HP has expanded its big data consulting practice, with services that help customers plan, implement and maintain an IT infrastructure that supports big data initiatives, to lower costs and boost productivity.
Businesses today understand the value and benefits derived from big data, said Tom Norton, VP: Technology Consulting Portfolio, Technology Services at HP. But, as the volume and variety of data increases, so do costs, complexity and pressure on a company's IT resources and infrastructure.
The HP Big Data Consulting Practice has extended its offerings to include strategy, design and implementation services that simplify IT management and reduce infrastructure maintenance costs, and ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations.
According to Norton, organisations want to monetise their big data, but are not fully cognisant of the impact, strain and complexity involved in building an integrated, well-managed big data environment.
"HP Technology Services helps customers develop a strategic approach to big data, ensuring they have the necessary plan, infrastructure and protection in place to gain real-time insight that makes data matter."
Designing and implementing a big data system infrastructure
Hadoop is a scalable, flexible and cost-effective framework that supports the processing of large data sets in a distributed computing environment. However, building and maintaining a Hadoop cluster can be complex and time-consuming.
HP services now help companies navigate the complexities of the Hadoop framework.
"HP works with IT and organisational stakeholders to create a customised Hadoop design architecture that delivers a high-performance, unified big data platform."
In addition, HP experts install, configure, integrate and test a customised Hadoop environment that integrates properly with the customer's underlying operating and storage systems. HP also provides a variety of redeveloped reference architectures that speed the deployment and testing of a customer's new environment.
Norton says adopting a big data strategy is not without its risks, and customers must be aware of these, and other compliance and regulatory issues. "HP Big Data Protection and Compliance Analysis helps customers identify potential issues and achieve compliance with government and industry data security requirements."
The company's technology services also include a wide range of in-depth training courses.
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