Learn why Private Cloud Director is the best VMware alternative

Solution Brief

Data Protection That Survives Your VMware Exit: Platform9 Private Cloud Director + Veeam

CHALLENGE: Enterprises and service providers running Veeam Data Platform need a path off VMware that keeps their data protection intact, not one that forces a backup rebuild alongside the migration. Broadcom’s pricing and VCSP changes have turned the VMware exit into a deadline, but the restore procedures behind every SLA, the runbooks, dashboards, and on-call

Modern Enterprise Private Cloud: Platform9 Private Cloud Director + Infinidat

CHALLENGE: Enterprise infrastructure teams running Infinidat InfiniBox need a private cloud platform that works with the storage they already own — not against it. Managing VMs, Kubernetes clusters, and AI workloads across separate control planes adds operational overhead without adding capability. And when a licensing event forces a platform decision, the risk of getting the

Multi-Tenancy in Platform9 Private Cloud Director Architecture, Identity,and Operational Control

Multi-Tenancy in Platform9 Private Cloud Director: Architecture, Identity, and Operational Control

CHALLENGE VMware’s vSphere was never built for true multi-tenancy. Folders and resource pools offered organizational grouping, but enforcing hard resource boundaries, tenant-scoped networking, and identity-driven access control required layering on additional products like Aria Automation and NSX — each with its own license, deployment, and operational burden. For enterprises serving multiple business units or service

What to Expect When You’re Exiting

What to Expect When You’re Exiting

CHALLENGE Exiting VMware is rarely just a simple “lift and shift.” Organizations must migrate complex, interdependent workloads without disrupting uptime, breaking operational processes, or forcing expensive infrastructure changes. The challenge is not only moving VMs, but preserving compatibility across storage, networking, security, and day-2 operations while avoiding downtime, timeline delays, and rising operational costs.

Commvault Cloud For Platform9 Private Cloud Director

Commvault Cloud for Platform9 Private Cloud Director

CHALLENGE Businesses face an unending stream of cyberattacks, spanning ransomware, malware, phishing, and privilege abuse. Attacks originate from many different sources and when successful, they impact every facet of operations, including the virtual machines and containerized applications that modern organizations rely on to run their business. Providing cyber resilience for these workloads is imperative for

Platform9 Private Cloud Director Data Sheet

Private Cloud Director data sheet

Learn about the top benefits and enterprise features of Private Cloud Director Private Cloud Director overview Turn existing infrastructure into a full-featured private cloud. Manage VMs and containers with familiar GUI tools and automated APIs in a private, secure environment you control.

Migration from VMware with Platform9

Large enterprises are migrating their existing data-center infrastructure to Platform9. Founded in 2013 by early VMware engineers, with >$100m in venture funding and marquee enterprise deployments, Platform9 provides a modern private cloud: Read the solution brief to learn about migrating from VMware to Platform9 and Private Cloud Director.

Technical Capabilities of Private Cloud Director

Technical Capabilities of Private Cloud Director

In the ever-evolving world of enterprise IT, VMware has long been the cornerstone of virtualization. Professionals across industries have invested countless hours mastering its tools, designing intricate environments that have driven business innovation for decades. But as technology advances, so must our infrastructure. The private cloud, far from being a relic of the past, is

Reduce virtualization cost with Platform9 managed KubeVirt

Platform9 managed KubeVirt not only promises up to 50% cost savings compared to VMware, but also ensures a sustainable, future-ready platform to run both your legacy VMs and container apps. Beyond just savings, it paves the way for a smoother infrastructure modernization by offering hassle-free automated migration and a cohesive management suite, enhancing operational efficiency

The Always-On Assurance™ difference

Platform9’s Always-On Assurance™ ensures optimal scale, availability, and performance for Kubernetes-based cloud-native systems 24/7. Tailored specifically for Kubernetes, Platform9 offers support across major clouds, spanning data centers, edge, and public clouds. We proactively monitor clusters using advanced remote technology. With a suite of 100s of alerts and over 50 actionable alerts, we’re alerted to potential

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