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Published on: 06/01/2008
Type of content: Case Study
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Overview
When considering the consolidation and transformation of an aging and complex technology infrastructure spread across the globe, the leadership team decided that the current strategy of incrementally building new data centers was not best suited to meet the business objectives. For a company of HP’s size and global reach, it became apparent that a more centralized approach was needed to allow for better prioritization of technology requirements and investment.

The transformation initiative aimed to simplify, standardize and reduce the number of data centers, applications, servers and storage, and network resources across the company (Consolidation); automate routine, operational and end-to-end processes (Automation); protect the business with resilient operations (Business Continuity & Availability), and optimize the use of energy, floor space and cooling infrastructures (Energy & Space Efficiency).

This transformation radically consolidated HP’s data centers from 85 to three data center pairs in three different locations. It standardized on the latest hardware, and automated many technology operations with common tools and processes. The result was next-generation data centers supporting the global business. These facilities are lights-out, 24x7 Adaptive Infrastructure environments:

▪ Highly automated and always-on, like every other global business activity;
▪ Operated by a minimum number of people, freeing up human resources to focus on innovation and other strategic activities;
▪ Delivered as modular systems, software and services.

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