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

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

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

HP data centre virtualisation solutions include:

• Data Centre Virtualisation Strategy – We help you assess your environment, then develop recommendations and implementation roadmaps for applications, server, storage and client virtualisation.
  
  
• Data Centre Virtualisation Design – We evaluate your technical challenges and help plan a custom-tailored virtualisation approach.
  
  
• Data Centre Virtualisation Transition – Get expert help with selection and integration of virtualisation and management technologies, plus migration and cutover from legacy environments to your new virtualisation architecture.
  
  
• Virtualisation Accelerator Services – Take advantage of short-term, fixed-price consulting services to help implement virtualisation projects today in small modules as part of your bigger virtualisation strategy, design or transition service. (Available in North America only.)
  
  
• Virtualised 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, virtualisation, network and data centre.
  
  
• Microsoft Virtualisation Infrastructure Service – Apply data centre and system integration best practices to create a more reliable, manageable server infrastructure with lower, more predictable costs – with an emphasis on virtualisation strategy, consolidation, virtual machine management and security.
  
  
• Data Centre Virtualisation Support & Education – Keep up with fast changing virtualisation technology and be prepared to meet your mission-critical virtualisation challenges. We offer virtualisation-specific education programmes and ongoing support for HP and partner virtualisation products.

We have gained an in-depth understanding of today's top virtualisation solutions based on our experience in deploying and optimising them at data centres worldwide. We are certified in the enabling technologies and best practices that drive high-performance virtualisation. We also deliver a broad portfolio of services spanning the virtualisation lifecycle.