Transforming IT Blog articles

Seen it all? Not a chance.

TS-Editor — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:59:20 GMT

HP VP Mike Cronin discovers that instead of following well-beaten paths, today’s HP is committed to exploring new trails as it builds its future.

Lessons from the U.S. Navy’s “Silent Service”: Sometimes Low Tech Is the Answer

TS_Guest — Mon, 20 May 2013 23:06:51 GMT

By Richard L. Sawyer, Strategist, HP Critical Facilities Services

What does the technology of the U.S. Navy’s submarine fleet, circa 1941, have to teach today’s data center managers? Quite a lot, it turns out.

From networking to connectivity

craigpart — Mon, 20 May 2013 19:35:22 GMT

For years, network innovation lagged storage and compute. But those days are gone. Two enablers will drive the shift from rigid networking to flexible connectivity.

HP Discover 2013: Attend 650+ sessions, or pick the ones that can help you the most

TS-Editor — Sat, 18 May 2013 18:31:40 GMT

Too many sessions, too little time. If that’s the dilemma you face when you attend HP Discover, HP VP Brad Keates can help. He has two sessions to recommend in his blog. The first is ideal if you are thinking of implementing a private cloud. The second is a “must attend” for anyone whose datacenter is in need of a slight (or major) update.

When you’ve left your data center way behind, here’s a sure way to help it catch up

TS-Editor — Wed, 15 May 2013 17:29:55 GMT

There’s nothing more frustrating than trying to move your enterprise ahead while your outdated, legacy data center keeps holding you back. HP Critical Facilities Services (CFS) can fix that by helping you transform your data center from an obstacle that hinders into a resource that helps. HP’s Sherry Foster provides details on two Discover sessions that will feature customer CFS success stories presented by the customers themselves.

Free your desktop applications and unlock their productivity by embracing a mobility strategy

JordanWhitmarsh — Mon, 20 May 2013 03:01:05 GMT

After years of investment in the Windows desktop ecosystem, use client virtualization as part of a holistic mobility strategy to unlock that investment and get your employees productive whilst mobile.

Translating future networking into today's reality: methods and outcomes

lorenzo.gonzales — Tue, 14 May 2013 08:59:17 GMT

Mega-trends are quickly making legacy networking practices and technologies obsolete. The HP Connectivity Transformation Experience Workshop helps you to define how you protect your investments and gain immediate outcomes in your unique context.

End-of-life asset disposal: the key to effective IT asset management

LCunningham — Wed, 08 May 2013 13:45:14 GMT

Effectively managing an asset throughout the lifecycle may be the best approach to increasing ROA (Return on Asset); however, it’s the end-of-life treatment of assets that can have the greatest financial implications.

Sometimes data migration is inevitable. High costs and increased business risks don’t have to be.

andre — Wed, 08 May 2013 00:26:47 GMT

Every major initiative for optimizing data center performance, decreasing TCO, increasing ROI, or maximizing productivity – including consolidation, virtualization, clouds, server upgrades, tiered storage, data analytics and BI tools – involves storage data migration.

Data has an incalculable value, and its loss can have significant impact. As Frost & Sullivan says in a recent Executive Brief, “one would expect that storage data migrations should be approached with the same attention a museum lavishes on a traveling Rembrandt exhibit.” To expand on this, in 2012 it was estimated that $8 billion worldwide was spent in data migration services.

Feeling insecure in the Cloud? HP Discover sessions can put your mind at ease

TS_Guest — Tue, 07 May 2013 17:13:34 GMT

For many years, cloud computing was dogged by fears of loss of data security, and while those concerns have faded, a forceful security strategy is still essential for any Cloud initiative. At HP Discover 2013 in Las Vegas, Lois Boliek will be delving into this topic with a couple of must-see sessions:

Seeking harmony between IT and Facilities? Ask the right question!

TS_Guest — Sat, 04 May 2013 18:25:26 GMT

By Richard L. Sawyer, Strategist, HP Critical Services

When you breach the wall between these two disciplines, good things can happen. Start with a change in viewpoint.

A bright new day for the network (and a quick way to learn about it)

TS_Guest — Tue, 07 May 2013 17:16:57 GMT

By Yanick Pouffary, Chief Technologist, Technology Services Networking

Networking has been the laggard in IT innovation for too long. Not any more! If you’re heading to Interop next week, or to HP Discover 2013 in June, you can learn about exciting new opportunities to transform your network and deliver the results your business needs.

Moonshot System: HP reshapes your world (again)

WilliamKosik — Thu, 02 May 2013 16:01:15 GMT

The world’s first software defined server is the latest in a long, very proud tradition of industry-shaking innovations ranging from the backbone of the Internet to molecular logic gates for nanocomputing.

Transforming Traditional Networks into SDN Networks

johncummings — Fri, 03 May 2013 18:41:27 GMT

By Brian Quah, Datacenter Consulting Practice Manager

A new wave of innovation is about to sweep enterprise networks. A just-released HP Workshop helps your organization understand the benefits and the implications for your people, processes, and technology.

HP Discover 2013: worth attending for the services content alone

TS-Editor — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:04:45 GMT

Questions about what’s happening in Information Technology? They’re all over the place. Answers to those questions? They all in one place: HP Discover 2013. HP VP Mike Cronin provides a list of the great answers you’ll be able to find in the “Services” track at Discover in his new blog.

HP solutions and services: Managing the pressure in a pressure-filled environment

TS-Editor — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:26:50 GMT

The past decade has seen remarkable advances in the tools medical professionals can use to diagnose and treat the complete range of medical conditions. But there have been parallel increases in the regulations healthcare professionals and institutions must deal with and in healthcare-associated costs. The pressure hospitals, clinics, and practitioners face is to continue keeping the quality high, while lowering costs and ensuring regulatory compliance. HP Senior VP Neal Clapper describes an HP solution of products and services that allowed a major east-coast hospital to do just that.

Big data – should you start with applications or infrastructure?

Stuart_Rance — Sat, 18 May 2013 23:49:45 GMT

Erik Lundquist’s article 10 Big Data Trends From the GigaOM Structure Data Conference says big data projects should start with the applications. I can see his point, but I think he doesn’t go far enough…

Where do you think you’re going with that thing? Mobility invades the workplace

TS-Editor — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 19:40:02 GMT

HP has defined the components that are essential to creating a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)-friendly environment. It’s all about making it easy for employees, customers, and partners to connect with the devices they feel comfortable with, while also ensuring that the company’s proprietary data is protected. HP VP Al Quadros discusses these components and why they are so important to any company that’s sees the value of integrating mobility into its operations … and is determined to do it in the best possible way.

What the data center boom means for your business

TS_Guest — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:20:50 GMT

By Richard L. Sawyer, Strategist, HP Critical Facilities Services

The real estate market, though starting to pick up, is still pretty lackluster. So how come data center construction is exploding?

Building the future-ready data center: 2 must-see sessions at HP Discover 2013

johncummings — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 23:47:37 GMT

Two pressing mandates – to grasp the opportunities of the Cloud era, and to improve coordination between IT and Facilities – are shaking up enterprise data centers. If you’re building a data center strategy that will support your organization’s growth well into the future, take a look at our Discover 2013 Services tracks. You won’t want to miss a couple of sessions featuring Chris Coggrave, HP’s worldwide director of IT Infrastructure Services: