With this expansion, Nutanix aims to address the changing needs of distributed workers. It also gives IT teams more infrastructure choices while optimizing control, performance, security, and cost efficiency.
'The Nutanix Cloud Platform provides a resilient, cost-effective, and secure infrastructure base for virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) workloads,' said Tarkan Maner, Chief Commercial Officer at Nutanix. 'This extensive collaboration with Microsoft gives our customers more options for virtual desktops, whether they are modernizing on-premises or expanding to hybrid cloud environments.'
Azure Virtual Desktop for hybrid environments meets critical compliance and regulatory requirements in sectors such as financial services, healthcare, and government, where data residency and sovereignty are crucial. Customers benefit from running Azure Virtual Desktop locally on Nutanix AHV and using the Azure Virtual Desktop brokering and management stack on Azure Arc-compatible servers to connect securely.
The key benefits of Azure Virtual Desktop for hybrid environments on Nutanix AHV are:
Hybrid flexibility: combine on-premises performance with Azure scalability for peak capacity and disaster recovery;
Ability to run Microsoft applications: native support for Microsoft 365, Teams optimizations, Microsoft Entra, and security services;
Optimized for performance: ideal for latency-sensitive and graphics-intensive workloads;
Cost efficiency: leverage existing Microsoft licenses and Nutanix infrastructure for predictable costs.
'Azure Virtual Desktop is built to provide a secure, scalable, and deeply integrated experience with Microsoft 365, Microsoft Teams, and Windows,' said Scott Manchester, Vice President of Product for Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop at Microsoft. 'Nutanix support for Azure Virtual Desktop gives customers more choice, whether they work in the cloud or on-premises, without compromising the modern security model or license efficiency.'
Nutanix expands VDI capabilities, allowing organizations to align their environments with business needs without being locked into a single deployment model.
The support of the Nutanix Cloud Platform for Azure Virtual Desktop is currently in development.
