HP Announces Products, Services On FlexNetwork Architecture

HP has announced new networking products and services based on the HP FlexNetwork architecture that deliver the increased flexibility clients need to keep pace with the demands of globalisation and IT consumerisation.

Legacy network infrastructures typically lack the flexibility required to support virtualised infrastructures, the bandwidth for intensive multimedia applications and the scalability required for the growing number of connected mobile devices.

The new HP Networking solutions for virtualisation, multimedia applications and enterprise mobility simplify migration to newer Internet Protocols, the 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) networking standard and virtualised branch services.

HP FlexFabric solutions for the datacentre include the new 10 GbE HP 5900 top-of-rack switch and the updated HP 12500 switch series, which enables clients to improve the performance of server-to-server traffic by up to 80 percent.

HP FlexCampus offerings include the new HP 3800 stackable switches, which provide up to 450 percent higher performance, and a new reference architecture for campus environments that unifies wired and wireless networks to support mobility and high-bandwidth multimedia applications.

An expanded HP FlexBranch portfolio of new virtualised service modules with technology from HP partners VMware and Citrix helps to speed the service delivery of applications to branch offices.
HP FlexManagement with integrated mobile network access control (NAC) in HP Intelligent Management Center 5.1 streamlines enterprise access to mobile devices and protects IT infrastructure from mobile threats.

New specialised services facilitate the migration to IPv6 while simplifying the customer transition, ensuring business continuity and minimizing business risk.

“Enterprises need a simpler networking infrastructure that’s scalable and flexible to keep pace with the dynamic needs of business applications,” said Subhodeep Bhattacharya, director, HP Networking, HP India. “HP is the only company with a unified approach to networking across the datacentre, campus and branch that enables clients to embrace the adoption of video, cloud and rich multimedia applications.”

A core component of the HP Converged Infrastructure, the HP FlexNetwork architecture converges network silos by ensuring protocols are implemented consistently across all networked devices throughout an enterprise.