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Your Way.HP and Microsoft private cloud solutionsBlogging cheat sheetHP blogging guidelinesWhen deciding to post on blogs and other social media outlets, please remember HP has extensive guidelines to help you be successful in the social space. You can find the official HP blogging guidelines at: h10014.www1.hp.com/hpweb/login.asp?bounce=https://h10014.www1.hp.com/hpweb/index.asp

Commenting on blogsMost blog posts are created by users who are not paid to do so. With this in mind, commenting on blogs can be tricky, especially when posting as a representative from an HP and Microsoft partner. However, you are in a strong position of authority since you represent companies whose products power many of these bloggers’ enterprise business infrastructures.

In many cases, posts from authority figures are welcome additions to the conversation, but there is a very fine line between relevant and authoritative content that adds to the value of the existing content—and spam. Most bloggers are happy to facilitate the information you have to share, but you should follow some guidelines—including the social media guidelines of HP—to increase the successful creation of well-written, well-read blog comments.

Do’s• Comment on relevant blog posts; see the “finding relevant posts” section below.

• Write the blog comment from your perspective. You should be answering for yourself, not for your company as a whole.

• Identify yourself early in the comment as a representative from an HP and Microsoft partner. The more specific you are about your role with the company, the better.

• Be friendly, responsive, and conversational. Blogging is all about starting a conversation, not about making a sale. Nobody wants to read an ad from a company within blog comments. However, if you—as a professional—have value to add to the conversation through your expert knowledge of the products, readers will welcome your comments.

• Add to the conversation. The information you post should increase the overall content’s value, not detract from it. Be conscious of this before pressing the “submit” button.

Don’ts• Don’t post a comment and move on. Make note of every comment you write and revisit those posts after one

day. Other users may have responded to your comment with additional questions. Your ability to answer those questions in a timely fashion will determine how engaged those users/readers become.

• Don’t try to hide the fact you are an employee of an HP and Microsoft partner. Accusations of non-transparency are a sure-fire way to foster ill will toward you, HP, and Microsoft.

• Don’t focus on the products you’re selling. Instead, all comments should relate to the post itself. Inserted ads have no place in a blog comment.

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Example of a non-valuable comment“Our organization has been very successful deploying private cloud solutions.”

Example of a valuable comment“For organizations looking to control expenses and cut costs, a private cloud solution is a proven way to consolidate the server footprint, cut energy costs for power and cooling, and reduce management overhead---while also boosting overall efficiency.”

Participating in forumsForums (also called message boards) can be an excellent source of information and conversation in the social space. As one of the oldest forms of social media, some argue forums are the only social media that facilitates real conversations. Forums consist of comments or posts, usually posted in chronological order, and are relevant to a single topic—which is called a thread. Threads are posted under a “subforum,” which has a specific subject. Many forums and message boards have multiple subjects within an overall area. Here is an example.

Posting on a forum is a bit different from posting on a blog. Users on a forum are more likely to be invested in the forum. In most forums, statistics are usually available about specific users next to the avatar on their posts. Note the higher number of posts a user has posted on that forum, the more invested they are in the forum. They will be more skeptical of the information you post and may not be very welcoming. However, if you have valuable content to post, you should post it with confidence.

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Do’s• Follow similar guidelines to posting blog comments. While forums are different from blog comments in many ways, the

basic sentiment of the posts is similar.

• Be aware of the people who are posting in a thread. Many people are likely to have invested countless hours adding value to the forum, and they will be more apt to discount or disregard your posts. If you add real value, you should have no problems.

• Introduce yourself as soon as you sign up. Many forums have a topic reserved for introductions only. It is bad form to open an account and start posting without first introducing yourself.

• Be transparent. Be very forthcoming that you are a representative of an HP and Microsoft partner. You have a wealth of product knowledge they don’t have, and letting them know you’re from a partner will help them understand you know what you’re talking about.

• Use the search function within the forum to see if something similar has already been posted. Forum members get annoyed when new threads are created when a similar one already exists.

Don’ts• Don’t contradict or attack any of the forum members. This is extremely bad form, especially from an authoritative

representative from an HP and Microsoft partner. You may be banned from the forum for this behavior.

• Don’t post right away. Wait to get a feel for the community before your first post.

Product termsProduct/solution names used in the social media post

• HP and Microsoft® private cloud solutions

• HP Virtualization Smart Bundles with Microsoft Windows® Server and Hyper-V

• HP Client Virtualization Solutions for Microsoft

• HP Departmental Private Cloud Reference Architecture

• HP ConvergedSystem 700x Engineered for Microsoft

• HP ProLiant Gen8 servers

• HP BladeSystem c-Class

• HP 3PAR Storage Systems

• HP LeftHand P4800

• HP P2000 G3 SAS Modular Smart Array

• HP StoreVirtual VSA

• HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric

• Microsoft Windows Server 2012

• Microsoft Hyper-V

• Microsoft System Center 2012

• Microsoft SQL Server 2012

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Shortened version—only to be used in social media forums

• HP Smart Bundles for MS

• HP CV for MS

• HP CS700x for MS

Example posts/commentsThe following posts are guidelines to show you the basic structure of a valuable comment or forum post. Start with these sample comments and posts, and tailor them to create unique comments for specific situations. Be judicious in using these posts, and try not to post them verbatim.

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Commenting on a forum post on the need for a private cloud solutionEvery day, more organizations are realizing the “one server for one workload” approach to IT no longer works. It’s too costly. It’s too difficult to manage. It’s too inefficient. These organizations are finding virtualization is a great way to move to a “many workloads on one physical server” approach to IT. This approach saves money and time, and it significantly boosts efficiency. But there’s a better way to approach IT—one that provides all the benefits of virtualization, plus a whole lot more. This new approach is the private cloud. And it’s revolutionizing IT.

By placing your applications and other workloads in the cloud, they remain available and accessible from any location at any time, via a Web browser. That means people can access the apps they need when they need them. And that means better productivity. The cloud also enables you to reduce management. Rather than manage and maintain individual application instances on end-user devices, the apps are centralized in the cloud, so there’s only one instance to manage. And with security on everyone’s mind, storing information assets in the cloud is far more secure than on end-user devices, which can be lost or stolen.

So when you consider a private cloud for your organization, look at the benefits cloud provides, but also look at the solution provider. It’s best to go with one you know, which is why so many companies choose private cloud solutions from HP and Microsoft—two industry leaders with more than 30 years of partnership who are now extending their expertise to the cloud.

Commenting on a blog post about speeding the journey to private cloudDeploying a private cloud environment can take months to complete—or it can take just a few short weeks, from initial design to final deployment, when you choose a solution that’s pre-tested and proven to run. HP and Microsoft speed your journey to private cloud by delivering proven solutions ranging from flexible reference architectures (RAs) you can customize to meet your unique needs, to turnkey solutions integrated from the ground up. To ensure these solutions deliver the performance and capabilities you need for your private cloud, HP and Microsoft built them on optimized converged infrastructure, with deeply integrated management. These agile private cloud solutions also include comprehensive cloud services to minimize your deployment risk.

Commenting on a forum thread about performance benefits of HP and Microsoft private cloud solutionsIn today’s business environment, it’s all about speed and performance. That’s why HP and Microsoft based all their private cloud solutions on optimized HP Converged Infrastructure. HP and Microsoft’s goal was to deliver the increased performance, reliability, and capacity you need, whenever you need it. By coupling HP Converged Infrastructure with Microsoft Windows Server 2012 and System Center 2012, you get a flexible, highly available infrastructure that can scale to meet the most demanding enterprise requirements. Did you know Microsoft has unrivaled experience in building and running large cloud services, including more than 200 online services to hundreds of millions of people globally, 24x7, including MSN, Bing, and Hotmail?

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Commenting on a blog post about industry credibility for HP and Microsoft private cloud solutionsWhen you build your private cloud, you want to use the best components. And today, you can’t do much better than HP and Microsoft.

• For more than 11 consecutive years, 45 straight quarters, HP has been the number one vendor in worldwide server shipments.1

• HP shipped more than four servers per minute to customers in 2Q13 (24x7).2

• HP is number one in Microsoft Windows revenue and units worldwide.3

• Microsoft is recognized as a leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for x86 Server Virtualization Infrastructure.4

• Microsoft System Center manages more enterprise clients and monitors more servers than any other product on the market today.

Additional proof pointsUse the following proof points and product information to create your own posts. You’ll add value to conversations through authoritative information, with specific stats to back up your comments.

HP Virtualization Smart Bundles with Microsoft Windows Server and Hyper-V Including everything you need to get started with virtualization—Microsoft Hyper-V virtualization software, HP ProLiant Gen8 servers, HP BladeSystem, HP Insight software, HP SANs, HP Virtual Connect technology, and HP Networking solutions—HP Smart Bundles for Microsoft are available in three configurations.

• Essential Tower – Move existing servers—such as Microsoft Small Business Server, a file server, an email server, or even all of them—onto one machine, without reinstalling any applications. You can save space, simplify data backup and server management, and lower electricity bills, all at the same time.

• Essential Rack HA – Combine the HP ProLiant Gen8 DL380 Server with the affordable HP P2000 G3 MSA Array System and you get a high-availability (HA) solution that keeps applications online, all the time.

• Scalable Rack HA – When HP BladeSystem and Virtual Connect technology are combined with P4000 G2 SANs, you can truly realize the benefits of HP Converged Infrastructure—cutting-edge design, integration, and manageability that come together in a single, powerful virtualized solution.

Regardless of the Smart Bundle you choose, you receive important cost-saving benefits.

• Decreased cost, complexity, and implementation time with pre-sized configurations.

• Reduced power consumption by 70 percent using HP ProLiant servers with Microsoft Windows Server 2012 advanced power management.

• Improved availability with HP StoreVirtual VSA.

• Ability to deliver application high availability without requiring external shared storage with HP StoreVirtual VSA.

• Certified HP ProLiant solutions with Microsoft Windows Server 2012 and Hyper-V, including the live migration capabilities you need to support virtual machines (VMs).

• Expert services from HP and Microsoft Frontline Partners.

1,2, 3 IDC Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker for 2013, August 20134 Garner Research Note B00213635

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HP client virtualization solutions for MicrosoftAs business demands continue to evolve, many customers are re-evaluating their IT environment through the “productivity lens.” And that means doing whatever it takes to support an increasingly mobile workforce. Using a right-fit combination of mobile devices, workers are online and active at any hour of the day or night, logging in from virtually anywhere that offers a connection. Mobile workers demand more than just access—they need a fast, Always-On, consistent experience across devices. And as each “latest new thing” hits the market, they want IT to support it—with the ultimate goal of continuously improving productivity and success. But the challenge doesn’t stop there. Underlying all the technology requirements are the business needs to maintain compliance, control costs, minimize user downtime, secure confidential corporate data, and streamline provisioning of corporate resources. While this may seem like an impossibly long list of “must haves,” HP and Microsoft can address them all with a single solution—delivered as a simple, complete, cost-effective, and fully tested reference architecture for deploying desktop virtualization. Based on HP ProLiant DL380p Gen8 Servers, HP Thin Clients, and industry-leading software from Microsoft, the HP Client Virtualization SMB Reference Architecture for Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (HP CV SMB RA for Microsoft WS2012) removes the guesswork and risk from deploying a desktop virtualization solution. And because the design of the HP CV SMB RA for Microsoft WS2012 leverages the knowledge gained during extensive performance tests, you can deploy the RA with confidence.

• Provides leading performance – Benchmark testing confirms the HP CV SMB RA for Microsoft Windows Server 2012 can support up to 175 virtual desktops per host server with excellent response time. In addition, you can experience a 6X performance increase with HP ProLiant Gen8 servers, ensuring the solution can comfortably meet the needs of small and midsize businesses.

• Makes deployment easy – It’s easy to set up the HP CV SMB RA for Microsoft Windows Server 2012 solution on your HP ProLiant server and configure your desktop images, so you can quickly deliver virtual desktops to your users. Because all the software comes from Microsoft, there is no need to work with a third-party vendor, and licensing costs are kept to a minimum. You can start with the sample bill of materials, and then tailor the solution to meet your unique needs.

• Includes everything you need – With the HP CV SMB RA for Microsoft Windows Server 2012, there is no additional infrastructure to deploy—no need for additional management servers, databases, or SANs, and no need for additional virtualization or management software. Everything you need is included in the solution.

• Reduces risk – You can work with the HP and Microsoft Frontline Partners to customize your CV solution to meet your unique needs. Frontline Partners have extensive experience delivering tailored CB solutions to customers of all sizes across all industries.

HP Departmental Private Cloud Reference ArchitectureThe HP Departmental Private Cloud Reference Architecture outlines the process for building a Hyper-V virtualized or private cloud environment using the HP Smart Bundle Essential Rack HA configuration. HP Departmental Private Cloud solution is designed for mid-size customers who want to consolidate multiple application workloads onto a single highly available Hyper-V cluster, or larger customers who need a standardized mechanism for delivering IT services in a branch office, retail outlet, factory floor, or other facility that requires resources outside the main data center. The configuration was designed to strike the best possible balance between delivering high availability and maintaining an attractive price point for budget-constrained IT organizations.

• Improved resource utilization – Get better value from your physical and virtual resources.

• Rapid design and deployment of standardized IT services – Deliver new services in less time; speed return on investment and time-to-value.

• Cost-effective mechanism for disaster recovery – Ensure protection of your information assets, no matter what.

• Optimized – The HP Departmental Private Cloud RA is optimized for Microsoft Windows Server 2012. With new features like shared nothing live migration, NIC teaming, Hyper-V replica, and the new multi-device server manager, organizations have everything they need to build and manage a virtualized or private cloud environment.

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Best practices for virtualization and cloud deployment – This RA brings together the latest HP servers, storage, and networking solutions to deliver excellent performance; it blends the best of both HP and Microsoft technologies, together with best-in-class services from Frontline partners, into one flexible solution.

• Balanced – The RA provides the right balance between high availability, performance, and cost.

HP ConvergedSystem 700x Engineered for MicrosoftTo help you get the best possible value from virtualization, HP ConvergedSystem 700x Engineered for Microsoft—a pre-configured, pre-tested, all-in-one solution—creates a faster, simpler path to virtualization and the cloud. Arriving as a complete foundation for the Microsoft Private Cloud, HP ConvergedSystem 700x Engineered for Microsoft is comprised of best-in-class HP Converged Infrastructure and Microsoft virtualization and management software. HP ConvergedSystem 700x Engineered for Microsoft is:

• Scalable – Able to meet your growing data center needs

• Agile – Designed to change quickly and easily

• High-performance – Ready to handle your most demanding workloads

• Green – Running on energy-thrifty HP servers, storage, and networking components

• Integrated – Enabling you to manage all physical and virtual resources from a single console

• Proven – Speeding deployment and lowering risk

HP ConvergedSystem 700x Engineered for Microsoft is:

Optimized – Deploy a solution architected for flexibility and simplicity, arriving pre-integrated on optimized HP Converged Infrastructure, and tuned for Microsoft Hyper-V and System Center. Streamline deployment using a solution delivered as a virtualization and cloud-ready platform “in a box.” Leverage designed-in flexibility to customize the solution to meet your unique requirements.

Simplified – Save time and money with integrated physical and virtual management, tuned specifically for Microsoft virtualization.

Integrated – Enjoy comprehensive top-to-bottom coverage with integrated management—from applications to underlying hardware.

An agile foundation for cloud – Create a flexible path to the cloud using Microsoft System Center or the optional HP CloudSystem Matrix Operating Environment. Benefit from cross-platform support for multi-hypervisor environments, operating systems, and application frameworks. Trust a solution that conforms to the Microsoft Private Cloud Fast Track Reference Architecture.

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Finding relevant postsYou can use the following posts and articles as references in your posts.

• Translate your vision of moving to the cloud into a reality: h30507.www3.hp.com/t5/Converged-Infrastructure/Translate-your-vision-of-moving-to-the-cloud-into-a-reality/ba-p/134669

• Understanding HP Departmental Private Cloud RA for Microsoft Windows: h30507.www3.hp.com/t5/Coffee-Coaching-HP-and-Microsoft/Understanding-HP-s-Departmental-Private-Cloud-RA-for-Windows/ba-p/121183

• HP Departmental Private Cloud Reference Architecture: cloudcomputing.info/en/news/2012/12/paper-hp-departmental-private-cloud-reference-architecture.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign= Feed%3A+ Virtualization_info+%28virtualization.info%29

You can also use the following information to find conversations as they occur.

• Twitter Search: twitter.com/search-home – Searching Twitter for specific relevant keywords can uncover conversations not only happening within Twitter, but also reveal links to relevant blog posts and forum conversations.

• Google Alerts: google.com/alerts – Google alerts can be set up for specific topics of interest. You will receive a daily email that includes all mentions of the keywords from across the Web.

• BoardTracker: boardtracker.com – BoardTracker is a fantastic search engine for forums. Simply enter a keyword, and relevant forum posts will display. Click a result to go directly to the forum post, where you can begin commenting as soon as you sign up.

• Google Blog Search: google.com/blogsearch – If you’re getting non-relevant results from Google Alerts, you can search using Google’s Blog Search tool. This vertical search engine only searches blogs; it will help you narrow your choices if necessary.

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Long-form posts (>140 characters; Facebook, forums, etc.)1. Are you searching for a new approach to IT that provides all the benefits of virtualization, plus a whole lot more? Find

out how private cloud solutions from HP and Microsoft, delivered by Frontline Partners, can help. [Insert URL]

2. Are you looking for a proven way to accelerate your journey to the cloud? Regardless of the size of your organization, HP and Microsoft, together with Frontline Partners, can help you realize cloud benefits sooner—including improved business agility, closer IT-business alignment, and better economics. And best of all, with the range of solutions from HP and Microsoft, and expert cloud services from Frontline Partners, you can move to the cloud on your timelines and your terms. It’s your cloud, your way. [Insert URL]

3. Do you need a new IT solution that can deliver all the performance, reliability, and capacity you need to meet your growing needs? Discover how private cloud solutions from HP and Microsoft, delivered by Frontline Partners, can help. [Insert URL]

4. As you consider moving operations to the private cloud, do you want to work with industry leaders? HP and Microsoft are the smart choice because they offer joint private cloud solutions based on best-in-class HP Converged Infrastructure and Microsoft Windows Server with Hyper-V and System Center. Drawing on the HP Converged Cloud portfolio, these solutions bring you a new class of cloud benefits, including improved agility and responsiveness, increased business alignment and focus, and better economics. Only HP and Microsoft, together with Frontline Partners, can deliver your cloud, your way. [Insert URL]

5. Do you want to move operations to a private cloud, but you don’t know where to start? Find out how with HP Virtualization Smart Bundles for Microsoft Windows Server and Hyper-V. They provide everything you need to get started. [Insert URL]

6. If you’ve already virtualized your servers, are you ready to take the next step and virtualize your client environment, too? Learn how the HP Client Virtualization Solutions for Microsoft, delivered by Frontline Partners, can make it fast and easy to deliver virtual desktops to your users. [Insert URL]

7. Is your mid-size organization ready to consolidate multiple application workloads onto a single highly available Hyper-V cluster? Find out how the HP Departmental Private Cloud Reference Architecture, delivered by Frontline Partners, strikes the best balance between delivering high availability and maintaining an attractive price point for budget-constrained IT organizations. [Insert URL]

8. Are you looking for a pre-configured, all-in-one virtualized platform to simplify the selection, purchase, and delivery of a virtualized infrastructure, while also creating a flexible foundation for the private cloud? Find out how the HP ConvergedSystem 700x Engineered for Microsoft, delivered by Frontline Partners, provides everything you need. [Insert URL]

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9. Microsoft applications are ideally suited for Hyper-V. Hyper-V is an integral part of Microsoft Windows Server and provides a foundational virtualization platform enabling you to transition to the cloud. [Insert URL]

10. Microsoft virtualization and private cloud solutions built on Hyper-V are licensed on a per-processor basis, so you get the cloud computing benefits of scale with unlimited virtualization and lower costs—consistently and predictably over time. [Insert URL]

11. Pella Corporation recently deployed HP ProLiant blade servers and Microsoft Hyper-V to create a robust virtualized environment for a variety of key applications—including Microsoft SharePoint, an order-entry system, file and print servers, and a warehouse management system. Pella immediately realized a 15 percent cost savings on maintenance, which is expected to grow over time. An even greater and more strategic benefit is increased capacity for expanding the virtual environment to take advantage of emerging private and hybrid cloud technologies. [Insert URL]

12. Turkcell is the largest mobile telecom company in Turkey. Turkcell uses HP Insight Control for Microsoft System Center to manage its Hyper-V environment. The combination of tools from HP and Microsoft make it easy for the company to manage and integrate virtualized servers. Using integrated HP and Microsoft management tools, Turkcell improved IT manageability, enhanced the flexibility of its servers, and reduced the total cost of solution ownership. [Insert URL]

13. Facing changing demands, constrained budgets, an aging technology infrastructure, and a need for greater IT agility, University of the Americas Puebla (UDLAP) virtualized its data center on a Microsoft Hyper-V platform with HP BladeSystem servers. During the move, UDLAP found Microsoft’s collaboration with HP had produced an ideal integrated-virtualization solution. The results include better service to the university community; lower costs; and the creation of an agile, converged infrastructure, ready to launch innovative new services in the cloud. [Insert URL]

14. ACA Retail turned to HP to provide the infrastructure they needed to offer a cloud-based solution to its customers, most of whom are in the Netherlands. The solution incorporates Microsoft Hyper-V into an HP CloudSystem environment. ACA cut the time required to add new capacity by at least 80 percent, improved flexibility to quickly meet its customers’ changing IT requirements, and reduced the time required to manage IT infrastructure by 25 percent. [Insert URL]

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Short-form posts (<140 characters, Twitter, SMS, etc.)15. Manage your private cloud through a single console to achieve operational excellence and reduce your TCO. [Short URL]

16. Accelerate your path to the cloud to improve business agility and your responsiveness to business opportunities. [Short URL]

17. Optimize your cloud infrastructure to deliver increased performance, reliability, and capacity whenever you need it. [Insert URL]

18. Deploy your cloud faster and more reliably to reduce complexity and minimize risk. [Short URL]

19. HP has more Hyper-V deployments than any other server vendor.4 [Short URL]

20. With System Center, you can integrate multiple hypervisors and operating systems into your private cloud. [Short URL]

21. Microsoft Windows Server 2012 on HP Converged Infrastructure supports 5X more hosts, 4X more VMs, and 16X more virtual processors than on Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2. [Short URL]

22. Learn how to deploy virtualization and private cloud platforms 2X faster than with do-it-yourself approaches.5 [Insert URL]

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23. HP and Microsoft have thousands of Frontline Partners to help you plan, build, and run your private cloud. [Short URL]

24. Integrated HP and Microsoft management enables you to deploy and manage physical and virtual resources remotely from anywhere. [Short URL]

25. Step-by-step instructions help you successfully deploy private clouds in diverse environments—from small businesses and branch offices to large enterprises. [Short URL]

26. Find out how to quickly deploy a scalable, high-performance, affordable virtual desktop infrastructure solution. [Short URL]

General HP and Microsoft cloud resourcesHP ConvergedSystem 700x Engineered for Microsoft Economic Value Analysis Tool• www8.hp.com/us/en/business-solutions/solution.html?compURI=1079455&action=downloadpdf&jumpid=em_r11374_

us/en/large/eb/cloudsysROI&tcmid=tcm:52-1564153&originid=340796&sectionid=alm_ito&assetcode=6425

• bit.ly/12RbUQd

Success story – University of the Americas Puebla (UDLAP)• h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/GetDocument.aspx?docname=4AA4-3177ENW&cc=us&lc=en

• bit.ly/11QXEko

Success story – Pella• microsoft.com/casestudies/Case_Study_Detail.aspx?CaseStudyID=710000001055

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HP Virtualization Smart Bundles with Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-VJoint web page• privatecloudmadeeasy.com/smart-bundles

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Data sheet • h22168.www2.hp.com/docs/transpartpro/4AA0-0100ENW_SB_HyperV-datasheet.pdf

• bit.ly/1azvvpX

HP web page• h18004.www1.hp.com/products/solutions/virtualization/virthyper-v.html

• bit.ly/16Td7pq

HP Client Virtualization Solutions for MicrosoftJoint web page• privatecloudmadeeasy.com/client-virtualization

• bit.ly/14NXdwz

HP web page• h17007.www1.hp.com/us/en/converged-infrastructure/converged-systems/virtualization-converged-cloud-microsoft.

aspx#.UcJHEvm1EV4

• bit.ly/1c3yWmP

Success story – Turkcell• h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/GetPDF.aspx/4AA4-3288ENW.pdf

• bit.ly/15q6fg3

HP Departmental Private Cloud Reference ArchitectureJoint web page• privatecloudmadeeasy.com/reference-architecture/departmental_ra

• bit.ly/11rIuqi

Data sheet • h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/GetPDF.aspx/4AA4-3199ENW.pdf

• bit.ly/RXYmcj

Technical white paper• 20195.www2.hp.com/V2/GetPDF.aspx/4AA4-3327ENW.pdf

• bit.ly/TMgcjs

Demo video• youtube.com/watch?v=LKaokacmG0I

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HP ConvergedSystem 700x Engineered for Microsoft Joint web page • hp.com/go/convergedsystem/cs700x

Solution brief • h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/GetDocument.aspx?docname=4AA5-0274ENW&cc=us&lc=en

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