And this is how OpenStack appears at HP

MUMBAI, INDIA: HP has announced HP Helion Rack, a pre-configured, pre-tuned and pre-tested private cloud solution, based on OpenStack and Cloud Foundry technologies integrated with HP server hardware, as it explained the solution.

HP Helion Rack, it added- is designed to help enterprise IT departments speed their cloud deployments, avoiding months designing, developing and deploying a private cloud, by integrating cloud management software and industry leading infrastructure with best practices.

As enterprise IT departments accelerate to become internal service providers, they face growing pressure to rapidly deliver flexible computing resources that meet their organization’s demanding needs. However, they often lack the resources, infrastructure, skills or investment capacity needed to meet the challenge. This challenge is compounded with the growing recognition that IT must put developers first and offer simple access to a multi-language suite of tools that enable application development and deployment.

HP Helion Rack, is said to enable rapid infrastructure provisioning for development and production workloads. The company adds that it is optimized for hosting applications that require secure, compliant and performance tuned infrastructure, and provides a platform for developing, designing and deploying cloud native applications.

“The demand from lines of business and dev/test teams for fast delivery of flexible compute resources is putting many IT departments under intense pressure,” said Owen Rogers, senior analyst, Digital Economics, 451 Research. “While IT departments understand these needs, they don’t always have the time, resources, infrastructure, or skills needed to meet demand. HP Helion Rack can help overcome the cloud and OpenStack software skills barrier that delays many companies private cloud deployments.”

The solution is explained to be based on OpenStack technology and Cloud Foundry software, enabling flexibility in workload hosting, application code, management tools and costs.

“Our clients are looking to reap the full business value of an investment in an OpenStack private cloud solution,” said Chris Saso, executive vice president of Technology, Dasher Technologies, Inc. “A certified, pre-tested and preconfigured solution like the HP Helion Rack streamlines deployment and reduces risk so that Dasher can help our clients begin using their HP OpenStack private cloud quickly and confidently.”

“Enterprise customers are asking for private clouds that meet their security, reliability and performance requirements, while also providing the openness, flexibility and fast time-to-value they require,” said Narayanan Chellappan, country director, Cloud Division,