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Five Key Benefits of Hybrid Cloud as a Service

Written by Jeff St John, Senior Solutions Architect | Jul 29, 2024 2:00:00 PM

Dell APEX (Application Performance and Experience) solutions are designed to enhance the performance and user experience of critical applications. By combining hardware, software, and services, Dell APEX delivers a comprehensive and integrated solution that can reduce downtime, boost application performance, and ensure a high-quality user experience. These solutions can be deployed in on-premises data centers, co-located in third-party data centers, or hosted at managed data center locations. Dell APEX employs a consumption model similar to AWS, Azure, and GCP, allowing you to pay only for what you use with the flexibility to scale up or down as needed.  

In this blog post, we will share five key benefits of Hybrid Cloud as a Service as delivered through Dell APEX and C1.

1. Gain Real-Time Visibility into Application Performance

One of the key technical benefits of Dell APEX solutions is their ability to provide real-time visibility into application performance and user experience. This is enabled through advanced monitoring tools and real-time analytics, giving organizations insights into application performance, identifying performance-affecting factors, and addressing any issues promptly.  

C1, a leading provider of IT services and solutions, including Dell APEX, has a team of experienced technical experts to help implement and manage these solutions effectively.

  • Assessment and Planning: C1 assists in assessing current IT infrastructure and developing a plan to implement Dell APEX solutions tailored to specific needs and goals, identifying potential gaps or challenges that could affect implementation success.  

  • Implementation: C1 ensures smooth and efficient implementation of Dell APEX solutions, helping configure, set up, and integrate them with existing systems while providing ongoing support.

  • Management and Maintenance: C1 offers managed services to monitor performance and capacity, address issues, and update solutions to ensure they run smoothly.

2. Improve Application Performance and Reduce Downtime

Dell APEX solutions improve application performance and reduce downtime through hardware acceleration technologies and software optimization. These include hardware-accelerated networking technologies to enhance application performance and software tools to optimize applications for reliability and performance.

3. Ensure an Optimal User Experience

Dell APEX solutions help ensure a high-quality user experience through advanced testing and validation capabilities, along with real-time monitoring and analytics tools. These tools provide the insights needed to ensure applications deliver the best possible user experience. 

4. Deploy and Scale with Ease

Dell APEX solutions are highly scalable, flexible, and easy to deploy and manage, compatible with a wide range of hardware and software platforms. This makes them ideal for organizations of all sizes and across various industries. 

5. Expand your Private Cloud Solution to the Public Cloud 

Go ground-to-cloud by making your enterprise–class storage available to AWS and Azure public clouds with new management tools like APEX Navigator to centralize management activities across clouds. 

Overall Value  

Dell APEX solutions increase efficiency, reduce costs, and improve overall customer experience. Partnering with C1 provides expert technical support throughout the implementation and usage of these solutions. Dell APEX has the potential to significantly improve business operations by leveraging cutting-edge technology and the expertise of C1, driving growth and success.