KUALA LUMPUR, 7 APRIL 2009 – According to HP, customers in Malaysia will now be able to explore next-generation data centre technologies in-depth and firsthand at the new HP Adaptive Infrastructure Discovery Center (AIDC) in Kuala Lumpur.
HP Malaysia lead, enterprise storage and servers, technology solutions group, Vincent Lee, said that in the current economic landscape, customers are looking to cut costs, reduce risk and leverage IT resources to seize greater advantage. “HP Malaysia is addressing these challenges with the HP Adaptive Infrastructure (AI) initiative which delivers the integrated product and service set needed for comprehensive management and 24/7, lights-out operations for next-generation technology environments.”
“Cost management and agility are top of mind for chief information officers, yet significant portions of technology budgets are invested in maintenance instead of innovation,” said Lee. “HP is building on its AI initiative by delivering innovative data centre technologies to meet customers’ technology challenges today, and to help them emerge strong when the economy improves.”
Lee said that the KL AIDC is one of four new centres that HP has established. The other three are in Isle d’Abeau, France; Boeblingen, Germany; and Houston, US. These centres join the existing five around the world in Beijing, China; Taipei, Taiwan; Seoul, South Korea; Sydney, Australia; and Sophia-Antipolis, France.
Options to reduce risks and costs
In addition, Lee said the company broadened its AI portfolio with new software solutions that enable customers to reduce costs and improve data centre management as they position their businesses for success.
“New enhancements to HP Insight Dynamics—VSE enable data centre administrators to rapidly deploy new technology to meet changing business needs,” he said. “The new Insight Orchestration option dramatically reduces the time needed to design, configure and deploy new technology.”
“For example, administrators can design templates that specify the infrastructure required to run different applications on servers, as well as associated storage and network resources,” said Lee. “With the push of a button, physical and virtual infrastructure can be automatically assigned and configured to the exact template specifications.”
“Also included is a Web-based portal and integrated workflow engine to allow for consistent implementation throughout the data centre. This eliminates human errors and accelerates deployment,” said Lee.
