HP Enterprise Cloud Computing Strategy Services


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HP Enterprise
Cloud Computing Strategy Services

by James G. Barr

Copyright 2019, Faulkner Information Services. All Rights Reserved.

Docid: 00021065

Publication Date: 1903

Report Type: PRODUCT

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Cloud computing generally connotes the ability to access computing
resources such as application programs and infrastructure assets over a network, in most cases, the
Internet. Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) helps customers claim their piece of
the cloud by offering strategy and planning services, which include a broad
range of advisory, strategy, and design services aimed at developing a cloud
transformation plan that satisfies enterprise business and IT objectives.

Report Contents:

Description

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The term "cloud computing" generally connotes the ability to access computing
resources such as application programs and infrastructure assets over a network, in most cases, the
Internet.

 


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Cloud computing delivers on the dream of computing as a
utility, in
which users gain access to computing resources as readily – and as transparently
– as consumers gain access to electrical power; the former by logging into
an Internet terminal; and the latter by plugging into a wall
socket. Reflecting the metaphor’s strength, cloud computing is often
referred to as "utility computing."

Selecting and implementing the right cloud model – whether public (or
shared) cloud, private (or proprietary) cloud, or hybrid (a combination of
public and private) clouds – can be challenging, with many enterprises electing
to consult seasoned computing providers, like IBM or Hewlett Packard Enterprise
(HPE).


Vendor

Name: Hewlett-Packard Enterprise
Headquarters
3000 Hanover St
Palo Alto CA 94304-1185
Phone: (650) 857-1501
Fax: (650) 857-5518
Web: http://www.hp.com/
Type of Vendor: Hardware, software, and professional services firm
Founded: 1939
Service Areas: Global
Stock Symbol: HPE (NYSE)

According to the company, "HPE’s strategy is to
accelerate our customers’ enterprises from edge to
cloud, helping them connect all of their data, edge and
cloud environments.

"We help our customers create a software-defined,
hybrid operating model that spans any cloud
to multi-cloud, on and off-premises and the
edge so they can create and deliver everything-as-a-service dynamically,
everywhere."1

HPE’s business is divided into four segments: Hybrid IT,
Intelligent Edge, Financial Services, and Corporate Investments. Relevant to HPE’s cloud business, "Hybrid IT provides a broad portfolio of services-led and
software-enabled infrastructure and solutions including secure, software-defined
servers, storage, data center networking, and HPE Pointnext services."2

Cloud Strategy and Planning Services

Among the key Pointnext services are
HPE’s Cloud Strategy and Planning Services, which include a broad range of advisory, strategy,
and design services aimed at helping customers develop a cloud
transformation plan that satisfies enterprise
business and IT objectives.

Not incidentally, Cloud Strategy and Planning Services
provide HP with a platform to sell their traditional – and now cloud enabling –
infrastructure products and services.

Current Cloud Strategy and Planning Services include:

HPE Transform to Cloud Workshop
–

A custom, interactive workshop that takes customers through the full lifecycle
of transforming to cloud, including the critical success factors for their project.

The Workshop
helps customers:

  • Understand how cloud can enable their

    business vision.

  • Identify the cloud initiatives that support their business agenda.

  • Create a transformation plan of action.

HPE Cloud Broker Consulting Service
–

A cloud broker advisory service that helps customers define and establish a formal service
brokering function.

HPE Workload Portability Services
–

A multi-phase service set that helps customers determine which application workloads
they should
move to which cloud based on discovery, suitability analysis and mapping
processes.

Multiple services and tooling

options allow for a phased approach in which customers can select services and
options based on
their business priorities and enterprise cloud standards.

HPE Cloud Native Agile Development Service
–

A service that helps customers move to agile development by deploying a pilot application in a cloud-native
environment; in the process, identifying tools and best practices for employing continuous
integration.

The cloud-native environment

could be a container on PaaS, a container on

cloud, containers as a service, or natively on

HPE Helion

OpenStack.

HPE Cloud Native Container Service
– A service that helps customers drive
cloud-native container adoption in the enterprise.

The service is designed to address

individual requirements and objectives and can

be used to build a cloud-native container

strategy, roadmap, detailed design, or container

management platform.

Applications

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When an enterprise pursues cloud computing –
engaging the services of HPE, IBM, or other cloud strategy consulting firm – they are:

  1. Attempting to divest themselves of the responsibility for operating and
    maintaining certain on-premise applications, like enterprise resource
    planning, preferring to rely on a commercial software-as-a-service (SaaS)
    alternative.
  2. Seeking an opportunity to profit by making an enterprise-developed
    application available – for a fee – to any Web-connected customer.
  3. Looking to expand their application computing resource pool (CPU cycles,
    storage, etc.) – either temporarily or permanently – by accessing commercial Web services.

Within this context, most enterprise applications are potential cloud
computing candidates.

Environment

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Cloud computing is a form of data processing in which applications normally
run "on-premise" in an enterprise data center are run "in the clouds," with
"clouds" being a metaphor for an extra-enterprise network like the Internet. 

According to the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST),
cloud computing services are normally rendered via four prominent deployment
models:

  1. Private cloud – The cloud
    infrastructure is operated solely for an organization. It may be managed by
    the organization or a third party and may exist on premise or off premise.
  2. Community cloud – The cloud
    infrastructure is shared by several organizations and supports a specific
    community that has shared concerns (e.g., mission, security requirements,
    policy, and compliance considerations. It may be managed by the
    organizations or a third party and may exist on premise or off premise.
  3. Public cloud – The cloud
    infrastructure is made available to the general public or a large industry
    group and is owned by an organization selling cloud services.
  4. Hybrid cloud – The cloud infrastructure is a composition of two
    or more clouds (private, community, or public) that remain unique entities
    but are bound together by standardized or proprietary technology that
    enables data and application portability (e.g., cloud bursting for
    load-balancing between clouds).

The effect of engaging Hewlett Packard Enterprise, or other cloud strategy consulting firm, is to
create and implement a plan in which each enterprise application is hosted and
executed in an environment most conducive to its efficient – and economical – operation. For most large enterprise customers, this generally means a
hybrid environment, combining both on-premise and "in the clouds"
provisioning.

Support

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HPE offers a variety of support options:

  • HPE Foundation Care – IT infrastructure support for servers,
    storage, networking, and software.
  • HPE Proactive Care – Proactive IT support services that
    use a personalized approach to maintaining customers’ IT infrastructure.
  • HPE Proactive Care Advanced (PCA)
    –

    Support that features access to assigned IT resources,

    personalized advice, and a rapid response for problems.

  • Datacenter Care –
    An agile, cloud-like IT model for data center support that modernizes customers’
    IT operations.
  • Campus Care –

    Tailored support for mobile networks

    and Intelligent Space solutions

Pricing

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For information on HPE Pointnext services, including pricing, call
888-342-2156.

Competitors

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  • Accenture
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Booz Allen Hamilton
  • IBM

References

  • 1

    "2018 Form 10-K."
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise. p. 5.

  • 2 Ibid.

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About the Author

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James G. Barr is a leading business continuity analyst and business writer
with more than 30 years’ IT experience. A member of Who’s Who in
Finance and Industry, Mr. Barr has designed, developed, and deployed
business continuity plans for a number of Fortune 500 firms. He is the
author of several books, including How to Succeed in Business BY Really
Trying, a member of Faulkner’s Advisory Panel, and a senior editor for
Faulkner’s Security Management Practices. Mr. Barr can be reached
via e-mail at jgbarr@faulkner.com.

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