Systems/Enterprise:
HP INTRODUCES UTILITY PRICING FOR
SUPERDOME SERVERS
HP announced another first in pay-per-use utility pricing by offering
automated metering technology that can measure the percent utilization of each
central processing unit (CPU) on HP Superdome servers.
With this offering, customers are charged for actual usage on a monthly
basis,
creating a direct link between IT costs and business demand. Businesses with
seasonal activity or unexpected new business opportunities will have capacity
available and will only pay for the IT power they need, when they need it.
This offers significant advantages to customers during slow periods as they
will not pay for processing they do not utilize. In addition, customers do not
have to risk not having additional processors instantly available during
periods of high activity.
Delivered through HP Financial Services, pay per use is a part of HP's
suite
of On Demand solutions, which provides customers with reserve capacity,
instant availability and payments based on actual metered usage.
HP was the first company with on-demand, usage-based active CPU metering
and
pricing at the HP Superdome server launch in September 2000. HP remains the
only technology company to offer true pay-per-use capacity metering on UNIX
servers.
"Many IT companies talk about offering on-demand solutions and having
customers pay for IT as a utility, but only HP delivers with its unique
metering technology," said Irv Rothman, president and chief executive officer,
HP Financial Services. "This gives customers the financial flexibility they
need to respond promptly and effectively to cyclical changes in demand and
directly align IT costs with the revenue the technology helps to generate.
Today's announcement is more proof of HP's commitment to offer customers
flexible capacity and cost structures to minimize risks today -- and maximize
business agility for tomorrow's rapidly changing needs."
HP's metering technology reads the actual utilization of each CPU and
charges
an enterprise for the processing power they use. CPU utilization data is
automatically collected, encrypted and securely transmitted to HP's billing
engine.
Because the equipment devices and automated metering technology physically
reside at the customer site, IT managers have both control over their IT
investments and flexibility to adapt to changing business needs. This is in
direct contrast with vendors that take a less flexible and highly prescriptive
approach with their on-demand offerings.
HP's pay-per-use offering is currently available in North America and
Europe,
Middle East, and Africa and is expected to launch in Asia Pacific shortly.
About HP
HP is a leading global provider of products, technologies, solutions and
services to consumers and businesses. The company's offerings span IT
infrastructure, personal computing and access devices, global services and
imaging and printing. HP completed its acquisition of Compaq Computer
Corporation on May 3, 2002.
Web site: www.hp.com
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