Hewlett-Packard Research Report Sample

This paper summarizes and evaluates the insights gathered from interviews conducted by ESG with ten users of the HP StorageWorks P4000 SAN.1The chosen users had a wide range of run-time with the P4000 (spanning from nine months to nine years), mixed product use (e.g., virtualization, databases, Exchange and other Microsoft tools, Active Directory, Web servers), and varied organization size (45 to 9,000 employees); they also represented varying storage capacities, sophistication, industries, and geographies. The general user view of the product was extremely positive; its ability to deliver both operational and business value received high marks, as evidenced by the fact that nine of the ten users gave an unequivocal “yes” when asked if they would continue to buy HP P4000 SAN products.

In terms of “outcomes that matter” (HP’s current term for its focus on quantifiable value), there is no doubt that the P4000 can deliver substantial benefits to a wide range of users.