Private cloud
What is a private cloud?

A private cloud is a cloud computing environment dedicated to a single organization, which may include multiple business consumers (e.g., business units). This environment can manage and operated by the organization itself, a third party, or some combination of them, and it can exist on or off premises.

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  • What are the benefits of a private cloud?
  • How does private cloud work?
  • Who should consider a private cloud?
  • How can HPE help you with private cloud solutions?
What are the benefits of a private cloud?

What are the benefits of a private cloud?

  • Maintain control over data and IT assets, including financial, operational, and management controls, across your entire private estate.  
  • Customization allows organizations to configure hardware, software, and networks to fit specific operational needs. This flexibility allows seamless integration with legacy systems or industry-specific tools. 
  • Meet regulatory compliance as private clouds simplify adherence to industry regulations and governmental requirements by allowing custom security and auditing protocols. This is especially useful for sectors like healthcare, finance, and government. Security compliant, strict access policies, and data compliance frameworks like HIPAA or GDPR make them ideal for sensitive workloads. 
  • Gain agility, as organizations leverage the elasticity of a cloud operating model to flex and scale to meet the unique performance needs of the organization and the workloads that support them.  
  • Drive efficiency and optimize cost, with predictability, as you manage and operate your own dedicated infrastructure.  
  • Keep data private and secure, as private clouds provide full isolation and control over data.  
  • Deliver a self-service and on-demand experience. Developers and other line of business stakeholders access tools and resources used to innovate. And IT can easily manage and provision resources to match the needs to the business. 
How does private cloud work?

How does private cloud work?

A private cloud is designed to provide a dedicated and secure cloud environment tailored to the needs of a single organization. It leverages various technological components to ensure flexibility, efficiency, and control. Understanding how a private cloud works involves examining its key elements: physical infrastructure, runtimes, orchestration, and cloud management. These components work together to deliver a cohesive and robust cloud solution. 

Physical Infrastructure: The foundation of a private cloud consists of physical servers, storage devices, and networking components. These elements provide the necessary hardware resources to support virtual environments and high-performance workloads. 

Runtimes: Private clouds utilize modern runtime environments such as virtual machines (VMs) and containers. VMs allow multiple operating systems and applications to run on a single physical server.  

Orchestration: Orchestration tools, such as Kubernetes for containers, are used to manage the deployment, scaling, and operation of applications across the cloud environment. These tools automate the coordination of various components, ensuring efficient resource utilization and seamless application performance. 

Cloud Management: Cloud management platforms (CMPs) provide comprehensive tools for overseeing the private cloud environment. These platforms enable dynamic resource allocation, automated deployment, scaling, and robust security measures. They facilitate centralized management of the entire infrastructure, ensuring operational efficiency and control. 

Who should consider a private cloud?

Who should consider a private cloud?

A private cloud is an excellent choice for organizations of all shapes and sizes. Here are some scenarios and types of organizations that should consider adopting a private cloud: 

Organizations with stringent security and compliance requirements

Organizations with stringent security and compliance requirements benefit significantly from private cloud environments. Companies in highly regulated industries such as healthcare, finance, and government/public sector must comply with strict regulations like HIPAA, GDPR, and FISMA. A private cloud offers the necessary control and security to address these compliance mandates. Additionally, organizations handling sensitive or confidential data, such as personally identifiable information (PII) or intellectual property, benefit from the enhanced control and governance provided by a private cloud. 

Enterprises with high-performance and low-latency needs

Enterprises with high-performance and low-latency needs can greatly benefit from a private cloud environment. Businesses that rely on mission-critical applications requiring high performance, low latency, and reliable infrastructure will find a private cloud advantageous. Additionally, companies that perform real-time data analytics or run AI/ML workloads can optimize performance and resource allocation with a private cloud, ensuring fast processing and response times. 

Large enterprises with significant IT infrastructure

Large enterprises with significant IT infrastructure can greatly benefit from a private cloud environment. The right private cloud can seamlessly integrate with existing systems and processes. Additionally, organizations with substantial IT infrastructure benefit from the improved resource utilization and cost optimization that a private cloud provides. 

Businesses seeking cost transparency and predictability

Businesses seeking cost transparency and predictability can achieve better cost management and financial control with a private cloud, especially if they are experiencing unpredictable costs with public cloud services. Organizations aiming to optimize their total cost of ownership (TCO) through efficient resource management and predictable budgeting will find private clouds advantageous. 

Enterprises requiring high levels of control and governance

Enterprises requiring high levels of control and governance benefit significantly from a private cloud, as it offers centralized control and visibility for enforcing strict organizational policies and governance across their IT environment. Additionally, companies needing precise control over performance, costs, and compliance will find the operational control provided by a private cloud particularly advantageous. 

Organizations with hybrid and multi-cloud strategies

Organizations with hybrid and multi-cloud strategies will benefit from a modern private cloud due to its seamless integration and unified management of both private and public clouds. This setup is particularly advantageous for enterprises that already use or plan to use a mix of cloud environments. Additionally, companies requiring workload portability and the flexibility to move applications across different environments will find a private cloud beneficial for maintaining operational efficiency and adaptability. 

How can HPE help you with private cloud solutions?

How can HPE help you with private cloud solutions?

HPE offers a portfolio of private cloud solutions: 

  • HPE Private Cloud Enterprise delivers specifically for your private cloud environment. This means you gain the agility and pay-per-use flexibility of public cloud services within your own data center, colocation facility, or edge location. It addresses the need to control and secure your sensitive data and applications while modernizing your IT. Within your private cloud, HPE Private Cloud Enterprise is managed for you and simplifies operations through features like self-service access, built-in automation, and integrations with existing tools. This empowers IT, developer, and FinOps teams to work more efficiently, accelerate application development, and improve resource management within your dedicated private cloud infrastructure. For highly regulated industries HPE Private Cloud Enterprise with disconnected management offers all the benefits of the cloud operating model, without being connected to the internet.
  • HPE GreenLake for Private Cloud Business Edition, helps customers who prefer to manage their own infrastructure. Businesses can enjoy cloud-like features with an affordable and user-friendly private cloud solution. The Business Edition is intended to improve productivity, automate processes, and simplify workload and infrastructure management with resilient private cloud 

With public cloud resources and on-premises infrastructure, companies can effortlessly integrate both types of HPE GreenLake to achieve a hybrid IT experience. HPE GreenLake offers businesses the advantages of a private cloud with the added benefit of adjusting resources as needed. This provides flexibility to optimize IT infrastructure and meet changing business requirements. 

  • HPE Private Cloud AI, HPE Private Cloud AI is a turnkey full stack private cloud solution that includes the hardware, software platform, and services you need to deploy and operate an enterprise AI solution across industries and workloads. HPE Private Cloud AI accelerates your path to production AI while reducing overall cost compared to public cloud. Part of the NVIDIA AI Computing by HPE portfolio, HPE Private Cloud AI was co developed by HPE and NVIDIA to provide is a scalable, pre-configured, AI-ready private cloud simplifies operations keeps your data under your control.

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