For IT organizations preparing their datacenters for cloud environments, automation is fundamental for a smooth transition. HP Data Center Automation (DCA) is an essential approach that recognizes business needs, along with the need for standardizing the different platforms/services/processes within the organization. This is a crucial step to the IT organization’s cloud journey, and a prelude to the deployment of HP’s Cloud Service Automation.

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