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Hyperconverged vs Disaggregated for VMware alternatives

Enterprise VMware Alternatives: Hyperconverged vs Disaggregated infrastructure 

Summary Looking for enterprise VMware alternatives? Understand the difference between hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) and disaggregated architectures. Learn why disaggregation offers greater flexibility, how VMware originally enabled this model, and how modern private clouds like Platform9 Private Cloud Director continue this open, ecosystem-friendly, hardware-agnostic path. Introduction: Why look beyond VMware? With Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware, enterprises […]

Enterprise VMware Alternatives: Hyperconverged vs Disaggregated infrastructure  · · 3 min read
Private cloud Director Storage

The VMware Admin’s handbook to storage in Private Cloud Director

Wouldn’t it be nice to use a storage array’s tools to manage a virtual machine’s storage, especially if it was as easy as connecting it to your virtual machine (VM) using an API? That’s exactly how the Platform9 Private Cloud Director, the best VMware alternative, approaches storage.  Let’s review what we’ve always done with VMware,

The VMware Admin’s handbook to storage in Private Cloud Director · · 6 min read
FinOps_ Applying Earned Value Management

FinOps: Applying Earned Value Management to maximize ROI

One of the greatest strengths of FinOps is its ability to focus on driving business value. However, many teams, especially engineering teams, struggle to directly connect their work and their use of cloud services to the associated business outcome. When cloud financial management was in its infancy (circa 2015) the driving focus was the price

FinOps: Applying Earned Value Management to maximize ROI · · 8 min read
Platform9 Always-on Assurance

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

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

KubeCon 2023 Through Platform9’s Lens: Key Takeaways and Innovative Demos · · 4 min read
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An introduction to Flux – Part 2: Capabilities and ecosystem

This blog is part 2 of our introduction to Flux. In part 1, we walked through the history of Flux, its graduation as a CNCF project, and dove into the core features of Flux as they fit into the evaluation criteria. In this blog, we’ll take a deeper look at some of Flux’s unique capabilities,

An introduction to Flux – Part 2: Capabilities and ecosystem · · 9 min read

Accelerating Cloud Native Adoption with Cost Focus

In a recent video interview with SiliconAngle’s theCUBE, Madhura  Maskasky, Platform9 co-founder and VP of Product, discussed the vision and exciting new features in the latest product release 5.8.  This blog summarizes key points from that interview. You can watch the full video here: How can enterprises save costs by migrating out of legacy virtualization

Accelerating Cloud Native Adoption with Cost Focus · · 3 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

Platform9 awarded 5 G2 badges in Summer 2023 reports · · 2 min read
Nate Conger

Getting to know Nate Conger: A candid conversation

Nate brings over two decades of technology experience, first in initial roles as a developer and sales engineer, and following as a sales executive for the last fifteen years. Nate has deep domain expertise in Kubernetes, OpenStack and Open Source software with a background working at firms like SUSE, Canonical, Mirantis, Rackspace and Replicated prior

Getting to know Nate Conger: A candid conversation · · 3 min read
Platform9 at the Edge Computing Expo North America 2023

Platform9 at the Edge Computing Expo North America 2023

Are you interested in learning more about edge computing and how it can transform your business? Do you want to hear from experts and industry leaders on the latest trends and best practices for edge deployments? If you answered yes to these questions, then you should join us at the Edge Computing Expo North America

Platform9 at the Edge Computing Expo North America 2023 · · 5 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 awarded 8 G2 awards in Winter 2023 report · · 3 min read
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