Data Centre Solutions

Enterprise infrastructure,
built on proven architecture.

Your data centre is the foundation everything depends on. Onel designs, supplies, and manages enterprise-grade data centre solutions built on validated reference architectures — so you get infrastructure that performs, scales, and survives.

Featured Reference Architectures

Cisco + Pure Storage FlashStack

Converged infrastructure for virtualised and cloud-native workloads

Converged
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HPE dHCI

Disaggregated HCI — scale compute and storage independently

HPE
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Rubrik Data Protection

Zero-trust data security and cyber resilience for enterprise environments

Protection
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HPE GreenLake

Consumption-based infrastructure — cloud economics on your premises

As-a-Service
20+
Years of enterprise infrastructure delivery
HPE
Gold Partner — Compute, Storage & GreenLake
200+
Servers managed across active environments
24/7
Managed infrastructure services

Cisco + Pure Storage FlashStack

A pre-validated converged infrastructure platform — combining Cisco compute and networking with Pure Storage all-flash arrays into a single, jointly supported solution that's faster to deploy and simpler to operate.

⚡ Cisco × Pure Storage — FlashStack CVD
FlashStack Reference Architecture
Management & Orchestration
Cisco Intersight
Cloud-based infrastructure management
Pure1 & VMware vCenter
Storage & VM management
Compute — Cisco UCS
UCS X-Series / B-Series
Blade compute nodes
UCS C-Series
Rack mount servers
VMware vSphere / ESXi
Virtualisation layer
Network Fabric — Cisco
Cisco Nexus
Top-of-rack switching
UCS Fabric Interconnect
Unified compute fabric
Fibre Channel / iSCSI
Storage connectivity
Storage — Pure Storage
FlashArray//X or //C
All-flash NVMe block storage
FlashBlade//S
Unstructured data & file/object
Data Protection
Pure SafeMode Snapshots
Immutable, ransomware-proof
Rubrik + Pure Integration
Policy-driven backup & recovery

Pre-Validated, Jointly Supported

FlashStack is a Cisco Validated Design (CVD) — Cisco and Pure Storage jointly test, certify, and support the combined stack. One call resolves issues across the entire platform.

All-Flash Performance

Pure Storage FlashArray delivers sub-millisecond latency and consistent performance at any scale — ideal for databases, VDI, ERP, and latency-sensitive workloads.

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Built-In Ransomware Protection

Pure SafeMode Snapshots are immutable and cannot be deleted or modified — even by an administrator. Your data is protected from ransomware at the storage layer.

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Unified Management via Intersight

Cisco Intersight provides a single management plane for compute, networking, and workloads — with AI-driven insights and automated policy enforcement.

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Evergreen Storage — No Disruptive Upgrades

Pure Storage's Evergreen model means your array is upgraded in-place, non-disruptively, for the life of the platform — no forklift upgrades, no migration projects.

Compute
Cisco UCS X-Series / B-Series / C-Series
Storage
Pure Storage FlashArray//X, //C or FlashBlade
Networking
Cisco Nexus + UCS Fabric Interconnect
Virtualisation
VMware vSphere / ESXi / Kubernetes
Management
Cisco Intersight + Pure1
Validation
Cisco CVD — jointly supported
Ideal For
  • Mission-critical virtualised workloads requiring consistent low latency
  • VDI deployments and high-density virtual desktop environments
  • ERP, CRM, and business-critical application hosting
  • Organisations that need a single support engagement across the full stack
  • Environments requiring ransomware-resilient immutable storage

HPE Disaggregated HCI (dHCI)

HPE dHCI delivers the simplicity of hyperconverged infrastructure without the compromise — compute and storage scale independently on dedicated hardware, giving you the operational benefits of HCI with true enterprise flexibility.

🌿 HPE Alletra + ProLiant — dHCI Architecture
HPE dHCI Reference Architecture
Unified Management
HPE InfoSight / OpsRamp
AI-driven predictive analytics
VMware vCenter + vSAN
Virtualisation management
Compute — HPE ProLiant (Dedicated, Scalable)
DL360 / DL380 Gen11
Rack compute nodes
Scale compute only
Add servers without adding storage
VMware ESXi
Hypervisor layer
Network — HPE / Aruba
Aruba CX Switching
25/100GbE data fabric
iSCSI / NVMe-oF
High-speed storage connectivity
Storage — HPE Alletra (Dedicated, Scalable)
HPE Alletra 6000 / 9000
All-flash NVMe array
Scale storage only
Add capacity without adding compute
Data Protection
HPE Cloud Volumes Backup
Native backup integration
Veeam / Rubrik
Enterprise backup & DR
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Independent Compute and Storage Scaling

Unlike traditional HCI where you must scale both together, HPE dHCI lets you add compute nodes or storage capacity independently — eliminating over-provisioning and wasted investment.

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AI-Driven Predictive Operations

HPE InfoSight analyses millions of data points across the global install base to predict and prevent issues before they affect your environment — reducing downtime to near zero.

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Simple HCI-Like Management

The operational experience feels like HCI — unified management, automated provisioning, and simplified lifecycle operations — but without the rigid coupling of traditional HCI.

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Better Economics at Scale

Because compute and storage scale independently, you only buy what you actually need — avoiding the classic HCI trap of buying storage just to add more CPU, or vice versa.

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GreenLake Ready

HPE dHCI is fully compatible with the HPE GreenLake consumption model — giving you the option to convert to as-a-service billing at any point.

Compute
HPE ProLiant DL Gen11 (dedicated nodes)
Storage
HPE Alletra 6000 / 9000 (dedicated array)
Networking
Aruba CX 25/100GbE switching fabric
Virtualisation
VMware vSphere / vSAN or Hyper-V
Management
HPE InfoSight + OpsRamp
Scaling
Compute and storage scale independently
Ideal For
  • Organisations moving from traditional 3-tier to a simpler, more manageable platform
  • Environments with unpredictable or asymmetric compute vs storage growth
  • Mixed workload environments needing flexible resource allocation
  • Organisations already running HPE or Aruba infrastructure
  • Teams wanting HCI simplicity without compromising on performance

Rubrik — Zero Trust Data Security

Rubrik is not just a backup platform — it is a data security platform built for a world where ransomware attacks are inevitable. Rubrik assumes breach, protects your backups from attackers, and gets your business back up and running fast.

🛡️ Rubrik — Zero Trust Data Security Platform
Rubrik Architecture — On-Premises + Cloud
Rubrik Security Cloud (SaaS Control Plane)
Rubrik Security Cloud
Centralised policy & monitoring
Radar — Threat Monitoring
AI-powered anomaly detection
Data Sources — What Rubrik Protects
VMware & Hyper-V
Virtual machines
Physical Servers
Windows, Linux
NAS / File Systems
Unstructured data
Microsoft 365
Exchange, Teams, SharePoint
Databases
SQL, Oracle, SAP HANA
Cloud Workloads
AWS, Azure, GCP
Rubrik Cluster — Immutable Data Storage
On-Premises Cluster (r6000)
Immutable, encrypted backup data
Rubrik Cloud Vault
Air-gapped offsite copy in cloud
Security & Compliance Features
Immutable Snapshots
Cannot be deleted or encrypted
Multi-Party Auth
MFA to modify backup policy
Data Classification
Sensitive data discovery & tagging
Recovery & Cyber Resilience
Orchestrated Recovery
Automated DR runbooks
Clean Room Recovery
Isolated recovery environment
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Immutable Backups — Ransomware Cannot Touch Them

Rubrik backup data is immutable at the storage layer. Even if an attacker gains administrator credentials, they cannot encrypt, delete, or modify your backup data. Your recovery point is always safe.

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AI-Powered Threat Detection

Rubrik Radar monitors backup data for anomalies — unusual encryption activity, sudden data changes, or suspicious file access patterns — and alerts you to a potential attack before it's too late to recover cleanly.

Fast, Orchestrated Recovery

Rubrik can recover individual files, full VMs, or entire application stacks in minutes — not hours. Automated recovery runbooks mean your team can execute a complex recovery without navigating manual steps under pressure.

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Protects Everything — Cloud, On-Prem, SaaS

One platform protects virtual machines, physical servers, databases, NAS, Microsoft 365, and cloud workloads across AWS, Azure, and GCP — with a single policy engine and single pane of glass.

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Compliance and Data Governance

Rubrik's data classification engine discovers and tags sensitive data across your backups — supporting compliance with Privacy Act, Essential Eight, GDPR, and sector-specific frameworks.

Platform
Rubrik Security Cloud + r6000 Cluster
Backup target
On-prem + Rubrik Cloud Vault (air-gapped)
Immutability
All backup data — immutable by design
Threat detection
Rubrik Radar — AI anomaly detection
SaaS protection
Microsoft 365 — Exchange, Teams, SP
Recovery
File, VM, app, and full site recovery
Ideal For
  • Organisations that have experienced or are concerned about ransomware
  • Regulated industries requiring defensible backup compliance evidence
  • Environments with complex mixed workloads across on-prem and cloud
  • Organisations needing Microsoft 365 data protection
  • Businesses replacing legacy backup tools with a modern, secure alternative

HPE GreenLake — Infrastructure as a Service, On Your Premises

HPE GreenLake brings the commercial model of public cloud — consumption billing, elastic capacity, no capital commitment — to infrastructure that runs in your own data centre. Pay for what you use. Scale as you grow.

☁️ HPE GreenLake — Consumption-Based On-Premises
HPE GreenLake Delivery Model
GreenLake Central (Cloud Management Portal)
HPE GreenLake Central
Self-service provisioning & metering
Usage-Based Billing
Monthly invoice based on consumption
Compute — HPE Owned, On Your Site
HPE ProLiant DL Gen11
On-premises, HPE-owned hardware
Buffer Capacity Pre-Installed
Ready to activate on demand
VMware / Hyper-V / KVM
Your choice of hypervisor
Storage — HPE Alletra On-Premises
HPE Alletra dHCI / MP
Metered all-flash storage
Evergreen Subscription
HPE manages hardware refresh lifecycle
Connectivity & Managed Services
Aruba Networking
Switching & connectivity layer
Onel Managed Services
24/7 management on top of GreenLake
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No Capital Expenditure

Hardware is owned and installed by HPE at your site. You pay a monthly fee based on actual consumption — converting a major CapEx into a predictable OpEx line item.

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Elastic Capacity On Demand

Buffer capacity is pre-installed and available to activate immediately. Scale up when you need it — no procurement cycles, no lead times, no emergency purchases.

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Your Site, Your Data

Infrastructure stays in your facility. For organisations with data sovereignty requirements — government, healthcare, finance — GreenLake delivers cloud economics without moving data off-premises.

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HPE Manages Hardware Lifecycle

HPE handles all hardware refresh, warranty, and end-of-life replacement. Your infrastructure is always on supported, current technology — without your team managing procurement.

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Onel Adds Managed Services on Top

Onel layers 24/7 monitoring, patch management, incident response, and capacity reporting on top of the HPE GreenLake platform — giving you a complete, fully managed infrastructure service.

Model
HPE-owned hardware at your site
Billing
Monthly consumption-based OpEx
Scaling
Buffer capacity pre-installed on-site
Lifecycle
HPE manages refresh & warranty
Data location
Always on-premises — your facility
Management
GreenLake Central + Onel 24/7
Ideal For
  • Organisations wanting to eliminate large infrastructure CapEx cycles
  • Government and regulated industries with strict data sovereignty requirements
  • Businesses wanting cloud-like flexibility without moving to public cloud
  • Environments with unpredictable growth that need rapid capacity response
  • Finance teams looking to move IT spend from capital to operating budget

What Onel delivers end-to-end.

Reference architectures are only valuable when they are implemented correctly and managed well. Onel covers the full lifecycle.

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Infrastructure Assessment

Know your baseline before you invest

Full inventory, risk assessment, performance analysis, and modernisation roadmap — so you know exactly what to do and why before spending a dollar.

Current state analysisRisk identificationRoadmap
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Solution Design

Architecture tailored to your business

Detailed technical design documents, bill of materials, and implementation plans — based on validated reference architectures and your specific workload requirements.

Detailed designBill of materialsCVD-based
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Supply & Procurement

Authorised partner pricing and supply

Onel is an authorised partner for HPE, Cisco, Pure Storage, and Rubrik — providing competitive pricing, correct licensing, and reliable supply chain management.

HPE Gold PartnerCisco partnerRubrik partner
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Deployment & Integration

Implemented right, first time

Rack, stack, cable, configure, and commission — our engineers deploy against the approved design with a clear testing plan and sign-off process at every stage.

Racking & cablingConfigurationTesting & UAT
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Workload Migration

Move with confidence, minimal disruption

Structured migration of virtual machines, data, and applications to the new platform — with rollback plans, cutover windows, and thorough post-migration validation.

VM migrationData migrationCutover planning
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Managed Services & Support

We manage it. You focus on your business.

24/7 monitoring, patch management, firmware updates, incident response, capacity planning, and monthly reporting — full operational ownership of your data centre environment.

24/7 monitoringPatch managementSLA-backed

From assessment to ongoing management.

One partner. Full lifecycle. No gaps.

1

Assess

We review your current environment, identify risks and gaps, and understand your business requirements before recommending anything.

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Design

Our engineers produce a detailed design based on the right validated reference architecture for your workloads, budget, and growth plans.

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Deploy

We supply, install, configure, and test the environment — migrating your workloads with a structured cutover plan and full documentation.

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Manage

Our 24/7 team takes operational responsibility — monitoring, patching, incident response, capacity planning, and regular reporting.

Authorised partners across all major platforms.

Onel holds authorised partner status with the vendors behind these architectures — so we deliver correctly, with full vendor support, at competitive pricing.

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HPE
ProLiant · Alletra · GreenLake · dHCI
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Cisco
UCS · Nexus · Intersight · FlashStack
Pure Storage
FlashArray · FlashBlade · SafeMode
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Rubrik
Security Cloud · Radar · Cloud Vault
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VMware / Broadcom
vSphere · vSAN · NSX · SRM
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Veeam
Backup & Replication · DR orchestration
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Aruba / HPE
CX Switching · AOS-CX · Network fabric
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Microsoft
Hyper-V · Azure Arc · Azure Backup
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Nutanix
HCI · AHV · Prism Central
Commvault
Enterprise backup · Cyber resilience

Proven outcomes for Victorian organisations.

Onel has delivered data centre transformation projects for some of Victoria's most recognised organisations — from councils to major sporting venues.

Local Government

Bayside City Council

Complete infrastructure refresh including HPE Nimble all-flash storage, ProLiant compute, VMware virtualisation, and Veeam data protection — with full managed service handover to Onel.

HPE NimbleVMwareVeeamManaged Services
Local Government

Monash City Council

Private cloud infrastructure across two active-active data centre sites — HPE compute, all-flash storage, Aruba networking, and data protection for 200+ virtual servers on a fixed monthly managed service.

HPE ProLiantActive-ActiveArubaData Protection
Sport & Entertainment

Melbourne Park

End-to-end infrastructure upgrade across the Melbourne Park precinct — compute, storage, and networking supporting the Australian Open and year-round venue operations including the network uplift project.

HPE ComputeStorage RefreshCisco NetworkingInfrastructure Design

Ready to build infrastructure your business can depend on?

Talk to one of our infrastructure architects. We'll assess your current environment and recommend the right validated architecture for your workloads, budget, and growth plans.

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