Hewlett-Packard has selected ProCurve Networking to
provide networking for three of the six data centers in
Phase 1 of its Data Center Consolidation (DCC) program.
ProCurve will supply more than 300,000 ports in the
project – including about 2,000 of the Switch 3500 series
and about 800 of the Switch 5400s.
"HP operates a non-proprietary standards based network,
providing a best-of-breed multi-vendor solution
delivering a high quality, cost effective network
service," said John Craparo, Senior Vice President,
Hewlett-Packard, Global Telecommunications & Global IT Security. "The ProCurve implementation for our DCC
Project demonstrates that flexibility."
The DCC program – a three-year plan to consolidate 85 HP
data centers worldwide into just six in three U.S. cities
by the end of 2008 – was developed to reduce costs,
simplify processes and improve service. In the end, the
HP IT team decided ProCurve, and its Adaptive Networks
vision, was the best match for those goals. The main
products involved were the 5406zl-48G, 5412zl and 3500yl-
48G-PWR.
"This will be a significant large enterprise reference
account – for both ProCurve and HP sales – that will
showcase ProCurve's conformance to standards and ability
to excel in a hybrid environment," said Dallas-based Dom
Chiffolo, who teamed with Pierre Grand as ProCurve lead
account managers.
Hewlett-Packard's need for open standards and
interoperability presented challenges well beyond product
capabilities. It especially touched ProCurve's support
team. Becky Matsuoka, ProCurve's global support manager,
said the stringent network turnaround for down time will
be only 30 minutes.
"We had to ensure support for all mission-critical
infrastructure," Matsuoka said. "HP wanted one point of
contact worldwide, using proactive services instead of
reactive services."
That led to a partnership between HP Services and
ProCurve's support team, which Matsuoka said was a key
factor.
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