HPE’s Enhanced ML/AI Development and Deployment Solutions

HPE’s Enhanced ML/AI Development and Deployment Solutions

HPE’s Enhanced ML/AI Development and Deployment Solutions

HPE’s enhanced machine learning and AI development and deployment solutions.

Digital transformation is now critical to business growth, and AI-powered solutions play an increasingly important role in guiding customers through their digital experiences.

Swarm Learning is a breakthrough AI solution which accelerates insights at the edge, from diagnosing diseases to detecting credit card fraud. Swarm Learning shares and unifies AI model learnings without compromising data privacy.

HPE is continuously reinventing and improving how we live and work. A worldwide edge-to-cloud business that provides distinctive, open, and intelligent technology solutions, HPE has strong expertise throughout the entire IT ecosystem.

We discussed previously HPE’s recent acquisitions of industry-leading, data-centric AI/ML solutions for businesses. The HPE Machine Learning Development System (MLDS) builds on HPE’s strategic investments in Determined AI. They have combined their robust machine learning (ML) platform, the HPE Machine Learning Development Environment (MLDE), with their world-leading AI and high-performance computing (HPC) offerings.

With the new HPE MLDS, users can speed up the typical time-to-value to realise results from building and training machine models, from weeks and months to days.

HPE Machine Learning Development Environment (MLDE)

The HPE MLDE is a purpose-built, powerful, and user-friendly solution. It offers a pre-configured, tested and fully deployed AI solution for model development and training at scale, with little code rewrites or infrastructure modifications required. The solution is a completely performant, out-of-the-box system that can be used by anybody, not just enterprises that have enormous reservoirs of IT infrastructure, resources, and AI experience.

Businesses face various hurdles when it comes to using AI at scale. Deep learning model training is a complex process, and ML experts currently spend their efforts on AI infrastructure management rather than designing new models or performing training. ML developers and IT experts should look to maintain specialised infrastructure, such as GPUs, to offer sophisticated AI and ML workloads. The HPE MLDS is a complete solution for developing and training ML models that comes pre-configured, fully installed, and ready to use. Consequently, IT complexity is reduced, and engineers’ time can be used more efficiently.

With the assistance of the HPE MLDS, businesses have the opportunity to devote more time and resources to the process of developing new models and training. This is made feasible by the platform’s ability to carry out deep learning training operations across GPUs without requiring modifications to the underlying code or infrastructure. The platform allows for the tracking of experiments, which improves collaboration among ML engineers. It assists engineers in monitoring infrastructure and resource use. The automated optimisation of hyperparameters discovers and trains more accurate models in a shorter amount of time, provides flexibility and a foundation for heterogeneity.

The HPE MLDS is a comprehensive solution that includes a platform for the training and development of models, high-performance computing, networking, accelerators, and other components, as well as services for installation and maintenance. With this solution, companies are able to leverage AI for mission-critical applications.

HPE Swarm Learning – a solution built for the edge and distributed sites

Most AI model training occurs at a central location and relies on merged datasets. This strategy, however, is inefficient and costly, as large volumes of data must be moved back to the source. Data privacy, regulations, and ownership rules can also limit data exchange and movement, leading to erroneous and biased models.

To this objective, HPE introduced HPE Swarm Learning; the industry’s first privacy-preserving, decentralised machine learning framework for the edge or distributed sites.

HPE is contributing significantly to the swarm learning movement by delivering an enterprise-class solution that lets businesses cooperate, create, and accelerate the power of AI models, while maintaining ethics, data protection, and governance requirements.

Businesses can make faster decisions at the point of impact by training models and exploiting insights at the edge, resulting in improved experiences and outcomes.

HPE Swarm Learning employs blockchain technology to ensure that only learnings acquired at the edge are shared, rather than the data itself. The blockchain network enables edge locations to share insights in a trusted manner. If a bad actor attempts to penetrate the swarm, the smart contract detects the imitator, defends the swarm, and can block unauthorised entry.

Scientists, researchers, and AI engineers can now train on a greater amount of data while still adhering to all privacy standards. This results in more accurate estimates, reduced prejudice, and faster answers. It also saves on IT infrastructure costs by eliminating unnecessary data movement and duplication.

HPE Swarm Learning can assist a range of organisations in collaborating and improving their insights:

  • Hospitals
  • Banking and financial services
  • Manufacturing sites

The partnership between HPE and Qualcomm to deliver Edgeline Converged Edge systems.

HPE is building on its collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. to deliver advanced inferencing offerings to support heterogeneous system architectures that provide AI inferencing at scale.

HPE Edgeline EL8000 Converged Edge systems are compact, ruggedised edge computing solutions, which are optimised for harsh environments outside the datacentre. The Qualcomm® Cloud AI 100 accelerator delivers inferencing for data centres and at the edge. The combined solution delivers high performance at low power for demanding AI Inference workloads.

HPE Edgeline Converged Edge Systems put enterprise-class computing, storage, networking, security, and systems management at the edge. HPE Edgeline is designed for the challenging operating environments found at the edge, built on the same technology as datacentre systems.

The Qualcomm Cloud AI 100 is designed for AI inference acceleration at the edge. The solution addresses unique requirements in the cloud, including power efficiency, scale, process node advancements, and signal processing — facilitating the ability of data centres to run inference at the edge faster and more efficiently. Qualcomm Cloud AI 100 is a leading solution for data centres that increasingly rely on infrastructure at the edge.

Conclusion

With a purpose-built adaptable architecture, the HPE MLDS accelerates innovation while lowering IT complexity. The HPE MLDS eliminates the frustrations and expenses associated with ML model development and training by using a complete platform and a broad set of components. As your IT partner, we can help your business navigate these and many other emerging technologies.

Workload Churn and Balancing IT Environment Choices

Workload Churn and Balancing IT Environment Choices

Workload Churn and Balancing IT Environment Choices

Workload churn activity is an indication of the evolution of IT operations. While the public cloud delivers significant benefits and flexibility, the future of IT is hybrid.

The public cloud delivers significant benefits and flexibility, while on-premise environments, in many cases, deliver superior computing performance, data storage, data movement, and disaster recovery plans, as well as security and regulatory compliance requirements.

One of HPE’s leading workload hosting solutions is GreenLake, which combines the best of public and private cloud and delivers an elastic as-a-service platform that can run on-premise, at the edge, or in a co-location facility. HPE GreenLake integrates the simplicity and agility of the cloud with the governance, compliance, and visibility that comes with hybrid IT.

What is workload churn, and how common is it? 

Workload churn (also referred to as workload repatriation) is the process of migrating workloads from the public cloud to on-premise or dedicated off-premise environments. Workload churn is not a new concept. It began when the public cloud became a viable alternative to traditional datacentre operations. The value proposition of the public cloud was its ability to offload a datacentre and IT infrastructure management into a service provider’s datacentre. Rather than requiring substantial investment in IT infrastructure, public cloud aligned the operating expenses with service usage.

However, organisations quickly realised the limitations of the public cloud and that it couldn’t fully replace corporate IT operations. A “backward” migration occurred, involving workloads that either were moved into or started in the public cloud being moved into dedicated environments. IDC research shows that such repatriation activity happens almost as often as workload migration into the public cloud. In IDC’s February 2021 Servers and Storage Workload Survey, about three-quarters of respondents who run workloads in the public cloud indicated that they plan to move some of their workloads, partially or fully, into the dedicated cloud or non-cloud environments.

Does workload churn signal limited use of public cloud by enterprise IT? 

Workload churn activity is an indication of the evolution of IT operations. While the public cloud delivers significant benefits and flexibility, the future of IT is hybrid. The use of both dedicated and shared infrastructure by a single organisation and the movement of data and applications between various clouds will be common occurrences. Operations will be defined by each organisation and will depend on several factors, including the need for compute performance, data storage, data movement, and disaster recovery plans, as well as regulatory compliance.

The interoperability of dedicated and public clouds will be a major factor as well. Isolated islands of IT systems each dedicated to a particular workload often create inefficiencies in IT operations. Isolated clouds are also inefficient by modern IT standards. Finding the right balance between dedicated (private) and public cloud usage is more a continuous process for each organisation than a final state.

According to the Cloud Pulse Survey, there is increasing interest among businesses to expand the usage of dedicated cloud solutions. This trend is partially driven by the movement from non-cloud operations to cloud-based operations. The increased use of dedicated clouds is related, at least in part, to workload churn activity.

What are the major reasons for workload churn activities? 

Data security remains one of the biggest contributors to enterprises moving workloads off the public cloud into protected dedicated environments. Despite significant investments into improved security by cloud service providers, public cloud environments remain an attractive target for cybercriminals. In IDC’s 2021 Servers and Storage Workload Survey, 43% of respondents identified data security concerns as the major reason to engage in workload repatriation activity.

Another common and related concern is data privacy. While closely related to data security, data privacy has its nuances related to the exposure of private data to entities that shouldn’t have access to it. In the previously mentioned IDC workloads survey, 36% of respondents identified data privacy as the second most prevailing reason for moving workloads from public cloud to dedicated environments. Performance and bandwidth bottlenecks, the unpredictability of public cloud service pricing, and IT consolidation efforts are among the top reasons for workload churn. These reasons for moving workloads were cited by 15 – 25% of survey respondents.

Are there any differences in triggers for workload churn? 

While data security and privacy are commonly shared concerns across all workloads, workload profiles play a role in triggering repatriation activities. For example, collaborative, ERM, and CRM applications have a higher rate of private information shared between users, so data security concerns are strong factors when deciding to move at least part of the data into protected dedicated IT environments.

For other workloads, such as data management, the need for better performance plays a bigger role in determining workload repatriation. Bandwidth concerns impact a broad range of workloads that need a continuous movement of data, such as networking, security, technical, and data analytics workloads. The unpredictability of usage-based pricing often causes organisations to move VDI, application development, and collaboration workloads into dedicated environments with more predictable pricing.

What can enterprises do to evaluate optimal IT environments for the placement of workloads? 

As IDC’s Cloud Pulse Survey shows, enterprises are departing from the “public cloud only” paradigm and moving toward “public cloud first” and “public cloud also” approaches to planning their IT operations. This shift embraces the reality that hybrid cloud and multi-cloud approaches are more likely to serve organisational IT needs.

What became evident in the past few years is a move toward services-oriented IT. A variety of recent solutions give enterprise users the ability to achieve the cloud experience on dedicated infrastructure. The availability of such solutions helps with solving the dilemma of workload placement to a certain point.

Enterprises need to thoroughly evaluate the current and future needs of their workloads. What will serve their performance, storage, and data movement requirements better — on-premise solutions or public cloud services? Do the workloads require optimised infrastructure? What would be the migration path should the organisation decide to move to a public cloud? What costs are associated with different options? These are some of the questions important to answer to define the best way to serve the needs of workloads.

HPE GreenLake 

By deploying HPE Greenlake for their on-prem environments, businesses can continue to have a cloud experience including detailed reporting and resource management through a central console and the elasticity to grow without needing to immediately buy (and wait for more hardware).

Today, thousands of businesses are using HPE GreenLake across 50 countries in all industry sectors and sizes, including Fortune 500 companies, government and public sector organisations, and emerging enterprises.

HPE GreenLake offers a range of cloud services that accelerate innovation, including cloud services for computing, container management, data protection, HPC, machine learning operations, networking, SAP HANA, storage, VDI, bare metal, and VMs.

In March 2022, HPE made significant advancements to GreenLake by introducing a unified operating experience, new cloud services, and the availability of solutions in the online marketplaces of several leading distributors.

Multi-cloud experiences 

HPE GreenLake now supports multi-cloud experiences everywhere – including clouds that live on-premise, at the edge, in a co-location facility, and in the public cloud. HPE GreenLake continues to evolve and provide businesses with one easy-to-use platform to transform and modernise their organisation. The HPE GreenLake platform now provides the foundation for more than 50 cloud services, including electronic health records, ML Ops, payments, unified analytics, and SAP HANA, as well as a wide array of cloud services from partners.

Recent platform updates include a convergence with Aruba Central, a cloud-native, AI-powered network management solution. GreenLake has also added a unified operational experience that provides a simplified view and access to all cloud services, spanning the entire HPE portfolio, with single sign-on access, security, compliance, elasticity, and data protection.

HPE GreenLake for Aruba networking 

Delivering comprehensive edge connectivity networking solutions, HPE is building out its network as a service (NaaS) offerings with HPE GreenLake for Aruba networking. The new services simplify the process of procuring and deploying NaaS and allow customers to align network spending to usage needs while ensuring that the network is always ready to support business objectives.

The new services are built to satisfy growing demand for NaaS and the ability to operate in either a ‘traditional’ or managed service provider (MSP) model. Covering a full span of business use cases – including wired, wireless, and SD-Branch – the new services provide increased levels of velocity and flexibility, accelerating business time to revenue.

HPE GreenLake for Block Storage 

The industry’s first block storage as-a-service to deliver 100% data availability, HPE Greenlake for Block Storage guarantees built-in on a cloud operational model. It helps businesses transform faster and brings self-service agility to critical enterprise applications. The new offering delivers the following capabilities:

        • Self-service provisioning to provide line of business owners and database admins the agility required to build and deploy new apps, services, and projects faster
        • IT resources are freed to work on strategic, higher-value initiatives with 98% operational time savings

HPE Backup and Recovery Service

HPE has harnessed back up as a service with their built for hybrid cloud offering. Businesses can effortlessly protect their data for Virtual Machines, gain rapid recovery on-premise, and deliver a cost-effective approach to storing long-term backups in the public cloud. HPE Backup and Recovery Service is now available for Virtual Machines deployed on a heterogeneous infrastructure. HPE is advancing its ransomware recovery solutions by adding immutable data copies – on-premise or on Amazon Web Services (AWS) with HPE Backup and Recovery Service.

HPE GreenLake for High-Performance Computing 

HPE is further enhancing its HPE GreenLake for High-Performance Computing, making it more accessible for any enterprise to adopt the technology by adding new, purpose-built HPC capabilities. The new capabilities quickly tackle the most demanding compute and data-intensive workloads, power AI and ML initiatives, and accelerate time to insight. These also include lower entry points to HPC, with a smaller configuration of 10 nodes, to test workloads and scale as needed. New features and capabilities include:

        • Expanded GPU capabilities that will integrate with HPE’s Apollo 6500 Gen10 system to accelerate compute and advance data-intensive projects using the NVIDIA A100, A40, and A30 Tensor Core GPUs in increments of 2-4-8 accelerators. The new service will feature the NVIDIA NVLink for a seamless, high-speed connection between GPUs to work together as a single robust accelerator.
        • HPE Slingshot, the world’s only high-performance Ethernet fabric designed for HPC and AI solutions, delivers high-performance networking to address demands for higher speed and congestion control in larger data-intensive and AI workloads.
        • HPE Parallel File System Storage, a scalable, high-performance storage solution to deliver advanced throughput for broader HPC and AI needs.
        • Multi-cloud connector APIs can programmatically orchestrate HPC workflows on a diverse pool of computing resources, such as other HPE GreenLake for HPC or public clouds. The new model delivers more elasticity, scalability, and tools to optimise the usage of disaggregated resources. The capability improves collaboration by connecting to other projects between multiple sites and removing silos.

 

Conclusion 

Developers and IT operations can swiftly scale new apps and capabilities as the public cloud creates new possibilities in speed and agility, greatly simplifying IT. Despite the advantages of public cloud computing, due to data gravity, latency, application reliability, and regulatory compliance, many applications and data should be kept in data centres and co-location facilities.

HPE GreenLake’s as-a-service architecture blends the agility and affordability of the public cloud with the security and performance of on-premise IT to deliver on-demand capacity. With GreenLake services, we can help you accelerate your digital transformation by using cloud benefits like quick deployment, scalability, and pay-per-use economics while maintaining control over your on-premise environment. Contact us to discuss the possibilities of HPE Greenlake for your business.

Choose Intelligent Endpoints for your Business

Choose Intelligent Endpoints for your Business

Unlock the power of the Webex single platform advantage to deliver intelligent workplaces for every work style. Webex devices bring high-quality collaboration to your home and office desktop. With built-in intelligence, distractions are eliminated, meetings stay productive, and the virtual becomes personal.

Webex Delivers Seamless Collaboration in Every Space

Creating experiences where ideas grow, expand, multiply, and thrive. Improve collaboration with intelligent endpoints designed for every use case. See how Webex creates an intelligent, integrated workplace experience through the eyes of one innovative technology company.

IP Phones With the Latest Technology to Meet a Range of Needs

Today’s business environment encompasses a range of employee communication styles and workspaces. The Cisco IP phone portfolio includes user-friendly, full-featured IP phones to meet the needs of your entire organisation.

8800 Series IP Phones

8800 Series IP Phones

Cut costs with affordable HD video phones for your entire organization. Superior audio provides crystal-clear VoIP. Give employees more flexibility with corporate telephony on personal mobile devices.

6900 Series IP Phones

6900 Series IP Phones

Provide a value-oriented, basic VoIP call experience for settings such as lobbies, guest rooms, elevator bays, and conference centers. Phones are earth-friendly with IEEE Class 1 rating for low power consumption, and support both desk and wall-mount deployment.

7800 Series IP Phones

7800 Series IP Phones

Get cost-effective, full-featured VoIP with wideband audio and enhanced acoustics for desktops, small conference rooms, and huddle spaces. Benefit from flexible deployment options including Cisco on-premises and cloud.

3900 Series IP Phones

3900 Series SIP Phones

Explore a cost-effective option with basic VoIP, single-line IP phones for occasional-to-light voice use, such as in common areas. Integrated 10/100 Ethernet switch supports a co-located PC. Benefit from IEEE Class 1 rating for energy and cost savings.

What Matters in Selecting Business Headsets

Whether working at home, at the office, or on the go, you need a headset to help stay focused on what’s important. Cisco’s easy-to-use professional headsets deliver exceptional audio and are integrated with the Webex platform for seamless collaboration and simple management. Choose from Bluetooth wireless, DECT, or wired headsets.

Cisco Headset 700 Series

Bluetooth® headset for the home, office, and journey between. Featuring Clear Voice technology, adaptive noise cancellation, and enterprise-grade security to deliver an exceptional calling experience anytime.

Cisco Headset 500 Series

A full-range of wired and wireless headsets that keep your day going with security and comfort. Featuring outstanding audio performance and noise isolation in a lightweight design for all-day use.

Webex Desk Camera. Incredible Video Meetings From Anywhere

Run video meetings in full, vibrant colour from any lighting condition and get a frustration free collaboration experience from anywhere with AI-enabled features and remote IT management. Don’t let poor quality video get in the way of a great meeting, wherever that is. Experience 4K video with the AI-powered Webex Desk Camera designed to keep you in focus.

Simple, Secure, and Intelligent Collaboration

Meet your communications needs with Cisco’s broad range of endpoints and devices and let people focus on the work they do, not the tools they use to do it.

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What’s Cybersecurity Insurance, and Does My Business Need It?

What’s Cybersecurity Insurance, and Does My Business Need It?

What’s Cybersecurity Insurance, and Does My Business Need It?

At their core, cybercriminals are opportunists. Give them the chance to test your vulnerabilities, be it your network or human emotion, and they’ll exploit you financially at every possible turn. Make no mistake: if you run a business, you’re seen as a money maker. No matter the size.

Don’t assume your standard errors and omissions (E&O), property, or general liability policies will help you if you get in a bind either. Most won’t cover cyber damages or electronic record breaches.

For that, you need something called cyber liability insurance. This primer will help you get acquainted and protect your sensitive data, as well as your bank account.

Cybersecurity Insurance, Defined

This insurance product specifically covers cyber incidents, insulating businesses from the financial losses and costs associated with them. Most cover an array of common cybercrimes including, data breaches, electronic record theft, ransomware attacks, denial of service events, and other forms of hacking.

It’s important to note that, “Cybersecurity policies can change from one month to the next, given the dynamic and fluctuating nature of the associated cyber-risks. Unlike well-established insurance plans, underwriters of cybersecurity insurance policies have limited data to formulate risk models to determine insurance policy coverages, rates, and premiums,” explains Tech Target.

How Do You Know If You Need Cybersecurity Insurance?

While no business is immune to cyberattacks, some are more likely targets than others.

Look into cyber insurance if you fall into one of these three categories:

1. You rely on electronic data to run your businesses.

Anything stored online or on a computer can be hacked. Period. Even if you make every possible effort to secure your data, the risk of a breach is never zero. If you think about all the types of information most businesses work with – social security numbers, credit card info, company financial data – it’s easy to see why they’d be of value to a threat actor. Cyber policies can help cover ransomware payments and legal fees should your data get stolen.

2. You have a sizable customer reach.

The bigger your customer base, the more money a hacker can potentially make from selling those records. It’s also a PR and regulatory nightmare to alert anyone you’ve ever done business with about a data breach you’ve incurred. With the right cyber insurance, you can insulate your business from some associated cleanup costs and regulatory fines put in place to protect consumers.

Profits alone can be like a beacon for nefarious cyber actors.

3. You’re profitable or have business assets.

So you’re turning a profit in your business. Great! That alone can be like a beacon for nefarious cyber actors. They may view it as a green light to drive up the price of your ransomware payment or simply disrupt your hard-earned revenue. And even though it’s impossible to know the total cost of a breach ahead of time, it’s likely the premium on your cyber policy will pale in comparison.

Where Do You Go For Cybersecurity Insurance Coverage?

Several reputable insurance providers now offer cybersecurity coverage on their insurance plans. You’ll typically be creating a new policy, separate from any you already have with a carrier. However, some providers do offer cybersecurity endorsements that can be packed with other policies.

If you’re curious whether your current insurance provider offers cyber coverage, contact your broker or find a cybersecurity insurance specialist.

And remember, since the threat landscape is constantly shifting, simply instating a cyber policy is likely not enough to keep your business totally protected. Insurance is focused on recovery, but you as an employer still have to take the reins on prevention.

Flexibility To Connect Any Experience, Anywhere

Flexibility To Connect Any Experience, Anywhere

Flexibility To Connect Any Experience, Anywhere.

One of the biggest challenges with utilising cellular connectivity is getting the signal itself to where it’s needed. For most enterprises, geographical cellular coverage is not the issue. The challenge is usually with signal strength where the networking equipment is located. More often than not, this tends to be a network closet or server room deep inside a building, where cellular reception is likely to be poor or sporadic at best.

Smart, Secure and Flexible Wireless WAN from Meraki

The MG Cellular Gateway is a brand new Meraki product line that takes a cellular signal and transforms it into a wired Ethernet connection that can then be propagated down to the rest of a network via a router. Meraki MG cellular gateways are IP67 rated, meaning they can be optimally positioned, indoors or outdoors, to receive maximum signal strength. Cellular signal from MGs is delivered to the rest of the network via an Ethernet cable which experiences zero signal loss even over larger distances. Ethernet delivery also means that MG can be paired with any router on the market downstream to provide another uplink for SD-WAN or as a failover/primary link.

SUPER-FAST CELLULAR CONNECTIVITY

Roll out new locations, modernise infrastructure, and connect remote sites in no time.

CAN’T STOP THE SIGNAL

Extend connectivity anywhere and upgrade or replace legacy systems.

BACKUP THAT FEELS LIKE PRIMARY

Secure mission-critical operations with resilient backup connectivity via Meraki MX.

Unite Your Network. Delight Your Customers.

Meraki MX Router

Meraki MR Access Point

Meraki MV Smart Camera

Easily pair Meraki cellular gateways with MX SD-WAN to empower a hybrid workforce, and pair with MR, MV, or MT to build smart spaces. Manage them all on one platform to deliver an elevated customer experience. Get the best cellular experience with Meraki MG.

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3 Minute Read: Legacy System Modernisation with Greenlake

3 Minute Read: Legacy System Modernisation with Greenlake

3 Minute Read: Legacy System Modernisation with Greenlake

Applications are central to almost every business process. Applications need to be flexible, reliable, and secure to be effective and profitable. Improving the underlying infrastructure helps ensure that these functions (including servers, mainframes, and data storage or cloud) are continually available.

Application modernisation necessitates organisational changes, such as shifting some resources from on-premise deployments to cloud deployments. Often, legacy infrastructure may be perceived as being too old and too difficult to modernise, especially where that infrastructure sits in ERP (enterprise resource planning). ERP is at the heart of business operations and complex modernisation projects can have the potential to disrupt business processes.

There are several approaches to modernisation depending on what your business requirements are.

Pathways to updated infrastructure

System modernisation is usually initiated when opportunities for improvement are identified. The main drivers often involve business fit, value and agility, cost savings, reduced complexity and risk aversion. Where legacy infrastructure becomes too costly and complex to maintain, or puts the company’s security at risk, these are common reasons for businesses to update.

Once the opportunity for improvement has been identified, businesses can then evaluate modernisation options. According to Gartner, there are seven options that have been ranked by ease of implementation:

  1. Encapsulate – Making applications available as services via an API.
  2. Rehost – Redeployment of the application component to other physical, virtual or cloud infrastructure without further modification.
  3. Replatform – Migration to a new runtime platform with minimal changes to the code (not the code structure, features or functions).
  4. Refactor – Restructure and optimisation of the existing code, removing code debt and improving unbeneficial attributes.
  5. Rearchitect – Altering the code to shift it to a new application architecture.
  6. Rebuild – Completely redesigning the application component while preserving its specifications.
  7. Replace – Entirely removing the former application component and replacing it while considering new needs and requirements.

An easier implementation poses less risk and impact on business processes, while harder implementations pose more risk and impact.

Choosing the best fit modernisation strategy will depend on factors such as the organisation’s existing technology, architecture, technical capabilities and risk appetite.

At its core, modernisation means either rearchitecting, rebuilding or replacing. To successfully complete any of these, businesses need the right underlying IT model to ensure business operations continue with minimal disruption.

HPE Greenlake

Regardless of which strategy you choose, HPE Greenlake is a consumption-based IT model which can support your transformation. By providing a true hybrid cloud experience, it enables IT teams to manage their on-premise and cloud-based systems and data from one intuitive portal.

HPE GreenLake even allows the organisation to choose specific software version levels in the environment and when (or if) they are updated. This is crucial for organisations with infrastructure that may be several firmware versions behind.

HPE GreenLake brings the modern cloud experience to legacy apps, data and workloads in your locations with self-serve, pay-per-use, scalability while being managed as a service by HPE and its partners.

A digital transformation accelerator, HPE GreenLake is the one platform that brings the cloud experience to apps and data where they live. It transforms traditional, non-cloud native apps with an open, container-first approach and enables businesses to create their own AI/ML competency in-house.

Conclusion

Tech refresh, upgrades, transformational projects or legacy system modernisation are all opportunities to have a conversation about moving to the on-premises cloud experience of HPE GreenLake. For current HPE compute users, bringing HPE legacy server estates under HPE GreenLake control is one way to get started.

Whether you are a current HPE user or not, as your IT partner, we can help you identify the best modernisation approach for your business needs and implement the right HPE solutions for your business goals.