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The Register reports:“VMware migrations will be long, expensive, risky, Gartner warns”

Gartner just published a research note titled “Estimating a Large-Scale VMware Migrations” that details the burdens expected for large-sized companies moving off of VMware. The Register’s Simon Sharwood wrote an article on this research note. He highlighted the concerns tens of thousands of VMware customers are facing that large-scale migrations are daunting, often taking […]

Madhura Maskasky · January 30, 2025 · 3 min read

VMware vs OpenStack: Why OpenStack is the better VMware alternative in 2024

In this blog post, we will cover the following OpenStack vs VMware topics: Why now is the time to look for VMware alternatives? Common alternatives to VMware: A quick comparison of Proxmox, Nutanix, and Hyper-V Reasons why OpenStack faced challenges in initial enterprise adoption OpenStack has become a mature and enterprise-ready VMware alternative solution today

Kamesh Pemmaraju · May 20, 2024 · 8 min read

Beyond Kubernetes Operations: Discover Platform9’s Always-On Assurance™

Kubernetes, the leading container orchestration platform, is now an essential component of modern application development and deployment. However, its management can be complex and intimidating, especially given the rapid pace of updates, security challenges, and the need for high availability. Businesses require a solution that not only simplifies Kubernetes management but also ensures that their

Platform9 · November 29, 2023 · 5 min read

A group photo of the Platform9 team at the KubeCon event

KubeCon 2023 Through Platform9’s Lens: Key Takeaways and Innovative Demos

KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America in Chicago has come and gone, but the Platform9 team is still buzzing from the event, brimming with newfound knowledge and innovative ideas. The conference provided an excellent platform for education and networking, attracting a global gathering of cloud-native technology experts from well-known open-source projects. Keynote speeches and panel discussions

Platform9 · November 14, 2023 · 4 min read

Balancing cost savings and innovation in an economic downturn

Kamesh Pemmaraju and Ron Haberman of Platform9 joined Howard Holton, GigaOm CTO, to discuss an important topic that technology leaders are facing today: how do you balance costs while ensuring sustainable growth? How can organizations modernize legacy applications, manage legacy infrastructure, while also building towards their future modern cloud infrastructure and applications? Recent research shows

Kamesh Pemmaraju · July 13, 2023 · 4 min read

Bridging the gap between legacy VM environments and container-based solutions

Ron Haberman, market CTO of Platform9 joined Stephen Saunders at Silverlinings to discuss legacy virtualization solutions and the future of infrastructure and operations. As IT leaders contemplate the greater need for efficiency and cost-effectiveness in their infrastructure and operations, discussions around VMs, modern infrastructure, and the complexity of migrating become more prevalent. When should

Kamesh Pemmaraju · July 11, 2023 · 4 min read

Platform9 awarded 5 G2 badges in Summer 2023 reports

Platform9 has a long history of stellar customer service, including a 100% CSAT rating for four years running. That dedication to customers shows in the Summer 2023 reports from G2, including two badges that reflect our high level of customer support. The G2 quarterly Grid and category reports are based on verified, authentic reviews from

Dawn Hoefferle · July 7, 2023 · 2 min read

Kubernetes on-premises: why and how

Overview In this post you will learn: Why Run Kubernetes On-premises Challenges Running Kubernetes On-premises Best Practices for On-premise Kubernetes Implementation Kubernetes in Production Needs Additional Services The best Kubernetes architecture for your organization depends on your needs and goals. Kubernetes is often described as a cloud-native technology, and it certainly qualifies as one. However,

Platform9 · February 8, 2023 · 14 min read

Platform9 awarded 7 G2 awards in Winter 2023 report

Platform9 awarded 8 G2 awards in Winter 2023 report

One of the things we pride ourselves on is being a customer-first company. That’s why the G2 awards, in particular, are so meaningful – they are based on verified, authentic reviews from real customers. The fact that our customers love our teams and our product is great. What’s truly overwhelming is how much. This quarter,

Platform9 · December 20, 2022 · 3 min read

Empowering the anywhere business requires managing infrastructure anywhere

After three years, Gartner’s IT Infrastructure, Operations, and Cloud Strategies (IOCS) conference is returning this December as an in-person event! Platform9 sponsored the event back in 2019 and is returning as a silver sponsor this year in Las Vegas from December 6 to December 8. We can’t wait to meet this fantastic group of

Platform9 · November 17, 2022 · 3 min read

EKS gets operations going, but what about your engineers?

Running a high-performance, large-scale Kubernetes environment is like speaking a foreign language. Imagine ordering three Hitachino, Takoyaki, Edamame, and Agedashi without reverting to a smartphone – that’s live translating. When you learn the language, get the order right, and flawlessly request the next three beers without issue, you get to sit back, relax and enjoy

Chris Jones · November 2, 2022 · 6 min read

Announcing Platform9 5.6 Release: Streamline EKS, control costs, and improve security

Over the past 12 months, the team at Platform9 has been working hard to create a completely new way to build, manage, and scale Kubernetes clusters. We call it Profile Engine Stage 2. Built using Arlon – a new open source project that integrates ArgoCD with Cluster API that anyone can use. Profile Engine Stage

Chris Jones · October 18, 2022 · 9 min read