By PR Newswire
Publication Date: 2026-09-16 15:05:00
SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Platform9, the company simplifying private cloud infrastructure, today announced that it has been named as a Visionary in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Server Virtualization Platforms.
Platform9’s Private Cloud Director product helps organizations modernize their virtualization environments while maintaining a familiar experience for infrastructure teams. It provides a SaaS-delivered control plane, automated migration tooling and support for virtual machines and containers across existing infrastructure.
According to Gartner:
“Server virtualization platforms can be used by enterprises to optimize IT infrastructure and improve service levels within data centers and remote locations. Service providers often use a server virtualization platform as an embedded component of their infrastructure as a service (IaaS) offerings and/or for delivering a hosted server virtualization platform.”
“We’ve experienced unprecedented growth over the past year as organizations around the world look for a more flexible and cost-effective alternative to VMware,” said Madhura Maskasky, co-founder and Chief Product Officer of Platform9. “That customer momentum has accelerated our own pace of innovation. We’ve been able to turn what we’re hearing from customers into major investments in R&D and bring new…
