Your customers are looking for the ability to customize their IT to fit their specific business needs. They want the flexibility provided by Hybrid IT without increased complexity.
They need an operating system that will work for them and allow them to deploy all the applications they need. HPE and ClearCenter are redefining the small business server by delivering it to HPE partners preloaded with ClearOS, a Linux based open source operating system, to provide an easy-to-use software platform that improves business outcomes and reduces costs.
Partners make money via the pay per use model. Because open source technology is free, partners pay less for integration done through ClearOS applications and services. This allows them to transition to service providers. SMB customers pay them a recurring monthly fee versus the one time purchase of the hardware and software acquired for the solution
Partners can build custom solutions that are tailored to their customers’ needs by leveraging the breadth and depth of the HPE server portfolio, the power of ClearOS and the ClearOS Marketplace with more than 100 applications to choose from.
Partners and customers alike can save money because with ClearOS, they only pay for the services and applications they deem fit for their business. No unnecessary applications and services costing additional money.
ClearOS is an operating system with an intuitive web based GUI and Application Marketplace. ClearOS will be available for preload on HPE ProLiant ML110, ML30 and DL20 servers making these servers ready to use right out of the box. HPE is also making ClearOS available for download and installation via Intelligent Provisioning on all ProLiant servers 300 series and below. ClearOS is available to download from HPE.com.
Changing business requirements and IT environments create massive challenges for HPE Partners and their customers. Each business customer has different needs that require different types of applications and solutions tailored to their desired business outcomes. They also want a solution that can reduce costs, improve security and increase simplicity by allowing them to leverage an open source community marketplace with many applications that can grow their business.
HPE partners, resellers and Managed Service Providers that may have limited resources but they desire to move to a sustainable pay per use/monthly fee business model.
OS and applications come with your computer and phone, why not on your server? HPE is redefining the small business server by offering ClearOS with HPE ProLiant servers.
ClearOS is a simple, open, and affordable operating system with an intuitive web based graphical user interface and an Application Marketplace with over 100 applications to choose from, with more added every day. And, leveraging open source software, you decide what applications you need and only pay for the applications and support you want
HPE and ClearCenter are making it easy for small, home, remote and branch offices to have a server that ships ready to deploy security, network, gateway and server apps out of the box at no additional cost. HPE ProLiant servers integrated with ClearOS offers a simple, affordable and secure experience with more than 100 applications to choose from in the ClearOS Marketplace with more apps added every day. Building the IT solution just right for you has never been easier.
HPE and ClearOS are innovating by expanding the traditional server’s capabilities to include Intelligent Gateway and Network services that can be custom tailored to suit any deployment. HPE and ClearOS give you the options, power, and flexibility to easily pick and choose which Gateway, Server, and Network features to deploy because ClearOS services run as integrated apps you install via the included ClearOS Marketplace.
HPE is making ClearOS available on HPE SMB ProLiant servers.
IT for SMBs can be complex and costly. HPE is working to simplify and lower the cost of IT for SMBs. With ClearOS, HPE provides a platform for making low cost hybrid IT simple, secure and affordable.
ClearOS is an open source software platform that leverages the open source model to deliver a simplified, low cost hybrid IT experience for SMBs. The value of ClearOS is the integration of free open source technologies making it easier to use. By not charging for open source, ClearOS focuses on the value SMBs gain from the integration so SMBs only pay for the products and services they need and value.
How ClearOS has integrated open source technologies to make low cost hybrid IT easy is what makes ClearOS so special. ClearOS has an easy to use, intuitive, web-based GUI that allows for fast and easy setup and installation of not just the server environment, but also the applications that run on it. ClearOS has a growing online application marketplace (store) of 100+ applications and services that SMBs can quickly browse and select to install on their server in the same way you do with the app store on your smart phone today. This collection of free and fee based applications empower SMBs to download, install and pay for only those applications and services they need and value.
ClearOS has a mixture of free and fee-based applications and services that are organized into 6 categories: Cloud, Gateway, Server, Networking, System and Reports. Popular applications include network and gateway applications such as firewall, Content filter, etc. Server applications include mail, media, file/print, etc. These are a few of the over 100+ applications and services available with more added all the time.
ClearOS can be used like an appliance. Several applications from the application Marketplace could be installed and used in the same way you would an appliance.
What is unique is that HPE will be the exclusive IHV to offer ClearOS with its servers. This means SMBs now have a server that is ready to go right out of the box. HPE will be preloading ClearOS on select servers and making it available via Intelligent Provisioning on other servers. This will be done at no additional cost allowing SMBs to decide which applications, services and support to buy. HPE will also be providing helpful content to train and educate SMB customers and partners on how best to take advantage of ClearOS.
The future of IT for SMBs will be creating simple, affordable, and secure servers based on open source technology. HPE wants to be the platform on which SMBs build their business. By offering ClearOS HPE is making IT simple, affordable, and secure for SMBs.
Several years ago Microsoft offered a small business server product for SMBs. However that product has since been discontinued. As Microsoft moves deeper into the cloud products like ClearOS integrate with their cloud model providing a seamless path for SMBs to operate Microsoft technologies on premise and off premise. ClearOS helps to not only fill the void created when small business server was discontinued but also creates a ramp for customers to Microsoft Azure.
ClearOS is a platform for primary use, dedicated function servers while Easy Connect is the complete SMB solution for cloud. Easy Connect is complete solution while ClearOS requires more tweaking and customization.
ClearOS is an ideal platform for partners to build, customize applications and services appropriate for their SMB customers. ClearOS is also for SMB customers that prefer to build it themselves.
Partners make money via the service provider model. The cost of open source technology is free which means partners pay less for integration done for ClearOS applications and services. This allows partners to transition to service providers where SMB customers pay them a recurring monthly fee for the integration and manage services value they provide versus the one time purchase of the hardware and software acquired for the solution.
Nothing. HPE encourages SMB customers and partners to start downloading and using it today on HPE ProLiant servers and many already have. ClearOS has been deployed in over 150 countries and will be available in over 80 different languages in ClearOS 7.
Summer of 2017.
Yes, it is based on the CentOS kernel.
Over 7 years.
Yes, ClearVM a virtualization platform which includes VM templates for many operating environments including ClearOS.
ClearCenter.
Some additional integration work is being completed to ensure the best possible customer experience with ClearVM. Depending on completion of that work ClearVM may be available from HPE the end of 2017.
Visit www.hpe.com/servers/clearos or www.clearos.com.
Yes, however, HPE is the exclusive IHV to offer ClearOS. In addition, ClearOS will be tightly integrated and made available preloaded on select HPE servers making ClearOS easier to deploy.
Solid financial drivers for both HPE to cont A path for HPE and HPE Partners to make money leveraging open source technology.
HPE and ClearCenter have created a turnkey preload image for select servers accelerating deployment and enhancing easy of use.
Yes. Follow the instructions in the latest iLO user guide on the iLO web site.
Yes. Instructions for doing this can be found at….
Because ClearOS is open source and there are no user fees, the partner can charge for monthly value-added services they are providing their customers.
Yes. ClearOS is based on CentOS which is a very stable and secure community distribution based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux. ClearOS has been in the market for the past 7 years and has over 400,000 deployments worldwide that include Fortune 500 customers and international governments.
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Typical use cases involve applications found in the Gateway, Networking or Server Marketplace application layers. Typical applications are related to security in the Gateway and Networking layer, applications such as Firewall, Content Filtering, and Intrusion Detection and Prevention. Popular use cases include media, mail, and file serving.
Support for ClearOS is provided by ClearCenter. Customers can purchase ClearCARE Level I, II, III, and per incident support. ClearOS subscriptions are available in Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum (Gold and Platinum include support).
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Yes, you can migrate older workloads by creating and putting them into a VM that would be managed by ClearVM the same way it would be managed by KVM.
Yes, however, you would be responsible for complying with and paying all associated licensing terms and costs.
You would migrate VMs the same way you migrate VMs for KVM.
Less expensive, easier to use VM and physical server management interface.
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No, ClearOS does not support the B140i software RAID controller. The B140i is based on a closed source driver. Since the driver is not open source, HPE is unable to include it in the upstream Linux kernel. However, ClearOS includes a robust Linux software RAID option. The ClearOS software RAID is the same as is offered in Red Hat Enterprise Linux and CentOS and has been a proven RAID solution in the market for many years.
ClearOS is complementary to Microsoft with many of its Gateway, Networking, and Server applications. These applications serve a dedicated usage scenario that works with Microsoft Windows Server. ClearOS also integrates into Active Directory via the Microsoft Active Directory Connector allowing the single directory management. ClearOS can also be hosted on Microsoft Azure. Partners and Customers can continue to enjoy the benefits of Windows Server while taking advantage of affordable ClearOS applications and services.
Partners can sell all ClearOS products and services. Support for ClearOS is provided by ClearCenter. Customers can purchase ClearCARE Level I, II, III, and per incident support. ClearOS subscriptions are available in Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum (Gold and Platinum include support). Click here to view more.
There are three editions of ClearOS: Community, Home, and Business. Most customers and partners will select Business Edition.
HPE and ClearOS are redefining the small business server by offering ClearOS with HPE ProLiant servers. ClearOS is an easy-to-use operating system with an application marketplace that allows you to create a server ready to use out-of-the-box at no additional cost. With more than 100 applications to choose from, you can build the IT solution that is just right for you.
