HP redefines IT with new Converged Storage Solutions

 In a quest to restore business productivity at record speed, reduce all flash array costs significantly while increasing performance and Quality-of-Service (QoS) capabilities and expand agility by enabling cloud storage application mobility, HP has introduced Converged Storage innovations.

Additions to the HP Converged Storage portfolio include the next generation of HP StoreOnce Backup and HP StoreAll Archive systems with industry-leading performance to reduce risk as well as enhancements to HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage with cost-reduced flash technology, performance improvements and software QoS enhancements to meet the needs of IT as a Service environments.

The latest generation of HP StoreOnce Backup systems enables customers to more efficiently manage growth by protecting more data in less time.

Maximizing information value and reducing risk requires a New Style of IT that also reduces bottom-line costs. HP Converged Storage eliminates complexity of disparate point solutions with a single architecture that spans backup and archive, as well as a single primary storage design for midrange, enterprise, and all-flash arrays. It is the simplest and fastest way to modernize storage infrastructure, removing cost barriers to replacing complex, diverged legacy systems.

HP StoreOnce 6500 Storage systems are expected to be available in January at $375,000. HP's StoreOnce Security Pack and new 480GB and 920-GB SSDs will be available for purchase this month.

HP 3PAR Operating System 3.1.3, StoreAll OS v6.5 and Priority Optimization software are expected to be available in January.

Additionally, HP StoreAll 8800 and 8200 Gateway Storage will be available in February for a starting price of 97 cents per GB of capacity and $34,650, respectively with three years of 9 to 5 support and all-inclusive software features. All offerings are available worldwide from HP and authorized channel partners.