> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.platform9.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.platform9.com/private-cloud-director/introduction/readme.md).

# Overview

Platform9's <code class="expression">space.vars.product\_name</code> is an enterprise private cloud platform that enables IT & DevOps administrator to manage their virtualized and Kubernetes infrastructure at scale while leveraging their existing investments in storage and server hardware.

<code class="expression">space.vars.product\_name</code> is built using an **open source KVM hypervisor** behind the scenes. It uses a combination of best-of-breed open source technologies for virtualization and container management, along with our unique features to provide a familiar experience to virtualization and container administrators, along with all enterprise capabilities required to build, maintain, and scale private clouds.

### Who is this documentation for? <a href="#who-is-this-documentation-for" id="who-is-this-documentation-for"></a>

The <code class="expression">space.vars.product\_name</code> documentation is for **administrators, operators** **and users** of <code class="expression">space.vars.product\_name</code> who are responsible for creating and maintaining virtualized clusters and applications provisioned on them, on behalf of their organization.

This documentation assumes a level of understanding of fundamental infrastructure management technologies such as virtualization, container orchestration, storage, networking etc.

### Benefit of <code class="expression">space.vars.product\_name</code>

<code class="expression">space.vars.product\_name</code> is a private cloud platform that enables you to manage your VMs and containers side by side. <code class="expression">space.vars.product\_acronym</code> offers following benefits to system administrators:

* **Familiar, virtualization first management interface** - <code class="expression">space.vars.product\_name</code> provides a familiar interface for virtualization administrators, where they can find all traditional virtualization features they've relied on.
* **All enterprise virtualization features built-in** - <code class="expression">space.vars.product\_name</code> comes built in with all key virtualization features such as VM HA, Clusters enabled with Distributed Resource Rebalancing & Scheduling, VM cloning and snapshotting, VM affinity, anti-affinity, and much more.
* **Integrates with all enterprise storage** - <code class="expression">space.vars.product\_name</code> integrates with a wide array of enterprise storage arrays and systems, enabling you to keep your existing storage investments. <code class="expression">space.vars.product\_acronym</code> also integrates with all your existing server hardware, without requiring a change or refresh.
* **In-place vSphere cluster conversion with vJailbreak** - In addition to <code class="expression">space.vars.product\_name</code>, Platform9 also offers a free migration tool for VMware users, called [vJailbreak](https://platform9.com/vjailbreak/). With vJailbreak, you can perform in-place conversion of your vSphere clusters in a rolling manner to convert them to <code class="expression">space.vars.product\_name</code> cluster, using automation.

### Design Principles

Read here to understand the [Design Principles](/private-cloud-director/introduction/design-principles.md) that <code class="expression">space.vars.product\_name</code> has been built with.

### Architecture

Read here to understand the [Architecture Overview](/private-cloud-director/introduction/architecture-overview.md): how the management plane and your hosts divide responsibility, which core services make up <code class="expression">space.vars.product\_acronym</code>, how the SaaS and self-hosted deployment models differ, and how regions, tenants, and clusters organize your infrastructure.

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