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Advertorials
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CIO Executive Viewpoint: Compliance Bonus Lucent Leverages SOX Challenge to Transform IT
Learn from their CIO how Lucent Technologies met Sarbanes-Oxley 404 compliance requirements while simultaneously transforming its global IT infrastructure, which spans 26 countries.
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Technology Briefs
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Enhancing a Virtualized Infrastructure Beyond Servers with HP Storage & Microsoft Hyper-V
ROI results are being achieved by consolidating many underutilized servers into a much smaller number of highly utilized servers. Server virtualization is the first step for many businesses, however once servers are virtualized, many IT administrators face challenges working with their new environments.
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Accelerate Virtualized Results: HP VirtualSystem VS1 for VMware
One of the greatest challenges to your business success is IT agilty. Win the battle against IT complexity with HP VirtualSystem VS1. Learn more in this tech brief.
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Automate Your Data Protection: HP StorageWorks D2D Backup Systems and StoreOnce
Many of today’s organizations struggle with exploding volumes of data, and the concurrent need to enlist copious amounts of storage without breaking the bank. Embedded software technology that’s integrated into HP Disk-to-Disk (D2D) Backup Systems, HP StoreOnce provides the data deduplication that optimizes long-term data storage.
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Blade Servers: Cost Effective, Change-Ready Solution
Blade servers significantly ease the management burden, via unified system management controls for groups of servers, storage and networking. According to IDC, companies that moved to HP BladeSystem spent 50 percent less money on hardware, and found that it reduced set-up and configuration time by 46 percent. Download this tech brief, sponsored by Hewlett-Packard and Intel, to learn more.
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Blade Servers: Easier Management, Better Power Usage and Quicker ROI
Blade servers offer a number of advantages over traditional tower and rack-mount servers. The blade server’s modular, future-proof design provides scalability and allows you to build and grow your infrastructure over time. It optimizes the use of physical space and requires 40 percent less power consumption1 vs. traditional infrastructure. Download this tech brief, sponsored by Hewlett-Packard and Intel, to learn more.
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Podcasts
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Align IT and Business: a Q and A on BSM
This 7 minute podcast will help you learn how to align IT and business via a question and answer session with HP Executive Mike Shaw.
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Coming to Terms with Storage Management
In this IT Link podcast hosted by Mike Vizard, Logicalis vice president of consulting Eric Linxweiler explains why storage management software is becoming a strategic issue as the amount and types of data that needs to be managed continues to explode.
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Comprehending NAS Clusters
In this IT Link podcast hosted by Mike Vizard, Efren Molina, PolyServe technical specialist for HP, explains how NAS cluster technology is being used to help customers keep costs in line even as their storage requirements continue to balloon.
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Consolidating Database Servers
In this IT Link podcast hosted by Mike Vizard, Ntirety CEO Michael Corey explains how the next generation of databases and virtualization technologies will combine to drive a new wave of database server consolidation and related infrastructure investments.
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HP ProLiant BL495c Virtualization Blade
Today's server blades simply aren't optimized for virtualization. So we built one for you that is. The ProLiant BL495c virtualization blade helps you remove bottlenecks to virtual server performance by packing two-times more memory slots and more network connections per server than other two processor server blades.
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Product Literature
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Analysis of HP D2D Product Line
The HP D2D product line was first announced in early 2007, providing both disk to disk and VTL backup. In June 2010, the product line was updated to include StoreOnce, HP Labs developed inline data deduplication, along with a number of other enhancements. The D2D product line is positioned for entry level, remote office, and midrange disk based backup target, supporting a number of interfaces and protocols.
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Distribute the Workload for Greater Efficiency and Power
Learn how virtualization enables workload balancing and consolidation.
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ESG Lab Review: HP P4000 SAN - Affordable, Scalable, Reliable Storage
The use of server virtualization technology is on the rise among organizations of all sizes and in all industries around the world. As more and more applications rely on a server virtualization technology, IT managers are increasingly concerned about the cost, scalability, and reliability of the shared storage infrastructure relied upon by virtual servers to keep applications online. Download this ESG Lab Review, sponsored by Hewlett-Packard and Intel, to learn more.
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FileNet P8 and Image Services on HP Integrity Servers
Companies are struggling to operate effectively and efficiently in today`s information-rich environment. Businesses generate huge volumes of content in many forms, including traditional content (policies, forms, drawings) and digital content (email, web content, audio and video).
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HP ALM Agile Accelerator Taskboard Installation Guide
HP ALM Agile Accelerator allows you to rapidly adopt and manage Agile projects without separate point tools. Download this guide to learn how to install.
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eWeek Slide Shows
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eWEEK Labs Walk-Through: HP Compaq dc5750
eWEEK Labs takes this opportunity to provide an in-depth visual walk-through on the features and appearance of HP`s Compaq dc5750.
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eWEEK Labs Walk-Through: HP iPaq 510 Voice Messenger
In this slideshow you will see 8 slides showing the programs and features of the HP iPaq 510 Voice Messenger.
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eWEEK Labs Walk-Through: HP iPAQ rx5900
In this slide you will see the some of the features and programs that come with the HP iPAQ rx5900 Travel Companion.
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Hewlett-Packard’s HP Compaq nx6325
Check out HP’s latest laptop featuring AMD’s Turion microprocessor.
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Managing the c3000
Hewlett-Packard`s c3000 blade server includes a built-in management software suite, which eWEEK Labs gave a workout during a visit to HP`s Houston development lab.
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News Releases
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Everdream Offers Daylight Saving Support for Windows Systems
Everdream, the market leader in delivering cost effective, low risk on-demand desktop management services, today announced that it has developed two patches to help companies prepare for the new Daylight Saving Time (DST) schedule.
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Research Firm Calls on IT to Embrace SaaS for Desktop Management
In a new report entitled, “The World of IT Has Taken a Quantum Leap,” leading analyst firm Hurwitz & Associates has called on companies to aggressively adopt the emerging Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model to manage IT infrastructure and deliver software applications.
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Survey: Majority of PCs Not Equipped for Vista Upgrade
Everdream, the market leader in on-demand desktop management services, released a series of data today indicating the preparedness of companies seeking to migrate their computers to the Windows Vista operating system. The data highlights the difficulties many companies, especially small and mid-sized businesses, will face when upgrading their PCs to the latest Windows OS.
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White Papers
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The Next Generation HP ProLiant Server Line: A Powerful Platform for Virtualization
Seeking to lower power and cooling costs, simplify administration and conserve data center floor space, businesses of every size are rapidly virtualizing their physical infrastructures. As a result, demand is greater than ever for server hardware capable of handling virtualization workloads with maximum efficiency.
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It Pays to Refresh
The recession of 2009 caused many companies to adopt austere measures and cancel all but the most critical expenditures. Budgets were slashed, headcounts reduced, and any upgrade or refresh of equipment—however necessary—was deferred. However, many factors are combining to make 2010 the year of the refresh.
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HP StorageWorks 4400 Enterprise Virtual Array Performance White Paper
The EVA provides virtualized storage enabling capacity pooling, simplified management, automatic performance load balancing, dynamic configuration, and re-configuration. Thanks to engineering advancements, users now see substantial real-world performance improvements over the HP StorageWorks 4100 Enterprise Virtual Array.
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Fighting Fire with Fire: Five Strategies to Enable Business Change in IT Operations
HP Operations Center software helps IT operations managers enable change in the organization, in processes and in technology. Download this white paper to view five strategies to enable business change in IT Operations.
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The HP IT Identity Management Journey
This paper summarizes HP’s initial steps in identifying an effective identity management solution, and offers 10 identity management best practices.
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Tech Analyses
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Running VMware vSphere 4 on HP LeftHand P4000 SAN Solutions
This document presents important configuration guidelines, best practices, and answers to frequently asked questions that will help you accelerate a successful deployment of VMware vSphere 4 on HP LeftHand P4000 SAN Solutions.
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Webcasts
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How to Plan for the Data Explosion: Data Storage Best Practices for Next Gen Life Sciences
In Life Sciences fields of research ranging from genome sequencing to high content analysis to digital pathology, the instruments are becoming much more complex and the image quality is getting more granular creating tremendous pressure on existing IT storage environments.
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From Network Myth to Reality: Increasing Agility through Cost Reduction
Download this webcast to learn why HP Network Node Manager i (HP NNMi) software might be the best network management solution for your company and how to make the most of your network management investment.
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HP's Disaster Proof Solutions: Ensuring Availability
In this webcast, Bob Laliberte - an analyst with ESG - will present the results of ESG's validation of HP's Disaster Proof testing.
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Breaking Down Silos to Simplify Information Management
The latest trends in business and IT - including cloud, mobility and ongoing regulatory compliance – have made Information Management not just important to IT, but business-critical.
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Business Availability Center (BAC): An Introduction to Proactive End User Management
Download this webcast to learn about the most comprehensive IT management portfolio and the BAC approach to end user management.
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Videos
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Balancing Agent-based and Agentless Monitoring
Agent-based, agentless approaches to infrastructure operations management – what do you use where and when? These are popular questions these days. Download this eBook to learn more.
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Digital Media: Meeting the Storage Requirements of this Exploding Market
As digital media content and volume continues to evolve and grow, both Web 2.0 businesses and traditional enterprises need storage that can scale to meet the skyrocketing demand. Watch this videocast to learn how next generation Scalable NAS technology is highly available, massively scalable and uniquely suited for the demands of this market.
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Hewlett-Packard and Bellin Health PartnerOne Solutions
Through the HP PartnerOne Program, Hewlett-Packard is working with Bellin Health to help improve the quality of patient care through improved information management and transfer.
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HP and Spirent Communications: Partnering for Success Through Innovation
Hewlett-Packard has partnered with Spirent Communications by combining Spirent`s proven test performance capabilities with HP`s resources and information services to increase innovation in the print solutions market.
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HP StorageWorks EVA4400 and Microsoft: Dynamic Capacity Management
The HP StorageWorks EVA4400 and Microsoft applications have been tested together for real performance & reliability gains & Dynamic Capacity Manager takes advantage of more Windows features.
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Brochures
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HP Remote Client Solutions: Delivering More Secure and Efficient Client Computing
When you weigh the advantages our solutions provide compared to other offerings currently available, you’ll find HP Remote Client Solutions to be the best choice to meet your diverse desktop requirements—enabling you to optimize the end-user experience, increase utilization of computing resources, and improve IT staff efficiency.
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HP Virtualization with Intel and VMware (End-To-End Virtualization)
Now more than ever, it’s clear that virtualization makes good business sense. For many companies, the question isn’t, “Should we virtualize?” but rather, “How can we transition to a virtualized environment to maximize business benefits and cost effectiveness?” Download this brochure to learn more about this transition.
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HP Virtualization with VMware
An in-depth look at how VMware and HP team up for effective virtualization. Learn how the HP virtualization solution with VMware builds on the capabilities of VMware ESX Server with complementary software products from HP and VMware to provide an enterprise-ready virtual machine environment.
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Simplify All the Agility and Efficiency Needed by Today’s Virtual and Cloud Data Center
HP 3PAR Utility Storage, powered by Intel Xeon processors, is the only virtualized storage platform that delivers 100% of the agility and efficiency demanded by today’s virtual and cloud data centers by leveraging key technologies developed to support data center virtualization.
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The Business Case for Virtualization: Building an Adaptive Infrastructure with HP and VMware
In today's competitive global economy, businesses need you an agile IT infrastructure that is built to deliver better business outcomes—also known as an Adaptive Infrastructure. Virtualization enables you to pool and share IT resources to serve the business better and create a business-ready Adaptive Infrastructure. Read this brochure to learn more about the integrated HP virtualization solution.
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Research Reports
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Gartner Research Report: How to Choose Agent-Based and Agentless Monitoring Solutions
View Gartner research report comparing approaches, advantages, and challenges for agent-based and agentless monitoring solutions for IT operations availability and performance monitoring.
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Affordable End-to-End Storage for Mid-Sized Organizations
This report presents the results of hands-on testing and a cost of ownership analysis of an HP StorageWorks & Intel Xeon enabled solution for medium-size organizations. It examines the cost-effective synergy of an end-to end converged infrastructure powered by an HP StorageWorks P4500 for primary storage, D2D2503 for capacity-optimized disk-based backup, D2D4112 for WAN-optimized replication of backups, and MSL4048 for off-site tape archival.
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Business and Operational Benefits Achieved with HP P4000 SANs
Storage needs are changing in light of server virtualization, data growth, business continuity demands and cost pressures. Looking for storage that meets these goals and can be added easily into your infrastructure? Download this research report, sponsored by Hewlett-Packard and Intel, to learn more.
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Business Benefits of Automating Business Services: An In-depth Customer Survey
What can you really expect from the use of HP Business Service Automation? Our customers share real results! HP Software commissioned King Research to interview existing customers who have purchased and deployed HP solutions to get input on the actual benefits received by using Business Service Automation solutions. This paper is a summary of the customer interviews.
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Clients That Don't Segment Their Network Infrastructure: Higher Costs and Increased Vendor Lock-in
This research looks at how segmenting the network infrastructure into foundational building blocks provides clarity on the networking requirements and the ability to make better vendor choices at each layer of the network.
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Survey Results
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Enterprise Content Management in the Data Center
These survey results examine how enterprise content management provides business context to data center investments.
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eSeminars
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Tools
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Automated Network Lifecycle Management: The Solution
With so much reliance on the network to enable businesses to operate, it’s no wonder the network operations are feeling the squeeze. Your team needs to maximize the network availability, performance and efficiency, meet compliance requirements - all at a low cost. Download this eBook to learn how.
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Building a Center of Excellence eBook
Leading companies know that application quality, performance, SOA, and security directly affect the bottom line. Yet it often results in individual teams frequently wasting time, money, and talent by reinventing the wheel each time they start a new project. Learn how HP’s approach improves business results by helping leading organizations integrate knowledge, processes, and resources.
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HP Business Service Management eBook
According to research by HP, 99 percent of chief executive officers (CEO`s) say information technology (IT) is essential to business competitiveness, but only 31 percent of chief information officers (CIO`s) believe IT is sufficiently aligned with business objectives and strategy.
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HP NAS Interactive Discovery Tool
The dynamics and economics of storage are dramatically evolving. For IT departments to keep up with evolving business needs, scalability is the number one priority in any storage environment. Discover how HP’s next-generation of Scalable NAS improves scalability, availability and operational efficiency.
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Making the Most of Storage Solutions
Every company has to deal with the challenge of storing and managing massive amounts of data. What’s making this issue so critical is the rise in data retention regulations, and the need for 24/7 availability and continuity. Download this tool to learn more.
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Case Studies
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Alcatel-Lucent Case Study
Alcatel-Lucent in the U.S. used HP consulting and HP Software ITSM-compliant Tools in order to comply with Sarbanes-Oxley and overhaul their IT best practices.
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Attach Sales Boost Intelli-Tech’s Quarterly Revenue by $2M
HP PartnerONE Gold Partner Intelli-Tech sales incentive program “Catch & Attach” demonstrates the added value of attach sales by increasing quarterly revenue by $2M.
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British Energy Case Study: SQL Server Consolidation Decreases Costs and Improves Performance
British Energy is the UK’s largest producer of electricity and it trades its output. This case study explains how the company used HP PolyServe Software for Microsoft SQL Server to migrate and consolidate its infrastructure, reduce costs, improve flexibility and agility, and assure a highly available environment.
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British Energy uses HP to Reduce Costs, Build a Highly Reliable and Scalable Infrastructure
British Energy is the UK’s largest producer of electricity and it trades its output. This case study explains how the company used HP PolyServe Software for Microsoft SQL Server to migrate and consolidate its infrastructure, reduce costs, improve flexibility and agility, and assure a highly available environment.
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Case Study: CitiStreet
This case study examines how CitiStreet turned to Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Virtual Arrays (EVA) and HP Storage Essentials to reduce storage costs, improve performance and manageability, and improve security to meet regulatory requirements.
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Product Demos
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Determine which Events will Impact your Business - HP Service Impact Analysis Demo
Determine which events will impact your business! View the HP Service Impact Analysis demo now to see how you can better determine the business impact of IT problems.
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Get the Most Out of Your IT Dollar with IT Analytics
View this 30 minute demo and see how to get the most out of your IT investments. See how IT analytics can gain you unprecedented visibility, insight and control over the effectiveness and efficiency of your IT processes.
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HP Application Security Flash Demo
Download this informative 9-minute Flash overview to learn why hackers are targeting the application layer, why it is so crucial to secure your applications, and how HP’s software and services can help you lockdown your applications.
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HP Load Testing Flash Demo
This product demo covers the basic use of HP LoadRunner: generating scripts with the Virtual User Generator, designing and running a load test in the Controller and analyzing the test results. HP LoadRunner is the winner of the 2008 Tester’s Choice Award from Software Test & Performers Magazine’s Top Vendors/Products.
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HP Quality Center Flash Demo
View this brief Flash demo to see for yourself how HP Quality Center provides a web-based system for automated software quality testing and management across a wide range of application environments.
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eWeek Podcasts
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How to Upgrade Data Center Infrastructure
Pentel of America was running an aging infrastructure and a hodge podge of equipment, according to Matthew Staver, the company`s information technology manager. Staver and Urs Renggli, director of Worldwide Small and Midmarket Business for HP`s Technology Solutions Group, explain how Pentel upgraded, in this eWEEK podcast.
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Making the Most Out of IT Automation
IT automation up until now has been an oxymoron. IT has been employed to automate business functions, but IT itself has become labor-intensive and lacking in automation.
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Re-Discovering e-Discovery
When it comes to finding information for legal or compliance purposes, enterprises find themselves repeating same processes and racking up large costs.
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The Rise of the Digital Page
Technology convergence is influencing the way content is distributed and changing the roles of the solutions provider, explains Scott Tuttle, vice president for printing and imaging for HP, who talked with Mike Vizard for this eWEEK podcast, at CompTIA`s Breakaway conference in Las Vegas July 31.
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Reviews
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AMD Turion 64 X2 Lowers nx6325 Price
Laptop has less battery life than its HP Compaq cousin, but it offers 64-bit capabilities. (eWEEK Review)
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Compaq nc6320
Intel Core Duo-based units from Dell, HP and Lenovo make system strides. (eWEEK Review)
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Compaq Presario SR1620NX
The Compaq Presario SR1620NX ($499 direct, without monitor) is an unassuming PC that manages to raise the bar, albeit only slightly, for features found in an entry level desktop system. (PC Magazine Review)
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Heed The Call From New iPaq
510 Voice Messenger Sports Windows Mobile 6. (eWEEK Review)
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HP Business Inkjet 2800dtn
The HP Business Inkjet 2800dtn prints text and graphics at high quality and reasonably high speed. (PC Magazine Review)
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Trial Downloads
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Undelete 2009 Home
Undelete 2009 captures and protects all deleted files, allowing instant file recovery with just a few mouse clicks
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Undelete 2009 Professional
Undelete 2009 captures and protects all deleted files, allowing instant file recovery with just a few mouse clicks.
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Undelete 2009 Server
File deletion accidents don't need to cost the company time and money. Why suffer through one more restore from backup? Undelete 2009 Server Edition gives your users real-time data protection with instant recovery. No file server should be without it!
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