This week HP released a new version of the Insight software which includes HP SIM, HP Insight Control and the HP Matrix Operating Environment. What’s New in Insight Management 7.1 – June 2012 ProLiant next-generation (Gen8) servers supported:  BL420c, BL465c, DL380e, DL360e, ML350e Database support for Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Unattended backup support HP Systems Insight Manager 7.1: Federated CMS advanced search Two-factor...

Two new technical whitepapers has been released covering best practices for key 3PAR features. Adaptive optimization for HP 3PAR Storage – 4AA3-8987ENW, Created April 2012 The wide range of media available for storage devices has created both opportunities and challenges for customers. This technical white paper describes how HP 3PAR Adaptive Optimization Software maximizes the opportunities and minimized the challenges with the...

I get often (more and more) questions on all the new technologies inside the Gen8 HP Proliant servers… From now on I point first to this great PDF document, and if this one not explains everything U know where to find me…

With the launch of StoreOnce Catalyst last week at HP Discover, HP is making public three terrific new whitepapers. You can find them all at hp.com/go/storeonce.  Also, be sure to check out hp.com/go/deduplication. Additionally, here are excellent videos that are now available on HP Videos and on YouTube. Deduplication 2.0 (IDC) HP Videos: http://h20621.www2.hp.com/video-gallery/us/en/sss/1646274457001/r/video/ YouTube:...

RELEASE ENHANCEMENTS  HP 3PAR Peer Motion SW support in VMware vSphere Environments  All volumes (VMs) associated with an ESX cluster can be moved with a SINGLE operation. This saves times and lowers administrative costs.  Data movement is non-disruptive and online, making it ideal for storage hardware refreshes or load balancing between multiple vSphere clusters.  Unlike VMware Storage vMotion, volume migration is off-loaded from the...