HPE Private Cloud solutions Modernize without compromise
Gain cloud agility, enterprise security, and operational control in one private cloud platform, so you can modernize faster without tradeoffs.
Less complexity. More possibility.
Gain the flexibility, control, and security to modernize at your own pace while reducing operational complexity.
Simplify operations at scale
Reduce complexity and resolve issues faster with one control plane for infrastructure, virtualization, and data protection.
Optimize every environment
Deploy the ideal architecture for every workload, from edge to core to AI, with one consistent GreenLake experience.
Increase flexibility and control
Migrate workloads on your timeline with flexible licensing, vendor choice, and consumption-based pricing.
Adapt without compromise
Choose fully managed, self-managed, or fully air-gapped deployment options, while maintaining the same operating experience.
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HPE Private Cloud systems Pre-integrated systems for every environment
Choose the systems that fit how you run IT, from edge and ROBO to mission-critical apps and GenAI, all delivered with a consistent HPE experience.
HPE Private Cloud PC3000
Simplify virtualization and accelerate deployment with scalable private cloud and full cost control.
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Private cloud solutions for every workload in every environment.
Cloud infrastructure & software Take full control of your private cloud
Transform faster with unified provisioning, governance, visibility, and AI-driven automation across your hybrid IT environment.
GreenLake
Simplify IT, lower costs, and transform faster across hybrid estates with a unified cloud platform.
Expertise and economics Fund and operate your private cloud your way
Reduce risk and accelerate time-to-value with infrastructure, operations, and financing tailored to each workload.
GreenLake Flex Solutions
Gain flexibility to build, run, and pay for private cloud with ready-made, DIY, and pay-per-use options.
HPE Services
Reduce risk and accelerate outcomes with expert support from planning through operations.
Customer stories See what customers build on HPE Private Cloud
Organizations across industries use HPE Private Cloud to scale faster while keeping control of their data and costs.
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HPE Private Cloud solutions FAQs
What are HPE Private Cloud solutions and how do they differ from public cloud?
HPE Private Cloud solutions are pre-integrated systems that deliver a cloud operating model on infrastructure you control, whether in your data center, a colocation facility, or at the edge. Like public cloud, they provide self-service provisioning, on-demand scaling, and pay-per-use options through GreenLake. The difference is ownership: your data, applications, and spend stay under your governance, with predictable economics and the option to run fully disconnected from the internet.
How do HPE Private Cloud solutions help users migrate off VMware and reduce virtualization licensing costs?
HPE Private Cloud systems run VMware and HPE Morpheus Software-VM essentials side by side, so you migrate workload by workload on your own timeline, coexisting before you replace anything. VM Essentials is licensed per socket and runs on servers you already own, so savings don't wait for a hardware refresh. Built-in tooling moves VMs between hypervisors. ESG's economic validation found HPE PC3000 can reduce virtualization license costs by 50% to 97% versus the leading virtualization vendor.
Does HPE Private Cloud lock me into one hypervisor or cloud?
No. HPE Private Cloud PC3000 and PC7000 run VMware and HPE Morpheus Software-VM essentials side by side, and you move VMs between them at your own pace. HPE Morpheus Software provisions and governs across VMware, VM Essentials, Kubernetes, and public cloud accounts from one catalog, so one operating model covers every environment. On PC3000 and PC1000, data protection you already run, including StoreOnce, Zerto, Commvault, and Veeam, integrates inside that control plane. The hardware is standard HPE ProLiant and Alletra.
What is the difference between HPE Private Cloud PC1000, PC3000, PC7000, and HPE Private Cloud AI?
HPE Private Cloud PC1000, PC3000, PC7000, and HPE Private Cloud AI differ by operating model. PC7000 (formerly HPE Private Cloud Enterprise) is fully managed by HPE for bare metal, VMs, and containers. PC3000 (formerly HPE Private Cloud Business Edition) is self-managed, runs VMware or HPE Morpheus Software-VM essentials, and scales compute and storage independently. HPE Private Cloud AI is a turnkey AI platform co-engineered with NVIDIA. HPE SimpliVity PC1000 is compact HCI for the edge, on the same control plane.
How do HPE Private Cloud solutions lower total cost of ownership (TCO) compared to public cloud?
Public cloud fits bursty, short-lived, or experimental workloads. For steady-state and data-heavy workloads, usage-based pricing and egress charges make costs hard to predict. HPE Private Cloud runs those workloads on right-sized, pre-integrated systems with no egress fees, purchased outright or built to order and delivered pay-per-use through GreenLake Flex Solutions. Automated lifecycle management cuts on-premises operational labor. ESG's economic validation found HPE Private Cloud PC3000 reduces overall TCO by 1.8x to 2.9x versus the leading virtualization vendor.
How do HPE Private Cloud solutions manage VMs, containers, and bare metal from a single control plane?
HPE Private Cloud uses HPE Morpheus Software as its control plane. Through a single self-service catalog and policy engine, Morpheus provisions and governs VMs on VMware or HPE Morpheus Software-VM Essentials, Kubernetes clusters, and bare-metal servers. Teams request what they need, and Morpheus places it on the right infrastructure, applies role-based access and quotas, and tracks cost. On PC7000, HPE operates the platform for you; on PC3000, your team runs it. Either way, developers get self-service and IT keeps governance.
What security, governance, and compliance controls do HPE Private Cloud solutions provide?
HPE Private Cloud builds governance into the control plane: role-based access, tenant and project isolation, quotas, approval workflows, and audit logging of every provisioning action. Because the infrastructure runs in your facility, data residency and sovereignty requirements are met by design. For regulated environments, HPE Private Cloud air-gapped operates with no external connection, and PC7000 offers a digital circuit breaker to isolate the environment during an attack. Underneath, HPE ProLiant servers provide silicon root of trust and firmware integrity validation.
How do HPE Private Cloud solutions support hybrid infrastructure environments?
Private Cloud is designed to run as one part of a hybrid estate. GreenLake provides a single console across HPE Private Cloud, public clouds, and your existing on-premises IT. HPE Morpheus Software provisions and governs workloads across VMware, HPE VM Essentials, Kubernetes, and public cloud accounts using the same catalog and policies, and HPE OpsRamp adds observability and AI-driven automation across multi-vendor infrastructure, with 3,000+ integrations spanning non-HPE hardware. You place each workload where it runs best and manage everything through one operating model.
What is HPE Private Cloud air-gapped and who is it for?
HPE Private Cloud air-gapped is a private cloud that operates with no external network connection, so it can run where internet access is prohibited. It delivers the same self-service provisioning and lifecycle management as connected HPE Private Cloud, with management functions delivered locally inside your perimeter. It is built for defense, government, critical infrastructure, and other regulated organizations that must meet strict sovereignty, classification, or compliance requirements without giving up a modern cloud operating model.
How can I buy or pay for HPE Private Cloud solutions?
You can buy a pre-integrated HPE Private Cloud system outright or finance it through HPE Financial Services. Or you can have HPE build one to order through GreenLake Flex Solutions: HPE architects design it around your workloads from HPE and partner technologies, HPE runs it, and you pay for what you use with capacity in reserve for growth. Forrester found up to 159% ROI with payback in under six months.
What makes HPE Private Cloud AI different from building your own AI stack?
Building an AI stack yourself means integrating and validating accelerated compute, storage, networking, and a fast-changing software layer, then keeping it current. HPE Private Cloud AI does that integration in the factory. Co-engineered with NVIDIA, it combines HPE infrastructure, an integrated data lakehouse, NVIDIA AI Enterprise software, and HPE AI Essentials into one pre-validated platform managed through GreenLake, with a curated catalog of models and use cases teams can deploy quickly. Add capacity as projects move from pilot to production.
When should I choose GreenLake Flex Solutions over a pre-integrated HPE Private Cloud system?
Choose a pre-integrated system such as PC3000 or PC7000 when a standard configuration fits your workloads. Choose GreenLake Flex Solutions when you need a bespoke design: HPE architects size it around your use cases, workloads, data, and growth, build it from HPE infrastructure, software, and partner technologies starting from validated architectures, run it for you, and deliver it with buffer capacity so payment follows actual demand. HPE owns the design accountability on both paths.