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HP is launching a server-storage product targeted to small to midsize businesses, the same $60 billion SMB market targeted by rivals IBM, Dell and others.
During an event Webcast from HP’s headquarters in Palo Alto, Calif., HP unveiled the HP BladeSystem c3000 enclosure, nicknamed Shorty because of its compact size, similar to that of a dorm refrigerator. A companion appliance, the StorageWorks All-in-One SB600c Storage Blade, dubbed Shorty’s Best Friend, contains iSCSI storage-area network storage drives. But the enclosure can be configured to include multiple combinations of servers, disk or tape storage, and network connections in the same box.
HP’s announcement follows launches earlier this year from IBM and Dell of products for smaller companies that may not be as big as the Fortune 500 but are realizing the importance of IT to their business model.
“There is a critical market segment in the … Fortune 500,000,” said Ann Livermore, executive vice president of the Technology Solutions Group (TSG) at HP. “They have a very unique set of IT needs that have not been served well.”
SMBs, she said, don’t want “watered down” products originally designed for enterprises.
HP touts Shorty and its sidekick as a solution for the “un-data center” at SMBs that don’t have a football field-sized room for their IT equipment, but store it in a closet or in a corner of a factory floor.
To illustrate how simply a Shorty can be set up, Mark Potter, vice president of TSG’s blade products, plugged the enclosure into a standard 110-volt electrical outlet and connected it to a network with a standard Ethernet cable. It also comes with wheels so it can be moved around a warehouse or factory as needed.
Pricing for the c3000 starts at $4,299 and for the SB600c at $9,968, HP stated in a news release.
The new HP products share similarities with other products from vendors pursuing that SMB market.
IBM in June introduced the BladeCenter S system, scheduled to ship in the fourth quarter, which combines server, storage, network connections and software into a single chassis. It also can be plugged into a standard outlet.
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