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Nutanix signals an infrastructure shift in AI — theCUBE’s .NEXT keynote analysis

Enterprise AI just hit an inflection point: control planes are now the infrastructure question nobody can afford to ignore.

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Nutanix's positioning around enterprise AI governance and control planes signals a major shift in how organizations will manage AI deployments at scale. This is about infrastructure strategy for the AI era—not just tooling, but operational control.

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  1. Shadow AI emerging as governance crisis replacing shadow IT

  2. Enterprise AI control plane identified as critical infrastructure requirement

  3. Nutanix keynote at .NEXT signals vendor positioning around AI governance

  4. Tension between speed (move fast) and security (don't get breached) driving infrastructure decisions

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Publisher excerpt: As “move fast” collides headfirst with “don’t get breached,” the enterprise AI control plane has become the infrastructure question nobody can afford to leave unanswered. With shadow AI displacing shadow IT as the defining governance crisis of the decade, enterprises face a new operational…
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