HPE expands its ProLiant Gen10 Portfolio, launches “HPE ProLiant DL385” with AMD

Hewlett Packard Enterprise, in partnership with AMD, has announced the HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen10 server offering up to 50-per cent lower cost per virtual machine (VM) than traditional server solutions.

Server virtualization continues to be an essential tool in improving agility in modern IT environments. In fact, 41 per cent of new server shipments will be virtualized in 2020, up from 33 per cent in 2015. Additionally, enterprises report savings of almost 20 per cent from virtualizing their servers and are constantly striving to lower the cost of virtualization. The new HPE ProLiant DL385 leverages the AMD EPYC System on a Chip (SoC) to enable customers to achieve greater utilization and RoI while delivering unmatched security for virtualized workloads.

“HPE is focussed on bringing to market the most innovative technology that delivers the best value for our customers so they can accelerate the delivery of new ideas, products and services,” said Vikram K, Senior Director, Data Center and Hybrid Cloud, HPE India Enterprise.

He further added, “With the HPE ProLiant DL385, we are extending the world’s most secure industry standard server portfolio with the AMD EPYC SoC to optimize performance and security that deliver a breakthrough in value and consumption options for customers running virtualized and memory-centric workloads.”

The HPE ProLiant DL385 delivers unmatched security via the HPE Silicon Root of Trust, a unique link between the HPE Integrated Light Out (iLO) silicon and the iLO firmware to ensure servers do not execute compromised firmware code. The HPE Silicon Root of Trust is connected to the AMD Secure Processor in the AMD EPYC SoC so that the AMD Secure Processor can validate the HPE firmware before the server is allowed to boot.

The HPE ProLiant DL385 and AMD Secure Processor also enable:

· Secure Encrypted Memory − all or a portion of the memory can be encrypted to protect data against memory hacks and scrapes.

· Secure Encrypted Virtualization − VMs and the hypervisor each have separate encryption keys, isolating the VMs from one another and from the hypervisor itself to protect access to data in shared guest data areas.

“The AMD EPYC SoC delivers a better balance of cores, memory, and I/O to deliver optimal performance based upon today’s workloads,” said Scott Aylor, Corporate VP & GM Enterprise Business Unit at Advanced Micro Devices. “EPYC allows the HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen10 to support more virtual machines per server, process more data in parallel, access more local storage, while providing unprecedented security.”

HPE offers the HPE ProLiant DL385 with flexible IT consumption models and special financial programs. HPE Flexible Capacity enables customers to pay for IT as it is consumed, managing unpredictable demands and raising utilization levels. Ninety-day deferred payments, 0% financing and trade-in programs make the HPE ProLiant DL385 even more affordable.

The HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen10 servers will become available in December 2017.