Data centre service to streamlines design, build and project management
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HP has unveiled a set of services that the computer giant says simplify the process of designing and building data centres by offering design, construction and project management from a single vendor.
Dubbed HP Critical Facilities Implementation service (CFI), it is essentially an extension of the HP Converged Infrastructure strategy, which provides an architectural blueprint that allows clients to align and share pools of interoperable resources.
Rick Einhorn, worldwide director, Critical Facilities Services at HP, suggests that using HP's new turnkey offering, organisations will get faster implementation times and lower costs when they come to expand their computing capacity.
"HP Critical Facilities Implementation service converges technology with strategic facilities planning to cover all aspects of client needs, whether they are updating an existing data centre or building from the ground up," he explains.
Given that a recent report from analyst Gartner suggests nearly half (46%) of large organisations will build one or more new data centres in the next two years, while 54% expect to expand an existing data centres, it looks like opportune timing.
Dave Cappuccio, research vice president at Gartner, makes the point that constructing data centres is an enormous undertaking for any business. "Taking an integrated approach with a single vendor will help maximise cost and efficiency, while reducing headaches," he confirms.
"As customers' data centre computing requirements add complexity to the design-build process, comprehensive solutions that provide clients with an end-to-end experience, will allow them to realise their plans within the required timeframe and constraints," he adds.
