Your customer required a managed private cloud solution of which they can retain ownership for tax purposes. Which delivery model should you recommend?

The customer's primary requirement is to retain ownership of the assets for tax purposes, which typically means they want to capitalize the equipment and claim depreciation. A traditional purchase directly achieves this, as the customer buys and owns the hardware outright. HPE GreenLake management services can then be added as a separate operational expense to provide the desired "managed private cloud" experience on customer-owned infrastructure.

A. Standard HPE GreenLake for VDI is a pay-per-use service where HPE retains ownership of the on-premises hardware, which contradicts the customer's core requirement.
B. An HPE Financial Services lease can be structured as a capital lease to confer tax ownership, but it is a more complex financial arrangement than a direct purchase.
D. A custom HPE GreenLake solution is still fundamentally a service where HPE owns the underlying assets, making it unsuitable for a customer who must retain ownership.

1. HPE. (2023). HPE GreenLake Management Services Data Sheet. Document Number: a50002534enw. This document states, "HPE GreenLake Management Services... can manage your multi-vendor environment that you own, or we can provide the infrastructure for you..." (p. 1), confirming its applicability to customer-owned assets.

2. HPE. (2022). HPE GreenLake: The cloud that comes to you. This solution brief outlines the GreenLake model where infrastructure is delivered "as a service," which implies HPE ownership, contrasting with a traditional capital expenditure purchase.