HPE Storage (formerly HP StorageWorks) is a portfolio of Hewlett Packard Enterprise storage products, includes online storage, nearline storage, storage networking, archiving, de-duplication, and storage software. HP and their predecessor, the Compaq Corporation, has developed some of industry-first storage technologies to simplify network storage. HP is a proponent of converged storage, a storage architecture that combines storage and compute into a single entity.Floyer, David (2011-08-15). "HP Converged Storage Sets the Stage for the Next Era of Computing". Wikibon, August 15, 2011. Retrieved from http://wikibon.org/wiki/v/HP_Converged_Storage_Sets_the_Stage_for_the_Next_Era_of_Computing.
2011 products HP Storage announced in August 2011:http://www.hp.com/storage/4cloud
HPE 3PAR Utility Storage - shifts workloads, boost utilization by logically pooling capacity P10000, Peer Motion Software - refreshes/maintains storage, seeking zero application downtime and expanded its Converged Storage portfolio with the first federated storage capability to span from entry to high end systems and is available for both HP LeftHand and HP 3PAR storage systems.
Tape libraries HP Storage ESL Gen3 (G3) (2009-2013 estimated) Tape Libraries HP Storage MSL Tape Libraries HP StorageWorks 1/8 G2 Tape Autoloader HP Storage 12000 Virtual Library System EVA Gateway HP Storage 9000 Virtual Library System HP StoreOnce D2D Backup System (various models) HP StoreOnce B6000 Backup System
Storage networking Many models have been rebadged from Brocade Communications Systems, Cisco, Emulex, and QLogic.
Storage software HP StoreOnce Deduplication HP Storage Essentials HP StorageWorks Storage Mirroring
PolyServe PolyServe was founded in 2004 by Michael Callahan, serving as chief technology officer, and Carter George, serving as Vice-President, as "a software company in Portland, specializing in database and file serving."
HP, when it bought Compaq, acquired its StorageWorks; HP, when it bought PolyServe, placed its 100+ employees within StorageWorks.
An example of PolyServe's value is that a large British government agency which had 14 idle backup servers
dropped the number to two, even though "PolyServe doesn't require the passive nodes, but he maintains them as extra protection" and reduced "failover time from five minutes to 30 seconds .. by 90% the number of users who lose connections during a failover."
See also HP XP HPE 3PAR Nimble Storage OpenView Storage Area Manager
References
External links HPE Storage