If you’re considering a VMware alternative but require Veeam integration, we’re pleased to announce that Veeam Data Platform’s native integration with Platform9’s Private Cloud Director is in beta. The Universal Hypervisor API Veeam has built a Universal Hypervisor API based on oVirt, and Platform9 has implemented an adapter that translates those oVirt APIs to work
· February 5, 2026 · 4 min read
Well, I missed an opportunity to talk about Private Cloud Director, Community Edition. Mea culpa. Mea culpa. But the saying is “better late than never”, so here we are. Last month we released our latest version of Community Edition (CE). It’s 2025.8, known as “August” in our Slack. We released at the end of August,
· October 14, 2025 · 3 min read
The IT landscape is rapidly evolving, and enterprises realize that private cloud solutions are required to unlock greater operational agility, cost-efficiency, and control over their infrastructure. However, disruptive changes to enterprise cloud solution providers have IT teams challenged with vendor lock-in, skyrocketing costs, and capability gaps for desired private cloud agility. That’s where Platform9 Private
· March 24, 2025 · 4 min read
For VMware administrators, managing multiple teams, departments, or customers in a private cloud has always required careful planning and extra licensing. The challenge you wanted to solve is finding a balance between isolation and flexibility without adding operational complexity or costs. VMware environments typically use vCenters for high-level separation, and Virtual Data Centers (vDCs) as
· March 11, 2025 · 5 min read
Hey everyone, just wanted to share a couple of highlights from the February 2025 release of Private Cloud Director. Before we jump into that, I thought it would be helpful to provide some context. Private Cloud Director is a leading VMware alternative that offers the enterprise virtualization features you trust alongside native Kubernetes workloads on
· March 10, 2025 · 2 min read
