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IP Address Management for the cCell-Cloud-Environment

Company Size

1,000+

Country

United States

Product

HP cCell Services
SOLIDserverTM

Tech Stack

IP Address Management
Cloud Computing
Virtual Machines

Implementation Scale

Enterprise-wide Deployment

Impact Metrics

Digital Expertise
Productivity Improvements

Technology Category

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Storage Services

Applicable Industries

Software
Telecommunications

Applicable Functions

Business Operation
Discrete Manufacturing

Services

Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services
System Integration

About The Customer

Hewlett Packard (HP) is a multinational information technology company that provides a wide range of hardware components as well as software and related services to consumers, small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and large enterprises, including customers in the government, health and education sectors. The company specializes in developing and manufacturing computing, data storage, and networking hardware, designing software and delivering services. Its major product lines include personal computing devices, enterprise and industry standard servers, related storage devices, networking products, software and a diverse range of printers and other imaging products.

The Challenge

When HP decided to launch its cloud solution - HP cCell Services, it was clear that professional IP address management was needed. However, there was no in-house product that met the requirements. The central requirements were a high degree of reliability and a solid price/performance ratio. The infrastructure of the HP cCell Services consists of a growing, multi-customer solution; the services provided by a multiplicity of physical and virtual servers. A number of business units at HP were involved in the planning, construction, and operation. The requirement profile of the potential IPAM solution was further heightened by the need for the landscape to be designed in a way that was both modular and highly flexible.

The Solution

HP decided on the solution from EfficientIP: SOLIDserver. The software-based version of SOLIDserver was chosen, additional hardware was not necessary. The installation itself ran smoothly: three employees from HP and one from EfficientIP was all it took to get the IPAM-solution operational within just two months, with the implementation of a fully automated integration in the cloud environment. The HP team all found the installation and configuration to be particularly straightforward. The introduction also ran smoothly, as throughout the entire installation no further training was required by team members. All those involved found the operation to be simple and self-explanatory. The surface configuration and general functionality are both highly intuitive.

Operational Impact

The software has proven itself to be reliable with no incidents to date.
The quick transition and the short deadlines were particularly impressive.
The IPAM introduction never led to delays; in fact the whole project was extremely well supported.

Quantitative Benefit

The IPAM-solution was operational within just two months.
To date, HP has established some 1,000 virtual and physical servers for its cCell Services, a number that is continually on the rise.