IntroductionNew application architectures and software deployment models are fundamentally transforming the data center. Server virtualization, cloud computing and XaaS imperatives are altering data center
traffic flows, escalating bandwidth and performance demands and introducing new security and service orchestration requirements. Legacy data center networks are simply too complex, costly and rigid to meet the needs of the new on-demand world. Tomorrow’s virtualized data center demands
more agile, efficient and scalable networking solutions.
HP believes customers should take a long-term view towards data center modernization and pursue strategies that protect and extend existing investments and minimize disruptions. Customers should seek approaches that maintain continuity with existing storage, server and network management practices, and choose standards-based solutions that gracefully evolve to meet emerging scalability and performance needs.
HP offers a flexible, virtualization-optimized data center network architecture that requires far fewer devices, interconnections, layers and discrete appliances. HP Networking solutions streamline network operations and accelerate application and service delivery; reduce space, power, cooling and capital requirements; and protect investments while providing a solid foundation for the future.
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