It has come to our attention that many organisations may not be aware of what a hybrid cloud strategy is, and how it can benefit your organisation. That’s okay, with so much going on all the time, it’s incredibly hard to identify a clear framework for deciding which workloads should run in a particular cloud environment, whether that be public or private.  

Moreover, in many cases the necessary skills and expertise to correctly transform and migrate workloads is not present internally. That’s okay too, because it’s for this reason that HPE Hybrid Cloud Services exists, to help you best take advantage of your cloud platforms for ongoing success. 

In this blog, so there is no more confusion we’re going to demystify HPE Hybrid Cloud Services, spilling the beans on everything hybrid cloud. 

WHAT is a hybrid cloud strategy?

A hybrid cloud strategy involves leveraging at least one public and one private cloud. There is no limit to how many of each you can use, but there must be at least one public, and one private cloud to constitute a hybrid cloud approach. 

The reason many organisations choose to go down the hybrid road is because public and private clouds offer different benefits. The public cloud delivers scalability, agility and time to market, while the private cloud gives you increased security and the ability to meet data compliancy regulations. When you combine them with on and off ramps to both environments, you can enjoy the best of both worlds. 

WHAT is HPE Hybrid Cloud Services?

Our Hybrid Cloud Practice is a full-service Consultancy arm for public and private cloud. In short, we define the “what” and provide the “how” for your digital transformation initiatives in an advisory-led capacity. We can help you design, build, implement, migrate, and operate complex hybrid cloud environments at scale. With our end-to-end capabilities, we can help you move forward from wherever you are in your transformation journey, whether that be through assessment, migration, or managed services. 

WHAT can HPE Hybrid Cloud Services help me with?

We understand digital transformation is not a simple thing, it requires strategy, the redesign of your business models and processes, and the alignment of cloud infrastructure, software, services, implementation, training and on-going support. 

HPE Hybrid Cloud Services exists to help you with all of it. 

We can help you with cloud-native application development and deployment. We can also help you leverage new capabilities across AI, IoT, and ML with rigorous security to accelerate your overall success. Our consultants can help you move to hybrid cloud quickly, with no disruptions to your business by leveraging top-tier certifications and more than a thousand successful cloud engagements across AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft Azure and Openstack. 

HOW does HPE Hybrid Cloud Services deliver their services? 

Key to the HPE Hybrid Cloud Practice is helping you avoid the common mistakes that often come with implementing a hybrid cloud strategy. Our team of specialists and consultants work with you to:

• Assess your organisation’s requirements and desired business outcomes through a holistic view encompassing your people, processes and existing technology
• Identify the workloads that you want to optimise, and assess where they will be best suited in alignment with your needs and goals
• Consult with each of your relevant stakeholders to ascertain a holistic view of what is trying to be achieved

More specifically, the above is undertaken through specific services across:

• Evaluation – We can quickly demonstrate functionality and validate technical decisions through Proof of Concept and Assessment services
• Build – We provide bespoke and out of the box implementation services to meet individual business drivers and requirements based on HPE standard frameworks and reference architectures
• Transition – Solutions that help move existing services to new – including migration services, application modernisation, cloud-native apps development, operations transition, and training
• Package Consulting – We provide Packaged Services from basic rack-and-stack IT infrastructure to complex consulting projects for every stage of the IT lifecycle. Pre-configured with pre-approved pricing perfect for improved speed to market 

We can help with every stage of your transformation journey. Whether it’s strategy and architecture, training and readiness, application and workload assessments, migration and build services, or managed services, HPE Hybrid Cloud Services can help. 

WHO can I contact to learn more?

To get the advice you need, when you need it, talk to a HPE Hybrid Cloud Specialist today and take advantage of broad vision and deep insight for your journey to the right hybrid cloud environment.