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March 19, 2024
Rackspace Rackspace Technology Introduces Rackspace Spot Delivered as Turnkey, Fully Managed Kubernetes Clusters
November 9, 2023
siliconANGLE Next-gen compute engine supercharges Kubernetes performance
Platform9 aims to help companies cut costs and foster innovation with its Elastic Machine Pool, a new compute engine for running Kubernetes in the public cloud.
May 25, 2023
Edge Computing News Ron Haberman, market CTO, Platform9: How edge ‘reinforces’ always-on company vision
Looking to the future of any industry through the lens of its foundational technology is very exciting. Yet getting from the idealistic vision to a workable reality requires a major leap – an operational management layer.
May 18, 2023
Businesswire Platform9’s Latest Release Cuts Costs of Legacy Virtual Machines by 50%
With this release, Platform9 can help enterprises migrate 100s and even 1000s of virtual machines from legacy virtualization products, driving down costs in several ways…
April 6, 2023
GigaOm Platform9 Named Leader in “GigaOm Radar for Evaluating Managed Kubernetes Solutions” Report
Platform9 earns top ranking among 13 leading managed Kubernetes solutions for its flexible approach to managed Kubernetes, empowering enterprises with support expertise, multiple deployment options, and industry-leading feature set.
March 29, 2023
SiliconANGLE Beyond Kubernetes: Exploring the full ecosystem of container orchestration tools
Peter Fray, field chief technology officer and head of field engineering at Platform9 spoke with John Furrier, industry analyst for theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s livestreaming video studio, and they discussed key trends in the evolution of Kubernetes as a critical solution for enterprise IT.
June 17, 2022
TechCrunch Platform9 raises $26M to help manage distributed cloud clusters
Platform9, which bills itself as an “open distributed cloud company,” today announced that it closed a $26 million funding round led by Celesta Capital with participation from Cota Capital, NGP Capital and other investors. CEO Bhaskar Gorti said that the new cash will be used to drive Platform9’s go-to-market strategy and product research and development, particularly as the company seeks out larger-scale enterprise deployments.
November 4, 2021
Capacity Magazine Nokia software head goes into the clouds as CEO of Platform9
Cloud company Platform9 has hired Bhaskar Gorti, formerly of Oracle and Nokia, as CEO. Gorti (pictured) will be based at the Platform9 headquarters at Mountain View, California. Gorti said: “The market opportunity for our products and technologies is extraordinary. Having created a new category, open distributed cloud, we are uniquely positioned to democratize cloud computing.”