HPE Helion
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Cloud computing |
| Founded | May 2014 |
| Fate | Public cloud operations terminated on 31 January 2016; hybrid cloud and related services maintained |
| Products | HPE Helion OpenStack, HPE Helion Stackato, HPE Helion CloudSystem, HPE Helion Eucalyptus |
| Parent | Hewlett-Packard Enterprise |
| Website | web |
HPE Helion represented Hewlett-Packard's suite of open-source software and integrated solutions designed for enterprise cloud computing. Introduced by HPE Cloud in May 2014, its user base expanded significantly, growing from fewer than to more than by 2016. Although HP terminated its public cloud operations on 31 January 2016, it maintained hybrid cloud and other related services. The decision to discontinue the Helion public cloud was influenced by strong competition from AWS, Google, and Microsoft.
The foundation of HPE Helion rested on open-source platforms such as OpenStack and Cloud Foundry.
Products
- Launched in October 2014, HPE Helion OpenStack is built upon the OpenStack cloud computing framework. The HPE-backed cloud services directory Cloud28+ initially showcased applications developed solely with Helion OpenStack technology.
- HPE Helion Stackato, a platform as a service (PaaS) solution based on Cloud Foundry, was acquired by HPE in July 2015. This platform supports multiple environments including OpenStack, AWS, VMware, and Azure.
- Combining Infrastructure-as-a-Service and Platform-as-a-Service capabilities, HPE Helion CloudSystem integrates Helion OpenStack and Stackato with HPE Proliant servers customized for specific needs like distributed computing or storage. CloudSystem 10 was released in September 2016.
- Introduced in March 2015, HPE Helion Eucalyptus is an Amazon Web Services-compatible platform built on the open-source Eucalyptus software. It facilitates the migration of AWS workloads to on-premises infrastructure without requiring any changes to the applications.
External links
- Official website, archived October 2016