• Cloud Computing Services

    • Managing cloud computing services with a hybrid cloud

    • The availability of cloud computing services has grown exponentially over the past decade. Today, organizations can rely on elastic cloud computing services for virtual IT infrastructure, Software-as-a -Service (SaaS) offerings, network storage, Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) solutions and more.

      But as organizations have adopted multiple cloud computing services and cloud infrastructure, the task of managing this multicloud architecture has become incredibly complex. Hybrid cloud technology provides an alternative, with solutions for unifying multiple clouds on a single management plane with a common set of tools. For enterprises looking to successfully deploy and manage hybrid cloud environments, Dell Technologies provides a platform with comprehensive hardware and software solutions.

    • APEX Cloud Services

      APEX Cloud Services offer compute and storage resources that enable secure and consistent infrastructure and operations for your workloads across private and public cloud.
       

    • The complexity of multiple cloud computing services

    • The remarkable growth of cloud computing services enables enterprises today to work with multiple providers as they seek the optimal cloud resources and cost flexibility for running specific workloads. By aligning the needs of applications and requirements of the business with the advantages of different cloud offerings, IT teams can improve application efficiency and performance while reducing costs and accessing new services like containers, serverless technologies, data analytics and AI/ML platforms.

      While working with multiple cloud computing services offer tremendous benefits, it also adds additional complexity. Each cloud service and cloud platform comes with its own set of tools, different SLAs, inconsistent security postures and unpredictable costs. Managing multiple cloud computing services can result in a higher operational expenses and incompatible silos of infrastructure and ultimately may prove ineffective at scale. As a result, enterprises may have a harder time achieving the levels of innovation that originally spurred their move to the cloud.

      To solve this challenge, many organizations are moving from a multicloud architecture to a hybrid cloud model. While multicloud solutions provide access to a cloud computing services with no means for connecting them, a hybrid cloud unifies public, private and edge cloud resources with a consistent management experience for orchestrating workloads across clouds more easily.

      The key to benefiting from a hybrid cloud is to choose a partner with solutions that can simplify deployment and management of hybrid cloud infrastructure. That’s where Dell Technologies can help.


    • APEX: a faster path to hybrid cloud

    • APEX uses the expertise of Dell Technologies to provide a simple and secure path for enterprises to adopt hybrid cloud infrastructure. This jointly engineered solution provides a consistent operating model and simplified management across private clouds, public clouds and edge locations, reducing the cloud and complexity of multiple clouds and allowing application and business requirements to determine which cloud resources and cloud computing services are ideal for each workload.

      APEX includes:
      VMware Cloud Foundation on VxRail(VCF) , a fully integrated Dell Technologies HCI system that’s jointly engineered with VMware and delivered as a turnkey option.
      VMware Cloud on Dell Technologies, a Data Center-as-a-Service that’s offered as a fully managed, subscription-based service for data center and edge locations.
      APEX Validated Designs, a collection of best-of-breed Dell Technologies storage, compute and networking resources that are pre-tested for interoperability with VMware Cloud Foundation.
      Dell Technologies partner clouds with support for more than 4,200 major cloud providers, including AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform.


    • Benefits of a hybrid cloud with Dell Technologies

    • When managing hybrid cloud computing services with APEX, enterprises can:
      Simplify management and operations with a common set of tools and consistent infrastructure.
      Optimize costs with flexible hybrid pricing models.
      Align workloads with the right cloud computing services and an optimal mix of public, private and edge cloud resources.
      Simplify migration by leveraging pre-engineered solutions.
      Enforce security policies across all IT environments and maintain visibility and control over applications and data.
      Accelerate innovation with access to elastic capacity for rapid scale up and scale down.


    • Expert services for deployment, support and more

    • In addition to hardware and software, Dell Technologies offers a wide range of services that can help to ensure the success of hybrid cloud deployments. Dell Technologies Services provide industry experts, strategic guidance and proven practical capabilities to accelerate time to value for digital transformation.

      Our services include:
      Deployment services. Bring new hybrid cloud investments online as quickly as possible, accelerating adoption and ROI and freeing your IT staff for more strategic work.
      Support services. Resolve problems faster with groundbreaking technology backed by experts who can help to maximize productivity, uptime and convenience.
      Consulting services. Work with consultants who leverage prescriptive approaches and proven methodologies for planning and executing a move to hybrid cloud.
      Managed services. Optimize IT operations and investments with managed services backed by guaranteed service levels, reducing the cost, complexity and risk of managing hybrid cloud infrastructure.
      Education services. Empower talent and teams with the skills required to manage hybrid cloud infrastructure and execute transformational strategy to drive competitive advantage.


    • FAQs: What are cloud computing services?

    • What are cloud computing services?
      Cloud computing services are highly scalable hardware and software resources that can be accessed via the Internet. Cloud computing services include everything from infrastructure (servers, storage and networking) to applications, databases, analytics, intelligence, software development platforms and more.

      What is IaaS vs PaaS vs SaaS?
      Cloud computing services generally fall into three buckets: Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). IaaS offerings provide computing infrastructure like virtualization, servers, storage and networking. PaaS solutions provide a platform for developing, testing and deploying applications. And SaaS offerings provide applications that can be accessed via a web browser.

    • APEX Data Storage Services

      APEX Data Storage Services is an on-premises, as-a-service portfolio of scalable and elastic storage resources designed for OpEx treatment.*

      *OpEx treatment is subject to customer internal accounting review and policies. 

    • Dell Technologies Services

      Our industry experts offer strategic guidance and proven practical capabilities to help you accelerate time to value of your transformation objectives for edge, core and cloud strategies.

    • Dell Technologies Consulting Services

      Dell Technologies Consulting experts share cloud application and operating model best practices to help take your cloud journey from the whiteboard to production.