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Partner with HP to drive an enterprise-wide Linux solutions strategy.

HP is today’s number one provider of industry-standard Linux solutions*. We partner with Red Hat, Novell, and the Debian community for the full range of Linux distribution software. Red Hat, Novell, and Debian Linux products — together with HP’s standards-based servers — give you broad choice, integrated solutions, and the confidence to deploy Linux across your enterprise. 

Teaming with Red Hat, Novell, or the Debian community, we deliver Linux solutions that combine the security, dependability, value, and flexibility of open source with the enterprise-quality management applications, services, communication tools, and hardware today’s most demanding organizations need. Our 6,500 Linux and open source specialists draw on in-depth experience across diverse industry areas. Our service offerings span the solution lifecycle. Our unique HP Open Source Middleware Stacks simplify Red Hat, Novell SUSE, or Debian Linux implementations on industry-standard building blocks. And our global network of 80 HP Linux Solution Centers provides expert prototyping assistance.

Available worldwide, Linux services from HP include:

• Linux consulting services — Evaluate the current state of your IT infrastructure and organization, identify areas ripe for improvement, and plan and design solutions that can boost service quality and ROI. Offerings encompass TCO/business case analysis, open source compliance services, Linux discovery workshops, and education/training services.
• Deployment services — Get up-and-running with confidence; take time, risk, and worry out of the installation and startup process; and free your people to address strategic IT and business challenges.
• Application development services — HP consultants work with you to build applications based on your specific requirements and leveraging best-of-breed methodologies and tools for architectural design, development, and testing.
• Application modernization services — Move confidently to Linux with expert requirements assessment, tools development and customization, application migration, acceptance testing, and installation support.
• Management and support services — Make the most of your Linux-based solution with high-quality hardware/software technical support featuring flexible response times and coverage levels, proactive mission-critical support, real-time remote monitoring and problem identification, single-source accountability for multivendor service management and support, ITSM process consulting, change readiness assessments, data center design services, power and cooling consulting, and more.
• Security services — Assess your security readiness, risks, and vulnerabilities; strengthen your defenses against security threats; and ease information access for your employees, customers, and partners.

One-stop shopping spells simplicity, value, and risk-mitigation. 

With Red Hat and Novell distributions available through HP, plus distributions from the Debian community, and with our service professionals ready to guide you every step of the way, HP can function as the single point of contact and accountability for your entire Linux implementation.

The bottom line: greater value and added peace of mind thanks to simpler decision-making, lower costs, and less risk associated with deploying Linux solutions.

Learn about additional open source services from HP.