Nutanix has announced upcoming support for Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop on its Nutanix Cloud Platform, enabling hybrid deployments for virtual desktop infrastructure. This collaboration, revealed at Microsoft Ignite 2025, will allow Azure Virtual Desktop to run on-premises using the Nutanix AHV hypervisor.

• The new capability offers IT teams increased flexibility for managing distributed workforces and meeting specific performance, security, and cost requirements.
• Tarkan Maner, Chief Commercial Officer at Nutanix, stated this provides a strong foundation for VDI workloads, supporting both on-premises modernization and hybrid cloud extension.
• Scott Manchester, Vice President of product for Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop at Microsoft, highlighted that this move gives customers more deployment freedom without sacrificing security or licensing benefits.
• This hybrid setup is particularly valuable for sectors with strict regulatory and data-residency requirements, such as financial services, healthcare, and government, by allowing local execution on Nutanix AHV while leveraging Azure Arc for brokering and management.