As more enterprises embrace hybrid cloud to meet their evolving IT needs, they are increasingly exploring pay-per-use models that can offer greater agility, lower TCO, and streamlined operations management.
What’s the Revenue Opportunity?
The infrastructure-as-a-service market is growing fast. Fortune Business Insights estimates that the global IaaS market will expand from $156 billion in 2024 to $738 billion in 2032.
Hitachi EverFlex with Partners is one way to meet customer demand for IaaS. By offering EverFlex, IT solution providers can give customers the best of both worlds: the security and performance of on-premises infrastructure with the experience of public cloud.
Hitachi EverFlex with Partners is a collaborative approach that empowers customers to optimize IT operations while providing flexible ways for partners like you to engage with Hitachi based on you and your customers’ individual business needs.
“Whether your business is infrastructure resale, systems integration or managed services, EverFlex offers a unique opportunity to expand your business and capture new revenue streams,” said Glen Lomond, Global Partner Strategist and IaaS Program Development at Hitachi Vantara in this blog. “Ease of deployment, fast time-to-revenue and centralized management are some of EverFlex’s most significant advantages.”
Why Hitachi EverFlex for IaaS?
Hitachi EverFlex is a consumption-based portfolio of IaaS offerings that simplifies and optimizes IT operations. With hyper-automation and AI-driven insights, EverFlex allows your customers to optimize their compute, networking and storage infrastructure deployments, improve visibility into resource management, strengthen cyber-resiliency, and streamline IT operational processes.
As a Hitachi Vantara partner, you can leverage the EverFlex IaaS portfolio to extend your solution offerings, empowering customers to modernize and transform their IT infrastructures to meet their evolving business needs, built on a foundation of your expertise and Hitachi Vantara solutions and services.
Hitachi Vantara EverFlex benefits include:
- Cost optimization – Pay-per-use pricing models to ensure that IT costs align with actual business usage, eliminating the need for you or your customers to make big upfront CapEx purchases.
- World-class SLAs – Hitachi Vantara guarantees rock-solid infrastructure availability and operational services, ensuring a reliable, dependable platform for you and your customers.
- Partnership – Your expertise in IT service and delivery is coupled with a portfolio of EverFlex IaaS solutions and support form Hitachi Vantara.
Expand Your Business with EverFlex
EverFlex reduces your risk and can increase your profitability, with a pay-per-use hybrid cloud infrastructure that is easy to implement and scalable. You can quickly respond to your customers’ needs and capitalize on emerging marketing opportunities.
The consumption-based model of Hitachi EverFlex accelerates time-to-revenue, allowing you to generate profits more quickly. “In many cases, a partner may actually earn more total revenue for an equal size system by embedding EverFlex versus a traditional CapEx deal,” said Lomond.
EverFlex provides partners with the flexibility to maintain your customer relationships, offer value-added services, and expand your portfolio without significantly expanding your own technical staff.
Customize Based on Your Business
Hitachi EverFlex offers flexible delivery models that benefit you as well as your customers. Whether you choose to white-label the solution under your own brand, package it as part of a managed service offering, or rely on Hitachi Vantara to manage it for you—or adopt a hybrid approach—you can tailor EverFlex to meet your business model. You can create unique differentiation in the marketplace and enhance your competitive position while mitigating operational and financial risk.
Hitachi EverFlex with Partners is a great opportunity to build a recurring revenue stream while maintaining your own branding and customer relationships. The modular nature of the Hitachi EverFlex portfolio means you can choose the service components that best fit your customers’ needs.
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