Optimizing the Cloud Journey: An Exploration of Dell APEX and Consumption-Based Multi-Cloud Strategies
On this episode of the Futurum Tech Webcast – Interview Series, host Steven Dickens welcomes Clint Boulton Senior Advisor, Portfolio Marketing, APEX from Dell Technologies for a conversation on the power of Dell APEX and consumption-based multi-cloud strategies. Their discussion covers how Dell APEX aims to offer a cost-effective and flexible Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) solution by aligning costs with actual consumption and addressing the scaling and cost-containment challenges often seen in Public Clouds. They discuss how the platform provides a comprehensive range of services, including storage, data protection, and multi-cloud options, designed to right-size infrastructure and workloads for efficiency and regulatory compliance. Lastly, they discuss how Dell APEX focuses on life-cycle management to free up IT staff for strategic business initiatives while also incorporating robust security and data governance measures. Key topics in this episode include: Cost-Alignment: APEX's elastic scaling and pay-as-you-go model eliminates overprovisioning and aims to provide cost-effective scaling, addressing limitations of public cloud and FinOps. Comprehensive Service Offerings: Covers a wide array of IaaS needs from storage and data protection to cloud platforms, thereby offering multicloud flexibility and various custom solutions. Workload Efficiency: Allows for intentional placement and right-sizing of workloads, whether in public/private cloud or on-premises, to meet scalability, operational, and regulatory requirements. Resource Optimization: By offloading life-cycle management and other operations, it frees up IT staff for more strategic tasks, supported by Dell's capacity planning, performance gains, and direct support services. Learn more about the value of Dell APEX here.