--- description: Nutanix Unified Storage is NVIDIA-Certified for enterprise AI, scaling to 160GB/s reads across 1,024 GPUs, with BlueField-4 STX planned. title: Nutanix Unified Storage Earns Enterprise-Level NVIDIA Certification for Production AI Workloads image: https://www.storagereview.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Storagereview-nus-application-services.png --- [![Storage Review]()](https://storagereview.com/) --- [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/@storagereview) [X (Twitter)](https://twitter.twitter.com/storagereview) [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/storagereview/) [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/storagereview-com) [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/user/storagereview?sub_confirmation=1) [Email](mailto:info@storagereview.com) [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/1y6VnznABhHeOSMOmbDTz0) [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/StorageReview/) [Discord](https://discord.gg/TwMHb4azdC) [RSS Feed](https://www.storagereview.com/rss.xml) [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@storagereview) [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/@storagereview) [X (Twitter)](https://twitter.com/storagereview) [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/storagereview/) [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/storagereview-com) [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/user/storagereview?sub_confirmation=1) [Email](mailto:info@storagereview.com) [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/1y6VnznABhHeOSMOmbDTz0) [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/StorageReview/) [Discord](https://discord.gg/TwMHb4azdC) [RSS Feed](https://www.storagereview.com/rss.xml) [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@storagereview) [![StorageReview.com]()](https://www.storagereview.com) ≡ Menu - [Home](https://www.storagereview.com/) - [Storage Reviews](https://www.storagereview.com/review) - [End User Reviews](https://www.storagereview.com/consumer) - [Enterprise Reviews](https://www.storagereview.com/enterprise) - [Ubiquiti Reviews](https://www.storagereview.com/best/ubiquiti-reviews) - [SR Merch](https://store.storagereview.com) - [Leaderboards](https://www.storagereview.com/best) - [Best Storage Arrays](https://www.storagereview.com/best/storage-arrays) - [Best Enterprise SSDs](https://www.storagereview.com/best/enterprise-ssds) - [Best Servers](https://www.storagereview.com/best/servers) - [Best Enterprise GPUs](https://www.storagereview.com/best/enterprise-gpus) - [Best Desktops for Local AI](https://www.storagereview.com/best/desktops-local-ai) - [Best Laptops for Local AI](https://www.storagereview.com/best/laptops-local-ai) - [Best Local LLM Tools](https://www.storagereview.com/best/local-llm-tools) - [Agentic AI Hardware](https://www.storagereview.com/best/agentic-ai-hardware) - [Best SSDs & Hard Drives](https://www.storagereview.com/best_drives) - [Best Portable SSDs](https://www.storagereview.com/best/portable-ssds) - [Best Business Laptops](https://www.storagereview.com/best/business-laptops) - [Best Mobile Workstations](https://www.storagereview.com/best/mobile-workstations) - [Best Desktop Workstations](https://www.storagereview.com/best/desktop-workstations) - [Best Mini PCs](https://www.storagereview.com/best/mini-pcs) - [Best Laptop Battery Life](https://www.storagereview.com/best/laptop-battery-life) - [Storage Reference Guide](https://www.storagereview.com/storage-reference-guide) - [About SR](https://www.storagereview.com/about-storagereview) - [StorageReview.com Sweepstakes Rules and Regulations](https://www.storagereview.com/storagereview-com-sweepstakes-rules-and-regulations) Search [Home](https://www.storagereview.com/) » [News](https://www.storagereview.com/news) » Nutanix Unified Storage Earns Enterprise-Level NVIDIA Certification for Production AI Workloads # Nutanix Unified Storage Earns Enterprise-Level NVIDIA Certification for Production AI Workloads by Harold Fritts on June 5, 2026 [Enterprise](https://www.storagereview.com/enterprise)  ◇  [Enterprise Storage](https://www.storagereview.com/enterprise/enterprise-storage) Nutanix announced that its Nutanix Unified Storage (NUS) solution is now NVIDIA-Certified at the enterprise level, validating the platform for enterprise and cloud provider deployments running large-scale production AI workloads. The certification provides a validated configuration intended to reduce integration risk and help customers scale AI infrastructure with more predictable storage behavior. ![Nutanix Unified Storage NVIDIA certification]() The company also disclosed plans to extend its AI-native storage roadmap with support for [NVIDIA Vera BlueField-4 STX](https://www.storagereview.com/news/dell-expands-ai-factory-with-nvidia-at-gtc-2026-new-data-engines-lightning-file-system-and-exascale-storage). Nutanix framed this as an effort to improve data access and storage efficiency while simplifying operations as AI environments grow. ### Addressing Storage as a GPU Utilization Constraint As organizations build out “AI factory”-style infrastructure, Nutanix is targeting a recurring problem in production environments: GPU capacity is often limited by the ability to consistently feed data to accelerators. Fragmented infrastructure, siloed datasets, and inconsistent I/O can introduce bottlenecks that slow deployments and reduce effective GPU utilization. Nutanix is positioning NUS, along with its NVIDIA certification, to deliver a more consistent data path and reduce deployment variability across the stack. ![NUS Application Services graphic]() Thomas Cornely, EVP of Product Management at Nutanix, emphasized that the goal is to remove infrastructure fragmentation and data silos so AI pipelines can sustain reliable throughput at scale. Jason Hardy, VP of Storage Technology at NVIDIA, similarly highlighted storage as a gating factor for enterprise AI, noting that certification provides customers with a more interoperable platform, reducing bottlenecks and improving GPU efficiency. Both sets of comments centered on interoperability, predictable scaling, and validated configurations rather than point performance claims. ### Reference Architecture Nutanix described the NVIDIA-Certified NUS reference architecture as being built on a 10-node all-NVMe cluster. On the protocol side, it uses enhanced parallel NFS (pNFS) and GPUDirect Storage over NFS with RDMA. The objective is a low-latency, high-throughput data path between GPU hosts and storage, designed to maintain resilience and minimize downtime as environments scale. For the network fabric, Nutanix stated the design uses NVIDIA Spectrum-X Ethernet, including Spectrum-4 switches and [BlueField-3 DPUs](https://www.storagereview.com/news/nvidia-gtc-2026-rubin-gpus-groq-lpus-vera-cpus-and-what-nvidia-is-building-for-trillion-parameter-inference). Nutanix also provided scaling figures, claiming linear performance growth from 10GB/s read and 5GB/s write at 32 GPUs up to 160GB/s read and 80GB/s write at 1,024 GPUs. ### Workload Coverage and Supported GPU Platforms Nutanix positioned the architecture as a foundation for a range of AI workflows, including training, fine-tuning, inference, and RAG pipelines. The company also described broad compute compatibility, citing support for x86-based systems and multiple NVIDIA GPU configurations, including [NVIDIA RTX 6000 PRO Blackwell,](https://www.storagereview.com/review/nvidia-rtx-pro-6000-workstation-gpu-review-blackwell-architecture-and-96-gb-for-pro-workflows) NVIDIA H200 NVL, [NVIDIA HGX platforms with B200](https://www.storagereview.com/review/supermicro-jumpstart-review-a-week-with-an-nvidia-hgx-b200), H200, or H100 GPUs, and NVIDIA GH200 Grace Hopper Superchip configurations. #### Availability Nutanix said the NVIDIA-Certified Nutanix Unified Storage reference architecture is available now. 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