highlighting key market developments such as the growing role of AI workloads, the emergence of serverless architectures, and increased interest in deploying containers across on-prem and edge environments. It helps IT leaders, DevOps teams, and platform architects navigate complexity and modernize infrastructure.
Nutanix is named a Challenger — a recognition we see as validation of the rapid momentum behind Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP), now one of the fastest-growing products in our history.
What You’ll Learn in the Report:
Benefits of Nutanix Kubernetes Platform
Unified Kubernetes management across hybrid multicloud environments
Seamless, nondisruptive upgrades and lifecycle operations
Built-in persistent storage and disaster recovery
Mature partner ecosystem and enterprise-grade support
Discover How NKP Powers Modern Container Workloads
The 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Container Management report provides expert analysis of the evolving container management landscape. As containers become central to modern application development, enterprises need platforms that simplify operations, enhance security, and support hybrid multicloud deployments.
Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP), built on proven technology from D2iQ, delivers a full-stack solution for managing containerized workloads across environments. Nutanix is helping organizations bridge the gap between legacy infrastructure and cloud native innovation.
NKP is the fastest-growing product in Nutanix history, offering integrated data services, zero-trust networking, and AI-powered troubleshooting to close skills gaps. With CNCF-compliant architecture and support for multiple hypervisors, NKP gives teams the flexibility they need — without vendor lock-in.
See Where Else Nutanix Has Been Recognized
Forrester Wave™: Multicloud Container Platforms, Q3 2025
2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Distributed Hybrid Infrastructure
IDC White Paper: The Business Value of Nutanix Cloud Platform
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The 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Container Management report evaluates vendors that offer container management solutions, highlighting trends like serverless, AI infrastructure, and edge deployments, while emphasizing simplified operations, scalability, and support for modern application development.
NKP is a production-grade Kubernetes management solution built on technology acquired from D2iQ. It’s designed to simplify operations, close skills gaps, and support containerized workloads across on-premises, cloud, and edge environments.
We believe this report is essential for IT leaders, DevOps teams, platform architects, and decision-makers looking to evaluate container management platforms and modernize their infrastructure strategies.
Gartner’s 2025 analysis reflects major market shifts, including the rise of AI workloads, serverless container models, and increased demand for on-prem and edge deployments driven by digital sovereignty and geopolitical factors.
Nutanix offers a unified platform that supports both legacy and cloud-native applications, with CNCF-compliant architecture, integrated data services, and support for multiple hypervisors, giving enterprises the flexibility to deploy anywhere.
Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Container Management, Dennis Smith, Wataru Katsurashima, et al., 6 August 2025
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