 "HP Expands AI Portfolio With Integration Of VMware vSphere 4")
HP has announced the integration of VMware vSphere 4 into its HP Adaptive Infrastructure (AI) portfolio. The integration includes a broad range of related products and services designed to enable customers to change the economics of their technology infrastructures.
Designed to deliver a business-ready infrastructure, HP AI with VMware vSphere 4 can be delivered across various models – on-premise, as an outsourced offering or via cloud computing – providing customers with flexibility of choice.
The interoperability of VMware vSphere 4 with HP’s portfolio includes:
- Offerings to meet the needs of small and midsize businesses, enterprises and cloud computing customers, including VMware Ready Certified hardware platforms ideal for VMware vSphere 4 and a wide choice of HP ProLiant and HP BladeSystem servers and HP StorageWorks systems.
- A comprehensive set of tools for both virtual and physical environments through HP Software solutions – such as HP Insight software – that are integrated with VMware vSphere 4.
- Seamless management and reduced network costs with HP Virtual Connect, the company’s virtual I/O fabric.
- Training to help customers maximise their VMware vSphere 4 investments, such as startup, migration, health check, technical support and education services.
“Customers in India, who want to divert more resources toward increasing revenue can rely on the combination of HP products and services and VMware vSphere 4 to deliver a business-ready technology infrastructure,” said Aman Neil Dokania, vice president and general manager, Infrastructure Software, HP Asia Pacific and Japan. “HP has worked extensively with VMware to develop solutions that help customers realise the full business value of their virtualisation technologies from desktop to data centre.”
Jiju Joseph, country manager, ESS Software, Technology Solutions Group, HP India, said, “With VMware vSphere 4, our combined portfolios will offer packaged solutions that deliver flexible IT as a service to meet the needs of customers of all sizes in India.”