Announced at VMworld 2008, HP’s new offerings provide support for VMware technologies in four key areas: management software, virtualisation services, virtual desktop infrastructure, and server and storage infrastructures.

HP Data Protector software simplifies and centralises automated data protection and recovery operations. This includes increased availability of critical applications with Zero Downtime Backup and Instant Recovery capabilities.

HP Data Protector Zero Downtime Backup and Instant Recovery tightly integrate with HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Arrays, giving customers zero-impact backup of mission-critical application data residing on virtual machines.

This integration also provides the recovery of both the virtual machine and critical data in seconds or minutes instead of hours.

New HP VDI Services supporting VMware virtualisation allow customers to make better use of their HP VDI and VMware technologies. HP VDI is a desktop replacement solution that provides security for data and applications on a desktop and lowers the cost of desktop life cycle management, while providing users with the experience of a standard desktop.

Designed for global enterprise desktop customers, VMware Virtual Desktop Manager is a key component of VMware VDI, connecting HP thin clients to centralised virtual desktops that can be accessed securely from nearly any location.