More Predictable IT Costs
Reduce large upfront infrastructure purchases and move towards costs that better reflect the capacity your organisation actually needs.
HPE GreenLake is Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s hybrid cloud platform, delivering infrastructure, software and IT services through a flexible consumption model. Organisations can deploy compute, storage, networking and data services on-premises, at the edge or in colocation environments while paying for the capacity they use.
How it works
GreenLake provides cloud-like scalability and management without requiring workloads to move into the public cloud, allowing organisations to retain greater control over infrastructure, applications and data.
The challenge it addresses
It helps reduce overprovisioning, unpredictable infrastructure demand and large upfront capital expenditure while simplifying complex hybrid IT environments. Centralised management and analytics also support better utilisation, performance, security, compliance and data sovereignty.
HPE GreenLake delivers enterprise infrastructure and services through flexible consumption models while keeping resources within your chosen environment.
Infrastructure, workloads, capacity requirements and expected growth are assessed to identify the GreenLake services and resources required.
Selected compute, storage and networking infrastructure is deployed within the organisation's data centre, colocation or edge environment.
HPE GreenLake provides centralised visibility and management across infrastructure, capacity, utilisation and supported services.
Organisations consume infrastructure through subscription or usage-based commercial models rather than relying solely on traditional upfront hardware purchasing.
Additional capacity and services can be introduced as workloads and infrastructure requirements grow, supporting ongoing expansion without repeated procurement cycles.
HPE GreenLake can be deployed across data centre, private cloud, edge and colocation environments while retaining a consistent consumption-based operating model.
Infrastructure is deployed within your own data centre, providing physical control while capacity and utilisation are managed through HPE GreenLake.
Dedicated infrastructure supports private cloud services with centralised management, on-demand resources and isolation from public cloud environments.
GreenLake infrastructure can be deployed close to where data is generated across distributed sites while remaining centrally monitored and managed.
Dedicated infrastructure can be hosted within third-party colocation facilities while retaining GreenLake's consumption model and central capacity management.
HPE GreenLake extends its consumption-based operating model across enterprise compute, storage and networking infrastructure.
Physical and virtual compute resources are delivered through a consumption model using HPE ProLiant infrastructure, supporting enterprise applications, virtualisation and AI workloads with scalable capacity.
Block, file and object storage are delivered as a service, with capacity planning, monitoring and lifecycle management supporting scalable enterprise storage environments.
HPE Aruba Networking infrastructure is delivered through a cloud-managed service for wired, wireless and SD-WAN environments across campuses, branches, data centres and remote locations.
Six core capabilities define how HPE GreenLake delivers, manages and scales infrastructure through a flexible cloud operating model.
Align infrastructure consumption more closely with operational demand instead of relying entirely on traditional upfront hardware purchasing.
Expand available infrastructure capacity as workload requirements change, providing greater flexibility for growth and changing business demand.
Manage infrastructure and cloud resources through a centralised environment with improved visibility across capacity, utilisation and operations.
Support infrastructure across on-premises and cloud environments while maintaining a more consistent operating and management model.
Support security, governance and compliance requirements as part of the wider GreenLake infrastructure operating environment.
Reduce the operational complexity of provisioning, monitoring, managing and scaling enterprise infrastructure across its lifecycle.
HPE GreenLake supports a range of enterprise infrastructure strategies by combining on-premises control, flexible consumption and cloud-like operational simplicity.
Replace ageing infrastructure with modern HPE platforms delivered on-premises, improving performance and manageability without forcing public cloud migration.
Create dedicated private cloud environments with self-service provisioning, scalable resources and stronger control for sensitive or regulated workloads.
Support compute-intensive AI, analytics and HPC projects with scalable capacity that expands quickly as performance and data demands increase.
Shift infrastructure investment from large upfront purchases to a consumption-based model that improves budgeting flexibility and reduces overprovisioning.
Manage workloads consistently across on-premises, edge, colocation and public cloud environments while maintaining governance, security and visibility.
Centralise monitoring, lifecycle services and capacity planning across distributed sites to reduce operational complexity and support remote infrastructure efficiently.
HPE GreenLake gives organisations a cloud-like operating model for IT infrastructure, while keeping usage and workloads under their control across on-premises, edge and colocation environments.
| HPE GreenLake | Traditional Infrastructure Procurement | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Consumption-based pricing that aligns infrastructure costs with business demand. | Large upfront capital investment required for hardware purchases. |
| Delivery model | Cloud operating model delivered across on-premises, edge and colocation environments. | Infrastructure is owned, deployed and managed entirely by the organisation. |
| Capacity planning | Elastic capacity allows infrastructure to scale without major procurement cycles. | Capacity must be forecast in advance, increasing the risk of over or under-provisioning. |
| Management approach | HPE GreenLake Central provides unified monitoring, analytics and lifecycle management. | Infrastructure is often managed through multiple vendor-specific tools and manual processes. |
| Modernisation and refresh | Continuous infrastructure modernisation through HPE lifecycle services. | Hardware refreshes require separate procurement, migration and deployment projects. |
| Scaling impact | Reduces upfront capital expenditure while maintaining dedicated enterprise infrastructure. | Scaling infrastructure typically involves purchasing, installing and configuring new hardware. |
Choose between committed subscription and consumption-based models depending on how predictable or variable your infrastructure demand is.
Agree a defined infrastructure baseline and service commitment, providing predictable OpEx without purchasing the underlying hardware outright.
Pay according to measured infrastructure utilisation, allowing costs to track changing workload demand more closely than installed capacity alone.
Different consumption thresholds can be charged at agreed rates, combining usage-based flexibility with a more predictable commercial structure.
Consider HPE GreenLake if your organisation is looking for:
Reduce large upfront infrastructure purchases and move towards costs that better reflect the capacity your organisation actually needs.
Use a cloud-style operating model while keeping important infrastructure and data within your own environment.
Manage infrastructure spread across your data centre, colocation sites, edge locations and cloud environments.
Add compute, storage or networking capacity as demand changes without starting a new procurement project each time.
Give your team clearer visibility of usage, capacity, performance and infrastructure health through HPE GreenLake Central.
Reduce the time your team spends planning capacity, managing refreshes and dealing with routine infrastructure lifecycle tasks.
We help organisations evaluate, design and procure HPE GreenLake solutions across compute, storage, networking and hybrid cloud, aligning infrastructure with technical, operational and commercial requirements.
HPE GreenLake Services
From initial assessment and commercial planning to deployment and future expansion, we help ensure GreenLake is aligned with your infrastructure strategy and growth requirements.
Assess your existing infrastructure, workloads and growth plans to design a GreenLake solution aligned with technical and operational requirements.
Learn more about Solution Design →Compare subscription, committed-capacity and consumption-based options to align GreenLake expenditure with budget, capacity and scalability requirements.
Learn more about Commercial Planning →Plan GreenLake across existing on-premises, edge, colocation and cloud environments while balancing performance, security and operational requirements.
Learn more about Hybrid Cloud Integration →Plan future expansion, infrastructure modernisation and capacity requirements as workloads and GreenLake consumption evolve.
Learn more about Lifecycle Planning →We help you select the right GreenLake services, capacity and commercial structure for your infrastructure requirements and long-term technology strategy.
Match GreenLake services and capacity to current workloads and future growth.
Compare subscription, committed-capacity and consumption-based approaches.
Simplify configuration, procurement and commercial discussions with HPE.
Plan additional capacity and future infrastructure modernisation.
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HPE GreenLake replaces conventional upfront infrastructure purchasing with subscription or consumption-based services designed to align capacity and expenditure more closely with actual requirements.
Traditional procurement requires organisations to forecast capacity, purchase hardware and manage repeated expansion projects. GreenLake provides access to additional capacity as demand grows, alongside management and lifecycle services that can reduce procurement complexity and large upfront capital investment.
No, HPE GreenLake provides a cloud-like operating and consumption model while allowing dedicated infrastructure to remain on-premises, at the edge or in colocation facilities.
Organisations can gain consumption-based pricing, scalability and centralised management without moving every workload into public cloud infrastructure. This can support applications with specific performance, latency, security, compliance or data sovereignty requirements.
HPE GreenLake covers enterprise compute, storage and networking alongside private cloud, data protection, AI and other workload-specific infrastructure and cloud services.
Organisations can adopt GreenLake for a specific infrastructure requirement or incorporate multiple services into a broader hybrid cloud strategy. This allows IT teams to apply a more consistent consumption and management approach across different technology domains.
HPE GreenLake pricing can use subscription, committed-capacity, pay-per-use or tiered consumption models depending on the selected service, infrastructure requirements and commercial agreement.
An agreed service and capacity baseline is established, while utilisation monitoring provides ongoing visibility into infrastructure consumption. This can help organisations align operating costs more closely with demand and improve capacity planning compared with purchasing infrastructure solely through large upfront investments.
Yes, HPE GreenLake can provide additional infrastructure capacity as workload requirements increase, reducing the need for repeated standalone procurement and expansion projects.
Capacity and utilisation can be monitored centrally so IT teams have greater visibility into when additional compute, storage or networking resources may be required. Infrastructure can also be designed with capacity available for changing demand, supporting more proactive expansion planning.
HPE GreenLake can support infrastructure deployed across enterprise data centres, private cloud environments, edge locations and colocation facilities within distributed hybrid IT estates.
This flexibility allows organisations to place applications and infrastructure according to operational, performance and commercial requirements while maintaining a more consistent cloud operating experience. It is particularly relevant where workloads need to remain distributed across multiple locations.
Yes, HPE GreenLake can provide scalable compute, storage and networking infrastructure for demanding AI, machine learning, data analytics and high-performance computing workloads.
Its consumption model can help organisations align infrastructure capacity with rapidly changing AI or HPC demand while retaining dedicated resources. This can be useful where predictable performance, data control or infrastructure location remain important requirements.
Management responsibilities vary by service, with HPE able to provide monitoring, capacity management, lifecycle services and support while customers retain responsibility for relevant workloads and applications.
Centralised management gives IT teams visibility into infrastructure utilisation, capacity, costs and health. The division of operational responsibilities is determined by the GreenLake service and agreement selected, allowing organisations to choose an appropriate level of infrastructure management support.
Yes, HPE GreenLake can be introduced alongside existing infrastructure, allowing organisations to modernise selected compute, storage, networking or private cloud environments progressively.
This supports phased modernisation without requiring an immediate replacement of the entire IT estate or migration of every workload to public cloud. Organisations can introduce GreenLake where it provides the strongest operational or commercial fit and expand its use over time.