Enhanced Security with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu is now included as an option for the base OS with Ubuntu Pro enabled for security patching at the operating system level for NKP Pro and Ultimate tiers.
In today’s threat landscape, security and stability are non-negotiable. With vulnerabilities being discovered and exploited daily, enterprises need a reliable foundation that can be patched quickly and managed easily. That’s exactly what this integration delivers. By combining Canonical’s trusted Ubuntu Pro-enabled images with NKP’s powerful lifecycle management, customers gain a secure, enterprise-ready Linux platform that’s optimized for Kubernetes at scale.
Unlocking the Power of a Thriving Partner Ecosystem
NKP already delivers a rock-solid Kubernetes foundation and a full-featured Day 2 operations stack—but for large enterprises, that’s just the beginning. What truly sets a platform apart is the ecosystem that surrounds it.
A key highlight of this release is the new self-service Partner Catalog. With this capability, partners can seamlessly submit their applications to be published in the NKP Partner Catalog, ensuring faster onboarding and wider reach. NKP customers can then easily discover, install, and run partner-certified published applications with a single click, making partner solutions more accessible, discoverable, and valuable than ever before.
Do you have an app you’d like to publish to the marketplace? See how you can publish here.
AI-Ready with GPU Sharing
As enterprise AI adoption accelerates, GPU demand is skyrocketing—and so is the need to maximize every dollar spent on these high-value resources.
With the Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI) solution, enterprises already benefit from native vGPU support, enabling multiple users or workloads to share a single physical GPU. This dramatically improves utilization and minimizes idle time—turning expensive hardware into a shared, scalable asset.
Now, with the release of NKP 2.16, that same efficiency comes to Kubernetes.
- Shared GPU access for containerized AI/ML workloads
- High utilization and cost efficiency
- Faster time-to-value for AI initiatives
When used together, NCI + NKP delivers a unified, enterprise-grade platform for AI:
- Virtualization + Kubernetes on a single stack
- Integrated storage, compute, and GPU management
- Simplified operations with built-in lifecycle management
No more silos. No more complexity. Just a streamlined path to deploying and scaling AI workloads across your organization.
Simplifying Secure Kubernetes Deployments
Traditional Kubernetes deployments depend heavily on container registries to distribute and deploy cluster images—often relying on public registries that introduce limitations like rate throttling, bandwidth costs, and inaccessibility in air-gapped environments. For organizations operating under strict security constraints or limited connectivity, this means standing up registries just to bootstrap clusters—a process that adds complexity, cost, and operational overhead.
NKP 2.16 eliminates this dependency entirely. By directly distributing cluster images without requiring a private registry, it transforms the deployment experience—radically simplifying both connected and air-gapped setups, slashing bandwidth usage, and removing reliance on rate-limited public resources. This breakthrough empowers all customers, regardless of environment, to deploy Kubernetes quickly, securely, and with operational efficiency.
Smarter Operations and More!
Smarter Telemetry for Proactive Support
With customer-enabled telemetry, Nutanix Pulse telemetry now provides deeper insights into NKP health and usage. This allows support teams to proactively detect issues, open cases automatically, and significantly reduce time to resolution—keeping your clusters running smoothly with less manual intervention.
Seamless Installs & Upgrades with Pre-Flight Checks
NKP has always been easy to deploy—but now it’s even smarter. A new pre-flight check tool (currently in beta) automatically scans for common misconfigurations and blockers before installation or upgrade. This feature is designed to provide a smoother, more reliable experience and reduces the need for troubleshooting later.
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