A Leader in Server Virtualization Platforms
Nutanix named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Server Virtualization Platforms. One platform for a simple and resilient modern enterprise infrastructure.
Inside the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Server Virtualization Platforms
The 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Server Virtualization Platforms assesses the current market and examines the benefits that server virtualization platforms offer enterprises and service providers. It's built for infrastructure and operations (I&O) leaders, enterprise architects, and technology decision-makers who need to support the concurrent operation of multiple isolated virtual environments across a cluster of hosts, and deliver centralized management, automation, and orchestration of resources.
What You’ll Learn in the Report:
Benefits of Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure
Unified management experience for VMs, Containers and AI
Integrated storage, virtualization, and networking with support for external storage partners
Consistent, secure, and enterprise-ready hybrid cloud operations
Evolution of Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure
Server virtualization has powered business-critical enterprise applications for years. Though the market has transformed over time, enterprises still require a reliable, secure, and easy-to-operate virtualization platform to run their workloads. Nutanix has been named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Server Virtualization Platforms, recognized for both its completeness of vision, but also for placing highest on the ability to execute axis.
Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) is a comprehensive software-defined infrastructure platform that combines virtualization, storage, networking, cloud management, Kubernetes®, and operations into a unified experience. NCI supports traditional virtualized applications but also enables the next generation of cloud-native and AI workloads. Offering a simplified operational experience, NCI empowers organizations around the world to modernize their infrastructure and support a wide range of enterprise workloads.
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Gartner defines server virtualization platforms as a technology solution that decouples operating systems and workloads from the underlying physical infrastructure. This enables multiple isolated virtual environments to run concurrently across a cluster of hosts while providing centralized management, automation and resource orchestration.
Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) is a modern, software-defined infrastructure platform that consolidates compute, storage, networking, cloud management, Kubernetes®, and operations in a unified experience. NCI, which also supports qualified external storage systems in supported configurations, enables organizations to build and manage private clouds, extend workloads to public clouds, and operate a unified hybrid cloud environment. NCI is the foundational layer of the broader Nutanix Cloud Platform, which is designed to simplify IT operations and support applications, data, and AI, anywhere.
In our view, the primary report audience includes infrastructure and operations (I&O) leaders, enterprise architects, and technology decision-makers who need to support the concurrent operation of multiple isolated virtual environments across a cluster of hosts, and deliver centralized management, automation, and orchestration of resources.
The Server Virtualization Platform Market has been reignited by the Broadcom acquisition of VMware. While containers, cloud services, SaaS and PaaS have all grown in capability, a Server Virtualization Platform remains at the core of the majority of on-premises IT environments. Rising focus on technological and data sovereignty has further accelerated enterprise launch, procurement, and adoption of these platforms.
Gartner, Inc, Magic Quadrant for Server Virtualization Platforms, Tony Harvey, Daniel Bowers, Paul Delory, Tony Iams, Owen Marino, 14 September 2026
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