{"id":137549,"date":"2026-04-02T14:45:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T13:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/me\/?p=137549"},"modified":"2026-04-02T14:45:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T13:45:05","slug":"nutanix-and-rapidfort-partner-to-strengthen-kubernetes-security-for-enterprise-ai-and-cloud-native-workloads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/me\/2026\/04\/02\/nutanix-and-rapidfort-partner-to-strengthen-kubernetes-security-for-enterprise-ai-and-cloud-native-workloads\/","title":{"rendered":"Nutanix and RapidFort partner to strengthen Kubernetes Security for Enterprise AI and Cloud-Native Workloads"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/04\/Raif-Abou-Diab-edited.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-137551\" style=\"width:174px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/04\/Raif-Abou-Diab-edited.webp 533w, https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/04\/Raif-Abou-Diab-edited-200x300.webp 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Nutanix is partnering with RapidFort to enhance security across the Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP), enabling enterprises to deploy and manage cloud-native applications with greater confidence and speed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through the integration, RapidFort\u2019s automated software supply chain security capabilities and near-zero CVE container images will be embedded into NKP, helping organisations reduce vulnerabilities, streamline compliance and secure workloads across data centre, edge and public cloud environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The collaboration addresses a growing challenge for enterprises scaling Kubernetes: maintaining agility without increasing security and compliance risks. By extending protection into the software supply chain, customers can adopt a proactive, secure-by-design approach while accelerating development and innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis partnership represents an important step forward in helping organisations run secure, compliant Kubernetes environments at scale while maintaining the speed modern development demands,\u201d said Raif Abou Diab, General Manager, South Gulf and Sub-Saharan Africa, Nutanix. \u201cAs enterprises across the region accelerate hybrid and multicloud adoption, integrating security directly into the platform is critical to enabling innovation without compromise.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The integrated solution is expected to be available to all NKP customers, supporting enterprise initiatives including AI and Generative AI workloads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nutanix is partnering with RapidFort to enhance security across the Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP), enabling enterprises to deploy and manage cloud-native applications with greater confidence and speed. 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