Blades made with you in mind

Versatility to customize and upgrade vital solutions as the business grows. Useful tools to save maintenance and integration time. Storage and servers managed as one. Smart self-cooling that also lowers the electric bill. 

Any technology with those benefits would be a perfect match for midsize customers. But for too long, blade systems—storage and server infrastructure in a single box—were the domain of large data centers. Midsize customers with smaller sites continued to stack unwieldy rack and tower servers in any available space—the back office, mail rooms, warehouses—any place with a power plug and some space. Blades were too big and complex for midsize customers.

Not anymore. Now the technology concept that seemed exactly suited to midsize customers is actually being made for midsize customers. The result is a complete, customizable infrastructure for servers, storage and everything else your business needs.

Anyone who can relate to that scenario can understand why blades are a great idea.

• They’re simple, and several storage and server blades stack neatly into a single enclosure.
• The cabling and cooling is built into the enclosure, not the servers, leading to lower power costs and fewer tangled wires.
• You can manage the system as one in less time.

In short, blades are ideal for expanding businesses with “undatacenters”: small spaces that don’t have raised floors; a specialized heating, ventilation and air conditioning system; a big IT staff or boundless space.

Some vendors produce cutting-edge, must-have technology for enterprises, then release a scaled-down, one-size-fits-none version for midsize customers. As a result, midsize customers—who have completely different challenges and needs—end up with a downsized enterprise product. But HP developed the HP BladeSystem c3000 Enclosure specifically for midsize customers.

• There is versatility to mix and match a variety of storage and server blades and run a choice of thousands of applications for Windows®, Linux, HP-UX and more in one box.
• The HP BladeSystem fits into a tiny space and plugs into a standard outlet. It can be up and running in minutes.
• The ease of management means you don’t need to hire a network or storage specialist or a bigger IT staff. In fact, the HP BladeSystem has useful, built-in software tools that enable you to get the job done fast or help your service partner manage it remotely so you don’t have to pay for expensive in-house service calls.

The HP BladeSystem might be simple to use, but there’s real power under the hood. You can pack it with everything you need to run your business, and you can stand it up in a tower and roll it into even tighter spaces. HP’s Factory Express service sees to it that your configuration is shipped right to your door in one box—with preconfigured and preloaded software—so you can plug it in and get to work. And once your HP BladeSystem powers up, you can feel secure that the same HP NonStop technology that helps run Wall Street is built in to keep your business up and running.

Midsize customers aren’t miniature enterprises. You have needs that are as diverse as the businesses you operate. That’s why HP develops products specifically with you in mind and backs them up with a network of partners to put everything together and support you. HP’s goal is the same as yours: Make your IT work hard for your business with the least amount of effort on your part, and provide support for future opportunities.