HPE GreenLake for Private Cloud Enterprise is a cloud service that delivers a fully managed private cloud experience for bare metal, containers, and virtual machines in your private environment 1 . It offers a public cloud-like operating model with pay-per-use pricing, self-service provisioning, and consumption analytics 1 .
One of the financial key performance indicators (KPIs) that you can show via GreenLake Central, the online portal for managing and optimizing your HPE GreenLake services, is metered charges. Metered charges are the actual costs incurred by your usage of the HPE GreenLake for Private Cloud Enterprise service, based on the resources you consume and the service level agreement you choose 2 . Metered charges are calculated and billed monthly, and you can view them in real time via GreenLake Central 2 .
Metered charges are an important financial KPI for a CFO, as they reflect the value and efficiency of the HPE GreenLake for Private Cloud Enterprise service. By showing metered charges via GreenLake Central, you can demonstrate how the service aligns the costs with the outcomes, reduces the upfront capital expenditure, and optimizes the cash flow of the business 3 . You can also compare the metered charges with the budgeted charges, which are the estimated costs based on the initial capacity and service level agreement, to show the variance and savings achieved by the service 2 .
The other options, such as ROI, TCO, and net present value, are not financial KPIs that you can show via GreenLake Central. ROI (return on investment) is a ratio that measures the profitability of an investment relative to its cost 4 . TCO (total cost of ownership) is a measure of the direct and indirect costs associated with acquiring and operating an asset or a service over its lifetime 5 . Net present value is a measure of the current value of a future stream of cash flows, discounted by a certain interest rate 6 . These are all useful financial metrics for evaluating the HPE GreenLake for Private Cloud Enterprise service, but they are not directly available or calculated via GreenLake Central. They require additional data and analysis from other sources, such as financial statements, market research, or industry benchmarks.
[References:, 1: HPE GreenLake for Private Cloud Enterprise, 2: HPE GreenLake for Private Cloud Enterprise: Scaling and orchestrating modern applications for the enterprise, 3: HPE GreenLake: The cloud that comes to you, 4: Return on Investment (ROI) Definition, 5: Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Definition, 6: Net Present Value (NPV) Definition, ]