The five things you need to know about HP Moonshot

HP employees, the moment is almost here: HP Moonshot officially launches today. To make sure you’re ready for takeoff, please put your seatbacks and tray tables in the full, upright, and locked position – and then read about the five things you need to know about HP's latest breakthrough.

1. Moonshot extreme low-energy servers offer performance that you just can’t match: Why is this so important? According to one estimate, by 2015, there will be 10 million servers around the world, consuming 33 billion kilowatt hours of energy per year, taking up 15 million square feet of space, strung together by 500,000 switches, and 40,000 miles of cabling. Put simply, that sort of growth just isn’t sustainable using today’s technology.

2. Moonshot is HP innovation in action: Unlike traditional servers, which are often larger, less efficient, and can fit only a few dozen of servers per rack, HP ProLiant Moonshot servers share technology so that you can move to having thousands of servers per rack.

3. Moonshot servers break the mold: Because Moonshot servers can use processors from a variety of vendors and work under different architectures, HP can develop specialized server cartridges for specific customer requirements – something no one else in the industry can do.

4. Moonshot is converged infrastructure defined: HP servers can be used for different purposes at different times and come with server, storage, and networking capabilities all in one.

5. HP stands alone: Only HP has the breadth of expertise – hardware, software, firmware, storage, networking, and more – to develop a product like this and bring it to market. It is truly revolutionary, and it’s a great example of the kind of innovation HP has built its reputation on.

So there you have it. HP is over the moon for Moonshot. We’re sure you will be too. Be sure to join the official launch on April 8. Also, participate in ourgreen contest, and meet the people who brought Moonshot to life with a visit to our Mission Control Center.


Moonshot, by the numbers ::

• HP is serious when we say that Moonshot servers are a disruptive and revolutionary technology. Moonshot servers:
• use 89% less energy
• take up 80% less space
• reduce data center costs by 77%
• reduce complexity by 97%