As demands grow and budgets shrink, many IT shops are struggling with aging servers. You know you need to upgrade, but you just can't justify the expense. Or can you?
| Upgrade to G6 and Save1 |
Upgrade from
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G4
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G5
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Annual energy savings
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$18,000
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$3,850
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OS licensing savings
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$31,200
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$8,800
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Months to ROI
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3
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12
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Today's servers offer more than twice the computing horse power
2 of the previous generation, yet they use less than one-half the energy and can be managed by fewer staff.
With zero percent financing,3 ROI in as little as three months, remote support and pay-as-you-go consulting services, the question isn't whether you can afford new servers. The question is, can you afford to keep your old ones?
Your budget has been cut, but your workload hasn't. Deciding to keep your old servers means spending those precious dollars on too much power, too much space, more staff time, higher software licensing fees, extra services and maybe even more data center space.
HP has completely redesigned its ProLiant server line to take on your challenges. The new ProLiant G6 servers:
- Use less energy
- Deliver more computing power
- Require fewer staff hours
- Pay for themselves fast
Over the last decade, the majority of server costs have shifted from purchase price to operating expenses, according to analyst firm IDC.4 And, with Tier IV space going for USD$2,000-plus per square foot, data centers arent getting any cheaper, either.5
| ProLiant Server Generations Compared |
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G6
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G5
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G4
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Year
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2009
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2007
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2005
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CPU
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Quad-core
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Dual-core
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Single-core
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Equivalents
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3 servers/450 watts
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14 servers/2630 watts
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42 servers/10,700watts
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The new ProLiant G6 servers let you get twice as much done with half the servers, yet they use just a fraction of the energy of previous generation servers.
- Dynamic Power Capping lets you set limits on energy use. No need to provision more power than you actually need. That extra capacity just might save you from outgrowing your current data centerand the expense of building a new one.
- Common-slot power supplies let you pick the supply that best fits your G6 server configuration. Save power by choosing an up to 92 percent efficient power supply right-sized for your configuration.
- HP's Sea of Sensors, as many as 32 in all, continuously monitors each new ProLiant G6, adjusting fan speeds and powering only slots that are in use. Your servers stay cool and you spend only for the power you really need and use.
If you're like everyone else, your workload hasnt changed but your headcount probably has been reduced. Easier management and automation means G6 servers require fewer staff hours to operate and maintain. And, new service solutions, like remote support and ala carte consulting services can offer extra resources, without the extra staff.
Every ProLiant G6 ships with HP ProLiant Onboard Administrator. Powered by the integrated Lights Out, or iLO 2 management processor, ProLiant Onboard Administrator automates day-to-day tasks and allows the server to be managed remotely from anywhere in the world.
HP Insight Control now ships bundled with many G6 server models. With Insight Control, you can save as much as $48,000 in operational expenses for every 100 users over three years.6
With the G6, you can access more than 85 different consulting services through ProLiant Proactive Select, a simple, pick-and-choose service plan. Purchase service points with one approval, and then spend them for services delivered over a period of up to five years. 5
Using the new Intel Xeon 5500 series processors, DDR3 memory and faster I/O, the G6 delivers double the performance of existing quad-core servers.7 A new generation of HP Smart Array Modular Controllers offers faster storage retrieval.
Flex-10, the first technology to divide and fine-tune 10Gbps Ethernet at the server edge, is now supported by all G6 BladeSystem servers.
All this adds up to more users, transactions and/or virtual machines per server.
With all these savings, ProLiant G6 servers can pay for themselves in as little as three months.8 Don't keep wasting money on operating aging servers. These days, who can afford it?
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1 Based on the following assumptions: Cost/kwhr =$0.10, OS license Cost=$800/yr, RHEL per server; DL380 G6 purchase price of USD$3,500
2 Performance data based on SpecPower results at 30 percent load on G5 systems and a 40 percent load on G6 systems
3 Zero percent lease rate for 36 months (or 30 months in some regions) with Fair Market Value purchase option is available to commercial customers only on qualifying transactions. This program may vary in different regions and is not available in all countries. Contact your local HP Financial Services representative for details. Not all HP products are eligible for a 0% lease rate. Hewlett-Packard Financial Services Company reserves the right to change or cancel this program at any time without notice.
4 Jed Scaramella, HP Sponsored White Paper, Next-generation management software for blade environments, January 2009, IDC: Framingham, Mass., (Doc. #216301),
http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/216301.pdf, accessed March 20, 2009
5 W. Pitt Turner, P.E. and John H. Seader, P.E., "Dollars per kW Hour Plus Dollars per Square Foot Are a Better Data Center Cost Model Than Dollars per Square Foot Alone." The Uptime Institute, Inc.: Santa Fe, New Mexico, 2006
6 Randy Perry, Tim Grieser, HP sponsored whitepaper, Gaining Business Value and ROI with HP Insight Control, IDC: Framingham, Mass. (IDC#210479) February 2008,
http://h18013.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/IDC-ICE-ROIWhitePaperFinal.pdf, accessed March 20, 2009
7 Performance data based on SpecPower results at 30 percent load on G5 systems and a 40 percent load on G6 systems
8 Based on the following assumptions: Cost/kwhr =$0.10, OS license Cost=$800/yr, RHEL per server; DL380 G6 purchase price of $3,500
