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HP delivers solns to change the 'Economics of Technology'

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BANGALORE, INDIA: HP today announced new products and solutions that enable organizations to address the short-term cost reductions required by today’s challenging economy, while laying the groundwork to exit the downturn stronger and more competitive.

It today launched new storage virtualization solutions - StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array 6400 and 8400 (EVA6400/8400) and the enhanced SAN Virtualization Services Platform 2.1 (SVSP 2.1) that change the economics of customers’ infrastructures by reducing costs and better leveraging existing technology investments.

Technology plays a major role in determining an organization’s success before, during and after a downturn. In a 2007 survey, 99 percent of chief executive officers said technology is integral to the success of their companies. Additionally, in a new study conducted across Americas, Asia Pacific, and Europe and Middle East, 48 percent of respondents from Asia Pacific indicated they see the current economic climate as an opportunity to restructure their technology environments for the future.

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“Winning CIOs are focused on both strategic cost reductions and supporting long-term business growth,” said Hemant Tiwari, Director, Enterprise Servers & Storage, Technology Solutions Group, HP India. “It’s not about spending more: best-in-class IT organizations spend about half as much as the average company on technology as a percentage of revenue. Instead, they strategically spend and prioritize technology investments. HP offers an unprecedented range of solutions to help organizations emerge stronger when the economy recovers”, he added.

The new StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array 6400 and 8400 (EVA6400 and EVA8400) is a highly reliable, easy-to-use and cost-effective storage solution designed for enterprise customers. This virtualized storage system is optimized for performance as well as capacity, and automatically grows or shrinks as applications demand. Integrated data protection software offerings provide real-time data replication, migration and quick-restore services between multiple arrays without disrupting service.

“The current economic environment is dramatically changing how businesses operate. While difficult, these times do create opportunities for agile businesses to seize a stronger market position,” says Prakash Krishnamoorthy, Country Manager, HP StorageWorks Division, HP India. “With virtualization innovations surrounding storage devices, networks and applications, HP is helping customers optimize performance and adapt quickly to change, he added.