How HPE Container Platform is turning an ultramarathon into a Sprint race.

Digital Transformation by itself can be likened to an ultramarathon race. The organization is a runner who needs to be ready and prepared to get over numerous obstacles along the way to the finish line. This race is long and if not prepared properly the runner might fail to reach the finish line.

HPE made a radical change in this area by introducing the industry’s FIRST enterprise-grade Kubernetes-based container platform - the HPE Container Platform.

With this announcement the ultramarathon experience for application developers and business stakeholders it is now transforming into a sprint race.

A game-changer and it comes at a time when containers are on a continuous growth and demand. In this game HPE did not include only the cloud native apps, as now the monolithic apps are enabled to participate in this game. No matter if the apps are cloud-native or monolithic can now be released with minimum cost and complexity, which is “clear knock at Dell Technologies and more specifically VMWare.”{Bob O'Donnell,TechSpot}

HPE made major waves in the market by combining 100% open-source KUBERNETES, unique software innovations and integrated persistent storage technology, enabling enterprises to modernize apps without rearchitecting.

There is no longer need to run an ultramarathon race with numerous obstacles for rearchitecting apps as now we can containerize them avoiding cost and delay.

Considering the “average adoption rate for x86 workloads in the clouds is less than 20%” {McKinsey} we can understand the HPE’s contribution for accelerating an organization in digital transformation journey, utilizing bare-metal or virtualized infrastructure, on any public cloud, and at the edge.

Now we are in position to understand why HPE acquire MapR and BlueData as both of them will play a vital role in distributed file system for persistent data with containers and control plane for containers, respectively. Adding the last piece of the puzzle which is the 100% open-source Kubernetes for orchestration, hpe has combined a turnkey solution in digital transformation journey. Eliminating the numerous obstacles which can bring cost and delays in this journey.

Pointnext Services Value

HPE Pointnext Advisory and Consulting services enabling organizations to manage hybrid cloud computing environments made up of containerized and legacy applications. That approach doesn’t require organizations to adopt and manage two separate classes of platforms to run legacy applications alongside emerging micro services-based applications.” Schroedl

HPE Pointnext services have years of experience transitioning the way customers develop and operate applications workloads. Today, container platforms are being leveraged for many use cases, including traditional applications, micro services-based cloud-native development, and cloud advanced computing, such as machine learning. Containers can also be an effective method to avoid vendor lock-in and enable a hybrid cloud service delivery strategy. HPE Pointnext with container management partners, have created the right architectures, networking, storage, and automation to help customers to speed up innovation, leveraging combined technologies and experience.

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This is how HPE transformed an ultramarathon into a Sprint run, making organizations transformation fast and with minimal cost, making a CIO’s life and decision making easier.

References:

[1] HPE “Introducing the HPE Container Platform” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1G0D7ZY0dvk

[2] MC KINSEY https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/technology-media-and-telecommunications/our-insights/it-as-a-service-from-build-to-consume

[3] Scroedl,Container Journal, https://containerjournal.com/topics/container-ecosystems/hpe-unveils-container-platform/

[4] Hewlett Packard Enterprise introduces Kubernetes-based platform for bare-metal and edge to cloud deployments, November 18, 2019 Press Release, https://www.hpe.com/us/en/newsroom/press-release/2019/11/Hewlett-Packard-Enterprise-introduces-Kubernetes-based-platform-for-bare-metal-and-edge-to-cloud-deployments.html

[5] Bob O'Donnell, TechSpot, https://www.techspot.com/news/82835-hpe-debuts-container-platform-hybrid-cloud-implementations.html