Cloud Services VMware · Nutanix · HCI

The cloud model you control .

Not every workload belongs in public cloud. Billow designs and runs hybrid and private cloud on VMware and Nutanix hyperconverged infrastructure that gives you cloud-like automation with full control over where your data and workloads live, connected to public cloud where it makes sense.

  • Private cloud on VMware & Nutanix
  • Hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI)
  • Data stays in your control
  • One hybrid operating model

Overview

What is hybrid and private cloud?

A private cloud is cloud infrastructure dedicated to a single organization, and a hybrid cloud connects that private cloud with public cloud so workloads and data can move between them under one operating model. Private cloud gives you cloud-like automation and self-service with full control over where data and workloads live; hybrid cloud combines that control with the scale and reach of public cloud.

 

The all-in-public-cloud story doesn't fit every workload. Regulated data, latency-sensitive systems, applications tied to specific hardware, and predictable high-utilization workloads are often better — and cheaper — on infrastructure you control. Hybrid cloud solutions let you keep those where they belong and still reach public cloud for elastic capacity, disaster recovery and modern services, without running two disconnected worlds.

 

Billow designs, builds and runs private cloud on VMware and Nutanix — both built on hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) — and connects it into AWS, Azure or Google Cloud as a single hybrid environment. One team is accountable for the whole thing, so hybrid cloud management stops meaning "the data-center team and the cloud team argue about whose problem it is."

What's included

Private cloud, built and connected end to end

Our hybrid cloud solutions cover the whole journey — from designing the private platform to connecting it into public cloud and running it day to day.

Private cloud design & build

Architect and deploy private cloud on VMware or Nutanix sized to your workloads, with automation and self-service built in.

Hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI)

Software-defined compute, storage and networking on standard servers — the simple, scalable foundation under a modern private cloud.

Hybrid cloud integration

Connect private and public cloud into one environment — networking, identity and management that span both, not two silos.

Migration & modernization

Move workloads onto private cloud or between VMware and Nutanix — with validation and cutover planning that protects the business.

Hybrid cloud management

Unified operations, monitoring, capacity and cost across the private and public sides — governed from a single operating model.

Managed private cloud & support

We run it day to day — patching, security, backup, performance and 24/7 support — so private cloud isn't another thing your team babysits.

Why hybrid & private

Not every workload belongs in public cloud.

Public cloud is the right home for a lot of things — but not everything. Where control, compliance, latency or economics matter, a private cloud keeps workloads where they belong, and hybrid cloud connects the rest.

Control & compliance

Keep regulated or sensitive data on infrastructure you own and govern — with the residency and control auditors expect.

Predictable economics

For steady, high-utilization workloads, owned private cloud is often cheaper than metered public cloud running 24/7.

Performance & latency

Keep latency-sensitive and hardware-bound systems close, on HCI tuned for them — not at the mercy of a shared region.

Best of both

Hybrid cloud gives you public-cloud elasticity and services when you need them, without giving up private-cloud control.

Platforms

Built on the platforms that lead private cloud

We're platform-led, not platform-locked we assess your estate and recommend VMware, Nutanix, or a mix, then connect it to the public cloud you already use.

VM

VMware

vSphere · Cloud Foundation

Private cloud on VMware Cloud Foundation and vSphere — the natural fit where you already run VMware at scale.
NX

Nutanix

AHV · Cloud Platform

Hyperconverged private cloud on the Nutanix Cloud Platform and AHV hypervisor — chosen to simplify operations and licensing.
HY

Hybrid connectivity

Azure · AWS · Google Cloud

Secure links and unified management into public cloud via Azure Arc, AWS and Google Cloud for one hybrid operating model.

How we engage

From assessment to running hybrid cloud

01

Assess

We map your workloads and requirements control, compliance, latency, cost and decide what belongs private, public or hybrid.

02

Design

We architect the private platform (VMware or Nutanix) and the hybrid connectivity, sized to your workloads and roadmap.

03

Build & migrate

We deploy the HCI platform, integrate public cloud, and migrate workloads with tested cutovers that protect the business.

04

Operate

We run and optimize the hybrid environment monitoring, patching, security, capacity and cost as one managed service.

FAQ

Hybrid & private cloud questions

A private cloud is cloud infrastructure dedicated to a single organization — running in your own data center or hosted for you — giving you cloud-like automation and self-service with full control over where data and workloads live. A hybrid cloud connects that private cloud with public cloud (AWS, Azure or Google Cloud) so workloads and data can move between them under one operating model. Private cloud is about control; hybrid cloud is about combining that control with public-cloud scale.
Private cloud makes sense when workloads have strict data-residency, compliance, latency or control requirements — regulated data, systems that can't leave your premises, predictable high-utilization workloads where owned infrastructure is cheaper, or applications tied to specific hardware. Rather than forcing everything into public cloud, we keep those workloads on a private cloud and connect the rest through hybrid cloud.
Both are strong hyperconverged and private-cloud platforms; the right choice depends on your existing estate, licensing, team skills and roadmap. VMware (including VMware Cloud Foundation and vSphere) is often the natural fit where you already run VMware heavily. Nutanix, with its AHV hypervisor and cloud platform, is frequently chosen to simplify operations and licensing. We assess your environment and recommend the platform — or mix — that fits, rather than defaulting to one.
Hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) combines compute, storage and networking into a single software-defined system running on standard servers, instead of separate silos of hardware. It's the foundation of most modern private clouds — VMware and Nutanix both build on it — because it's simpler to scale, operate and automate. HCI is what lets a private cloud behave like a cloud rather than like traditional infrastructure.
Yes. Beyond designing and building, we operate hybrid and private cloud day to day — monitoring, patching, capacity, backup, security and cost — across both the private (VMware or Nutanix) side and the connected public cloud. You get one team accountable for the whole hybrid environment rather than a split between your data center and your cloud.

Related services

Works hand in hand with

Hybrid and private cloud rarely stand alone. These are what most clients pair with them across the cloud practice.

Cloud Services

The full cloud practice this sits within migration, DR, DevOps, FinOps and AI infrastructure across AWS, Azure and Google Cloud.

Cloud Migration

Moving workloads onto private cloud or between platforms is a migration the same team plans and runs the cutover safely.

Cloud Managed Services

Once the hybrid environment is live, we run it day to day monitoring, security, patching and cost across private and public.

Get started

Keep the workloads that matter close.

Tell us which workloads can't or shouldn't go all-in on public cloud, and we'll show you a hybrid and private cloud design on VMware or Nutanix — that keeps them in your control.