HP has announced virtualisation and power management technologies that help customers streamline IT operations.

HP has announced Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager, which claims to improve IT processes by extending the capability of HP BladeSystem Virtual Connect technology to all blade enclosures in a datacentre.

Virtual Connect technology allows customers to pre-assign network and storage connections once and then add, move, replace or upgrade servers. According to the release, the new Enterprise Manager enables IT administrators to manage and control these connections across 100 c-Class enclosures, or up to 1,600 blade servers, from a single console.

In addition, the new software can be operated by a single administrator, which helps eliminate process steps and administration time, while providing an audit trail and limiting configuration conflicts.

HP also is delivering new and enhanced offerings based on HP Insight Control that help manage physical and virtual environments.