HP adds to virtualization portfolio

PALO ALTO: HP has announced new virtualization offerings. These include enhancements to the HP StorageWorks and HP client virtualization portfolios that deliver a transition from a physical to a fully virtualized environment.

 The company claims it will enable customers to reduce costs and drive greater efficiencies across their entire technology infrastructures.

“Customers are continuously looking for new ways to simplify the deployment of virtualization while reducing the administrative costs and complexities associated with the transition process,” said Bob Meyer, worldwide solution manager, Virtualization, HP.

As added, HP is working with Citrix to provide a high degree of storage automation and integration within virtualized environments. Now it is expanding the collaboration Citrix Ready Open Storage Program and will now support Citrix Essentials with StorageLink technology .

“Our collaboration with HP provides an economical solution to the ever-growing complexities and resource costs associated with data center deployments,” said N. Louis Shipley, group vice president and general manager, XenServer Product Group, Citrix. “StorageLink not only maximizes the functionality of HP’s storage arrays but also enhances HP’s overall solutions for virtualization.”