NEWS : VMware Vsphere 5 now released on HP part numbers.

VMware from HP provides a comprehensive suite of virtualization solutions designed expressly for mission-critical enterprise computing.

HP offers a complete portfolio of VMware licences Server and Desktop Infrastructure Software.
VMware software from HP includes either a 1year or 3year 9x5 of unlimited support and subscription with uplifts to 24x7 and multiyear support for 3,4 or 5 years. With this support, customers receive installation, configuration and troubleshooting support. HP also offers VMware software bundled with HP Insight Control and the HP P4000 Virtual SAN Appliance software.

The VMware OEM portfolio from HP includes:

• All VMware vSphere 5 core server editions and related acceleration kits
• Upgrade licenses within the core server editions
• VMware vCenter management products including Site Recovery Manager (SRM), Lab Manager, AppSpeed, Chargeback, CapacityIQ
• vCloud products including vCloud Director, Request manager
• vShield products
• VMware View products
• VMware ThinApp products
• The VMware OEM portfolio from HP includes a 1- or 3-year 9x5 unlimited support and subscription services. Additional care pack services can be purchased separately with 24x7 or 3/4/5 year terms.

For more information (part numbers etc) then please go to the HP quickspecs

If you have a virtual server solution you wish to implement or would like help or more details, then please do not hesitate to contact the Solutions team.

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Technical ISS Solutions Team

NEWS : New Installation services from Westcoast

A couple of months ago (in this post) I mentioned that we have some exciting new services that were soon to be announced.
I am therefore pleased to announce a whole host of new Installation services that Westcoast are now offering, these include..

• Network installation and configuration,
• Server & Storage Deployment,
• Project Management,
• Site surveys,
• Capacity planning,
• Software Configuration,
• Rental

As always the Westcoast Solutions presales team are always happy to help you with your Server and Storage solution and now as we can offer the above services we can provide a full service suite to make your solution concept and implementation run more smoothly.

If you have a solution you wish to implement and would like details on the above services, then please do not hesitate to contact the Solutions team.

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Technical ISS Solutions Team

Video of the Week : HP 3PAR - The next generation of storage

Virtualization is transforming data centers. But this shift is also placing new demands on infrastructure that legacy storage platforms were never designed to handle.

The next generation of Tier 1 storage, HP 3PAR Utility Storage was built from the ground up to exceed the economic and operational requirements of even the most demanding and dynamic IT environments. HP 3PAR Utility Storage delivers 100% of the agility and efficiency demanded by the virtual data center and cloud computing. It does this through an innovative, purpose-built architecture that offers secure multitenancy, built-in thin processing capabilities, and unique autonomic management and storage tiering features.

Get the SAN infrastructure performance, scalability, and availability you need to transform your data center and enable virtual and cloud computing.



If you need help with a 3PAR storage solution then please contact us and we will provide a tailored solution to your customers needs.

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Technical ISS Solutions Team

Why its important to backup your data - UK Riots

We have all seen the riots in the streets and destruction of businesses around the UK's major city's this past week. Unfortunately as with any disaster man-made or natural, a few of these businesses will never recover due to lost data.

A study was done back in 2003 and it was found that the estimated cost of data loss in the US came to $18 billion and that only 57% of companies actually backed up their data. You can imagine that now in 2011 the cost of losing data would have gone up substantially UK included.

The UK does not really suffer from many natural disasters, however the most recent events proves that destruction of business's can come overnight from any circumstance, so doing regular backups or having a disaster recovery solution this day in age is imperative.

If you need help with developing a backup or disaster recovery solution for your customers then please do not hesitate to contact us.

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Technical ISS Solutions Team

New Solution team member - Paul Holliday Westcoast HP Storage BDM

I would like to announce a new member to the Westcoast Solutions Team - Paul Holliday.

Paul has extensive experience within distribution and reseller markets which make him the ideal candidate for Westcoast HP Storage business development manager.

I would like to take this opportunity to welcome him to the team and wish him all the success for the future.

If you need any help with HP storage then please do not hesitate to contact us.

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Technical ISS Solutions Team

August 2011 - HP Server and Storage offers.

In order for you to have your own copy of this months offers, We can now offer them in a easy downloadable PDF for you.

Please click the image above to open the PDF.

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Technical ISS Solutions Team

Hp Networking Offer - Buy a 24-port switch and get 8 extra ports for £1 - offer on the V1410, V1410G and V1810 Switch Series

Right now, some of HP Networking's best-value switches are better value than ever!

For a limited time, your customers can improve their network at the Edge with a 24-port switch, plus benefit from an extra 8-port switch from the same family for only £1 extra!

It's great news for small and growing business, for a network that's flexible, secure and reliable.
This offer is valid August 1st - September 30th 2011,
Please click here for more information
 
For more information on what we can do for you please do not hesitate to contact us.

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Technical ISS Solutions Team

New Release : 6Gb/s SAS BL Switch for HP BladeSystem.

HP have finally launched their 6Gb/s SAS switch for the HP Bladesystem.
This means that now you can attach 6Gb/s SAS attached products to the Hp Bladesystem chassis such as the P2000sa SAN unit.

You can purchase the unit either on its own or in a dual pack.

• Single unit part number - BK763A
• Dual pack part number - BK764A

To attach the blade servers to a P2000sa SAN you will need to make sure a P711m or P712m (with cache module) Smart Array controller is installed in each blade server. The P711m & P712m acts as a pass-through to the P2000 with RAID functionality for shared SAS storage provided by the P2000 G3 array.

If you wish to know more information please do not hesitate to contact us.

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Technical ISS Solutions Team

Westcoast to sponsor Microsoft WPC 2011 in Los Angeles - Live Stream

As you already know Westcoast are sponsoring the UK party at the Microsoft WPC this year.
If you wish to catch up on the WPC then you can either watch the Keynote sessions "on demand" or streamed live.

If you wish to view these sessions then please go to Microsoft WPC 2011

Cheers all.

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Technical ISS Solutions Team

Westcoast to sponsor Microsoft WPC 2011 in Los Angeles

Westcoast will be sponsoring the UK Party at the 2011 Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC). WPC 2011 is a five day conference held in Los Angeles from 10th – 14th July.

Westcoast is one of only four fully authorised commercial Microsoft Distributors in the UK.
WPC gives partners the opportunity to gain insights into the Microsoft business and technology roadmap for the coming 12 months and beyond. Guest speakers this year include Sir Richard Branson.

If you wish to know more information on this event then please do not hesitate to contact the Microsoft Team 

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Technical ISS Solutions Team

NEWS : HP awards Aastra with HP AllianceONE technology partner of the year award.

Aastra has been awarded HP's AllianceONE best technology Partner of the Year Award.

This award, in the networking category acknowledges Aastra’s IP telephony and Unified Comms applications are fully integrated with HP’s networking infrastructure.

So what is this AllicanceOne award?
HP AllianceONE is a comprehensive partner program focused on HP’s Converged Infrastructure strategy of providing a shared services model to deliver secure, best-in-class applications.

As you already know Westcoast can supply full UC solutions using Aastra and HP. If you want to know more about what Aastra and HP can offer by way of UC solutions then please do not hesitate to contact us with your requirements.

For more information on the Aastra product range please click "Aastra" in the tag cloud on your left. In the meantime we extend our congratulations to Aastra for winning this award.

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Technical ISS Solutions Team

Westcoast Solutions Blog 1 Year old today !

Well its been a pretty busy and eventful year for the Solutions team here at Westcoast. There have been many new products and technologies introduced from HP which we feel now fill in the "gaps" that the solutions product portfolio had.

For example a few of the big releases this year was the release of the HP 3PAR product range, the new HP server G7 Range and the huge new range of products added to HP's networking brand through the 3Com and HP merger.

I hope that the information posted on the Blog has proven useful for all 2,994 people who have visited this site and for the 1,272 that vist on a regular basis.

One last thing is that we have some exciting new services to announce this year!
So in light of these exciting new services I thought I would give you a quick reminder on the services we currently offer. Westcoast Solutions team can provide technical advice, quotations, sales & marketing support. We can deliver training to your staff on HP and Microsoft with content catered specifically for your business, We can configure servers for you to your specific requests and DOA test them before shipment, We also provide a complete set of tools to help sell the portfolio. Our Microsoft licensing tool (L@W) and our HP Server configuration tool (iQuote) are best in class.

So please keep on looking back at the blog for up to the minute details on these new services and information as it happens from the Westcoast Solutions Team.

Thank you.

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Technical ISS Solutions Team