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Barclays selects HPE GreenLake for private cloud platform
The automated and open cloud platform will host thousands of workloads and support the bank in delivering an enhanced personalized banking experience for its customers .
The HPE GreenLake Edge-to-cloud platform will provide a unified on-premises cloud experience , with capacity available on-demand and granular consumption-based pricing for computing , memory and storage resources , offering the resilience , scalability and efficiency necessary to meet the high standard of performance required in today ’ s digital world .
Hewlett Packard Enterprise ( HPE ) has announced that Barclays has selected HPE GreenLake to deliver its global private cloud platform . The bank has signed a strategic cloud partnership , in which the HPE GreenLake Edge-to-cloud platform will be integral to Barclays ’ hybrid multi-cloud strategy and Digital Transformation across Barclays ’ global businesses .
“ Our customers expect an intelligent , contextual and personalized digital experience with seamless performance . With HPE GreenLake we ’ re building a cloud platform that will enable the agility and operational performance needed to achieve this ambition while providing a modern economic model for private cloud ,” said Craig Bright , Group Chief Information Officer at Barclays .
Barclays ’ global private cloud platform will host thousands of apps and over 100,000 workloads that will include Virtual Desktop Infrastructure ( VDI ), SQL databases , Windows server and Linux .
Workday helps retail organizations drive transformation through operational insights
Workday , a leader in enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources , has announced continued momentum within the retail industry with nearly 50 % of the 2021 NRF Top 100 Retailers having selected Workday .
Global retail organizations of all sizes – Giant Tiger Stores , HarrSETTINGSods , Jo-Ann Stores , Life Time , McCoy ’ s Building Supply , PUMA and Saks – are leveraging Workday to manage and optimize their retail operations , helping to accelerate their Digital Transformation efforts .
Retail organizations are experiencing significant challenges – from talent shortages among frontline workers , supply chain disruptions , fluctuating consumer demand and an accelerated shift to e-commerce – all of which are greatly impacting how retailers plan and prepare for the future .
To keep pace with evolving market conditions , while ensuring business and organizational agility , retailers are increasingly adopting Workday to attract and retain talent , improve planning processes and expand revenue opportunities .
Indy Bains , Vice President , Industry Solution Marketing , Workday , said : “ Workday uniquely meets retailers where they are in their
Digital Transformation journey with a solution that helps unify data across their ecosystems , helping to bridge the gap between the front and back office so retailers have the insights they need to respond to and plan for future demands .”
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