HP Announces New Campus Networking Solutions Designed for the Mobile-Ready Workplace to Enhance the Business Productivity

HP brings new campus networking solutions and services at Interop Las Vegas. The new solution support customers on their path to a mobile-ready workplace that enhances business productivity.

The new campus networking solutions include the HP 5400R zl2 Switch Series v3 Modules and the HP Network Visualizer SDN App – lay the foundation for simplified enterprise networks engineered for performance, security, visibility, and optimization of the digital enterprise. Software-defined networking (SDN) capabilities allow IT professionals to easily administer network operations and troubleshooting, as well as enforce security policies in a rapid, simplified, agile manner.

Keeping the new trend in mind, BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) and the IoT (Internet of Things), HP's new solution is suitable for organizations of all types. HP’s new campus solutions lay the groundwork for a mobile-ready infrastructure that leverages ASIC innovation and SDN technology to address challenges such as security, application performance and network monitoring.

The new HP Network Visualizer SDN application provides IT administrators with real-time visibility of the network to monitor traffic flow and investigate issues. Administrators can easily identify user complaints without having to identify physical location or IP address, by centering visibility on the user experience rather than the physical network.

In addition to network visibility challenges, more connected devices bring increased security risk. To help prevent malicious threats from entering the network via employee devices, HP announced enhancements to its HP Network Protector SDN application, which provides zero-touch dynamic threat protection at the edge of the network for securing BYOD. The application now includes Intrusion Prevention System as a service, and provides consistent business level policy across the wired and wireless network.

HP also announces enhancements to its HP Network Optimizer SDN application, which offers automated provisioning of network policy and Quality of Service to ensure an enhanced user experience. The app now offers media path optimization as well as dynamic traffic periodization based on user or device. Other business applications will also be able to take full advantage of HP Network Optimizer through open API integration.

HP’s Campus Services includes a complete lifecycle of modular services, with support services that align with the availability needs of the customer. HP is also introducing Visual Remote Guidance (VRG) which provides a unique and secure collaboration cloud service, connecting wearable computing with HP MyRoom. VRG enables you to see through remote eyes and convey procedures to guide remote hands. With real-time voice, video, and content sharing, issues can be resolved more quickly transforming the customer experience while reducing cost.

The HP 5400R zl2 Switch Series v3 Modules will be available May 1, 2015; pricing ranges from $3,299 – 6,799. The HP Network Visualizer SDN app will be available in June. HP Campus and SDN Services are available now, HP Visual Remote Guidance solution will be available in July.