HP Leads Industry in Delivering High-Performance, Highly Available Microsoft SQL Server Solutions

Strategic Insights -

Hewlett-Packard Company has announced breakthrough performance with Microsoft SQL Server Version 7.0 running on award-winning HP NetServer systems. The HP NetServer LXr 8000 system, available in December, is the first single-node Intel-based server running Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition 4.0 and Microsoft SQL Server, Enterprise Edition 7.0, to break 20,000 transactions per minute (tpmC), using the TPC-C benchmarks. This achievement demonstrates HP's leadership in providing highly available and scalable mission-critical computing solutions.

Key Takeaways:

  • HP NetServer LXr 8000 system achieved a record-breaking performance of 20,224 tpmC with Microsoft SQL Server 7.0, at a cost per tpmC of $30.54.
  • The system offers a 99.9 percent uptime commitment with HP's Mission Critical Server Suite for Windows NT.
  • HP NetServer systems are customers' best choice for deploying Microsoft Windows NT-based solutions, as stated by Maria Cannon, general manager for Enterprise NetServer Division.
  • HP and Microsoft have demonstrated the high-performance capabilities of HP NetServer systems and SQL Server 7.0, with mutual customers benefiting significantly from their partnership.
  • The HP NetServer LXr 8000 system is available in December, and its breakthrough performance has been recognized through the TPC-C benchmarks.
  • HP is partnering with industry-leading business-intelligence tool developers, including Cognos, Microstrategy, and Sagent, to simplify the integration and management of data-warehousing solutions using HP NetServer systems and Microsoft SQL 7.0.
  • HP is expanding its focus on Microsoft Windows NT- and SQL Server 7.0-based solutions, and will help customers deploy these solutions in areas such as e-commerce, data warehousing, and enterprise resource planning (ERP).
  • HP will incorporate support for Microsoft SQL Server Version 7.0 into its Critical Systems Support for Windows NT, Personalized System Support for PC servers, and Microsoft Authorized Support services.

Statistics:

  • 20,224 tpmC achieved by HP NetServer LXr 8000 system with Microsoft SQL Server 7.0
  • $30.54 cost per tpmC
  • 99.9 percent uptime commitment offered by HP's Mission Critical Server Suite for Windows NT
  • 127,200 employees
  • $42.9 billion revenue in HP's 1997 fiscal year

Sources:

  • Hewlett-Packard Company
  • Microsoft Corp.
  • TPC-C (Transaction Processing Performance Council-Common) benchmarks