One thing that has remained constant in modern IT is the role of compute. Compute turns data into value, powers applications, and accelerate workloads. These processes take on growing importance as the sheer volume of data and its business value are greater than ever. However, the way that enterprises consume compute has changed significantly.

Flexible consumption models are a pillar of modern compute. Enterprises, driven by the need for flexibility and quicker time to market, now seek a public cloud-like experience for their compute resources, delivered in a hybrid cloud model in which on-premises infrastructure seamlessly operates with public cloud architectures. As a result, hybrid cloud and as-a-service consumption solutions are seen as the best ways to maintain modern compute experiences. In many cases, they are the only ways to meet security, performance, and management requirements that have never been more demanding. They are also the best way to keep up with oncoming technology advances.

Hybrid environments give organizations the best of two worlds: the ability to access on-demand resources and cloud-native services quickly and simply through public clouds, as well as control over valuable and sensitive information in private cloud architecture in either owned or co-located data centers.

Organizations are in different places in their hybrid cloud journeys. Although some are far along in setting up a secure, well-performing, and cost-effective manner for all workload placement, many more are only starting out or are in the early stages on their path. Yet others have not begun at all.

In our latest research brief, Server Modernization — Why You Need to Act Now, done in partnership with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), we analyze how the company’s ProLiant Gen11 servers and GreenLake as-a-service program can help busy enterprises meet their on-premises and hybrid cloud compute needs.

This brief provides details about:

• Benefits and challenges of compute modernization
• How to create cloud-like consumption, even on-premises
• How to implement zero trust
• Why doing nothing is not an option
• Recommendations on creating a modern compute environment

For enterprises that want compute that meets modern IT needs, HPE ProLiant Gen11 servers provide a cloud operating model, trusted security by design, and performance optimized for specific workloads. 

If you are interested in learning more, download your copy of our Server Modernization — Why You Need to Act Now report today.