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.
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