In HP has announced new networking products and services based on the HP FlexNetwork architecture that deliver the increased flexibility clients need to keep pace with the demands of globalisation and IT consumerisation.
Legacy network infrastructures typically lack the flexibility required to support virtualized infrastructures, the bandwidth for intensive multimedia applications and the scalability required for the growing number of connected mobile devices.
Introduced at Interop New York, the new HP Networking solutions for virtualization, multimedia applications and enterprise mobility simplify migration to newer Internet Protocols, the 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) networking standard and virtualized branch services.
* HP FlexFabric solutions for the data center include the new 10 GbE HP 5900 top-of-rack switch and the updated HP 12500 switch series, which enables clients to improve the performance of server-to-server traffic by up to 80 percent
* HP FlexCampus offerings include the new HP 3800 stackable switches, which provide up to 450 percent higher performance, and a new reference architecture for campus environments that unifies wired and wireless networks to support mobility and high-bandwidth multimedia applications;
* An expanded HP FlexBranch portfolio of new virtualized service modules with technology from HP partners VMware and Citrix helps to speed the service delivery of applications to branch offices, while saving 21 percent in cost;
* HP FlexManagement with integrated mobile network access control (NAC) in HP Intelligent Management Center 5.1 streamlines enterprise access to mobile devices and protects IT infrastructure from mobile threats;
* New specialized services facilitate the migration to IPv6 while simplifying the customer transition, ensuring business continuity and minimising business risk;
Enterprises need a simpler networking infrastructure thats scalable and flexible to keep pace with the dynamic needs of business applications, said Subhodeep Bhattacharya, director, HP Networking, HP India. HP is the only company with a unified approach to networking across the data center, campus and branch that enables clients to embrace the adoption of video, cloud and rich multimedia applications.
Dynamic application delivery through data center networks
HP FlexFabric solutions deliver a simplified data center network fabric that eliminates unnecessary layers of equipment, reduces bottlenecks, and leads to increased performance and greater simplicity in implementing and managing applications on the network. HP has expanded the HP FlexFabric portfolio with solutions that offer clients:
* Up to 300 percent greater network scalability with the new HP 5900 top-of-rack series of 10-GbE switches. The switch reduces the number of logical devices in the server access layer by 50 percent, lowering total cost of ownership by 50 percent. The switch is powered by the HP Intelligent Resilient Framework (IRF), an HP innovation that allows four HP 5900 switches to be virtualised and operate as a single switch.
* Improved network resiliency and performance of the HP 12500 switch series through the addition of the updated HP IRF technology. The switch provides full IPv6 support, double the throughput and reduced network recovery time by more than 500 times.
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