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Get more from your infrastructure except complexity


adaptive infrastructure
HP and Microsoft understand that midsize businesses are looking for ways to reduce the total cost of ownership (TCO) of their core IT infrastructure and to respond efficiently to changing business needs. That’s why we’ve teamed up to provide a complete, yet simple, platform for businesses like yours.
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Everything a midsize business needs

Adaptive Infrastructure for Midsize Businesses with Windows Essential Business Server 2008, is a core infrastructure solution that provides the essential IT services of messaging, security and management for up to 250 users. It’s a complete business platform backed up with comprehensive services provided by HP and qualified partners. .Select a unified single box approach offered by the HP BladeSystem portfolio or choose the traditional rack approach with HP ProLiant rack servers . In either case, you can take full advantage of simple and affordable HP StorageWorks shared storage and data protection offerings to address your data capacity and security requirements.

The solution also includes:
  • HP BladeSystem c3000 Enclosure: Consolidate your infrastructure into one single enclosure with centralized management. Resources such as power and cooling are pooled so they can be allocated as necessary to meet changing demand. Hot swappable components allow you to change out components without having to shut down the system
  • HP ProLiant BL465c server blades or HP ProLiant DL100/300 rack servers: With enterprise-class features and design, these servers are ideally suited to core infrastructure services such as mail and messaging, file-print, domain name system, firewall and directory services.
  • HP’s Storage Works All-in-One SB600c storage blade: This radically simple, integrated network storage solution combines shared storage for applications, enhanced file serving for end-users, and disk-based backup for data protection in a single blade component.
  • HP StorageWorks 2000i Modular Storage Array: The MSA 2000i delivers the latest in low-cost, consolidated storage array technology to entry-level customers with an iSCSI solution matched with the newest SAS and SATA drives.

Simple manageability and operation

For many midsize businesses, the IT administrative burden represents a significant source of operating expense and organizational stress. Migrating to HP BladeSystem and Windows Essential Server 2008 lets you run a core infrastructure from within a single box, significantly reducing the complexity and management overheadwhile continuing to deliver high quality of services.

With HP’s Server Migration Pack Universal Edition, you’ll get automatic and accurate migration of OS, data and applications from your existing servers of any brand to new HP ProLiant servers regardless of whether your source or destination server is physical or virtual.

HP ProLiant Server and BladeSystem Management Packs, available at no cost, help make HP ProLiant servers and blades the most intuitive and best managed servers and blades for businesses using Windows EBS 2008. HP management packs also provide targeted integration for monitoring and root cause analysis with graphical characterization of HP ProLiant servers, BladeSystems, and subsystems from the EBS administration console.

Keeping your business reliable

Windows Essential Business Server 2008 protects your network and critical workloads with reliability and security your business can depend on: you benefit from an integrated firewall, high-level protocol filtering on all traffic, spam and malware protection for email, protection for your critical business information and security against threats.

Adaptive Infrastructure for midsize businesses extends that protection with:

Local resellers’ services

Serving as your local technology experts, HP’s authorized resellers offer services complementary to HP’s in helping you select, deploy, and support infrastructure solutions. These professionals bring trust, expertise, and technology access to your IT environment. They will work closely with you to deliver reliable, tested, and integrated solutions that effectively resolve your tough business challenges.
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