HP Dramatically Simplifies Network Storage for Small and Medium Businesses

HP Dramatically Simplifies Network Storage for Small and Medium Businesses

HP today announced the industry’s first easy-to-use storage systems that drive down cost and complexity for small and medium businesses (SMBs) grappling with the exponential growth of data. The new HP StorageWorks All-in-One (AiO) Storage Systems deliver simple, application-centric storage management, reliable data protection and affordable data storage. Using the systems, SMBs with limited or no storage expertise are able to store, share, manage, back up and protect their rapidly growing application and file data in a flexible network storage environment.

More than 60 percent of SMBs have not deployed networked storage,(1) and the HP All-in-One Storage Systems address what industry analyst firm IDC predicts will be a $5.7 billion market opportunity by 2010.(2) “With these systems, HP is now the benchmark for storage solutions for SMBs,” said Bob Schultz, senior vice president and general manager, StorageWorks Division, HP. “Developed from the ground up to address the specific problems SMBs face, the HP All-in-One Storage Systems deliver functionality without the complexity of competing offerings.”

The HP AiO Storage Systems handle all storage tasks and are accessed via an easy-to-use graphical interface, saving administrators time and providing newfound levels of control. “It’s clear the HP All-in-One Storage Systems were designed with the needs of small businesses like St. John’s in mind,” said Charles Love, director of IT for St. John’s Episcopal School in Tampa, Fla. “From the intuitive set-up wizards to the easy-to-use interface, the system has proven to be an extremely simple, complete and low-cost solution to help us manage our growing storage needs.”

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