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Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has introduced a comprehensive lineup of new solutions built for the Docker ecosystem. “Containers are changing the way applications are developed and managed, bridging the gap between IT and developers and helping organizations accelerate their pace of innovation. Hewlett Packard Enterprise is embracing and extending Docker capabilities by providing a comprehensive set of enterprise class tools and services to help customers develop, test and run Docker environments at enterprise scale,” said Narayanan Chellappan, Country Director, Cloud Division, Hewlett Packard Enterprise India... Read more

HP has announced the availability of several enterprise software solutions for Amazon Web Services (AWS), designed to help customers test applications and run big data analytics on AWS. New AWS compatible solutions include: HP StormRunner Load and HP LoadRunner - Performance testing solutions that help Agile development teams accelerate application quality and delivery via a simple, intuitive and scalable platform. HP Vertica OnDemand and HP Vertica AMI - Big data analytics solutions that enable customers to leverage the HP Vertica data warehouse and optimize analytics for AWS Cloud and hardware environments... Read more

Extending the reach of its security intelligence sharing network, HP has allied with Hitachi, designed to capture and share Japan-specific threat information. Through this partnership, Hitachi will join the HP Global Threat Intelligence Alliance and contribute threat intelligence to HP’s existing security information sharing platform, HP Threat Central. The platform delivers automated and open sharing of information and contextual analysis that allows organizations to take action. This intelligence will also inform periodically published reports from HP Security Research. To arm enterprises against an ever-growing array of threats, HP Security Research created the HP Global Threat Intelligence Alliance to foster their collaboration. The alliance program provides members with access to private, value-added intelligence from leading industry researchers, analysis of underground forums, and threat actor profiles. In return, these participant enterprises contribute their own intelli...

HP has announced general availability of its integrated enterprise cloud solution, HP Helion CloudSystem 9.0, and a new HP ConvergedSystem 700 platform, a workload optimized infrastructure purpose-built for HP Helion CloudSystem 9.0. HP Helion CloudSystem 9.0 incorporates HP Helion OpenStack and the HP Helion Development Platform, delivering an enterprise-ready integrated open-source infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) and platform-as-a-service (PaaS) offering. It provides a modern development environment that can be integrated with customers’ existing IT investments to move their traditional applications to the cloud, as well as to develop and deploy cloud-native applications using multiple development languages... Read more

HP has continued expansion of its HP Helion Network in Asia-Pacific and Japan with the addition of a leading community of 50 channel partners, system integrators (SIs), service providers, independent software vendors (ISVs), and developers working with HP to deliver open standards-based hybrid cloud services designed specifically to customer needs. As trends like cloud, mobility and big data govern the future of enterprises in a digital world, business leaders are looking for expertise to bridge their move from traditional IT to becoming a successful digital enterprise. The extension of the Helion Network will now give enterprises in Asia-Pacific and Japan access to an ecosystem of cloud partners and service providers who offer a portfolio of open-source hybrid cloud solutions for a wide range of customer requirements and applications. These include workload migrations from traditional IT to the cloud, cloud native and DevOps platforms, data sovereignty, private to public cloud or...

HP has announced a new functional test automation solution, HP LeanFT, which allows software developers and testers to leverage continuous testing and continuous delivery methodologies to rapidly build, test, and deliver secure, high-quality applications. The solution enables organizations to achieve faster time to market, higher predictability and quality, and lower overall costs throughout the development lifecycle. “As businesses seek to move with more speed and pursue new markets, developers and testers experience greater opportunities but also greater risks. HP LeanFT beautifully balances the twin imperatives of velocity and quality by allowing developers to operate in the modern Agile and DevOps ecosystem, while also leveraging our proven capabilities in application testing and application lifecycle management,” said Saurabh Saxena, Country Director – India, HP. HP LeanFT embraces the shift left concept by leveraging the key tools of the modern Agile developer ecosystem. P...

To support flexible, enterprise-class clouds, HP has announced that it has made multiple contributions to the OpenStack Kilo release, including new converged storage management automation and new flash storage technologies. Drivers such as data growth, software-defined data center technologies, and the Internet of Things continue to fuel cloud adoption. Enterprises are deploying OpenStack technology to overcome private and public cloud challenges, including costly vendor lock-in, lack of control or customizability, and inability to scale applications for the cloud. “Enterprises today struggle with the ‘all-in-one’ cloud model because they don’t use a single operating system or database software or management tool. HP’s approach is to support a flexible hybrid cloud infrastructure with open-source technologies as its core DNA, and this includes a commitment to supporting OpenStack technology at the storage layer,” said Narayanan Chellappan, Country Director, Cloud Division, HP In...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   To analyze the volume and variety of IT data to predict, prevent and respond to application and infrastructure issues and deliver actionable insights into complex IT landscapes,  HP(NYSE:HPQ)  has released a Big Data Analytics solution for IT operations teams. HP Operations Analytics platform can provide advanced analytics through contextual analysis of structured and unstructured data. This new solution can also integrate into existing IT operations tools to provide actionable insight to pinpoint performance or end-user experience problems. Amit Chatterjee, Country Director, HP Software India , said, "Effectively managing IT is impossible without proper visibility into the full environment, and IT organizations are struggling to capture all the information, let alone analyze it. Today, we are unleashing the power of HP Operations Analytics to tackle IT 's biggest challenge -  to generate actionable ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   For organizations to manage increasing volumes of legacy information, HP(NYSE:HPQ)  Autonomy has introduced a new solution named "Legacy Data Cleanup" designed to address the cost, compliance and control challenges faced by organizations. Legacy Data Cleanup solution  has been powered by  Autonomy ControlPoint 4.0  which ensures organizations to gain access to understand, classify and defensibly dispose of outdated and unnecessary legacy information. Many organizations are dealing with information sprawl from multiple legacy systems, as well as information acquired as part of corporate mergers and acquisition activity. The new HP solution can be leveraged as part of HP Autonomy's comprehensive portfolio for information governance, which consists of solutions for archiving, eDiscovery, enterprise content management, data protection, legal hold and records management. Amit Chatterjee, Country Direct...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   In order to enable organizations to gain better insight into their data and deliver real-time outcomes,  HP(NYSE:HPQ)  has announced  HAVEn, a big data analytics platform , which leverages HP's analytics software, hardware and services to create the next generation of big data-ready analytics applications and solutions. "Big data enables organizations to take advantage of the totality of their information -  both internal and external -  in real time. It produces extremely fast decision-making, resulting in unique and innovative ways to serve customers and society. HP has the breadth and depth of both the platform and the product portfolio to assist enterprises in unleashing the power of big data," said  Amit Chatterjee, Country Director, HP Software, India .   HAVEn combines proven technologies from HP Autonomy, HP Vertica, HP ArcSight and HP Operations Management , as well as key industry in...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Plextor has announced the launch of its M5PRO SSD series with random read and write speeds of 100,000 / 88,000 IOPS. The two series of SSD’s are M5Pro series and M5S series backed by five-year and three-year warranty respectively and are available in 64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB, and 512 GB capacities.  The Plextor M5Pro is a professional SSD designed for business and advanced users demanding high performance, reliability, and true data integrity. It has double-data protection system to protect the integrity and confidentiality of user’s data.  128-bit error correction code is used in M5 Pro to confirm that each piece of data is correctly stored with one hundred percent accuracy .This is backed by a unique Robust Data Hold-out Algorithm in Plextor’s exclusive firmware. For data confidentiality the M5Pro supports full drive encryption with an Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) 256 bit algorithm using its US Government AES-validated ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   HP has announced enhancements to its Information Optimization Solutions portfolio, designed to help organizations capitalize on the explosion of information, including operational, application and machine data. HP has been investing in innovation to build out the comprehensive Information Optimization Solutions portfolio with unique intellectual property and technologies that solve customers' challenges with big data. Only HP enables organizations to manage, understand and act on 100 percent of information. This is made possible through new HP Converged Infrastructure solutions, as well as technology from Autonomy and Vertica, both HP companies, and HP data management services. "Big data presents big opportunities-and challenges-for organizations today. HP's powerful Information Optimization Solutions deliver the technologies and expertise required to help organizations succeed in this new era-by tackling any d...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   HP has expanded its Converged Cloud portfolio with new offerings that extend the power of the cloud across infrastructure, applications and information, enabling enterprises to accelerate innovation and enhance agility. Introduced in April, HP Converged Cloud is based on a single architecture that combines private, managed and public cloud, as well as traditional IT, with the aim to create an environment that can rapidly change based on organizational requirements. "Successful organizations need to be able to select the right delivery model for their technology needs whether it is in the cloud or on premise. HP's Converged Cloud approach provides enterprises choice in delivery model and platform with the confidence in the service delivered via market leading products, coupled with a consistent architecture and experience," said Amit Chatterjee, Country Director, HP Software India. For More Details see www.va...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   HP has announced a new software offering that helps clients improve performance management of cloud and mobile applications by enhancing mobile monitoring and increasing collaboration between operations and development teams.  These new features help organizations adopt a new set of software delivery practices - DevOps - for the continuous delivery of high-quality applications. HP Application Performance Management (APM) 9.2 for Converged Cloud includes major enhancements to HP Diagnostics, HP Real User Monitor (RUM) and HP SiteScope, which enable clients to manage applications in both private and public cloud environments. "Managing the performance and availability of business-critical applications is an enormous task within a complex cloud computing environment. HP Application Performance Management 9.2 enables enterprises to quickly and easily understand what business critical applications may be at risk, and address a ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE HP has introduced new offerings that improve visibility into the relationship between software and physical, virtual and cloud IT infrastructure, enabling organizations to reduce complexity and take control of their IT processes and services. The new HP Configuration Management System (CMS) 10 includes new HP Universal Discovery software, which offers automated discovery capabilities to support the deployment and management of physical, virtual and cloud projects. Automated discovery capabilities enable clients to reduce costs and risks associated with service disruptions, as well as decrease the time spent on manual discovery by more than 50 percent. In addition, HP CMS clients have recently seen an increase in speed of projects completed. W. Scott Hite, Director, Technology, Global IT Asset Management, Equifax, Inc. said, “Clients have trusted Equifax for more than a century to deliver innovative, high-quality solutions-and our IT ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   HP has announced HP Automated Network Management (ANM) 9.2 for Converged Infrastructure, an enhanced software offering that aims to help clients keep up with constantly changing business demands by delivering a unified network-management platform. HP ANM 9.2 includes major enhancements to HP Network Node Manager i(NNMi), HP Network Automation, NNMi Performance and NNMi Advanced Smart Plug-in add-on modules (iSPIs). It aims to provide access to new network-management Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). Amit Chatterjee, Country Director, HP Software, India, said, “As organizations introduce new technologies to their converged infrastructures, the need for a network-management blueprint for data centers increases. HP Automated Network Management software enables clients to increase network visibility and save costs like never before with a single solution that optimizes business decisions as well as IT investments.” For Mor...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Plantronics has introduced the new Blackwire300 corded USB headsets for UC. These headsets aim to keep the cost per user low while trying to achieve widespread adoption to enable end-users to embrace the new communication platform.  According to Frost & Sullivan, the UC market in India amounted to $465 million in 2010 up from $411 million in 2009. The growth projection for 2010-17 is 11.8%. Majority of this includes enterprise IP telephony and applications like presence, mobility and conferencing and collaboration are around 10%.  Bobby Joseph, Country Director, Plantronics, India, said, “Given the changing industry scenario, it was essential to create a product that satisfies the need for a low-cost, entry-level UC headset that offers a superior user experience. Plantronics has been constantly innovating and providing solutions that add comfort and convenience to the lives of our customers.” For More Detail...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Microsoft has announced their expansion plans to Hyderabad, Chennai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Pune, and Goa; and appointment of Ybrant Digital Limited as the Sales House for the cities outside Delhi-NCR, Mumbai and Bangalore. The appointment of Ybrant Digital complements Microsoft Advertising's existing sales partner - AIDEM Ventures Pvt. Ltd. that will continue to drive sales in Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, and Bangalore. Neville Taraporewalla, Country Director, Advertising & Online - Microsoft India said, "The exponential growth of the internet is enabling digital lifestyles at a pace never seen before and resultantly, we today live in an era of consumption on the go and increasing online conversations. We see an emergence of new growth drivers, and this presents an opportunity for us to enable businesses to engage with their audiences in an effective and interactive manner. Our tie up with Ybrant Digital Ltd. is well positioned to help us i...