Nutanix and Netris Partner on AI Infrastructure Stack
The joint platform aims to automate network isolation and fabric operations for GPU-heavy multi-tenant environments by early 2027.
Updated on Oct. 21, 2026 in Data Centers
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Nutanix and Netris have announced a strategic collaboration to develop a unified infrastructure stack for neoclouds and enterprises. This integrated platform, which remains in the research stage with a planned tech preview for early 2027, combines Nutanix Cloud Platform with Netris Network Automation.
Why it matters
The partnership aims to accelerate the deployment of multitenant GPU services by automating network fabric operations and enforcing hard isolation between tenants. This effort addresses the operational complexity of managing infrastructure as organizations scale AI workloads.
The stack automates network fabric operations by translating tenant requirements into network services for GPU nodes. This provides hard isolation on physical networking hardware, extending the capabilities of the Nutanix Cloud Platform.
The players
Nutanix
A cloud computing firm known for its hyperconverged infrastructure software, currently utilized by 50% of Global 2000 customers.
Netris
A Santa Clara-based networking automation company founded in 2018 that manages network abstraction and multi-tenancy software.
The details
The platform facilitates self-service cloud networking by configuring physical networks automatically as tenant resources are provisioned. It supports both bare-metal and virtualized environments, translating high-level infrastructure requirements into specific network services. This abstraction layer manages the connectivity between GPU nodes, aiming to minimize manual intervention in complex multi-tenant environments.
Timeline
2018: Netris was founded.
October 21, 2026: Nutanix and Netris announced the strategic collaboration.
Early 2027: Planned release of the tech preview.
The Tech Race
This collaboration tracks with the industry-wide move toward pre-integrated stacks for AI infrastructure. By combining Netris's specialized automation with the broad enterprise footprint of the Nutanix Cloud Platform, the companies are positioning themselves against incumbent hypervisor and bare-metal management providers.
Enterprises and neocloud providers will first gain access to these capabilities in 2027. The integration will eventually allow organizations to deploy multi-tenant GPU services without manual network fabric reconfiguration.
The takeaway
This partnership marks a shift toward automating network isolation at the hardware level for multi-tenant AI environments. Prospective users should monitor the 2027 tech preview to evaluate performance benchmarks against existing software-defined networking solutions.
What happens next
The tech preview for the joint infrastructure solution is scheduled for early 2027.
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