Platform9 in the News

A new startup emerged from stealth today, a company called Platform9.

The cloud ecosystem continues to expand as a group of ex-VMware engineers have emerged from stealth mode to launch a new software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform aimed at managing private clouds.

A group of VMware alumni have launched Platform9, a cloud networking management platform designed to give private cloud networks the look, feel, and functionality of public cloud networks such as Amazon Web Services (AWS

A new company is coming out of stealth today and is called Platform9. Platform9 is the creation of several of the earlier engineers from VMware. This team had their hands in creating the great features that enterprises use everyday. Their new project is set to bring OpenStack features and functionality to Enterprises without all the challenges.

Today is a big day for Platform9, a new startup which just came out of stealth to announce their exciting new private cloud provisioning platform.

A new private cloud company has surfaced, and it’s full of ex-VMware employees.

Startup cloud vendor Platform9 emerged from stealth mode today with $4.5 million in Series A funding and a plan that company officials believe will reshape the private cloud marketplace.

I recently sat down for a presentation and interview with two of the Platform9 co-founders, Sirish Raghuram and Madhura Maskasky. We discussed the overall platform and the evolution of the concept that brought the team together to create this new and exciting startup.

Private cloud companyPlatform9 unveiled its new software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform, designed to transform on-premise servers into self-service private clouds. The company was founded by several VMware (VMW) veterans with the idea of bringing the agility of a public cloud environment to existing infrastructure.

There is a new player in the virtualization ecosystem and is called Platform9. The company is founded by early VMware engineers (with several years of experience) who have taken a fundamentally new approach to creating and managing private clouds.

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Today’s IT managers are under pressure to deliver the sort of agility that’s offered by the public cloud but with the security and cost benefits of using existing infrastructure.