HP is integrating its 3PAR Utility Storage, a key element of its Converged Infrastructure strategy, into its Storage Management Services portfolio, in a move it says will simplify scalable computing.
This development was announced at the company's Discover event, in Las Vegas, this week.
HP 3PAR Storage Systems will be added to the HP Data Centre Storage Package, enabling clients to respond to new storage requirements and enable on-demand support for business applications.
“Clients are struggling to manage their exploding data storage requirements using outdated legacy storage infrastructure, and that's impacting business results,” said Rob Taylor, VP Data Centre Services, HP Enterprise Services.
“By integrating HP 3PAR Utility Storage into our storage services capabilities, clients can efficiently meet their demand for a converged storage architecture specifically designed for IT as a service.”
According to Taylor, storage efficiency features will include autonomic storage tiering and thin provisioning, which will align storage resources with changing application performance demands and can increase storage utilisation, while cutting capacity requirements by 50% or more.
Additionally, the service will aid clients seeking to consolidate storage hardware and respond to explosive data growth through solutions built on converged storage, server and networking platforms.
“By eliminating silos of data and unused hardware, clients benefit from unified management and a lower total cost of ownership.”
Taylor said HP Services is speeding up client adoption of HP 3PAR Utility Storage through assessment, data migration and architectural design services, as well as workshops. He concluded that service providers building new capabilities will have the global support of HP to accelerate their cloud computing initiatives.
In terms of availability, he said HP 3PAR Storage System integration with HP Storage Management Services is available now in the US, and will be rolled out to other regions over the course of the next year.
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