Nutanix Clusters Now Available on Amazon Web Services
The platform enables consistent application management across on-premises nodes and AWS bare-metal instances.
Updated on Oct. 27, 2026 in Data Centers
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Nutanix has launched Nutanix Clusters for Amazon Web Services, making the service generally available. This release enables organizations to migrate data and applications between on-premises infrastructure and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud bare-metal instances without rearchitecting.
Why it matters
The platform allows businesses to maintain a consistent virtualization stack across environments, bypassing the significant time and cost often required for cloud migration.
Nutanix Clusters on AWS assigns IP addresses from Amazon Web Services networking directly to its AHV virtualization layer. The service supports Nutanix Files, Volumes, and Buckets.
The players
Nutanix
A provider of hyper-converged infrastructure software that enables unified management of on-premises and cloud computing environments.
Amazon Web Services
A cloud platform providing the bare-metal compute infrastructure and networking required to run Nutanix Clusters.
The details
Nutanix Clusters on AWS allows users to manage workloads across private data centers and the public cloud through a unified Nutanix Prism dashboard. The system works by mapping the Nutanix AHV virtualization layer—a software component that creates multiple simulated computer systems on a single physical host—directly onto Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud bare-metal instances. This provides a consistent management experience regardless of whether data resides on-premises or in the cloud.
Timeline
Late 2019: Nutanix Clusters on AWS entered beta testing.
October 27, 2026: Nutanix Clusters on AWS became generally available.
The Tech Race
Nutanix and VMware currently control over 70% of the hyper-converged infrastructure market. This launch marks a significant effort to extend that dominance into the public cloud while fending off cloud-native management solutions.
Enterprise IT teams can now deploy the Nutanix stack on Amazon Web Services hardware without modifying their existing applications. The service is available now, though licensing costs range from $9,000 to $24,000 per node depending on configuration.
The takeaway
Nutanix aims to eliminate the friction of cloud migration by providing a familiar interface for hybrid management. Readers should monitor the company's progress on integrating with Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform, as these represent the next phase of their cross-cloud roadmap.
Further reading
For broader trends in infrastructure management, explore our Data Centers coverage.
Source note: This article includes information reported by TechTarget.
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