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HP Technology Consulting: HP CloudStart for Hyper-V Effective implementation of HP Foundation for Hyper-V Service brief Be cloud ready As your organization discovers the advantages of , your line-of-business developers may be bypassing IT to get applications in public cloud environments faster than you think. The move is on toward an instant-on, multi-sourced world with service provided through in-house private clouds and external public clouds. That’s why IT teams and CIOs need to work together to strike a comprehensive service-based approach that includes hybrid sourcing options such as private cloud and public cloud. Cloud challenges—and a silver lining A solid foundation for your move to One downside to the proliferation of public the cloud cloud services without IT involvement is that your Implementing a private cloud enables IT departments organization cannot effectively track, measure and to change the way they deliver technology services. budget for shadow IT. That means there is no real Given the day-to-day pressures that IT departments accountability for the usage or security of resources. face, organizations are looking for the simplest and On the other hand, you cannot afford long-drawn fastest way to move to a private cloud. processes for private cloud deployments. HP Cloud Foundation is the reference architecture that With HP CloudStart for Hyper-V, you won’t have lays the foundation for private cloud based on HP to wait. You can get compute services for a fixed, BladeSystem Matrix and ® System Center. affordable price and have it up and running in less You receive the benefits of shared services in a private than 30 days after hardware and installation cloud environment delivered in one converged, tested using HP BladeSystem Matrix. and fully integrated platform. When it comes to private cloud deployment, HP Built on HP BladeSystem, the industry’s leading blade CloudStart for Hyper-V offers your organization a architecture, Matrix rapidly adjusts to your dynamic solution that can accelerate the deployment of service- business demands and enables you to provision and oriented environments and match the speed, flexibility modify complex infrastructure in minutes. and economics of public clouds—minus the risk or loss of control. It is designed to bring together key technologies and services components to help you get into the cloud faster.

2 Start with CloudStart More services for every phase of Leveraging our years of experience with shared your cloud journey services, transformation and cloud Moving to the cloud means tightening your focus on computing, HP CloudStart services provide the the people, process and organizational aspects of consulting and integration resources needed for cloud computing—and new operational model that effective implementation a bounded private cloud. comes with it. To help you make the most of your In the four weeks following hardware installation private cloud deployment and HP CloudStart for and start-up, we work with you through a series of Hyper-V, HP offers: workshops to define cloud computing needs and • HP Cloud Discovery Workshops – Define your capabilities, plans for implementation and future cloud direction and strategy through the workshops projects, and implement and customize your solution. and sessions conducted by us. Specific activities include: • HP Cloud Roadmap Service – Build an execution plan and roadmap of your projects with HP • Workshops and planning services CloudStart Solution at the center. • Service definition, pricing and chargeback • HP Cloud Design Service – Design your cloud integration infrastructure and modify it to suit your business • Network integration (DNS, DHCP) needs. • Storage setup—up to two storage tiers • HP Cloud Service Automation – Provide • Integrated backup—up to two backup policies application provisioning, agentless monitoring and complete lifecycle management for physical and • Basic integration with operations virtual servers and applications. • Security policy review and planning • HP Secure Advantage and HP Cloud Security • Implementation and testing Analysis Service – Look forward to greater levels • Project management of safety, as you manage cloud-related security, compliance and governance issues. Customized data center integration Looking for a way to tailor your private cloud solution • HP Support and Education Services – Rely on to your unique requirements? HP to design, deploy, operate and support the IT systems that run your business. The good news is HP CloudStart for Hyper-V can be extended and customized for building a comprehensive enterprise private cloud solution. Choose from options that include: Strategy • Additional compute services for Windows® D templates, storage tiers, backup policies, workflow e t s i customizations, security integration and high l n g e a n availability u m n e i t v • A fully integrated and data center-ready Private n o r

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3 Choose a cloud partner grounded in Collaboration at every turn At the end of the day, it matters that we give you a experience private cloud solution that works well for you. This Expertise aligned to your needs and speed client-driven approach has no sourcing bias and goes To build a private cloud solution on extensible beyond just another new technology implementation. architecture and technology, you need a partner We work with you to find the right people, process, with vast expertise that can help you start with a fast technology solution for your business. We collaborate implementation or full cloud computing transformation. with you to make technology the difference in your We have the intellectual property, open integration business. Our client-driven approach has no sourcing and expertise to make it happen. bias. We work with you to find the right solution for your business. Reliable, secure and delivered globally Consistent global delivery across all technology Get ready for your own private cloud families means we can deliver our best experts— HP CloudStart gets private clouds to really work for anywhere in the world—to solve your issues and meet you. With years of experience and a team of skilled your unique requirements. Quality is assured, without professionals to stand by you, going the private question. cloud way was never easier and more hassle free. To see what else HP CloudStart can do for you, visit A holistic approach www.hp.com/services/coreinfrastructure and www. We take an environmental view—with a clear hp.com/services/cloud. Or contact your HP sales understanding of how the pieces come together, from representative. data center to laptop and everything in between and to the cloud. At HP, we chase the problem—not just the device.

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