Centerprise has cut the ribbon on its CiCloud platform, which has been built leaning on technology from HPE and CloudSigma.
For those not in the know, CiCloud is based on HPE GreenLake technology combined with infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) specialist CloudSigma’s expertise to offer hybrid, private or public cloud options to customers. Ark Data Centres are being used to physically house the information.
The idea is that workloads can be moved to the platform without too much hassle, as well as the promise of the option to scale up or down quickly and the option of a pay-as-you-use model.
Timing is important as customers shift towards the cloud, with many having accepted that it is a way to consumer technology and services.
Centerprise has shared figures in the past that have indicated that there is more hunger for the hybrid cloud and many SMEs are feeling happier about levels of security around the cloud.
The channel player hopes that beyond the technology from HPE, it will have an edge thanks to the collaboration with CloudSigma, which can use the firm’s managed cloud-as-a-service option as a way of reaching out to customers looking for flexibility, it’s claimed.
Centerprise International CEO Jeremy Nash, said. “This is an exciting development for Centerprise and an equally exciting proposition for our customer. We are motivated by the prospect of being able to remove the complexity associated with cloud computing.”
Nash said: “I anticipate CiCloud becoming the catalyst and enabler for change. I am personally energised by this innovation, which has been made possible through embracing HPE GreenLake and CloudSigma’s cloud-as-a-service.”
HPE senior vice-president and managing director UKIMESA Marc Waters, said his company had established GreenLake as an option for those looking for an edge-to-cloud platform and CiCloud would be able to use that backbone.
“CiCloud provides a secure UK cloud capability built on open standards that allows organisations to deploy digital services quickly”, he added. “This is another example of our growing UK service provider ecosystem offering a compelling ‘cloud-first’ solution, with data sovereignty assured.”
