Platform9 Positioned as a Major Player in IDC MarketScape for Worldwide Private Cloud Infrastructure Software Platforms 2026-2027 Vendor Assessment

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Platform9, the enterprise private cloud company, today announced it has been positioned as a Major Player in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Private Cloud Infrastructure Software Platforms 2026-2027 Vendor Assessment (doc # US54490426, October 2026).

The IDC MarketScape evaluates vendors based on both current capabilities and future strategy for delivering private cloud infrastructure software. The assessment examines how vendors support enterprise requirements including compute capabilities, storage architecture, networking options, cloud automation, security features, and compliance frameworks for regulated workloads.

This recognition comes amid growing enterprise demand for a modern lightweight private cloud that combines operational simplicity, infrastructure flexibility, and an open-standard model of sovereignty.

Founded by a team of VMware veterans, Platform9 helps organizations modernize private cloud infrastructure without requiring proprietary hardware, disruptive replatforming projects, or extensive retraining. Platform9 Private Cloud Director enables enterprises and service providers to operate virtualized and Kubernetes-based workloads through a familiar cloud operating model while retaining flexibility across hardware, storage, and networking choices.

"The cloud infrastructure management market is undergoing a major transformation, with many firms seeking to migrate virtualized workloads to more flexible alternatives to their incumbent options," said Nicole Silva, Vice President of Marketing at Platform9. "Heightened concerns around data sovereignty and other emerging compliance mandates have further complicated this process – and have in turn uniquely positioned Platform9's Private Cloud Director as a preferred option to support these transformations."

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About Platform9

Platform9 is the enterprise private cloud company, delivering a modern, open, and SaaS-managed platform for running private clouds. Founded by a team of VMware veterans, Platform9 helps enterprises and service providers modernize infrastructure with speed and flexibility, without the complexity of traditional approaches. Its flagship offering, Private Cloud Director, enables organizations to migrate from legacy virtualization platforms and operate cloud infrastructure with a familiar, enterprise-ready experience.

About IDC MarketScape:

IDC MarketScape vendor assessment model is designed to provide an overview of the competitive fitness of technology and service suppliers in a given market. The research utilizes a rigorous scoring methodology based on both qualitative and quantitative criteria that results in a single graphical illustration of each supplier's position within a given market. IDC MarketScape provides a clear framework in which the product and service offerings, capabilities and strategies, and current and future market success factors of technology suppliers can be meaningfully compared. The framework also provides technology buyers with a 360-degree assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of current and prospective suppliers.

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Nicole Silva, VP of Marketing at Platform9
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SOURCE Platform9 Systems, Inc.