Virtualization has moved from being a technique used to solve technical problems to a core element of data center strategy—one that enables you to deliver better business outcomes such as cost reductions, increased business agility and reduced risk.

But virtualization can be a disruptive force that spurs major operational, organizational and cultural changes within your business. HP is well equipped to help you address these and other issues associated with your virtualization initiative.

Whether you’re simply exploring the advantages of virtualization or addressing specific issues, we can show you how to rethink virtualization in terms that make sense for your business.

HP data center virtualization solutions include:

• Data Center Virtualization Strategy—We help you assess your environment, then develop recommendations and implementation roadmaps for applications, server, storage and client virtualization.
  
  
• Data Center Virtualization Design—We evaluate your technical challenges and help plan a custom-tailored virtualization approach.
  
  
• Data Center Virtualization Transition—Get expert help with selection and integration of virtualization and management technologies, plus migration and cutover from legacy environments to your new virtualization architecture.
  
  
• Virtualization Accelerator Services—Take advantage of short-term, fixed price consulting services to help implement virtualization projects today in small modules as part of your bigger virtualization strategy, design or transition service. (Available in North America only.)
  
  
• Virtualized Desktop Infrastructure Services—Choose these planning, quick-start and implementation services when you need to understand your VDI needs, assess business value and implement the right solution. There is no better guide with more expertise than HP for bringing together your desktop, virtualization, network and data center.
  
  
• Microsoft Virtualization Infrastructure Service—Apply data center and system integration best practices to create a more reliable, manageable server infrastructure with lower, more predictable costs—with an emphasis on virtualization strategy, consolidation, virtual machine management and security.
  
  
• Data Center Virtualization Support & Education—Keep up with fast changing virtualization technology and be prepared to meet your mission-critical virtualization challenges. We offer virtualization-specific education programs and ongoing support for HP and partner virtualization products.

We’ve gained an in-depth understanding of today’s top virtualization solutions based on our experience in deploying and optimizing them at data centers worldwide. We’re certified in the enabling technologies and best practices that drive high-performance virtualization. And we deliver a broad portfolio of services spanning the virtualization lifecycle.