HPE MSA Storage
Industry's leading entry FC SAN Array 8 years running1
With over half a million units deployed, you can invest with confidence in HPE MSA Storage. From best-in-class performance – including hybrid flash for application acceleration – to intuitive setup and management, HPE MSA delivers affordable entry level storage solutions for small and midsize businesses as well as departmental or remote office workloads for enterprise customers.
Accelerate your applications in a flash
The HPE MSA family of data storage arrays brings a whole new level of performance to entry storage. With 1.6 TB of SSD capacity standard and dynamic tiering built-in, the HPE MSA 2052 hybrid flash array is ready to accelerate your applications from day one.
With an all-inclusive software suite including snapshots for instant recovery and simple management tools, you can set it and forget it. And when you are ready, the MSA 2052 grows with you – add additional flash capacity, protect investments with data-in-place upgrades and increase flexibility with support for any combination of SSDs and HDDs.
Tackle your data storage challenges with HPE small and midsize business IT solutions for customers who need to compete big. HPE MSA Storage is integrated with today’s most widely used hypervisors and operating systems to help you consolidate and reduce costs. Solutions also include advanced software features to boost productivity and keep you up and running.
HPE MSA Storage in the real world
Longview Public Schools goes to school on storage
Longview Schools found that storage for 6,500 students, 800 staff and 4,000 Chromebooks adds up. It implemented set-and-forget flash-ready storage with built-in, real-time data tiering and achieved 40% cost savings.
Entry storage for performance hungry apps
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HPE MSA 2052
Save money with the latest hybrid flash MSA array. More performance, built-in hybrid flash and automated tiering to accelerate your apps today.
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HPE MSA 2050
Get proven MSA flexibility and affordability, and 2x more performance than the prior generation. It's ready for flash when you are.
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HPE MSA 1050
Affordable shared storage for smaller deployments: 2-port dual-controller arrays offer FC, iSCSI and SAS host connectivity at single controller prices.
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HPE MSA 2042
Entry storage platform with hybrid flash and real time tiering built-in for affordable application acceleration.
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HPE MSA 2040
Entry storage array supports flash media, flexible connectivity options and ships with snapshot and volume copy software.
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HPE MSA 1040
Simple, entry shared storage with direct SAS connection for up to 4 servers—no storage network needed.
Services to support your move to shared storage
Operational services
HPE Pointnext offers comprehensive hardware and software services that help increase the availability of your IT infrastructure. Work with us to build a roadmap tuned to your unique challenges.
Professional services
Get the most out of your software and hardware investments with flawless, on-time implementation, on-budget execution, and creative configurations.
IT financing and investment solutions
One-size-fits-all funding models aren’t cut out for IT transformation. Our innovative funding models can help you maximise efficiency, accelerate innovation, and increase the agility needed to respond to business change.
Need advanced backup for your MSA storage array?
From remote offices to your entire enterprise, matching an MSA Storage Solution with HPE StoreOnce will provide a single, agile, efficient and secure combined storage and data backup and recovery solution. You will realise reduced costs and be able to keep pace with your rapid data growth. All the while, confidently meet your SLAs, as well as keep business data safe and secure.
Related storage offerings
Ready to get started with an MSA storage solution?
To learn more about the next generation MSA storage solutions and which are right for your budget and environment, reach out to an HPE partner – they’re ready to assist and support your every storage need.
Resources
Documentation : HPE MSA 1040 Storage firmware update with support for flash media
HPE MSA 1040 Storage firmware update with support for flash media.
Article : Demartek – Improving database performance with flash and HPE MSA
Demartek – Improving database performance with flash and HPE MSA
Brochure : Simplify how you invest in storage technology
Simplify how you invest in storage technology
Article : Demartek – Microsoft Exchange for the Small-to-Medium Business on HPE MSA 2040
Demartek Evaluation – SQL Performance with HPE MSA 2040 Flash Upgrades
1. Source: IDC WW Quarterly Enterprise Storage Systems Tracker, 4Q16, based on vendor revenues.