HP Server Appliances: dedicated internet infrastructure devices
Today’s business climate hasn’t stalled Internet traffic. Today’s e-business data centers are feeling resource-congested. In fact, belt-tightening and mergers are driving many organizations to consolidate and streamline their business processes. Causes include
• demand spikes
• space and power consumption constraints
• IT staffing and WAN costs
• business-critical transactions
• heightened security requirements traffic is starting to move
Service providers and enterprises are responding to these e-business demands by building always-on Internet infrastructures. Server appliances are a vital ingredient in always-on infrastructures for a number of reasons:
• easy to install and configure, low maintenance
• no network operating system license or user limits
• space efficient—rack-mountable with no monitor or keyboard
• optimized software architecture
• entirely standards-based
• increased security Both enterprises and service providers can leverage server appliances to quickly and easily add low-maintenance capacity and functionality—while at the same time offloading the demands on general-purpose servers. The benefits include
• improved network and overall server performance, improved application responsiveness, and streamlined processes, with specialization occurring near the edge of the network
• increased data center efficiencies from increased rack densities and lowered system management expenses
• decreased power consumption
• reduced capital expenditures (a server appliance is typically less expensive than a general-purpose server plus application purchased separately)
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