Hybrid cloud vs. multi-cloud

Hybrid cloud vs. multi-cloud: What is the difference?

Implementing the appropriate cloud architecture is vital for the success of your organization. Here are the main architectural distinctions between hybrid and multi-cloud deployments:

• Place of deployment:

- Hybrid cloud: Utilises on-premises infrastructure (servers, storage, networking) for key IT activities, including authentication, security, databases, and monitoring. By using this method, you can tightly connect it to the systems you already have in place.

- Multi-cloud: Utilises cloud-based resources from many providers, either the same or distinct. This expands specialized services and can lower initial expenses.

• Integrating and managing data:

- Hybrid cloud: Needs strong data integration to link on-premises and public cloud data. Management gets more complicated when you manage on-premises and public cloud systems with various tools.

- Multi-cloud: Integrates services from several vendors' public cloud solutions. Managing various cloud provider consoles is more complicated than infrastructure management.

• Security concerns:

- Hybrid cloud: Applies security policies and controls to both on-premises and public cloud settings. This enables data security granularity.

- Multi-cloud: Security depends on the security measures provided by each public cloud provider. A complete security posture requires integration with your existing security products.

There is no single solution for cloud adoption that fits all. The best option depends on your company's goals.

Consider this paradigm for decision-making:

• Assess your needs: Assess your IT workloads, data security needs, budget, and control level.
• Evaluate existing infrastructure: Are you integrating a significant on-premises investment?
• Prioritise scalability and agility: Quick scaling is important to meet changing demands.

Based on these characteristics, consider the following deployment options:

• Public cloud: Cost-effective, scalable, and fast deployment, but data security and vendor lock-in may be issues.
• Private cloud: Provides enhanced protection for sensitive data but requires more significant infrastructure administration expenditures.
• Hybrid cloud: Combines public cloud freedom and on-premises control but requires strong data integration and administration.
• Multi-cloud: Provides access to industry-leading services, but managing many cloud environments can be challenging.

HPE offers solutions to support your hybrid and multi-cloud strategy.

HPE GreenLake transforms hybrid and multi-cloud companies. It provides a cloud experience for your on-premises infrastructure as a service, reducing upfront expenses and administration. It enhances hybrid and multi-cloud strategies:

• Flexibility and choice: HPE GreenLake offers flexibility and choice, not a one-size-fits-all solution. It offers a variety of customizable services, including processing power, storage, and private cloud environments.
• Pay-per-use model: Avoid costly upfront IT infrastructure investments. HPE GreenLake is pay-as-you-go, so you only pay for what you use. This saves funds for key efforts and prevents overpayment.
• Simplified management: Managing hybrid or multi-cloud environments may be challenging. A single management platform from HPE GreenLake streamlines this procedure. Managing on-premises and cloud services from one platform reduces administrative costs and boosts efficiency.
• Seamless integration: HPE GreenLake allows seamless integration with existing cloud settings, including public clouds from multiple providers. This lets you use the strengths of distinct cloud platforms while preserving a hybrid or multi-cloud infrastructure.
• HPE GreenLake frees your IT team from infrastructure administration, allowing them to focus on innovation. This lets them focus on important projects like application development, data analytics, and innovation, increasing corporate value.

Let's explore further into the HPE GreenLake.

• HPE GreenLake for Compute offers a pay-as-you-go strategy for computing resources, reducing upfront fees. It allows you to:

- Elastically scale computing capacity: Precisely modify your compute resources (CPUs, RAM) in response to varying workload needs.

- Optimize for various workloads: Choose from HPC or virtual desktop setups designed for specific workloads.

- Achieve simplified management with automatic provisioning, patching, and lifecycle management of your computing infrastructure.

• HPE GreenLake for Compute Ops Management: Enhances HPE GreenLake for Compute, provide a pay-as-you go strategy solution for your computing environment. That includes:

- Manage on-premises and cloud-based computing resources with a single, easy console.

- Consider automating regular chores like provisioning, patching, and health monitoring to free up IT professionals for strategic projects.

- Optimize expenses by analyzing computing resource use and right-sizing installations.

• This solution, HPE GreenLake for Private Cloud Enterprise, provides a fully managed private cloud environment on your premises.

- High security and control: Enjoy cloud-like agility and scalability while maintaining full control over your data and apps.

- Enterprise-grade features: For a strong private cloud experience, make use of features like multi-tenancy, disaster recovery, and self-service provisioning.

- Minimized IT complexity: Offload the burden of managing and maintaining your private cloud infrastructure to HPE.

• HPE GreenLake for Private Cloud Enterprise: This solution serves enterprises with basic private cloud needs. Its streamlined and affordable private cloud solution includes:

- Get quicker deployment with pre-configured infrastructure alternatives.

- Scale private cloud resources to meet company demands as they expand.

- Enjoy user-friendly control over your own cloud.

The decision between HPE GreenLake for Private Cloud Enterprise and HPE GreenLake for Private Cloud Business Edition relies on your needs. Private Cloud Enterprise is best for safe, feature-rich private clouds, whereas Private Cloud Business Edition is better for simpler, cheaper ones. These HPE GreenLake products give you agility, scalability, and control for hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

Other HPE hybrid and multi-cloud products and services:

• OpsRamp, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company: AIOps platform for hybrid and multi-cloud operations, simplifying monitoring, analytics, and automation.
• Zerto, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company: Optimizes disaster recovery and workload mobility in hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

More than this, HPE provides a complete range. We can customize computing, storage, administration, disaster recovery, and migration services for hybrid and multi-cloud environments.