HPE updates block storage services

HPE says that GreenLake customers that choose to participate in the block storage program on HPE Alletra MP will qualify for an upgrade to a next-generation controller when they renew their subscription. Since it’s under the GreenLake lease program, HPE handles the hardware and software upgrades rather than the customer having to do it. HPE says customers can achieve an average savings of 30% of TCO for storage by avoiding a significant hardware upgrade.

The new program includes HPE’s data availability guarantee and HPE StoreMore data efficiency guarantees. HPE’s Timeless Program will be available in Q3 2024.

Along with Timeless, HPE is now allowing customers to manage block storage across hybrid cloud environments, between GreenLake Alletra on-prem and in AWS. The GreenLake block storage on Alletra MP service can now scale its NVMe SSD capacity up to 5.6 PB, twice as much as before, with up to 16 JBOF (Just a Bunch Of Flash) shelves.