Hybrid Cloud Storage for critical workloads and hybrid environments

File and block storage to integrate data and applications across enterprise architectures.

  • Compatible with Bare Metal, Private Cloud, and Public Cloud environments
  • Supports application workloads, databases, and virtualized infrastructures
  • Scalable in terms of capacity, throughput, and IOPS
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Enterprise storage for hybrid architectures

Manage data and critical workloads with storage that is compatible with your Aruba Cloud stack.

Integration with dedicated and private environments

Hybrid Cloud Storage connects to Bare Metal and Private Cloud environments, extending storage without separating applications, data, and infrastructure resources.

Support for critical workloads

Use storage resources designed for business applications, databases, virtual machines, and services that require business continuity, control, and predictable performance.

Cross-environment architecture

Integrate storage into hybrid and distributed scenarios, maintaining compatibility across dedicated, virtualized, and cloud environments.

Consistency across the Aruba Cloud ecosystem

Build more integrated architectures by combining Hybrid Cloud Storage with Aruba Cloud services, networking components, and dedicated infrastructures.

Protocols supported by Hybrid Cloud Storage

Choose file or block access based on your workload requirements.

File Storage

Storage with a shared file system for repositories, shared data, application content, and environments where multiple systems need to access the same files.

Available protocols

  • NFS
  • SMB

Block Storage

Block storage volumes for databases, virtual machines, stateful applications, and workloads that require direct storage access and high performance.

Available protocols

  • iSCSI
  • NVMe/TCP

Hybrid Cloud Storage profiles

Choose the profile that best fits your capacity, throughput, and IOPS requirements.

Standard

Profile for general-purpose workloads and environments requiring reliable storage, scalable capacity, and balanced performance.

Features

  • IOPS/GB: Up to 5
  • Maximum IOPS per volume: 5,000

Performance

Profile for business applications, databases, and virtualized environments requiring higher responsiveness and throughput.

Features

  • IOPS/GB: Up to 15
  • Maximum IOPS per volume: 15,000

Premium

Profile for critical and mission-critical workloads with demanding requirements for performance, data access, and business continuity.

Features

  • IOPS/GB: Up to 30
  • Maximum IOPS per volume: 30,000

Every project has different requirements in terms of capacity, performance, and integration. Talk to the Aruba Cloud team to identify the Hybrid Cloud Storage profile that best fits your architecture.

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Hybrid Cloud Storage is ideal for critical and mission-critical workloads

Enterprise scenarios that require shared storage, high performance, and integration across cloud environments.

Extend storage for Dedicated Servers

Extend the storage of your Dedicated Servers with integrated file or block storage resources, ideal for business applications, repositories, and workloads running on dedicated physical resources.

Enhance Private Cloud storage

Integrate Hybrid Cloud Storage into private environments to manage application data, virtual machines, and enterprise services with greater infrastructure control.

Support critical applications and databases

Support databases, stateful applications, and services that require persistent data access, sufficient throughput, and consistent performance.

Integrate storage, compute, and networking

Connect storage to Aruba Cloud services and networking components to build more cohesive architectures across compute, networking, and data.

Make storage more flexible

Increase storage flexibility without redesigning your entire architecture, while maintaining compatibility with existing environments.

Unify storage across hybrid environments

Use Hybrid Cloud Storage as a common storage layer for environments that combine dedicated resources, Private Cloud, and Public Cloud.

Compatibility with the Aruba Cloud ecosystem

Integrate Hybrid Cloud Storage into key Aruba Cloud infrastructure environments.

Bare Metal

Associate Hybrid Cloud Storage with Dedicated Servers to add file or block storage resources to physical infrastructures, application workloads, and critical services.

Private Cloud

Use Hybrid Cloud Storage in private environments to support virtual machines, enterprise applications, and shared data, while maintaining control over your infrastructure.

Public Cloud

Integrate storage with Public Cloud resources for distributed scenarios, cloud workloads, and architectures that require greater continuity across environments.

Frequently asked questions about Hybrid Cloud Storage

  • Hybrid Cloud Storage is an Aruba Cloud enterprise storage solution that provides File Storage and Block Storage resources compatible with multiple services across the Aruba Cloud ecosystem. It is designed to extend Bare Metal, Private Cloud, Public Cloud, and hybrid architectures.

  • Hybrid Cloud Storage is more than just additional storage capacity. It is an enterprise storage layer designed to integrate with critical infrastructures, dedicated environments, and complex cloud architectures, where business continuity, compatibility, and architectural control are essential.

  • Cloud Object Storage is designed for S3-compatible object storage, making it ideal for backups, data repositories, static content, and large volumes of unstructured data.

    Hybrid Cloud Storage, on the other hand, provides File Storage and Block Storage capabilities to extend Bare Metal, Private Cloud, Public Cloud, and hybrid architectures with an enterprise storage layer.

  • Hybrid Cloud Storage can be used as a storage component to extend Private Cloud environments with File Storage and Block Storage resources.

    The configuration is evaluated through a consultation with the Aruba Cloud sales team, based on your existing architecture, the workloads to be supported, and your project's technical requirements.

  • For File Storage, protocols such as NFS and SMB are available. For Block Storage, protocols such as iSCSI and Fibre Channel (FC) are available.

  • No. At this stage, Hybrid Cloud Storage is not available for online purchase and does not include a shopping cart, public pricing, or a configuration tool. The service is provisioned through a consultation with the Aruba Cloud sales team to identify the solution that best fits your infrastructure environment.

  • The service is primarily designed to extend Bare Metal and Private Cloud environments. It can also be used with Public Cloud and other services in the Aruba Cloud ecosystem, depending on technical compatibility and the infrastructure project.

  • Yes. Hybrid Cloud Storage provides both File Storage and Block Storage capabilities.

  • Hybrid Cloud Storage is designed for IT managers, cloud architects, infrastructure managers, system administrators, system integrators, managed service providers, and organizations with cloud, dedicated, or hybrid infrastructures.

  • It is designed for critical workloads, enterprise applications, virtualized environments, databases, shared repositories, file servers, hybrid cloud architectures, and scenarios where storage must integrate with multiple infrastructure components.

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