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### No Linux administration overhead

VMware administrators can deploy, operate, and upgrade an enterprise-grade KVM private cloud without learning a new operating system. The Platform9 management plane intelligently manages the OS so operators never need to log in to a Linux shell.

### Secure and continuously validated

A tightly integrated, signed software stack that stays current with emerging cybersecurity threats. Updates are validated end to end across Rocky Linux by CIQ and the Platform9 stack before they reach your hosts.

### One stack, fully supported by Platform9

Platform9 owns the integration, testing, and support for the entire stack from the operating system through the virtualization layer. No separate support contract for the underlying OS, no multi-vendor finger-pointing when something needs attention.

> “With the release of Platform9 OS, VMware administrators can deploy, operate, and upgrade an enterprise-grade KVM based private cloud without the overhead of traditional Linux systems administration. Our design goal for Platform9 OS is that operators do not need to login to the Linux shell — it is **intelligently managed by the Platform9 management plane.**”

Sirish Raghuram

Chief Growth Officer and Co-Founder, Platform9

## Embrace private cloud with Platform9

### Familiar VM management

-   All the enterprise VM platform features you rely on: VM High Availability, live migration (VMware vMotion-equivalent), Software Defined Networking, Dynamic Resource Rebalancing (VMware DRS-like behavior), and more.
-   Familiar GUI-based interface for traditional VM management.
-   Migrate easily with [vJailbreak](https://platform9.com/vjailbreak/), our engine to automate the migration of VMware virtual datacenters to [Private Cloud Director](https://platform9.com/private-cloud-director/) with zero forced modernization. Keep your familiar operations and high availability today, while securing an open, cost-effective future on your timeline.
-   Exiting VMware? See how [Private Cloud Director matches the features you rely on](https://platform9.com/docs/private-cloud-director/private-cloud-director/transition-from-vmware)—and where it goes further.

### Enterprise cloud ready

-   Manage hundreds of hosts and thousands of VMs with the private cloud built for enterprise scale, on the infrastructure you already own.
-   Flexible infrastructure deployment options for your varied needs.
-   Centralized in datacentres or distributed in edge sites, manage everything with the same unified experience.
-   Enterprise-class security features keep your data safe and secure.
-   Run traditional VM-based workloads and new container-based apps on the same integrated platform using VMware-class capabilities today—with a clear bridge to cloud-native architectures tomorrow.

### Integrated and extensible

-   Integrates with storage from NetApp, Pure Storage, Dell/EMC, HPE, IBM and more. [See the full list of supported storage platforms.](https://platform9.com/docs/private-cloud-director/private-cloud-director/supported-storage-drivers)
-   Deploy on servers from Dell, HPE, Cisco, Lenovo, and more.
-   Protect your data with integrations to enterprise backup systems from Commvault, Veeam, Veritas, Rubrik, and Cohesity.
-   Integrates with enterprise operations systems like Splunk, Okta, New Relic, ServiceNow, and more.

## Private Cloud Director architecture

Private Cloud Director’s management plane lets you turn your existing server, storage, and network infrastructure into a full-featured, multi-tenant private cloud that behaves like VMware without the Broadcom tax

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## Your Next Chapter After VCSP

The Platform9 Cloud Solution Provider Program (PCSP) is built for service providers losing their route to market after the VCSP wind-down—with a $1,000/month platform fee, unlimited cores for 90 days, and free VMware migration tooling.

## Flexible management and support options

## Customers using Private Cloud Director

## Experience  
Private Cloud Director for yourself

Discover how Private Cloud Director can transform your infrastructure into a powerful, enterprise-class private cloud that gives you complete control without complexity. Choose from our interactive [hands-on lab](https://platform9.com/hands-on-virtualization-lab/) or a [personalized demo](https://platform9.com/contact/) to see VMware-like behavior, migration, and operations in action on a platform that runs on what you already own.

Check out our [YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/@Platform9) to see for yourself.

## Resources to simplify your migration journey