HCL Info launches 'Datacentre in a Box'

The solution comes with high-technology modules along with network components and remote management systems in a single rack with space and power-saving design that the company claims is highly cost-effective for the emerging enterprises.

Most Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) require IT solutions that simplify the complexity, are affordable, scalable and have good back up support. 'Datacentre in a Box' is designed to be simple yet it can support business applications including ERP, CRM, SCM, mail, web (proxy) and print services, that are required by small and medium enterprises. The solution is also adaptable and scalable to the evolving business needs; HCL Infosystems assures a single-point contact for support, freeing enterprises of the hassles of calling multiple vendors. 'Data centre in a box' offers a simplified one-point solution to all the IT infrastructure needs that an emerging business has, a company spokesperson said.

Talking about the launch, George Paul, executive VP, HCL Infosystems said: "The launch of HCL 'Datacentre in a Box' is in sync with our legacy of introducing innovative solutions that allow modern Indian enterprises leverage information technology to boost their growth. This unique solution is designed to handle complete IT needs of small and medium enterprises, while offering the advantages of simplified one point solution, reducing IT deployment and maintenance costs and offering a nation wide reach for support."

"Information Technology is today a key business necessity for improving efficiency and productivity, which in turn are necessary for growth in a competitive and globalised economy. With 'Datacentre in a Box', enterprises no longer have to deal with systems from multiple vendors that are complex and difficult to integrate, Instead, they get a single point yet scalable solution that is pre-configured to take over all of their critical IT applications from the word go," he added.

HCL also plans to have a pan India road show of the solutions focusing on the SMB clusters.

According to R Ravichandran, director "� sales, Intel South Asia, "Increasingly, medium sized enterprises across the country are investing in world class IT solutions. The HCL "Data Centre in a Box" based on the Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® 5300 processors provide more headroom for server virtualization than any other two-processor, standard, high-volume server platform. The new processors can deliver up to 50 percent faster performance within the same thermal envelope as the previous generation Dual-Core Intel Xeon processor 5100 series launched less than five months ago. The product based on Quad-Core Intel Xeon processors delivers immense speed and responsiveness for general purpose servers, workstations, digital media creation, high-end gaming and other market segments that crave absolute performance."

The Indian SMB market is estimated at approximately 7.5 million businesses, of which only 21% are known to make use of PCs. According to an AMI survey, at present only 40% of networked SMBs have deployed servers, while close to one-third of such small business organisations are planning to deploy a server in the next 12 months.