Hewlett-Packard doesn’t shy away from taking a few cheap shots every now and again, and its latest line of servers, called Moonshot, proves it.
HP has introduced a new line of servers that could be considered a major game changer in terms of power consumption and the cloud.
HP’s new servers consume 89 percent less power and cost 77 percent less to purchase than comparable HP servers. The new line of servers, called Moonshoot, could help CIOs uncover greater savings from cloud computing, according to an article on PCMag.com.
“Finding more cost-efficient servers is key and vital to how we serve up our applications.” said Brent Juelich, vice president of application services for cloud computing provider Savvis.
He has run Hadoop and other analytics software on the new Moonshot servers and said they perform well compared to traditional HP servers. He said he expects Moonshot could help Savvis pass along savings from power, heating and cooling costs to customers.
The HP Moonshot 1500 box delivers a «compelling new infrastructure economics by using up to 89 percent less energy, 80 percent less space, and costing 77 percent less, compared to traditional servers,» according to the company.