About
Vates is a French open source software company founded in 2012, based in Grenoble. The company specializes in virtualization solutions, providing an alternative to proprietary platforms like VMware. Vates has transitioned from a software integrator to a publisher of a comprehensive virtualization stack, empowering users to build and manage virtual infrastructures using fully open-source software. The flagship product is the Vates Virtualization Management Stack (VMS), which includes XCP-ng, a scalable hypervisor, and Xen Orchestra, a web-based management interface. Vates also offers XOSTOR for hyperconverged infrastructure and XO Proxy for optimized backup management. The VMS is designed to enhance operational efficiency and is supported by commercial packages that include enterprise-level professional support. Vates serves a diverse clientele, including major companies like Kayak, Citrix, and BNP Paribas, emphasizing open-source development and community collaboration.
Products
5Experience XCP-ng: a leading bare-metal virtualization platform with a top-tier hypervisor for direct server install. Boost performance, consolidate apps, cut IT costs. Premier Open Source with strong R&D backing.
XO Lite is a component of the Vates Virtualization Management Stack, designed to provide a modern, open, and transparent virtualization experience.
XO Proxy is a component of the Vates Virtualization Management Stack, used for optimized backup management.
XOSTOR is a solution for hyperconverged infrastructure.
Xen Orchestra is a web-based management interface for XCP-ng and Citrix Hypervisor, providing a single pane of glass to manage pools, hosts, and VMs.
Recent News
XCP-ng 8.3 now supports virtual disks up to 16TB, removing the long-standing 2TB per-disk limit
XCP-ng 8.3 now supports virtual disks up to 16TB. This update benefits MSPs by increasing the capacity for backup workloads, storage-heavy applications and VMware migrations.
Read moreIntroducing the Vates Alliance Network
The Vates Alliance Network (VAN) ensures solutions built on Vates VMS are tested, documented, and ready to deploy, which can benefit MSPs by providing pre-validated and supported solutions for their clients.
Read moreFujifilm MicroChannel: What a well-planned migration can change
Fujifilm Microchannel migrated from VMware to Vates VMS, simplifying licensing and eliminating vendor lock-in. The transition caused minimal disruption and now delivers stable, scalable performance for both internal and hosted workloads. This provides MSPs with a case study of a successful migration away from VMware.
Read morePotential Updates to Vates Virtualization Management Stack
Updates to the Vates virtualization management stack streamline infrastructure management and improve resource allocation for MSP clients, enhancing service delivery.
Read moreJoin Vates, DataCore and NeoVAD on March 24 for our webinar on validated virtualization
Discover how Vates VMS and DataCore, integrated by NeoVAD, can help build a validated, modern virtualized infrastructure. Learning about validated virtualization can help MSPs build robust and reliable virtualized environments for their clients.
Read moreFounded
2012
Employees
83
Industry
information technology & services
Headquarters
Grenoble, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France