HP Integrity Superdome 32-way Server A5201A#8ZN Merkblatt
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A5201A#8ZN
Regional acquisitions and many abroad have
produced considerable growth for this holding
company over the past three years. In the interim,
expansion increased the number of people
using the messaging, financial reporting, and
enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions.
In fact, usage tripled.
produced considerable growth for this holding
company over the past three years. In the interim,
expansion increased the number of people
using the messaging, financial reporting, and
enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions.
In fact, usage tripled.
Since mid-2005, Dubai World has hosted much of
its business enabling software on HP hardware and
HP-UX 11i. Today its data centers contain seven
HP Superdome servers with Intel
its business enabling software on HP hardware and
HP-UX 11i. Today its data centers contain seven
HP Superdome servers with Intel
®
Itanium
®
processors
running HP-UX 11i v3, a combination that powers
Oracle E-Business Suite, Oracle Database 10g R2,
and Oracle Application Server 10 and 11. In addition,
more than 200 HP servers, including those from the
Integrity server family, are stalwart machines and
power 40% of the mission-critical systems in use.
The technology enables Dubai World to compete
internationally with up-to-date computing standards.
Oracle E-Business Suite, Oracle Database 10g R2,
and Oracle Application Server 10 and 11. In addition,
more than 200 HP servers, including those from the
Integrity server family, are stalwart machines and
power 40% of the mission-critical systems in use.
The technology enables Dubai World to compete
internationally with up-to-date computing standards.
The need for continuous uptime
“Our IT infrastructure evolved at an international level
in a short span. Now it’s a pioneer in many ways,
and we’re known in this region for the technologies
we implement and host. The availability requirements
of these systems are high and delays in delivering
our services would have a huge financial impact,”
says Premjit Nair, principal infrastructure architect
for Dubai World.
“Our IT infrastructure evolved at an international level
in a short span. Now it’s a pioneer in many ways,
and we’re known in this region for the technologies
we implement and host. The availability requirements
of these systems are high and delays in delivering
our services would have a huge financial impact,”
says Premjit Nair, principal infrastructure architect
for Dubai World.
More than 30 minutes of downtime for company
systems would cost millions of dollars because the
applications relate directly to Dubai’s economy. Plus,
approximately 3,500 users depend on the Oracle ERP
system and databases. In response to Dubai’s business
demands, the IT staff promises 24x7 availability in
systems would cost millions of dollars because the
applications relate directly to Dubai’s economy. Plus,
approximately 3,500 users depend on the Oracle ERP
system and databases. In response to Dubai’s business
demands, the IT staff promises 24x7 availability in
their service level agreement (SLA). To avoid
a sustained outage that could damage the
conglomerate’s reputation and IT staff’s own
credibility, they chose HP Superdome servers
based on their proven track record and reliability,
availability, and stability features. The Superdome
architecture’s scalability and performance address
the company’s growth projections and give the
staff confidence that they can proactively respond
to business and user needs. Integrated with an
HP Virtual Server Environment (VSE), including
Serviceguard Extension for RAC (SGeRAC) and
HP Metrocluster, the platform affords high
availability—without sacrificing the flexibility
needed for ultimate performance and utilization.
a sustained outage that could damage the
conglomerate’s reputation and IT staff’s own
credibility, they chose HP Superdome servers
based on their proven track record and reliability,
availability, and stability features. The Superdome
architecture’s scalability and performance address
the company’s growth projections and give the
staff confidence that they can proactively respond
to business and user needs. Integrated with an
HP Virtual Server Environment (VSE), including
Serviceguard Extension for RAC (SGeRAC) and
HP Metrocluster, the platform affords high
availability—without sacrificing the flexibility
needed for ultimate performance and utilization.
Allying with HP as a single-source technology leader
Dubai World previously used IBM/AIX, Sun/Solaris
and HP/OpenVMS/Tru64 UNIX
Dubai World previously used IBM/AIX, Sun/Solaris
and HP/OpenVMS/Tru64 UNIX
®
servers and
operating systems. The heterogeneous platform on
a whole was difficult and expensive to manage.
The IT staff sought to centralize the technology and
streamline costs by allying with a single technology
vendor. They rigorously examined HP, Sun, and
IBM in the areas of support, scalability, availability,
solution capabilities, vendor strength, product
maturity, value proposition, strategic partnership,
and investment protection.
a whole was difficult and expensive to manage.
The IT staff sought to centralize the technology and
streamline costs by allying with a single technology
vendor. They rigorously examined HP, Sun, and
IBM in the areas of support, scalability, availability,
solution capabilities, vendor strength, product
maturity, value proposition, strategic partnership,
and investment protection.
“We chose HP as our strategic partner and migrated
everything from other vendors to HP. At the time,
Oracle was certified on PA-RISC processors, and
HP gave us an option to start with PA-RISC-based
Superdomes. We saw that we could migrate to our
number-one option, Integrity Superdomes with Itanium
processors, at a nominal cost, thus protecting our
investment,” says Nair.
everything from other vendors to HP. At the time,
Oracle was certified on PA-RISC processors, and
HP gave us an option to start with PA-RISC-based
Superdomes. We saw that we could migrate to our
number-one option, Integrity Superdomes with Itanium
processors, at a nominal cost, thus protecting our
investment,” says Nair.
“Upgrading to HP Superdomes with
Itanium
®
processors brought performance
improvements and financial advantages.
We’re saving approximately 35% on
Oracle licensing.”
Srinivas Kalayan, senior infrastructure
architect, Dubai World
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