Solve complex information challenges with HP

Issued by HP
Johannesburg, 27 Mar 2013

HP today announced a complete next-generation data warehouse platform that enables businesses to solve complex information challenges and make more informed decisions while reducing cost and accelerating growth.

HP AppSystem for Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Parallel Data Warehouse provides insights on any data of any size, with up to 100 times faster query performance and a 30% faster scan rate over legacy data warehouses. The massively scalable platform delivers a 24x7 environment, where decision-making is integrated into business operations at multiple levels and across numerous users within the organisation.

"Organisations are realising that by integrating diverse new information types and sources into a coherent information management infrastructure, they can add value to their business in the form of revenue growth, cost savings or new business models," said President Ntuli, Business Critical Systems BU and Sales Manager, HP South Africa. "HP AppSystem for Parallel Data Warehouse helps consolidate departmental silos into data warehouses by summarising and transforming large amounts of data, and then leveraging those insights to enable more effective decision-making. It allows organisations to capitalise on information in order to operate more efficiently, effectively and competitively."

HP AppSystem for Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Parallel Data Warehouse delivers unparalleled performance in handling complex queries and high concurrency. Native integration with familiar business intelligence tools, like Microsoft Excel, allows users to abstract both structured and unstructured data together to provide a comprehensive view of essential business metrics, such as product sales, customer trends, production and operational effectiveness.

Pre-built and jointly tested, HP AppSystem for Parallel Data Warehouse is fast and easy to deploy, reducing time to value. Based on familiar, industry-standard components and management platforms, including HP ProLiant servers and low-cost storage for better capacity utilisation, it delivers the lowest price per terabyte in the market. [1] A smaller footprint helps reduce heating, cooling and space requirements, while HP remote management and monitoring capabilities reduce administrative time and costs.

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As well as ensuring 24x7 availability, the HP AppSystem for Parallel Data Warehouse is scalable for mission-critical requirements. Modular design, a massively parallel processing engine and a 'shared nothing' architecture enable linear scale-out from small terabyte requirements up to six petabytes of data.

Support services delivered jointly under a collaborative support agreement with a single point of contact for the customer between HP and Microsoft enable users to avoid disruptions, reduce risks, increase uptime and fulfil service level agreements. HP has more than 48 000 Microsoft-trained professionals, of which over 12 000 are Microsoft Certified, making HP one of the largest, most specialised forces of consultants and support professionals for Microsoft environments in the world.

HP's premier EMEA client event, HP Discover, takes place from 10 to 12 December, in Barcelona, Spain.

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