Rule 01 – Simple

Network architectures that are simpler and protect your business from day one.

What's the change?
A resilient, secure, and virtualised fabric delivers application and services in minutes versus months.

How is it done?
Unified infrastructure: Wired and wireless and virtualisation technologies simplify the entire network

Network-wide management: Management of HP and third-party infrastructure with the ease of a single pane of glass

In-line, deep packet security: Protects the entire network and can be deployed in less than two hours

Rule 02 – Maximised

Network architectures that are simpler and protect your business from day one.

What's the change?
A resilient, secure, and virtualised fabric delivers application and services in minutes versus months.

How is it done?
Unified infrastructure: Wired and wireless and virtualisation technologies simplify the entire network

Network-wide management: Management of HP and third-party infrastructure with the ease of a single pane of glass

In-line, deep packet security: Protects the entire network and can be deployed in less than two hours

Rule 03 – Flexible

Open networks streamline application service delivery

What's the change?
Industry-leading virtualised fabric delivers application services in minutes versus days.

How is it done?
Advanced: Industry-leading performance and quality of service that delivers applications end-to-end across the enterprise

Virtual: Gain agility and efficiency with a unified and virtualised network across the extended enterprise

Resilient: Maintain continuity for business-critical applications and services

Rule 04 – Affordable

Network infrastructure costs can be reduced by up to 66%

What's the change?
Lower total cost of ownership creates a next-generation architecture your business can rely on.

How is it done?
Complete: HP lowers costs with a comprehensive edge-to-core product line that is energy efficient and eco-friendly

Scalable: Adapt easily to future needs with standards-based solutions that are open and interoperable

Trusted: Count on HP service excellence and flexible delivery the way you want, in-house, outsourced, or via the cloud

Rule 05 – Optimised

Virtualised data center networks can reduce complexity by 85%

What's the change?
Virtualised fabric simplifies, automates, and secures data center networks.

How is it done?
Simplified: FlexFabric Network virtualisation and modern architecture reduce complexity by 85%

Automated: Integrated FlexFabric Networks respond to virtual server changes on-demand

Protected: Consistent, strong security protects physical and virtual networks

Rule 06 – Secure

Secured, virtualised data centre networks can provide a return on investment of up to 247%

What's the change?
Secure virtualisation framework provides a singular security model across physical and virtual environments.

How is it done?
Automated: Real-time security across the data centre reduces operational costs and protects critical data

Versatile: Easy deployment and automatic provisioning of trust zones provides seamless scalability and maintains network security compliance

Cohesive: Virtualisation-aware network management provides unified virtual/physical threat protection

Rule 07 – Certified

Fast-track certification programs can enhance business agility and alleviate maintenance and IT costs

What's the change?
HP ExpertONE certifications give organisations ready access to personnel who can accelerate open network deployments

How is it done?
Robust skills development: Cross-domain courseware develops skills to rapidly deploy open networks which are more flexible and reduce costs

Rapid cross-certification: Professionals with existing industry certifications can quickly and efficiently add open networking certifications

Proven best practices: Master network migration best practices for smoothly adopting a dual-vendor networking strategy that protects investments and increases flexibility

Rule 08 – Standardised

Open, standards-based networking solutions can reduce energy consumption by up to 35%

What's the change?
New benchmarks in network efficiency reduce energy consumption and total cost of ownership

How is it done?
Automated: Power consumption is reduced by 35 %  and performance is increased by 62% by automatically adjusting energy use, based on real-time network traffic

Flexible: Open architecture provides for scalable, cost-effective network deployments without vendor lock-in

Transparent: Modular non-disruptive upgrades and full-featured base software provide for a smooth transition to high performance applications

Rule 09 – Agile

Cloud environments must be secure, scalable and available.

What's the change?
HP's innovative cloud delivery design enables services that drive greater agility, speed, and cost savings by providing on-demand access that is rapidly provisioned and scalable.

How is it done?
Optimised: Simplified, converged networks specifically built for hybrid delivery across modular and stackable architectures provide high performance, direct server-to-server connections

Unified: Cloud-ready, virtualisation-aware threat management w/day one protection and dynamic VM-based connection policy network management

Agile: Address fluctuating demands of mobile workload to deliver secure, high-performance, on-demand access to cloud-based services with end-to-end visibility

Rule 10 – Productive

Wired and wireless networks can be integrated and easily managed from a single pane of glass

What's the change?
HP wired and wireless network solutions are designed to reduce the complexity of networking for midsize businesses

How is it done?
Simplified: Easy to implement, use, and manage with unified wired and wireless connectivity managed through a single pane of glass

Common: Hardware, software, and security tightly integrated to deliver performance and easy maintainability

Feature–rich: Robust capabilities to keep business productive—wired to mobile, data to voice and video

Rule 11 – Mobile

Mobility access performance can be increased by 50%

What's the change?
HP Networking solutions provide an enterprise-class user experience across the converged wired/wireless infrastructure to meet high bandwidth demands and enable the adoption of cloud services.

How is it done?
Innovative: Improved performance by 50 %  with up to 2x increase in client connectivity

Optimised: Accommodates up to 50 %  more users due to first-to-market three spatial streams

Standards-based: New MSM46x family backwards compatible to legacy .11a, b, g wireless technologies

Rule 12 – Adaptable

Security should be woven into every inch of your network fabric

What's the change?
Flexibility to help midsize business adapt and securely deliver new services

How is it done?
Scalable: Modular and expandable to grow with your business and adapt to changing needs

Secure: Detects twice as many threats with built-in firewall, intrusion prevention (IPS), virus throttling, and identity security

Interoperable: Engineered, tested, and optimised to work seamlessly with existing network investments

Rule 13 – Scalable

Data centres should scale as fast as demand spikes

What's the change?
HP Networking solutions provide a blueprint for business innovation and network efficiency.

How is it done?
Converged: Shared-service management model accelerates standardisation, reduces operational costs, and accelerates business results.

Flexible: Scales to meet data centre demands by maintaining high performance, enabling agile network provisioning, and integrating new technologies with existing investments

Secure: Automated security policy enforcement with centralised management protects critical data across the data centre

Rule 14 – Converged

Data centres should be flexible to support diverse and hybrid environments

What's the change?
HP Networking solutions provide a blueprint for business innovation and network efficiency

How is it done?
Converged: Shared-service management model accelerates standardisation, reduces operational costs, and accelerates business results.

Flexible: Scales to meet data centre demands by maintaining high performance, enabling agile network provisioning, and integrating new technologies with existing investments

Secure: Automated security policy enforcement with centralised management protects critical data across the data centre

Rule 15 – Efficient

Data centres should optimise workloads automatically

What's the change?
HP Networking and ISS Solutions enable automated management and reallocation of infrastructure based on business process needs, improve resource utilisation, and optimise network performance.

How is it done?
Simple: Virtualised, high-performance, and low-latency network that consolidates multiple protocols into a single fabric to dramatically lower network complexity and cost

Secure: HP Tipping Point Secure Virtualisation Framework provides a singular security model that is automated and scalable across physical, virtual, and cloud environments

Efficient: HP Virtual Connect streamlines and simplifies setup on the server side, and  optimises the flow of network traffic.

Rule 16 – Managed

Converged networks require converged management tools

What's the change?
The HP Intelligent Management Centre (IMC) provides single-pane visibility to meet the evolving needs of enterprise networks.

How is it done?
Flexible: Supports multiple vendors and functions to connect and manage thousands of physical and virtual resources from a single pane of glass

Comprehensive: Integrated user access management simplifies security management, ensures compliance, and provides operational efficiency

Integrated: Unified management accelerates application and service delivery, simplifies operations, and lowers TCO

Rule 17 – Resilient

High-performing, resilient networks can be easy to design and manage

What's the change?
The HP Intelligent Resilient Framework (IRF) provides enhanced resilience with failover in milliseconds instead of seconds

How is it done?
Simplified: Consolidates management of many devices into a single, easy-to-manage, virtual switch

Resilient: Delivers rapid network recovery (measured in milliseconds) from link or device failure to ensure applications and services are uninterrupted

High-Performing: Utilises all links between switches and servers, allowing scalable "on-demand" performance and capacity to support critical business applications

Rule 18 – Pervasive

Pervasive security frameworks make virtualised data centres cloud-safe

What's the change?
The HP cloud-ready security framework provides a seamless on-ramp to secure private, hybrid, and public cloud computing

How is it done?
Pervasive: Protects the entire data centre attack surface, including all virtual machine (VM) traffic/communications

Integrated: Enables deployment, monitoring, and maintenance of cloud security controls regardless of underlying infrastructure

Optimised: Collaboration with VMware leverages existing solutions today while enabling the delivery of next generation cloud-enabled security

Rule 19 – Advanced

Advanced network solutions can accelerate rich media communications by 5X

What's the change?
HP campus LAN/branch solutions enable media rich communications with end-to-end accelerated distribution of video content

How is it done?
Innovative: The industry's first three-spatial stream near-gigabit speed WLAN delivers "3X" higher video client density

Accelerated: "3X" simultaneous HD video communication with advanced multicast and integrated WAN acceleration

Superior Experience: Guaranteed quality video experience with vLANs and end-to-end 802.1q QoS

Rule 20 – Powerful

Energy efficient networks can double the performance on half the power

What's the change?
HP Adaptive Power Architecture enables network devices to scale power usage without sacrificing performance

How is it done?
Adaptive: Power consumption scales automatically based on traffic load

Efficient: Even with 50% less power consumption, 2X the performance is realised

Optimised: Power and cooling efficiency designed right into the switch, starting at the ASIC level

Rule 21 – Complete

End-to-end expert services support the entire network lifecycle

What's the change?
HP Network Services offers a full range of services from strategy and planning through design, implementation, and support

How is it done?
Certified: 5,600+ certified network and voice professionals, 8,000+ certified project management professionals, and 12,000+ ITIL certified professionals

Multi-vendor: Over 40 years of global expertise on multi-vendor network technology, ITIL-driven service development and delivery methodologies

Comprehensive: Broad IT approach supports end-to-end IT business critical infrastructure

Rule 22 – Available

A Converged Infrastructure can simplify branch office technology and reduce costs up to 30%

What's the change?
HP's products and services portfolio meets IT requirements for a secure, highly available, and converged branch office

How is it done?
Secure: Ensures application availability with integrated data protection (backup and recovery) and security features such as IPS and firewall

Efficient: Enables branch employees to work more efficiently and focus on customers' needs

Converged: Complete solution includes all IT infrastructure components required for branch office consolidation