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New Platform9 OS Brings KVM to VMware Admins Without the Linux Shell
Private Cloud Director now ships with Platform9 OS, a turnkey KVM-ready Linux distribution. SAN JOSE, Calif., May 13, 2026 — Platform9, the enterprise private cloud company, today announced updates to Private Cloud Director (PCD), featuring Platform9 OS, a turnkey KVM-ready… Read more
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April 2026 Roundup: MSP Summit, Channel Partner Momentum, and What’s Coming in May
Platform9 had an active April across in-person events, partner ecosystem growth, and digital enablement. Here’s what happened and what’s ahead. MSP Summit and Channel Partners Conference & Expo — April 13–14, Las Vegas Platform9 exhibited at MSP Summit and the… Read more
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Platform9’s Global Channel Partner Program Doubles in Two Quarters
Amid growing demand for VMware migrations, resellers flock to Platform9 Private Cloud Director as the most flexible and enterprise-grade alternative. SAN JOSE, Calif., April 14, 2026 — Platform9, the enterprise private cloud company, today announced that its Global Channel Partner… Read more
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Platform9 Technology Ecosystem Expands: Tintri Partnership Featured at KubeCon EU, Storware Adds Native Private Cloud Director Backup Support
The Platform9 technology ecosystem continues to grow as partners build validated integrations with Private Cloud Director. Two recent developments—a joint infrastructure stack with Tintri by DDN and native backup support from Storware—were featured in industry press this week. Tintri by… Read more
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New Technical Bulletin: How KVM and QCOW2 Work Under the Hood in Private Cloud Director
We just published a new technical bulletin that breaks down the architecture behind Private Cloud Director — specifically how KVM, QCOW2, and the storage layer work together (and independently) compared to the tightly coupled vSphere stack most VMware teams know.… Read more
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Platform9 Hosts Live VMware Migration Webinar, Demonstrates Risk-Free VM Migration from vCenter to Private Cloud Director
Platform9 recently hosted a live webinar, “Escaping VMware: Risk-Free Migrations with vJailbreak,” demonstrating a real-time virtual machine migration from VMware vCenter to Private Cloud Director using vJailbreak, Platform9’s free, open-source migration tool. The session was led by Damian Karlson, Head… Read more
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Platform9 Brings 0–60 Virtualization Hands-On Lab to EMEA Market
Platform9 is officially hosting our first EMEA-time-zone session of our 0–60 Virtualization Hands-On Lab, expanding the program to better support VMware administrators evaluating alternatives across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The live, instructor-led lab will run on March 18,… Read more
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Platform9 Celebrates One Year Anniversary of Private Cloud Director for VMware Enterprises
SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today Platform9, the enterprise private cloud company, is commemorating the one year anniversary of Private Cloud Director. Private Cloud Director delivers a familiar private cloud experience for VMware users with the critical… Read more
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Platform9 Advances Private Cloud Director and Delivers Industry’s First In-Place Cluster Conversion for Instant VMware Migration
Large-Scale Migrations Can Now Happen in Days to Weeks at One-Tenth of the Cost of Industry Analysts Estimates SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Platform9, the enterprise private cloud company, today announced that its newest release of… Read more
Platform9 in the News
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Platform9 Removes One of the Biggest Barriers to Replacing VMware: Linux Administration
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Tintri Spotlights AI Cost Control and its Integrated Stack Collaboration With Platform9
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Platform9 Celebrates One Year Anniversary of Private Cloud Director for VMware Enterprises
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Platform9 pushes swing capacity workaround for VMware migrants
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Platform9 aims to migrate entire VMware vSphere clusters in place
From the Platform9 Blog
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Automating Private Cloud Director: GitOps for Tenant Infrastructure with Terraform
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Governed Self-Service: How to Give Teams Speed Without Losing Control
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Automating Private Cloud Director: Introduction to CI/CD Patterns
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Automating Private Cloud Director: Enterprise Integration Patterns
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Multi-Tenancy Without the Complexity: Enforced Quotas, Self-Service, VM Leases, and SAML 2.0 — All Included