HPE shows how to get bigger benefits on a smaller budget at Microsoft Ignite

[StorageExperts]

Ignite is back! Is it bigger (and better) than ever? In many ways, yes! For the HPE team, it’s our BIG annual Microsoft show. This year’s theme is: Do More with Less. Microsoft is definitely doing just that with a more focused physical event footprint and maybe the biggest online impact ever. Here’s how HPE is joining in – and we invite you to join in too.

-By Mike Harding, HPE Storage

Microsoft Ignite takes place October 12-to-14 in Seattle, and it continues to be the annual flagship event for Microsoft tech decision makers, IT implementers, and developers. Ignite brings together learning, training, networking, and socializing for the entire Microsoft customer and partner ecosystem.

It’s where partners like HPE typically demonstrate our newest solutions and speak to our latest accomplishments and innovations.  And this year, whether it’s physical or virtual, HPE is a sponsor and will still be sharing what’s new for our leading infrastructure solutions for Microsoft enterprise products. Go to the HPE Sponsor page and register for either the physical or free virtual event.

What’s happening with HPE Storage at Microsoft Ignite?

Doing more with less speaks to the new approach to modern IT infrastructure. HPE Storage solutions for Microsoft are delivering that and more – with more agile, safer, and better ways to run your Microsoft workloads on-prem while still getting the benefit of the cloud. Here are some of the key things we’re talking about this year:

HPE GreenLake for Databases – HPE GreenLake for Databases is a workload-optimized, infrastructure-as-a-service solution delivering faster time to value with a turnkey cloud experience on-premises. The solution provides pre-sized configurations for a range of enterprise databases and combines infrastructure elements optimized for Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, EDB Postgres and many more. The solution has been updated since originally released, with new bills of materials, inclusion of a new database management automation tool, and more competitive pricing. New solution brief now available online.

Azure Arc-enabled SQL Server – This new hybrid cloud solution allows you to maintain your important enterprise databases on prem while still benefiting from the Azure cloud. It’s comprised of Azure Stack HCI on the HPE Apollo 4200 platform, along with Azure Arc for Data Services and SQL Server. Manage cloud-connected SQL Server with the safety and control of on-prem infrastructure. Details on the solution are available online.

SQL Server on HPE Storage – Our data infrastructure offerings for SQL Server address all your needs whether it’s performance, availability, or breadth of solution. We can guarantee 100% availability, deliver performance through all-NVMe flash, and have solutions for departmental up to the largest mission-critical databases. New videos share Top reasons to keep your database on prem, as well as Why DBAs care about HPE GreenLake.

Azure Stack HCI on Apollo 4200 Gen 10 Plus – This is our important hybrid cloud solution that’s the go-to choice for demanding data-intensive Microsoft Hyper-V workloads. The recently updated high capacity/density platform leads the market in terms of variety of storage media types, configurations, and capacity in a validated 2U Azure Stack HCI solution. The updated configuration guide has details on the latest configurations using the innovative HPE Apollo 4200 Gen 10 Plus system.

Exchange 2019 on Apollo 4000 Gen10 Plus – This enterprise email solution is trusted by some of the world’s largest banks, health care providers and government agencies. It delivers cloud economics while maintaining email data control. The solution is now available on the recently updated HPE Apollo 4000 Gen10 Plus systems which complement the existing HPE Gen10 systems, providing an option with more performance for the most demanding data centric requirements. Info on the offering is available in the solution brief as well as the just published Solution Deployment and Best Practices guide.

Windows cloud automation – We’re also sharing recent work on our PowerShell Toolkits that can be used to manage HPE Storage systems through the HPE GreenLake for storage console, as well as how to automate system management by using a Redfish/Swordfish REST API and PowerShell. Watch this demo from the product team.

A big bang for the buck – wherever you are, however you join in

Once a year, Microsoft Ignite gives us the chance to be face-to-face with key customers, reseller partners, Microsoft team members, and even our own HPE team members.  But you don’t need to travel to Seattle to be a part of the event. There are also additional spotlight events around the world in Germany, France, Latin America, and China, to name a few places. Or you can just join online for free! You’ll be in good company with as many as 400,000 (!) virtual attendees are expected this year.

Next steps to learn more now

Get the details on the newly updated HPE GreenLake for Databases solution that provides more enterprise database benefits for less. You’ll also find more info in the recent product announcement.

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Mike focuses on launching and growing new enterprise technology offerings.

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