Reality Check: Server Insights articles

Learn about HP integrations with Microsoft System Center at HP Discover Las Vegas, 2013

kristenreyes — Thu, 23 May 2013 17:56:07 GMT

Learn how HP Insight Control for Microsoft System Center brings the native manageability of HP hardware to System Center environments at HP Discover 2013 in Las Vegas.

Top 10 List of Industry Standard Servers and Software Sessions at HP Discover not to be missed

rosie.chiovari — Thu, 23 May 2013 22:32:01 GMT

Which servers are best suited for particular workloads? How do I get the most benefit from HP’s unique features and solutions? To answer these questions and more, we are sharing our top 10 session picks at HP Discover, Las Vegas.

Why you should care about Total Cost of Ownership

kristenreyes — Fri, 17 May 2013 19:42:05 GMT

Guest blog written by Leigh Carpenter, WW HP Servers ROI/TCO Manager

Mention Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) or Return on Investment (ROI) and most IT people cringe. Having been a technical person my entire career, I can relate, but as we all know nothing is more constant than change. So here I find myself leading the charge for HP Servers on the TCO and ROI front and I'm happy to share that HP has developed a new tool that can help you determine your potential savings.

HP ProLiant servers: Java rock star performances in both metrics on SPECjbb2013-MultiJVM benchmark

SBuchberger — Thu, 16 May 2013 08:03:53 GMT

Another set of Java performance records and industry-first achievements have been delivered by the HP 1P, 2P, 4P, and 8P ProLiant Servers on the new SPECjbb2013 benchmark.

HP ProLiant DL385p Gen8 Server - The Performance Leader

SBuchberger — Wed, 08 May 2013 16:31:36 GMT

Outstanding performance results brought the DL385p Gen8 to the #1 2P AMD Opteron™ performance leadership by delivering the first VMmark 2.5 benchmark performance result ever.

Nebula Finds a Better Price Performance Ratio to Support Parallel Workloads: HP ProLiant DL380p Gen8

rosie.chiovari — Fri, 03 May 2013 04:48:57 GMT

Nebula recently certified the HP ProLiant DL380p Gen8 servers to provide the high-performance computing environment needed to run genome and genetic sequencing at biotech companies.

10% improvement in scaling with VDI-in-a-Box 5.2 and HP ProLiant DL380p

karen.brown — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 21:56:06 GMT

Learn how we increased the number of users for pooled desktops from 150 to 165 using Citrix VDI-in-a-Box 5.2 and Microsoft Windows 2012.

Two Tips for HP Smart Array Controllers Using HP Array Configuration Utility CLI

LucyEllis — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:00:00 GMT

HP Smart Array Controllers for HP ProLiant servers offers tools to configure and manage your HP ProLiant server storage. Using the HP Smart Array Smart Array Configuration Utility Command Line Application, learn from Michael Haselden, HP Software Engineer, in two new videos.

Smart Array Controller Tips: Firmware updates & Smart Array Event Log Usage

LucyEllis — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:00:00 GMT

HP Smart Array Controllers for HP ProLiant servers provide tools to help manage and configure your storage needs. Learn from HP Software Engineers, Joe Black and Justin Reynolds about two topics: How to Update your Firmware and How to Use Smart Array Event Log Notification.

How Memory RAS Technologies Can Enhance the Uptime of HP ProLiant Servers

rosie.chiovari — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 20:29:00 GMT

Guest blog written by Bernadina Mickey

Read this new white paper and learn #1 cause of server crashes or service events.

Learn about HP Smart Array Controller Array Configuration Utility (ACU) for ProLiant Gen8

LucyEllis — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 14:40:14 GMT

HP Smart Array Controllers for HP ProLiant servers have a unique application that assists you in configuration and management of your ProLiant storage needs. In this video series brought to you from the ISS Smart Storage Engineering staff, learn about several ACU features such as setting up a RAID set, Moving Individual Logical LUNs, and more.

Simply Rack Up the Power with the HP PDU Solution

kristenreyes — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 21:55:12 GMT

Sometimes, less is better. See what HP products launched in the power distribution sector to answer customers’ request for simplicity.

Choosing and configuring the Best RAID set for your HP ProLiant Server

LucyEllis — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 18:40:00 GMT

Choosing the appropriate RAID set alignment for fault tolerance, capacity and performance should be considered when setting up your ProLiant Gen8. Scott Bunker, Design Architect within ISS Smart Storage team, introduces you to “How to Choose the right RAID set for your HP ProLiant Server” in this informative video.

Going from RDP to HP Insight Control server provisioning

kristenreyes — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:52:52 GMT

Learn how Insight Control server provisioning reduces time, cost and complexity of multi-server physical O/S provisioning. Test drive it today !

HP ProLiant scale-up servers supply much needed compute power to healthcare & government providers

kristenreyes — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 18:51:29 GMT

Guest blog written by Rosemarie Chiovari, ISS Integrated Market Sales Enablement

For customers with demanding business-critical workloads, HP ProLiant scale-up servers offer the ideal solution with more computer power and built-in resiliency. See what we did for heathcare and government providers.

HP CodeWars: Are YOU smarter than these kids?

JillSweeney — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 22:34:50 GMT

Guest blog written by Matt Heitner, HP Communications

When Scott Harsany, Industry Standard Servers Director held the first HP CodeWars in 1998, exactly 87 students showed up to the Houston event. There was no media coverage, no costume competition, and no one (repeat, no one) was doing the Harlem Shake.

IT outages wear on profits & patience. Protect yourself with HP Serviceguard Solutions for Linux!

priyapatel — Wed, 22 May 2013 19:34:35 GMT

I’ve recently noticed many companies have been falling victim to repeated outages—outages that leave disgruntled customers and lost revenue in its wake. This raises an important question that each and every IT professional needs to ask themselves: Is downtime really just a part of doing business? When it comes to the mission-critical applications that dictate the survivability of a business, the answer should be a resounding “no”.

HP Insight Control appliance technology eliminates complex installations & startup tasks

kristenreyes — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:51:41 GMT

Save hours of server admin time by eliminating complex installation and startup tasks with HP Insight Control technology.

How Can I Test Drive Your HP ProLiant Software Products?

LucyEllis — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:17:00 GMT

Find quick links to ISS Software evaluation trials.

HP CodeWars: coders in costume at a zoo minus hand sanitizer & goats

JillSweeney — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 21:23:14 GMT

I am excited to report on my participation in a rite of passage for aspiring teen developers, HP CodeWars. It’s the largest computer science software competition in Texas and this year it expanded to Roseville, California as well as our first international location in Taipei, Taiwan. HP CodeWars brings together high school students and poses a wide range of programming challenges to teams of amateur developers. HP CodeWars supports HP’s goal to develop tomorrow’s engineers and innovators and contributes to HP’s investment in the support of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) careers.