HCLTech and NetApp Expand Partnership for Hybrid Cloud Storage-as-a-Service
HCLTech and NetApp have expanded their partnership to offer hybrid cloud storage-as-a-service (STaaS). This solution integrates HCLTech's U4X framework with NetApp Keystone, enabling enterprises to scale AI and data-driven workloads on a consumption-based model. The offering aims to accelerate AI adoption and improve data management.
The expansion of a strategic partnership to offer a new service model for AI and data workloads is likely to have a medium-term impact on the company's business growth and market position.
The announcement details an expanded strategic partnership aimed at enabling enterprise AI adoption and scaling data-driven workloads, which is a positive development for HCLTech.
HCL Technologies (HCLTech) has expanded its collaboration with NetApp to offer hybrid cloud storage-as-a-service (STaaS). This expanded partnership aims to enable enterprises to scale AI and data-driven workloads through a flexible, consumption-based model. The solution integrates HCLTech’s Utility for Everything (U4X) digital infrastructure framework with NetApp Keystone, a pay-as-you-go storage service. This integration is designed to align infrastructure with evolving workload requirements, allowing organizations to scale storage, performance, and data services on demand. It also supports AI development, deployment, and operations via HCLTech’s AI Factory suite of offerings.
The combined offering helps accelerate the transition from AI pilots to enterprise-scale adoption by leveraging HCLTech’s consumption-led operating model and NetApp’s data management capabilities. It enhances data readiness and governance, enabling organizations to run workloads closer to data sources for improved efficiency and faster time-to-value.
This STaaS offering builds upon successful deployments across various industries, where HCLTech and NetApp capabilities have helped modernize data infrastructure and adopt flexible operating models. Examples include a global food and beverage company that improved operational flexibility and reduced upfront investments, and a European telecommunications provider that enhanced scalability and resilience while meeting regulatory requirements.
Alvaro Celis, Chief Partner and Ecosystem Officer at NetApp, stated that the partnership focuses on co-creating technology offerings, business models, solutions, and services that deliver significant customer value. Rampal Singh, Senior Vice President, Hybrid Cloud Business Unit at HCLTech, added that the collaboration enables clients to unlock the value of their data and accelerate their AI journeys by combining flexible infrastructure models with strong data management capabilities.
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