HP opens new centre of excellence for in-memory computing

HP yesterday announced the launch of a new centre of excellence for in-memory computing that enables enterprises to leverage real-time transactional data to improve business processes and mitigate risks.

Initially, the centre will focus on offerings for the SAP HANA platform and the SAP Business Suite, which is powered by SAP HANA. By leveraging a virtual team of engineers, developers and other experts with operational experience with SAP solutions in 10 languages  in 60 countries and over 40,000 users, along with in-memory technologies, the centre will accelerate customers' transition to next-generation business applications built for in-memory computing.

''To succeed, organisations need to make fast, informed decisions by extracting large amounts of raw data from their systems to turn it into information that is meaningful,'' said Bill Veghte, chief operating officer, HP. ''The HP centre of excellence delivers the depth of expertise and services to help organisations drive high-performance data analysis, handling huge volumes of data in real time for instant business insight.''

Compared to traditional methods of separating the data storage from the processing elements, in-memory computing allows for faster computation of big data sets. As a result, clients gain the ability to rapidly analyse data to drive innovation while reducing costs.