Hewlett Packard Enterprise

HP Cloud was a set of cloud computing services provided by Hewlett-Packard that included public cloud, private cloud, hybrid cloud, managed private cloud, and other cloud services. It was formed by the merger of the old HP Converged Cloud business unit and HP Cloud Services, an OpenStack-based public cloud.

From about 2011 to 2016, it was sold to enterprises as a way to connect public cloud services with internal IT resources to build hybrid clouds, or a combination of private and public cloud environments.

Companies that want to use cloud computing have two options: a private cloud, which is a cloud infrastructure built specifically for a single organization or by a third party, or a public cloud, in which a service provider makes applications, storage, and other resources available to the general public.

The choice is dependent on a number of considerations, such as whether the company operates in a highly regulated industry or if the business, such as a web application developer, must deliver services to the market quickly. The first would choose a private cloud for security and peace of mind, whereas the web developer would go with a public cloud option. Most businesses would use a hybrid cloud delivery model, which combines the best of both worlds.

Found: 2010
Headquarters: California, US

Official website: https://www.hpe.com/us/en/home.html