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Reimagining Virtualization for the Enterprise Private Cloud Era

Enterprise infrastructure teams are at a pivotal moment. Private clouds have never been more important for organizations, as new workloads demand on-premises deployment. At the same time, VMware’s licensing and business model changes under Broadcom are forcing many organizations to evaluate alternatives for a private cloud foundation. The immediate need is clear: a reliable, enterprise-grade […]

Reimagining Virtualization for the Enterprise Private Cloud Era · · 7 min read
Beginner’s Guide to Private Cloud Director Community Edition

Beginner’s Guide to Private Cloud Director Community Edition

Hey everyone! 👋 So, you’re curious about setting up your own little cloud haven? I’ve got you covered with this simple guide to getting started with Private Cloud Director Community Edition. Think of it as your friendly “let’s build something cool together” walkthrough. What’s Community Edition? This version of Private Cloud Director is awesome for

Beginner’s Guide to Private Cloud Director Community Edition · · 8 min read
7 top features to look for in VM migration tool

Top 7 features to look for in a VMware migration tool

SummaryLooking for a VMware migration tool to exit VMware? For many IT teams, it’s no longer a question of if they should migrate VMware workloads to another platform but of carefully choosing the right migration tool that can help them do it safely, efficiently, and affordably . Not all tools are created equal. When evaluating

Top 7 features to look for in a VMware migration tool · · 3 min read
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
VMware alternatives:Migrating to Platform9 Private Cloud Director

Evaluating VMware migration: PivotNine’s independent assessment of Platform9’s vJailbreak

For organizations evaluating VMware alternatives, a recent report by PivotNine offers valuable insights into migrating to Platform9 Private Cloud Director. This report details a hands-on assessment of Platform9’s vJailbreak tool, providing a fact-based look at the migration process. “Instead of a complex and tedious migration, customers can use Platform9’s tools to automate the bulk of

Evaluating VMware migration: PivotNine’s independent assessment of Platform9’s vJailbreak · · 2 min read
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Platform9 Private Cloud Director: The private cloud platform that makes sense and cents

Recently, our competitor has raised their minimum licensing from 16 to 72 cores and introduced late renewal penalties. This significantly increases virtualization pricing for small businesses relying on their software (up to 4.5X more) and reduces profitability for channel partners. While these moves may boost their revenue, they lack true value and a customer-centered philosophy.

Platform9 Private Cloud Director: The private cloud platform that makes sense and cents · · 2 min read
From VMware to Private Cloud Director: Mastering Multi-Tenancy with Identity and Domains

From VMware to Private Cloud Director: Mastering Multi-Tenancy with Identity and Domains

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

From VMware to Private Cloud Director: Mastering Multi-Tenancy with Identity and Domains · · 5 min read
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The evolving landscape of private cloud: Navigating the post-VMware era

Listen to the episode Our co-founder, Madhura Maskasky, joined AMD Tech Talk host Jim Greene for a discussion on the evolving enterprise private cloud landscape and how enterprises can navigate the post-VMware era. This episode explores the challenges and opportunities businesses face as they modernize their cloud environments. We appreciate AMD Tech Talk for the

The evolving landscape of private cloud: Navigating the post-VMware era · · 3 min read
VMware migrations will be long, expensive, risky,” Gartner warns

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

The Register reports:“VMware migrations will be long, expensive, risky, Gartner warns” · · 3 min read
VMware alternatives

7 Reasons Platform9 is the Future-proof VMware Alternative

As enterprises seek cost-effective, flexible, and future-ready virtualization solutions, many are re-evaluating their reliance on VMware. With increasing licensing costs and vendor lock-in concerns, the need for a robust alternative has never been greater. Platform9’s Private Cloud Director emerges as the best VMware alternative for organizations seeking to move beyond VMware while maintaining enterprise-grade virtualization

7 Reasons Platform9 is the Future-proof VMware Alternative · · 4 min read
Beyond OpenStack and Kubernetes: Why Platform9 Private Cloud Director is the Complete VMware Alternative

Why Platform9 Private Cloud Director is the complete VMware alternative

In our earlier blog, VMware vs OpenStack: Why OpenStack is the better VMware alternative in 2024, we explored how OpenStack offers a compelling alternative to VMware for building private clouds. That post covered OpenStack’s advantages in cost efficiency, flexibility, and vendor neutrality, making it a good choice for enterprises looking to move away from VMware.

Why Platform9 Private Cloud Director is the complete VMware alternative · · 6 min read
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Top 5 considerations for migrating off VMware

Migrations are complex, time-consuming, and costly. When deciding to leave VMware due to Broadcom price increases and their cancellation of perpetual licensing, the cost associated with the act of migration should be the second most important item.   This blog will touch on the top 5 considerations for migrating from VMware to any alternate hypervisor for

Top 5 considerations for migrating off VMware · · 4 min read
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