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Optimize efficiency with HP StorageWorks and Microsoft Windows.
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Facing the challenges: Applications and data are isolated. Capacity is underutilized. Operations and management costs are on the rise. And storage sprawls across the organization. The business demands continuous data protection, 24x7 line-of-business application availability and improved service levels. Regularly requirements drive the need to retaining e-mail and other records. No doubt, all familiar challenges as you aim to do more with less. To move ahead, you need to: |
- Break down infrastructure silos
- Automate error-prone manual processes
- Tighten management control of your environment
- Integrate hardware, software and services to create efficient next-generation data centers
HP and Microsoft are uniquely positioned to help you face your challenges head on—and drive better business outcomes with an optimized infrastructure.
Making the most of Windows 2008: HP StorageWorks takes full advantage of Microsoft’s Windows Server 2008 enhancements for storage—including improved failover clustering with integrated configuration validation tools, streamlined cluster setup and easy management of clusters, plus an enhanced quorum model that eliminates failure points.
Because of the deep engineering partnership between HP and Microsoft, we were among the first to provide support for the new grow-and-shrink functionality within Windows Server 2008. In addition, HP StorageWorks provides a robust backup portfolio to complement the new Windows Server 2008 backup strategy.
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Why HP and Windows? |
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A deep, application-smart storage portfolio for better business outcomes Because HP StorageWorks and Microsoft align technologies early in the development process, you have access to sizing and configuration tools to deploy your solutions simply and quickly with HP broad portfolio of solutions—all fully tested and integrated with Microsoft applications to enable optimal performance. Choose from:
- Storage software helps you simplify your complex Windows environment, increase agility, protect your data, increase storage utilization, and facilitate capacity planning.
- Network storage features a full range of network storage families, including HP StorageWorks XP Disk Arrays, Enterprise Virtual Arrays and Modular Storage Arrays, plus All-in-One Storage, Scalable NAS and Storage Virtualization.
- Data protection, replication and archiving provides robust data protection and archiving solutions with Tape Storage & Media, as well as disk-based data protection with HP Data Protector Software for Windows environments, HP Information Management Software, continuous data protection and data replication solutions.
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