New systems featuring Intel Itanium
processor 9500 series deliver total cost of ownership savings of more
than 30 percent
KUALA LUMPUR, 14 March 2013 — HP
today strengthened its mission-critical Converged Infrastructure
portfolio with innovative and enhanced HP Integrity systems, HP-UX
software and services to triple performance,(1) boost resiliency and
deliver investment protection for critical workloads deployed into
the next decade.
Based on HP enhancements and the Intel®
Itanium® processor 9500 series, transactions are processed up to
three times faster than previous generations, while using 21 percent
less energy.(2) As a result, clients can realize a 33 percent savings
in total cost of ownership (TCO).(3)
Today’s announcement delivers against
HP’s commitment to industry-leading innovations for the HP
Integrity platform. With advancements in availability and
reliability, HP’s mission-critical Converged Infrastructure will
continue to enhance established HP Integrity platforms supporting
HP-UX, HP NonStop and OpenVMS operating systems. Over time, these
advancements will cascade to mission-critical x86 platforms
delivering a single, unified infrastructure for UNIX®, Microsoft
Windows® and Linux environments.
The newest solutions offer the
scalability, continuous availability and efficiency needed by clients
to achieve their mission-critical business goals and improve
productivity. The new offerings include:
A faster, more robust HP Superdome 2,
with new blades and advancements to HP’s flagship server that
provide high availability for mission-critical workloads; Three new
HP Integrity server blades for the HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosure,
providing unique workload flexibility with the industry’s only
electrically isolated hard-partitioning capabilities; A new
entry-class HP Integrity server for branch offices or expanding
businesses that is ENERGY STAR® certified for reduced energy use;
HP-UX advancements that deliver enhanced security and management to
speed threat detection and optimize resource utilization; and New
advisory workshop services, financing programs and cost assessment
tools to assist clients in optimizing their mission-critical
environment.
“Our mission-critical clients face
ever-increasing demands for uptime, performance and security with
their most critical applications,” said Kelvin Khaw, Director,
Business Critical Systems, HP Enterprise Group, SEA.
“Today’s announcement demonstrates
HP’s continued commitment to transform the server landscape with
innovations to the Integrity portfolio— offered within a
mission-critical Converged Infrastructure that will endure into the
future.”
HP fortifies IT with improved
scalability, reliability and efficiency HP Superdome 2 now offers a
boost in scalability and performance with double the number of
cores.(4) Increased reliability also is achieved with enhancements
that provide built-in intelligence that enables proactive detection,
analysis and repair of errors.
HP’s expanded portfolio also includes
server blades that deliver improved resiliency with electrically
isolated hard partitions that fully isolate workloads without
compromising data integrity. The new server blades utilize reduced
power—up to 21 percent less energy (2) — with new low-voltage,
dual in-line memory modules (DIMMS). They also improve efficiency
with the new 9500 series processors.
The new server blades include the HP
IntegrityBL860c i4, which scales up to two sockets; the HP Integrity
BL870c i4, with up to four socket configurations; and the HP
Integrity BL890c i4, with up to eight sockets. Additionally, the
ENERGY STAR certified HP Integrity rx2800 i4 entry-level server
improves energy efficiency.
“Both lines of our business were
experiencing phenomenal growth and struggling to manage increased
data traffic." said Heini Kalt, director, ICT Infrastructure &
Operations, Hotelplan Group. "We selected HP Integrity servers
to ensure high system availability because we needed the most
reliable option to support the nearly ten-fold increase in data
volumes from holiday accommodation agents, travel agents and
internet-based customers.
The HP Integrity server platform met
our current needs, while providing us the flexibility and scalability
to protect our investment, making sure our data centers are equipped
for future needs."
Secure, automate and scale operations
with HP-UX updates New enhancements to HP-UX 11iv3(5) enable clients
to:
Improve security with a new common log
file that delivers up to 10 times faster threat detection than
previous generations;(5) Simplify management with HP Capacity
Advisor’s new analysis tool that identifies idle and under- or
over-utilized servers to increase server efficiency; and Double the
size of HP-UX workloads supported within the same data center
footprint with up to 256 cores per server.(6)
New service and programs align IT with
business needs to lower risks HP also has introduced the HP Platform
Advisory Workshop to assist clients in planning future
mission-critical environments or transitioning from legacy servers to
HP Integrity with recommendations for optimization, migration and
risk mitigation. Upon completion, clients receive a customized
blueprint of their organization’s ideal transition path to the
newest HP Integrity systems.
Also new is an enhanced TCO Calculator
to help mission-critical customers assess the TCO for maintaining
existing infrastructure and to help determine the cost to transition
and support new HP Integrity systems.
Flexible financing, leasing and
trade-in options provided by HP Financial Services, the company’s
leasing and life cycle asset management subsidiary, enable clients to
transition from legacy infrastructure to the newest HP Integrity
systems with minimal upfront investment.
Pricing and availability(7)
The first new HP Integrity systems,
including the Superdome 2 server blades are available in Malaysia at
a starting price of $6,490 per blade suggested U.S. list price.
The HP Platform Advisory Workshop
services are available worldwide with pricing based on location and
implementation.
(1) Based on HP labs testing that
compared HP Integrity blade servers with the Intel Itanium processor
9500 series versus Intel Itanium processor 9300 series, resulting in
a 3.29 times performance improvement over the previous generation,
rounded to three times the improvement.
(2) Based on HP internal lab testing
that compared HP Integrity RX2800 i2 severs, with Intel Itanium 9300
series processors and 24 8GB DIMM memory cards versus HP Integrity
RX2800 i4 servers, with Intel Itanium 9500 series processors and 24
8GB DIMM memory cards. The difference was 162 watts or 21.4 percent
less energy consumption for the Intel Itanium 9500 series
processor-based system. ENERGY STAR qualification based on published
qualification data for the HP Integrity RX2800 i4 server, in the
category forEnterprise Server. Testing done June 2012.
(3) HP Superdome 2 with CB900 i2 blades
(previous generation) supported a maximum of 128 cores, versus the HP
Superdome 2 with CB900 i4 blades (newest generation) which supports a
maximum of 256 cores.
(4) Based on a comparison of the HP
Superdome 2 with CB900 i2blades and the newest-generation HP
Superdome 2 with CB900i4 blades.
(5) The official update to HP-UX 11i v3
was on September 2012.
(6) Based on HP-UX Security Lab
testing, HP Bangalore, August 2012. Threat detection can be done up
to 10 times faster with the new common log file per multiple AAA
servers that perform authentication, authorization and accounting on
a system.
(7) U.S. street prices. Actual prices
may vary.
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