March 21, 2025

Nutanix Showcases Hybrid Multi-Cloud EUC Solutions at IGEL Now & Next 2025

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In this VMblog interview ahead of IGEL Now & Next 2025, Jim Luna, Head of Business Development, Partnerships at Nutanix, shares insights into how the company continues to transform end-user computing through its innovative hybrid multi-cloud approach. As organizations navigate increasingly complex IT environments, Nutanix's partnership with IGEL demonstrates the power of ecosystem collaboration in delivering seamless end-user experiences.

VMblog:  Tell us a little bit about your company.

Jim Luna:  Nutanix offers one software platform for everything - enterprise apps, cloud-native apps, analytics and machine learning, databases, desktops, and critical services.

VMblog:  Talk about your technology, what problems do you solve?  And how are you considered unique?

Luna:  Nutanix brings one-click simplicity to complex IT automation challenges. In EUC for example, Nutanix provides simplicity in automation through one control plane whether that EUC workload is on-prem or in the cloud with a highly portable license. It is truly a hybrid multicloud solution for today's modern world.

VMblog:  How do you partner with IGEL?  What does that partnership look like?

Luna:  We are ecosystem partners in the EUC segment with Nutanix providing back-end solutions and IGEL providing end point solutions. We continually work to do more together to provide greater value to customers by integrating data within each other's consoles to give customers a more holistic view of their environment.

VMblog:  What do you plan to show off at your booth at IGEL Now & Next 2025?

Luna:  We will be showcasing the power of EUC in a hybrid multicloud environment which allows customers to have a workload whether on-prem or in the cloud with Nutanix Cloud Clusters.

VMblog:  What is it that you like about the IGEL event?  Why do you believe this is a much needed event?

Luna:  The power of the community coming together in a single event that looks to deliver best-in-class EUC solutions for customers and the forging of innovative partnerships to drive continued incremental value. Now & Next is the place where connections are made.

VMblog:  What do you attribute to the growing success of End User Computing?  Why has it become so popular lately?

Luna:  EUC remains a steadfast solution for customers the require security and performance of their applications with today's diverse working environments. Whether it's in highly regulated environments like health care and financial services or security needs in public sector, EUC continues to deliver for those customers.

VMblog:  How do you and your solution help with the growth of the EUC market?  Where does your technology fit?

Luna:  Nutanix aims to be the premier and the preferred infrastructure platform for EUC working with a broad ecosystem of partners to deliver choice and flexibility to customers.

VMblog:  Where do you see the EUC market headed? 

Luna:  The evolution continues with EUC workloads migration from on-prem to cloud and now to hybrid multi cloud, we will continue to see customers approach a cloud smart model. There will be other disruptive changes that will provide for new opportunities for EUC including AI and Digital Employee Experience that will continue to shape the industry.

David Marshall

David Marshall has been involved in the technology industry for over 19 years, and he's been working with virtualization software since 1999. He was able to become an industry expert in virtualization by becoming a pioneer in that field - one of the few people in the industry allowed to work with Alpha stage server virtualization software from industry leaders: VMware (ESX Server), Connectix and Microsoft (Virtual Server).

Through the years, he has invented, marketed and helped launch a number of successful virtualization software companies and products. David holds a BS degree in Finance, an Information Technology Certification, and a number of vendor certifications from Microsoft, CompTia and others. He's also co-authored two published books: "VMware ESX Essentials in the Virtual Data Center" and "Advanced Server Virtualization: VMware and Microsoft Platforms in the Virtual Data Center" and acted as technical editor for two popular Virtualization "For Dummies" books. With his remaining spare time, David founded and operates one of the oldest independent virtualization news blogs, VMblog.com. And co-founded CloudCow.com, a publication dedicated to Cloud Computing. Starting in 2009 and continuing all the way to 2016, David has been honored with the vExpert distinction by VMware for his virtualization evangelism.

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