HP today introduced new offerings that improve
visibility into the relationship between software and physical, virtual
and cloud IT infrastructure, enabling organizations to reduce complexity
and take control of their IT processes and services.
The new HP Configuration Management System (CMS) 10 includes new HP
Universal Discovery software, which offers automated discovery
capabilities to support the deployment and management of physical,
virtual and cloud projects. Automated discovery capabilities enable
clients to reduce costs and risks associated with service disruptions,
as well as decrease the time spent on manual discovery by more than 50
percent. In addition, HP CMS clients have recently seen an increase in
speed of projects completed.
HP Discovery software offerings are currently being used by 40 percent
of the Fortune 50, as well as six out of the seven largest global
automotive manufacturers, and four out of the five largest global
telecommunication service providers.
HP CMS 10 enables enterprises, governments and managed service providers (MSPs) to:
- Save time by quickly discovering software and
hardware inventory, as well as associated dependencies, in a single
unified discovery solution;
- Speed time to value with a simplified user
interface and enhanced scalability, allowing IT teams to consume and use
rich intelligence hosted in the HP CMS;
- More easily manage multiple client environments
within a single HP Universal Configuration Management Database (CMDB)
with improved security, automation and scalability;
- Save money by automatically locating and
cataloging new technologies related to network hardware, open-source
middleware, storage, enterprise resource planning (ERP) and
infrastructure software providers; and
- Minimize application failure risks as a result
of poorly constructed server clusters by introducing new server
compliance thresholds.
"Clients have trusted Equifax for more than a
century to deliver innovative, high-quality solutions -- and our IT
organization is expected to deliver the same," said W. Scott Hite,
director, Technology, Global IT Asset Management, Equifax, Inc. "HP CMS
software introduces a new category of intelligent discovery that adds
tremendous value and helps support our ongoing mission of delivering the
best services as quickly as possible. What HP has done for discovery
tools is equivalent to what Apple has done for the cell phone industry."
With the growing adoption of cloud computing, organizations are under
increasing pressure to deliver new services and scale existing ones. The
complexities of cloud-based infrastructures, coupled with a lack of
infrastructure visibility, have hampered organizations' ability to
efficiently and predictably manage IT performance.
"CMDB implementations have additional complexity when there are
requirements for dependency mapping, discovery and inventory tools,"
said Ronni Colville, vice president and distinguished analyst, IT
Operations Management, Gartner, Inc. "A unified offering that combines
the best of both could offer users a more efficient means of tracking
and modeling data-center services, applications and infrastructure."
HP CMS 10 also introduces capabilities specifically for service life
cycle design and IT operations within both HP Business Service
Management and HP IT Service Management. It includes the new HP
Universal Discovery offering as well as Content Pack 11, HP Universal
Configuration Management Database (UCMDB), HP UCMDB Configuration
Manager and HP UCMDB Browser.
"Service disruptions within complex cloud and virtualized environments
are difficult to identify and resolve," said Shane Pearson, vice
president, Product Marketing, Operations, Software, HP. "With the new
enhancements to HP Configuration Management System, IT executives now
have the configuration intelligence they need at their fingertips to
make rapid decisions to ensure consistent business service
availability."
HP CMS 10 is a key component of the HP IT Performance Suite, the
next-generation enterprise performance software platform that enables IT
management to improve performance with operational intelligence.
Availability HP CMS 10 is available worldwide in 10 languages and sold through HP Channel Partners.
Additional information about the HP CMS 10 is available at
www.hp.com/go/CMS .
HP's premier Europe, Middle East and Africa client event, HP Discover, takes place Dec. 4-6 in Frankfurt, Germany.