Cisco Extends Enterprise Agreement to Include Nutanix Cloud Platform. What It Means for Data Center Teams in 2026

Cisco’s decision to put Nutanix Cloud Platform inside the Cisco Enterprise Agreement is more than a licensing update. According to Cisco (2026), it is the first time Cisco has included a third-party software platform in its EA, which means customers can align Nutanix software growth with existing Cisco commercial and lifecycle frameworks. For data center teams, that translates into a cleaner path to adopt Nutanix on UCS, expand capacity without repeated procurement resets, and modernize HyperFlex or VMware-heavy environments with less operational friction. ...

April 8, 2026 · 1:00 AM MST · Data Center