WEI Tech Exchange

IaaS And The Shift Toward Smarter IT Investment Strategies

By Greg LaBrie |   Mar 14, 2025

Organizations today face a major shift in managing IT investments. The pressure from rigid, upfront capital expenses often limits flexibility and ties up valuable resources. Modern consumption-based IT solutions allow organizations to align spending with actual usage, converting fixed costs into predictable operational expenditures. Instead of locking funds into depreciating assets, businesses can redirect them toward strategic growth and innovation.

Why Hybrid IT Security is Broken—And How HPE GreenLake Fixes It with Zero Trust

By Patrick Gamble |   Feb 20, 2025

Hybrid IT is the backbone of modern business operations. Data moves across on-premises infrastructure, cloud environments, and edge computing networks while employees log in from anywhere, accessing critical applications from multiple devices. This operational flexibility fuels growth—but it also expands the attack surface, introducing new security risks that traditional defenses were never designed to handle.

Optimize Costs And Safeguard Data With This Hybrid Cloud AI Solution

By David Fafel |   Feb 11, 2025

Managing AI workloads effectively is no small task. Organizations must navigate the trade-offs between public cloud, private cloud, and on-premises IT to ensure their AI applications run smoothly while controlling expenses and safeguarding sensitive data. Public cloud services offer scalable computing power, but ongoing operational costs can quickly accumulate. On-premises infrastructure, meanwhile, provides the highest level of control, yet it often lacks the elasticity needed for AI’s rapidly shifting demands. Private cloud solutions, on the other hand, help address security and compliance needs but may require significant investment in maintenance and management.

How Higher Education Can Benefit From Integrated Cybersecurity Solutions

By David Fafel |   Jan 14, 2025

As higher education continues integrating new technologies, institutions are rethinking how they manage and protect data. This shift is driven by the need to enhance operational efficiency, ensure campus safety, and uncover meaningful insights from the vast amount of information generated daily.

Why Every Business Needs Hybrid Private Cloud to Improve Performance

By Greg LaBrie |   Jan 07, 2025

When you step into a coffee shop, you will notice how the barista already knows your favorite drink and your preferences are noted. This personalized experience mirrors what businesses can achieve with a well-constructed private cloud environment, a system designed to deliver customized services, operational precision, and complete control.

Why You Should Adopt Server Modernization In The Multi-Cloud Era

By David Fafel |   Nov 05, 2024

Managing business infrastructure today is like juggling multiple balls in the air: balancing a compute platform including traditional servers on the one hand, cloud resources on the other, and constant security threats demanding your attention. Imagine if this could be as seamless as a single, smooth motion: a unified platform streamlining server modernization by integrating on-premises and cloud environments effortlessly.

Five Ways Network Infrastructure With NaaS Optimizes Edge Connectivity

By David Fafel |   Oct 22, 2024

The limitations of on-premises hardware have often constrained traditional network infrastructure. As hybrid work models become increasingly prevalent, the demand for effective remote collaboration strategies has risen. Network-as-a-service (NaaS) emerges as a critical component of modern network architectures, offering scalable, secure, and flexible solutions to support distributed workforces. NaaS also allows organizations to access and utilize network resources on a subscription basis, thereby aligning their network capabilities with their evolving needs.

In this article, we’ll explore how one such solution plays a pivotal role in addressing these demands.

From Overload to Optimized: How to Make Business Workloads Work for You

By David Fafel |   Oct 15, 2024

As businesses continue to adopt private cloud environments, the need for flexible and efficient management solutions is more critical than ever. Organizations looking to control their infrastructure while balancing security and scalability often turn to enterprise private cloud solutions. HPE GreenLake for Private Cloud Business Edition provides a robust platform to tackle common challenges, offering flexible private cloud options that optimize workloads across both on-premises and hybrid cloud environments.

Why Businesses Choose Enterprise Private Cloud Over Traditional Solutions

By Greg LaBrie |   Sep 17, 2024

Businesses increasingly adopt and deploy multiple cloud solutions to enhance operations and cost efficiency. While public clouds offer many benefits, they may not always meet the needs of organizations with strict data sovereignty requirements, latency-sensitive applications, or a desire for greater control over their IT infrastructure. This is where private clouds come into play.

A Modern Solution To Streamline Server Lifecycle Management

By Greg LaBrie |   Sep 03, 2024

Hybrid work strategies have transformed how organizations ensure a consistent and secure experience for employees, regardless of their location. Similarly, organizations should expect the same level of consistency and security for their compute infrastructure throughout its lifecycle.