Hitachi Vantara, the data storage, infrastructure and hybrid cloud management subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd., now offers the Hitachi Unified Compute Platform (UCP) for Google Kubernetes Engine Enterprise with Google Cloud. Through Google Distributed Cloud Virtual (GDCV), Hitachi UCP for GKE Enterprise delivers a unified platform to manage hybrid cloud operations for more scalable and flexible cloud infrastructure and applications support.
Key drivers behind the growing interest in hybrid cloud environments include industry’s digital transformation in general as well as the growth in use of generative AI technologies—both of which rely on cloud-native platforms that operate across multiple environments.
According to Google, a hybrid cloud is a mixed computing environment where applications are run using a combination of computing, storage and services in public and private clouds that include on-premises data centers and edge locations. Hybrid cloud computing approaches are widespread today because few companies rely entirely on a single public cloud.
Hitachi further clarifies the distinction between multi-cloud and hybrid cloud environments by noting that the term hybrid cloud describes a private cloud network connecting with a public cloud network in such a way that they begin to act as one network. Multi-cloud architectures are when two or more public cloud networks connect and operate as a single unit. If a hybrid cloud network becomes attached to a second public cloud network, then the network has both hybrid and multi-cloud characteristics.
GDCV on Hitachi UCP is designed to help businesses modernize applications, optimize infrastructure and enhance security across hybrid cloud environments by combining the flexible cloud infrastructure of Hitachi UCP with the scalability of GDCV. This enables users to deploy and manage workloads within on-premises data centers, cloud environments or edge locations. As part of its launch, GDVC on Hitachi UCP has also been included in Google’s Anthos Ready platform partners program, which validates hardware that works seamlessly with GDCV.
Key features of Hitachi’s UCP include:
- Workload mobility via a single framework to deploy and control applications on both in-house and cloud setups, with a safe way to transition to Google Cloud by intelligently distributing workloads for smooth data and infrastructure migration.
- Configuration flexibility via support for multiple configurations and applications with differing performance, availability and scalability needs, including the flexibility for Hitachi Vantara customers to use GDCV with the Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform (VSP).
- Security and compliance: Up-to-date security controls for software and hardware can be managed centrally to ensure security and adherence to business and regulatory compliance requirements.
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