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HPE GreenLake
HPE GreenLake
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Why Choose HPE?
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is a global leader in enterprise technology solutions, known for its advanced IT infrastructure products and services. Founded in 2015 after its split from Hewlett-Packard (HP), HPE specializes in computing, storage, networking, and cloud solutions tailored for business environments.
We are a proud HPE partner because of their commitment to innovation, security, and sustainability, aligning with Steel City Consulting’s dedication to offering eco-conscious, high-performance solutions. By partnering with HPE, we ensure our clients benefit from industry-leading infrastructure that supports growth, flexibility, and resilience in today’s digital landscape.
What is HPE GreenLake?
HPE GreenLake is a flexible, consumption-based platform that brings a cloud-like experience to your on-premises and hybrid IT environments. With tailored services such as GreenLake for Compute, Storage, Containers, Machine Learning Operations, Data Protection, and Virtualization, GreenLake lets businesses scale resources on demand while only paying for what they use. This model simplifies IT management, reduces upfront costs, and provides complete visibility and control across your entire infrastructure – whether at the edge, in the data centre, or in a hybrid cloud setup.
This model also allows users to deploy infrastructure on their site, but still get cloud-like benefits. HPE’s GreenLake program is one such programme that provides customers with a middle ground.
With HPE GreenLake services, we can install the hardware in a customer’s environment but offer a subscription-based payment option which eliminates the initial outlay and reduces IT overheads. Customers make a minimal commitment, and then HPE monitors the usage. If users need additional capacity it can be implemented immediately because HPE GreenLake comes with the capacity to accommodate future growth.
HPE GreenLake is particularly valuable for organizations that want the flexibility and scalability of public cloud services but need to keep workloads on-premises for security, compliance, or performance reasons. It’s beneficial for:
- Dynamic Workloads: Environments with fluctuating resource needs, as GreenLake scales up or down based on demand.
- Cost Control: The pay-as-you-go model minimizes large upfront investments and allows for predictable expenses.
- Hybrid Cloud Environments: Businesses wanting seamless cloud-native features on-premises.
- Simplified IT Management: GreenLake’s management and monitoring reduce the IT team’s workload, focusing instead on growth and innovation.
- Perfect for customers who don’t want to give up control and are concerned over the security breaches of traditional cloud environments.
When To Choose HPE…
Choosing the right hybrid IT solution means understanding what each provider brings to the table. HPE GreenLake stands out for its broad service range and strong edge-to-cloud integration, ideal for dynamic environments and complex workloads like AI and big data. However, competitors such as Dell APEX, Microsoft Azure Stack, and IBM Cloud Satellite could be more suited depending on your business’ needs.
GreenLake Vs. Dell APEX
Dell APEX is a direct competitor, offering compute, storage, and hyperconverged infrastructure in a consumption-based model. Like GreenLake, it targets hybrid environments with on-demand scalability. APEX is known for its tight integration with Dell’s hardware and works well for businesses heavily invested in Dell’s ecosystem. Dell APEX focuses more on preconfigured options, while HPE GreenLake has a broader range of services that cover complex workloads, including AI and big data.
GreenLake Vs. Microsoft Azure Stack
Azure Stack brings Microsoft’s cloud capabilities on-premises, seamlessly integrating with Azure. This solution is ideal for organizations already using Microsoft services, as it allows for unified management across Azure and on-premises systems. Unlike GreenLake’s extensive edge and composable infrastructure options, Azure Stack is more limited in its hardware offerings but excels with Microsoft’s SaaS applications and developer ecosystem, making it ideal for Microsoft-centric businesses.
GreenLake Vs. IBM Cloud Satellite
IBM Cloud Satellite focuses on AI, automation, and data analytics across hybrid environments, catering to data-driven enterprises and specific industries like finance and healthcare. It provides flexibility for data-heavy applications but lacks the broad infrastructure options that GreenLake offers for general IT environments. Choose IBM Cloud Satellite if AI and deep data insights are core to your business, while GreenLake may be better suited for broader infrastructure needs with enhanced edge-to-cloud compatibility.
FAQ’s
HPE GreenLake provides cloud-like flexibility on-premises, with scalable, pay-per-use solutions for compute, storage, AI, and more. It enables organizations to access IT resources as they need them, without the large upfront investments.
Steel City Consulting assists by planning through deployment, and helping tailor HPE GreenLake solutions to your unique needs. Our team ensures a smooth setup and provides ongoing support to maximize the benefits of the platform.
GreenLake offers flexible scaling, real-time monitoring, and predictable costs, while allowing workloads to stay on-premises. With Steel City Consulting’s guidance, you gain both control and insight into resource management.
GreenLake is distinct for its comprehensive edge-to-cloud services, spanning complex workloads like AI and data analytics. Steel City Consulting can help you evaluate GreenLake against competitors to ensure it aligns with your IT strategy.
Yes, GreenLake is designed for seamless integration within hybrid and multi-cloud environments. Steel City Consulting can assist with this integration, ensuring GreenLake works smoothly with your current systems.
The HPE GreenLake cloud portfolio includes services for managing compute, storage, networking, data, private clouds, AI inferencing, vertical business applications, and more. Customers choose HPE GreenLake to deploy modern private & sovereign clouds in edges, colocation facilities, and data centers, to unify store and protect structured and unstructured data, and to simplify operations across hybrid multi-cloud environments.
All HPE GreenLake services are accessed through a single control plane that delivers a consistent, open, and extensible cloud operating experience for all your services and users, wherever the workloads and data are located, enabling:
- ITOps simplicity and efficiency: HPE GreenLake helps free up capacity and resources by providing a scalable platform and tools for complete observability, control and automation across a wide range of operational domains.
- A modern cloud experience for users and developers: HPE GreenLake enables end users and business units to harness advanced IT capabilities to run and drive the business forward.
- Agile, adaptable IT: HPE GreenLake is unique in being designed for hybrid, seamlessly integrating edge, co-lo, datacenter and public cloud environments, giving you the flexibility to scale IT resources based on business needs.
HPE GreenLake allows you to control your data and IP. Keep your IT and data private, protected and under your control. With HPE GreenLake, you can keep sensitive data within your own systems, with guardrails for access and use and no egress costs.
With over 34,000 customers, $15 billion in total contract value booked, and a retention rate over 96%, HPE GreenLake has a track record of delivering value to all kinds of organizations across many use cases. Some example of customer value include:
- Control over your data and IP—with no data egress costs
- 65% savings on IT & Ops management resources through simplification and automation1 • 45% lower TCO for infrastructure supporting mission critical workloads2
- 80% shorter time to market for IT projects than traditional IT through on-demand scaling1
- 2x lower cost vs public cloud for steady-state production workloads3
- 86% less unplanned downtime and 2x more likely to recover from ransomware in minutes2
- 2x faster DevOps cycles3
