Managed Cloud Services are the partial or complete management and control of a client's cloud platform, including migration, maintenance and optimization. By using a managed cloud service provider, a business can ensure its cloud resources run efficiently.
A hybrid model, consistently applied
When an MSP proposes multiple models for multiple private clouds, it is very difficult to unify these operating models. Managing workloads across different clouds, and across data centers, at the same time reduces the risk of breaching that creates security breaches.
A focus on corporate-level concerns at all locations.
An approach like CTP's minimal viable cloud (MVC) method enables an MSP to create environments that are fully enterprise-ready from the ground up. If an MSP is affordable to create a simple environment to migrate certain workloads, that environment is not designed for enterprise-class workloads. Security, auditing, and compliance functions cannot be performed to the level that an organization needs.
Commitment to flexibility
Organizations may have similar needs, but each implementation is different. You want your MSP to be consistent, but it shouldn't be locked in such a way that it can't adapt to changing needs. A company can make decisions about tools that must be integrated into the environment. If the MSP can accommodate the request, it should. If the customer wants to use their own tools, the MSP must have the resources to integrate these tools into the automation framework so that they are not manually implemented every time they are used. You don't want unlimited variability, but a rigid cookie-cutting approach never succeeds.
An enterprise-level approach to fundamental issues
At the business level, you can't afford to miss a hit when it comes to compliance and security. Both must be in a state where they are monitored regularly and efficiently. Problems can arise quickly in the public cloud. Environments rise up and kill all the time. An MSP cannot just come forward and do an audit. you have to manage it all the time. If security and compliance are not in a good place, you will fly blind.
Expense management experience in a hybrid environment
Optimizing costs in a single cloud is a simple challenge. Running in multiple environments is much more complicated and requires enterprise-grade service. Businesses deal with multiple environments. If each environment is managed individually for cost, the results will not be optimal.
Conclusion
When the cloud exploded, MSPs quickly tried to align with user needs, providing services that focused on a particular cloud or type of deployment. That is no longer enough. Cloud environments are becoming more complex, and data centers still play a role. MSPs must offer the right mix of services to meet user expectations now and in the future in a fully hybrid cloud model.
Earlier this summer, we announced HPE GreenLake Hybrid Cloud, a comprehensive offering designed to simplify our customers' hybrid cloud environments. This solution provides state-of-the-art management services and operations that enable you to extend and unify your on-premises and public cloud models.
Regardless of which MSP solution is best for your business, it must provide an integrated story and get you where you need to go through a specific combination of professional advice and services.
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