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HP CloudSystem optimized for VMware

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Extending virtualization
to the cloud
Simplify cloud adoption
HP CloudSystem unifies the control and
delivery of cloud services with a secure,
scalable cloud solution that includes:
Intelligent automation to provision
complex services in minutes from
infrastructure-to-application
Complete service lifecycle
management from provisioning to
monitoring to retirement
Brokered service delivery across
multiple clouds from a single.
Integrated point of control
Multi-hypervisor, multi-OS,
heterogeneous infrastructures
Scalability and elasticity
Pre-packaged service design tools

Across all industries, organizations have introduced

virtualization into their IT environment as one of their key
strategies to gain efficiency, primarily through reduced physical
infrastructure and streamlined management. While significant,
as benefits from virtualization alone begin to moderate, the
pressure on managers throughout the organization to deliver
moremore speed, greater cost savings, and increased
flexibilityis increasing.
Cloud computing holds the promise of not only extending the
benefits of virtualization, but, over time transforming the IT
environment to become a key element of an organizations
competitive advantage. HP, together with partners like
VMware, has extended our portfolio of solutions that deliver
the promise of cloud computing faster, more simply, and with
reduced risk.
Delivering business agility
Enterprise customers around the world have selected market leader VMware to underpin
their virtualized deployments of popular applications from companies like Microsoft and SAP.
And, with more VMware software running on HP than any other platform, its easy to see that
together, weve earned our customers trust. For over 10 years, HP and VMware have been
working with customers to help them realize the primary benefits of virtualization: reduced
costs, better service quality, and increased levels of IT responsiveness to the business.
However, as more workloads are virtualized, administration of the virtual environment can
become less efficient, conflicting with the ever growing business demand for faster application
deployment. Given that IT budgets continue to tighten, its clear that a new approach is needed
to deliver speed and flexibility, but with efficiency and consistently high service quality.
To meet these objectives, many organizations are implementing cloud computing solutions that
provide features such as self-service, on-demand access to IT services, as well as automated
resource provisioning. These features and others help deliver greater agility to the business.
Based on HP CloudSystem and part of the HP Converged Cloud strategy, HP now offers HP
CloudSystem optimized for VMware, as well as a set of complementary services and solutions,
to help customers with their journey and take advantage of the business agility that cloud
computing can provide.

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Accelerate
Innovation
Agility
Efficiency

HP CloudSystem: Simplified, integrated infrastructure

As part of HP Converged Cloud strategy, HP CloudSystem is the most complete, integrated, open
platform to build and manage cloud services across private, public, and hybrid environments.
Based on proven, market leading HP Converged Infrastructure and Cloud Service Automation
Software, HP CloudSystem integrates server, storage, networking, and software, together with
security and management to automate the infrastructure-to-application lifecycle for hybrid
service delivery. The result of this integration reduces the time to deploy, provision, and scale
cloud infrastructure, delivering both agility and speed to your business.
HP CloudSystem is tailored for various stages of cloud maturity. HP CloudSystem Matrix delivers
infrastructure as a service allowing users to provision physical and virtual resources in minutes.
More advanced offerings such as HP CloudSystem Enterprise and HP CloudSystem Service
Provider provide full lifecycle management to enterprises with self-service applications and
facilitate service delivery for cloud service providers.
HP CloudSystem is optimized for HP Converged Infrastructure products and also supports
third-party servers, storage, and networking, allowing you to protect your existing investment.
Additionally, if you have already invested in HP Converged Infrastructure and HP Software
technology, you can expand your current architectures to achieve a private, public, or complete
hybrid cloud environment.

Extend the benefits of HP CloudSystem to

VMware environments
Auto-flex technology for
HP CloudSystem cuts
administrative time to
provision physical
infrastructure into vCloud
Director from 4 hours to as
little as 15 minutes

Building on over 10 years of broad engineering cooperation resulting in the largest number
of VMware certified server, storage, and networking platforms in the industry, HP now offers
HP CloudSystem optimized for VMware for customers who have chosen to deploy VMware
technologies as part of their cloud environment. Based on HP CloudSystem and VMware vCloud
Director, this jointly engineered and integrated solution helps you to rapidly transform virtual
resources into self-service private and hybrid cloud environments.
HP CloudSystem optimized for VMware provides:
Faster deployment and lower risk. HP CloudSystem is purpose-built, integrating marketleading HP Converged Infrastructure and HP software with software from VMware.
Leverage of existing processes. A cloud management architecture that leverages VMware
vCloud Director delivers fast adoption.
Improved response time and increased ability to meet SLAs. Auto-flex technology for
HP CloudSystem provides automatic allocation of physical infrastructure to VMware vCloud
Director. This capability cuts administrative time from 4 hours to as little as 15 minutes.
Simplified on-ramps to cloud. Existing VMware virtual machines (VMs) can be imported
without downtime or reconfiguration.
Increased utilization and return on investment. Double the virtual machine density ensures
that capacity is optimally utilized.
Reduced complexity and enhanced flexibility. Reduced network complexity and support for
flexible workload configurations.
Streamlined management. Over 1400 data points per HP server are analyzed, with
recommendations for action presented through VMware vCenter. HP storage is integrated with
VMware vStorage, vCenter Server, and vSphere.

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Maximizing the value of Your HP and

VMware Cloud Solution
HP offers a number of complementary solutions and services that can both extend
the value and reduce the risk of your HP and VMware cloud technology investments,
helping you to overcome common barriers to cloud adoption.
HP Cloud Maps for VMware Cloud Maps accelerate to less than 1 hour the design
and deployment of cloud services in a repeatable, predictable way.

HP cloud solutions provide

the deep integration between
hardware and software that
enterprises require to deliver
optimal cloud benefits. By
working with partners like
VMware, HP engineers have
built multiple integration
points into their solutions
that reduce time to provision
cloud infrastructure, resulting
in lower costs and greater
business agility.
Lynda Stadtmueller
Stratecast | Frost and Sullivan

HP Cloud Protection Program A comprehensive security solution for VMware

environments across network, server, and storage virtualization layers that can be
designed and implemented in less than 3 weeks.
HP Data Protector Leveraging patented HP StoreOnce data deduplication
technology, this is the only software in the market to provide integrated, automated
protection for VMware vCloud Director, virtually eliminating the risk of data loss due to
lack of data protection.
Integration of VMware vCenter Server with HP Insight Control Integration of both
physical and virtual management into VMware vCenter Server through HP Insight Control
HP CloudSystem Services Based on decades of experience in the datacenter and
supported by the strength of over 1100 HP VMware Certified Professionals, a complete
suite of services are available to help you understand, implement, and manage the
technology, people, and process elements of your individual cloud journey. These
services span the lifecycle of assessment, planning, design, build, management, and
evolution of your complete environment.

In summary
No matter where you are on your journey, HP provides you with a clear and complete
path to the cloud. HP CloudSystem is a simplified, integrated solution that is easily
managed and provides the flexibility critical to move between cloud models as your
needs evolve. Weve extended those capabilities for VMware environments through a
purpose-built solution which includes integration with VMware vCloud Director as well
as unique HP innovations such as auto-flex technology for elastic sharing of resources.
Ultimately, the solutions and services from HP provide even greater speed and
flexibility as you evolve from virtualization to the cloud.
Contact HP to learn more about HP CloudSystem optimized for VMware. Youll discover
how were delivering meaningful innovation that delivers the agility critical to the
success of your business.
For more information about HP CloudSystem optimized for VMware,
please visit hp.com/go/cloudsystem.

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