HP unveils ProLiant 580 Gen 8 Server; revamps x86 Lineup

As part of the industry’s broadest scale-up portfolio, HP has released the new HP ProLiant DL580 Generation 8 (Gen8) server and upcoming enhancements to the HP ProLiant DL560 and BL660c Gen8 servers for its scale-up x86 portfolio.

The new HP ProLiant DL580 Gen8 server, based on the Intel Xeon E7-8800/4800 v2 processor, will also offer the highest levels of performance and availability for demanding database workloads.

The HP ProLiant DL580, DL560 and BL660c Gen8 servers leverage unique HP ProLiant Gen8 innovations, including a range of embedded automation and intelligent management features for integrated life cycle automation, dynamic workload acceleration and automated energy optimization. Powered by the HP ProActive Insight architecture, HP ProLiant Gen8 servers continuously analyze thousands of system parameters to enhance application performance and proactively improve uptime.

Vikram K, Director, Servers, HP India, stated, “Organizations demand extremely fast business application performance in order to keep up with today’s hyper connected world. Two years ago, HP announced Project Odyssey to meet these challenges and redefine the future of mission-critical computing with a development roadmap that makes mission-critical on x86 a reality while furthering the company’s investment in established mission-critical solutions. Today’s announcement continues to build on this promise of dramatic performance improvements at substantial efficiencies.”

The HP ProLiant DL580 Gen 8 is available for order worldwide starting at $13,079.. Enhancements to the HP ProLiant DL560 and BL660c Gen8 servers are planned for next month.