HP rolls out cost-efficient servers

Hewlett Packard’s latest power-efficient server products, which promise an average of 45 percent savings on power usage, came as a welcome innovation for consumers, especially companies in areas with looming power shortage problems as in Cebu.

In Cebu, companies will be able to take advantage of these cost-saving servers through its authorized resellers, such as Ng Khai Development Corporation.

HP’s new economical servers, application solution “blue print” and enhanced remote management software aimed at helping mid-size companies reduce costs while supporting their growth.

In a press conference held recently, HP general manager for technology solutions group David Tan said the company’s entry level server portfolio now includes four new HP Proliant server platforms that help midsize customers with limited space, budgets and IT staff.

These products, also help customers save time and increase staff productivity by enhancing its Lights-Out 100 Remote Management capability with upgrades to ensure affordable remote server control.

Ng Khai Development Corporation chief finance officer (CFO) Melanie Ng, said there is an increasing demand from companies in Cebu to upgrade their servers, especially those newly introduced server products that offer power efficiency and promote productivity.

Recently, HP offered a limited opportunity for HP server users to trade in old server for an HP Blade System which offered good saving IT costs, while promoting the recovery of environment.

Through its “Green Computing” project, HP Philippines partnered with Haribon Foundation for a special tree-planting activity on behalf of its customers.

Old servers will be disposed properly by HP, shipping these old servers to their recycling partner firm in Australia.

Although, this particular program ended last month, Tan said there is possibility that the company will extend this opportunity to allow more companies update their servers to higher and cost efficient capability, while taking care of the environment.

“Globally, HP has always been committed to producing environment-friendly products as well as actively contributing to lessen its carbon footprint and promote environmentally safe practices through the line,” said Diana dela Rosa, Enterprise Storage and Server manager, for HP Philippines.

Trading old server for an HP BladeSystem server makes sense for IT environment as well as the natural environment. From low power components to facility cooling solutions, HP is driving an energy efficiency initiative that spans the diverse range of HP products, from personal systems to printing, imaging to business technology.

With a portfolio that spans printing, personal computing, software, services and it infrastructure, HP is among the world’s largest IT companies, with revenue totaling US$104.3 billion for the four fiscal quarters ended October 31, 2007. —Ehda M. Dagooc