HP has launched an Orchestrated Datacenter (OD) which it claims will speed up the creation of applications, infrastructure and cloud services.

 

The company also says the OD can cut costs while improving quality of service.

 

According to HP, the rise of mobility and cloud computing has forced IT service providers to rush their application development and, at the same time, create a new, more user-centric, approach to design and delivery.

 

The twin pressures can lead them to make errors on regulation and operation compliance.

 

The Orchestrated Datacenter, claimed HP, will combat this problem by automating many of the tasks and providing a framework for cloud management.

 

HP has promised the full stack of hardware and software can be orchestrated automatically.

 

By co-ordinating events at each level ­– physical and virtual servers, networks, databases, middleware and the application layer – it claimed it can automate workflows across the service desk, monitoring and security operations.

 

The Orchestrated Datacenter offering includes HP Enterprise Maps, an Archimate 2 certified enterprise architecture system.

 

Other new elements include HP Cloud Service Automation 4.1, HP Operations Orchestration 10.1 and HP Server Automation 10.1.

 

The bottom line, said HP’s operations manager Ajay Singh, is that data centers must move from managing  servers and infrastructure to co-ordinating the delivery of services across the entire stack of hardware and software.

 

“The system orchestrates across the entire operations cycle to ensure timely infrastructure and that application services are timely, compliant and consistent,” said Singh.

 

Automation and orchestration software are the fastest growing management categories, according to analyst Mary Johnston Turner, research VP for enterprise systems management software at IDC.

 

“IT architects and CIOs want simpler, more integrated and effective orchestration solutions that deliver value right out of the box,” said Johnston Turner.