You have identified a potential hybrid IT prospect. This customer has already virtualized much of the data center, although a few workloads run on bare metal. The customer also has some cloud…

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Options

• AApproach the customer with a pre-packaged HPE private cloud built on hype re on verged
• BAvoid wasting more time on this opportunity because the customer is already committed to public
• CTake a services-led approach to help the customer unify their services in an automated hybrid
• DHelp the customer plan how to update their database applications to better support big data and

• A
  81% (34)
• B
  2% (1)
• C
  10% (4)
• D
  7% (3)

Explanation

Option A is correct because this customer's stated goal - keeping some public cloud services while repatriating others to the data center - is a textbook hybrid IT scenario, and a pre-packaged HPE private cloud on hyperconverged infrastructure directly addresses it. Hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) simplifies running private cloud workloads on-premises with cloud-like agility, making it ideal for a customer already comfortable with virtualization who wants consistent management across environments. Option B is wrong because the customer has explicitly said they want to bring workloads back to the data center, meaning the opportunity is open, not closed. Option C sounds plausible but is too generic - a "services-led unification approach" doesn't prescribe the specific infrastructure solution the customer needs to actually run repatriated workloads. Option D is a mismatch entirely, since the customer's concern is cloud strategy and placement, not database modernization for big data.

Memory tip: Think "repatriation = HCI private cloud." Whenever a customer wants to pull workloads back from public cloud into a managed, virtualized on-prem environment, HPE's hyperconverged private cloud is the go-to recommendation - it delivers cloud-like simplicity without the cloud.

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