HPE Cloud Volumes
Hybrid cloud storage solutions
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What is HPE Cloud Volumes
HPE Cloud Volumes is a cloud-based block storage service that provides persistent volumes for applications running in public cloud environments and hybrid architectures. It targets infrastructure and storage teams that need enterprise storage features for databases, virtual machines, and containerized workloads without managing underlying storage hardware. The service focuses on provisioning and managing volumes with performance and availability controls, and it integrates with HPE’s storage portfolio and cloud management tooling. It is typically used for lift-and-shift migrations, disaster recovery architectures, and extending on-premises storage practices into the cloud.
Enterprise-style block storage
The product provides persistent block volumes intended for business-critical workloads such as databases and application servers. It supports common storage administration concepts (volume provisioning, performance tiers/controls, and snapshot-based operations) that align with enterprise storage practices. This can reduce operational change for teams moving workloads from on-premises storage to cloud environments.
Hybrid operations alignment
HPE Cloud Volumes is positioned to support hybrid use cases where organizations want consistent storage operations across on-premises and cloud deployments. It fits scenarios such as cloud bursting, migration staging, and keeping data services close to cloud compute while retaining enterprise governance. For organizations already using HPE storage and management tools, it can simplify standardization across environments.
Snapshot and replication workflows
The service supports data protection workflows that commonly rely on snapshots and replication to meet recovery objectives. These capabilities can be used to build disaster recovery patterns and to create test/dev copies from production data. Compared with general-purpose object storage, this approach can better match application requirements for low-latency block access and point-in-time recovery.
Cloud and region availability
Service availability can vary by supported public cloud providers and regions, which may constrain deployment options for globally distributed organizations. If a required region is not supported, teams may need to redesign architectures or use alternative storage services. This can also affect data residency and latency requirements.
Not a full backup suite
While it supports snapshots and replication, it does not replace a dedicated enterprise backup platform with broad workload coverage, long-term retention features, and extensive policy/reporting. Organizations often still need separate backup software for application-aware backups, immutable retention, and compliance workflows. This can increase tooling complexity for end-to-end data protection.
Cost and performance tuning complexity
Block storage services typically require careful sizing and performance configuration to avoid overprovisioning or unexpected costs. Achieving target IOPS/throughput and recovery objectives may require ongoing monitoring and tuning. Teams without strong storage administration experience may face a learning curve when optimizing for both cost and performance.
Plan & Pricing
Pricing model: Prepaid credits (3-tier) + Pay-as-you-go option (US monthly billing) Free tier/trial: See notes (time-limited promotion historically offered; not an ongoing permanent free tier) Example costs / SKUs (prepaid credit units):
- Tier 1: $500 units with 15% Bonus Credits ($75) — total $575 credits to consume. SKU: R3S74AAE.
- Tier 2: $5,000 units with 20% Bonus Credits ($1,000) — total $6,000 credits to consume. SKU: R3S75AAE.
- Tier 3: $50,000 units with 25% Bonus Credits ($12,500) — total $62,500 credits to consume. SKU: R3S76AAE. Key notes:
- Credits are prepaid, expire after 13 months (notes in QuickSpecs).
- Credits are not service-specific and can be used across HPE Cloud Volumes services (Block, Backup, etc.).
- In the United States, HPE also offers a pay-as-you-go monthly billing option via credit card or invoice (per QuickSpecs).
- HPE has historically run time-limited promotions (example: 10 TiB free per month for 90 days for new accounts — promotion ran through Jan 31, 2021), but that was a dated promotion and is not represented as a permanent free tier on official pricing documents.
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company
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2015
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