Enabling End to End Virtualization Solutions for Midmarket & Enterprise customers
HP and VMware are the market leaders in end to end virtualization solutions for midmarket and enterprise customers. From server and storage consolidation, to disaster recover and high availability, to virtual client platform, and finally into the cloud, HP and VMware are ideally positioned to provide the most comprehensive, tested and certified virtual infrastructure solutions on the market today.
Highlights
HP Insight Control for VMware vCenter Server Enhances Management of Virtual Environments
HP Insight Control is the first integration with VMware vCenter Server to provide a single solution for managing both physical and virtual infrastructures. Announced September 1st, 2009 at VMworld 2009, HP Insight Control for VMware vCenter Server meets customer demand for tighter integration of physical and virtual infrastructure management, enabling customers to streamline day-to-day monitoring and management tasks while freeing up IT staff to focus on more strategic projects that better align technology to business needs. Read the press release.
HP Adaptive Infrastructure Portfolio Extended to Include VMware vSphere Products
On July 13, 2009, HP added new upgrades for VMware vSphere and additional support of VMware vSphere products and services to the HP Adaptive Infrastructure Portfolio. HP’s Adaptive Infrastructure portfolio – including HP ProLiant, BladeSystem and StorageWorks -- enables customers to build flexible, dynamic IT infrastructures that allow them to respond to rapidly changing business requirements while reducing costs.
HP Delivers Application High Availability without External Storage
HP virtualization bundles featuring ProLiant G6 servers, HP LeftHand VSA 4000, and VMware vCenter Essentials Plus deliver cost-effective application high availability without external storage. Leveraging the HP LeftHand VSA 4000, the HP Virtualization bundles allow an organization to pool all of the storage that is either inside a ProLiant G6 server or directly attached to it, into one virtualized pool of storage.
HPs Virtual Connect Flex-10 Increases the Cost Savings of Virtualization
HP’s Virtual Connect Flex-10 Ethernet module is the industry’s first interconnect that flexibly allocates the bandwidth of a 10 Gb Ethernet network port across four NIC connections. Customers deploying virtual machines and who utilize Virtual Connect Flex-10 can realize savings of up to 66 percent in network equipment costs, save 240 watts of power per HP BladeSystem enclosure, or 3,150 kilowatt hours per year. Now that is cost savings!
