Douglas Gourlay, CEO of Qumulo, introduced the Qumulo Cloud Data Platform by discussing the unprecedented growth in data and the challenges it presents for storage and processing. He highlighted how data growth is outpacing the ability of traditional storage solutions, such as SSDs and HDDs, to keep up, especially in environments where power and space […]
Integrated Kubernetes Control Plane in Platform9 Private Cloud Director
Platform9’s latest product, Private Cloud Director, introduces a new approach to managing Kubernetes on-premises by eliminating the need for users to manage the control plane. Traditionally, Kubernetes deployments require both control plane nodes and worker nodes, with the control plane being responsible for managing the cluster. In public cloud environments, the control plane is typically […]
Multi Tenancy and Self Service in Platform9 Private Cloud Director
Platform9’s presentation at Cloud Field Day 21 focused on the multi-tenancy and self-service capabilities of their Private Cloud Director. Pooja Ghumre, Principal Engineer, explained how Platform9 allows users to create multiple tenants for different organizations, providing complete isolation between them. Administrators can configure quotas for compute, block storage, and network resources, ensuring that tenants only […]
Virtual Machines, Images, and Volumes in Platform9 Private Cloud Director
In this presentation, Pooja Ghumre, Principal Engineer at Platform9, discusses the process of creating virtual machines (VMs) within the Platform9 Private Cloud Director. After the initial onboarding and network setup, users can create VMs either from pre-existing images or volumes. Platform9 allows administrators to upload and manage images, which can be designated as public, private, […]
Software-Defined Networking in Platform9 Private Cloud Director
Platform9’s presentation at Cloud Field Day 21 focused on their implementation of software-defined networking (SDN) within their Private Cloud Director, which is built on open-source technologies like Open Virtual Network (OVN) and Open Virtual Switch (OVS). This SDN solution is comparable to VMware’s distributed virtual switch, providing packet forwarding and enabling the creation of self-service […]
Platform9 Cluster Blueprints in Private Cloud Director
Platform9’s Private Cloud Director aims to simplify the private cloud experience for users, particularly those transitioning from public cloud environments. The platform introduces the concept of “cluster blueprints,” which allow administrators to define a common template for managing clusters of hypervisors. These clusters are essentially groups of co-located hosts that share similar networking and hardware […]
Platform9 Private Cloud Director Proactive Operations
This Platform9 presentation at Cloud Field Day 21 focuses on their approach to proactive operations and support, particularly in the context of day-two operations after a cloud migration. Chris Jones emphasized how Platform9 flips the traditional support model by proactively monitoring customer environments 24/7 and reaching out to them when issues arise, rather than waiting […]
Platform9 Private Cloud Director Architecture
Platform9’s Private Cloud Director (PCD) architecture is designed to provide a managed private cloud experience, with distinct components that handle different aspects of the system. The architecture is divided into three main areas: the operations plane, the management plane, and the infrastructure layer. The operations plane is only available for customers who are hosted by […]
Migrating from VMware to Platform9 Private Cloud Director
In this presentation, Chris Jones from Platform9 discusses the challenges and solutions involved in migrating from VMware to Platform9’s Private Cloud Director (PCD). He highlights that one of the most common concerns for organizations looking to move away from VMware is the complexity of migrating their virtualized infrastructure. Platform9 has developed a tool, internally named […]
Introducing Platform9 Private Cloud Director
In this presentation, Roopak Parikh, CTO of Platform9, introduces the company’s new product, Private Cloud Director, which aims to address the challenges IT managers face when balancing between public and private cloud infrastructures. He begins by drawing an analogy to the Perigian spring tide, where the Earth, moon, and sun align to create extreme tidal […]
Citrix Secure Private Access End-User Experience Demo
This demo covers how end users use the Citrix Secure Access Agent and Citrix Enterprise Browser to securely access any type of application including on-premises applications in addition to web and SaaS applications. The demo also covers how to enable secure access for different end-user needs on both managed and unmanaged devices using agents or agentless […]
Citrix Secure Private Access Admin Experience Demo
This demo walks through how an IT admin can set up Citrix Secure Private Access and enable zero trust access for end users. It will also cover how to determine which applications end users are currently using, how to configure ZTNA policies, and how to quickly identify problems.
Citrix Secure Private Access
Learn about what is driving customer needs to secure application access and take a deep dive into the Citrix zero trust architecture that can be deployed on-premises or in the cloud. The flexibility to deploy on any infrastructure enables any user on any device to securely access any application.
All About Citrix with Kiran Ghodgaonkar
Get an overview of the Citrix platform, the Citrix approach to zero trust, and the evolution toward a modern, secure application delivery architecture built on zero-trust principles. This session serves as an introduction to the rest of the presentation with key concepts and how Citrix embraces them.