Many midsize organizations are overwhelmed by rising infrastructure costs, which often hamper the ability to drive business growth. Conventional thinking says a sophisticated business platform that offers advanced features—and is also easy to manage and maintain—is beyond the reach of today’s midsize businesses.

Business opportunity for you
HP and Microsoft have a different idea and want to team with you to deliver a new integrated server solution specifically designed for your midsize customers. This solution will open the door for you to refresh both your customers’ hardware and software with the advanced technology of Microsoft Windows Essential Business Server 2008 running on HP ProLiant ML350 G5 Servers or HP BladeSystem c3000 with HP StorageWorks solutions. These advanced 64-bit solutions are designed and priced right for midsize businesses with enterprise-size challenges.

Whether your customer chooses a blade or traditional rack environment, this comprehensive server solution built on 64-bit technologies from HP and Microsoft, combines the Microsoft software that mid-sized businesses use most frequently into an integrated infrastructure. Your customers get increased productivity at a price that is up to 30% below what they would pay for standalone products.

Target customers
Businesses with fewer than 300 PCs—typically companies too large for Windows Small Business Server or with more complex IT needs, but without the need and/or budget for custom enterprise solutions.

• IT professionals who want a more reliable, more cost-effective, easier-to-manage IT infrastructure
• Business decision makers who want to enhance productivity, grow their business and relax knowing that data is protected

Top customer scenarios include:

• Disparate IT infrastructure looking to consolidate
• Infrastructure upgrades and migrations (buying one or more new 64-bit servers)
• Line-of-business applications deployment
• Outgrowing Small Business Server
• Small business with fewer than 75 PCs on a fast growth trajectory or with more complex IT needs