About Platform9
Platform9 is a management platform for private clouds that run virtual machines and containers. It is aimed at teams that want to leave VMware while reusing the servers and storage they already own.
What it does
Platform9 gives you a web console to manage virtual machines, Kubernetes clusters and storage on your own hardware. The site describes features that VMware teams often rely on, such as high availability, live migration and dynamic resource balancing. It also offers tooling to move workloads off existing VMware environments in a planned way.
Key features
- Virtual machine management with live migration
- High availability for workloads
- Multi-tenant resource control
- Migration tooling for existing VMware setups
Who it's for
IT and platform teams that run on-premises data centers. It suits companies that need private cloud capacity and want to keep costs predictable compared with public cloud spending.
Pricing and good to know
The site points visitors to contact the company, so expect a sales conversation for plan details. Customer quotes on the page say the service includes managed support and help with day-two operations. Confirm which storage and server types are supported in your environment before you plan a migration.
Highlights
- Manage VMs and containers from one console
- Live migration and high availability
- Works with existing servers and storage
- Migration planning for VMware environments
