<s>
HP	O
Cloud	B-Architecture
Service	I-Architecture
Automation	O
(	O
HP	B-General_Concept
CSA	I-General_Concept
)	O
is	O
cloud	O
management	O
software	O
from	O
Hewlett	O
Packard	O
Enterprise	O
(	O
HPE	O
)	O
that	O
is	O
used	O
by	O
companies	O
and	O
government	O
agencies	O
to	O
automate	O
the	O
management	O
of	O
cloud-based	B-Architecture
IT-as-a-service	O
,	O
from	O
order	O
,	O
to	O
provision	O
,	O
and	O
retirement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HP	O
Cloud	B-Architecture
Service	I-Architecture
Automation	O
orchestrates	O
the	O
provisioning	O
and	O
deployment	O
of	O
complex	O
IT	O
services	O
such	O
as	O
of	O
databases	O
,	O
middleware	B-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
packaged	O
applications	O
(	O
i.e.	O
,	O
ERP	O
,	O
Exchange	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
broad	O
portfolio	O
of	O
HP	O
enterprise	O
management	O
software	O
products	O
aimed	O
at	O
helping	O
companies	O
manage	O
the	O
lifecycle	O
of	O
deployment	O
and	O
usage	O
of	O
cloud	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
,	O
whether	O
through	O
public	O
or	O
private	O
clouds	O
,	O
or	O
both	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
organizations	O
are	O
adopting	O
cloud	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
because	O
it	O
allows	O
them	O
to	O
access	O
applications	O
,	O
resources	O
and	O
services	O
over	O
the	O
Internet	O
on	O
an	O
“	O
as-needed	O
”	O
or	O
“	O
per	O
usage	O
”	O
basis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
a	O
January	O
2011	O
Unisys	O
poll	O
,	O
nearly	O
half	O
of	O
U.S.	O
companies	O
consider	O
cloud	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
as	O
the	O
top	O
IT	O
priority	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
cloud	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
can	O
save	O
IT	O
departments	O
money	O
and	O
increase	O
flexibility	O
,	O
it	O
does	O
present	O
some	O
challenges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Automation	O
and	O
proper	O
management	O
are	O
important	O
when	O
IT	O
departments	O
deploy	O
cloud	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
services	O
because	O
of	O
these	O
challenges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
International	O
Data	O
Corporation	O
(	O
IDC	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
distributed	O
server/workload	O
automation	O
tools	O
can	O
help	O
lower	O
capital	O
and	O
power	O
and	O
cooling	O
costs	O
by	O
tracking	O
and	O
reclaiming	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machines	I-Architecture
,	O
making	O
IT	O
staff	O
more	O
efficient	O
by	O
standardizing	O
and	O
streamlining	O
manual	O
processes	O
,	O
and	O
speed	O
the	O
process	O
of	O
provisioning	O
IT	O
resources	O
by	O
enabling	O
business	O
users	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
self-provision	O
predefined	O
IT	O
resource	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
function	O
of	O
HP	O
Cloud	B-Architecture
Service	I-Architecture
Automation	O
is	O
to	O
accelerate	O
the	O
speed	O
of	O
deployment	O
of	O
application-based	O
services	O
across	O
a	O
hybrid	O
cloud	O
delivery	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
HP	O
Cloud	B-Architecture
Service	I-Architecture
Automation	O
,	O
IT	O
organizations	O
can	O
update	O
thousands	O
of	O
servers	O
automatically	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HP	O
Cloud	B-Architecture
Service	I-Architecture
Automation	O
allows	O
IT	O
departments	O
to	O
move	O
and	O
manage	O
applications	O
among	O
in-house	O
(	O
private	O
)	O
cloud	O
systems	O
,	O
external	O
(	O
public	O
)	O
clouds	O
and	O
traditional	O
IT	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HP	B-General_Concept
Cloud	I-General_Concept
Service	I-General_Concept
Automation	I-General_Concept
software	I-General_Concept
is	O
also	O
designed	O
to	O
deliver	O
unified	O
security	O
,	O
governance	O
and	O
compliance	O
across	O
applications	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
physical	O
and	O
virtual	O
infrastructures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HP	O
Cloud	B-Architecture
Service	I-Architecture
Automation	O
also	O
allows	O
IT	O
departments	O
to	O
dynamically	O
monitor	O
and	O
provision	O
server	O
,	O
storage	O
and	O
network	O
elements	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
applications	O
to	O
meet	O
the	O
needs	O
of	O
current	O
and	O
upcoming	O
workloads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HP	B-General_Concept
Cloud	I-General_Concept
Service	I-General_Concept
Automation	I-General_Concept
Software	I-General_Concept
is	O
a	O
component	O
of	O
HP	O
VirtualSystem	O
,	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
integrated	O
server	O
,	O
storage	O
,	O
and	O
networking	O
infrastructures	O
from	O
HP	O
for	O
Citrix	O
,	O
HP-UX	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
and	O
VMware	O
virtual	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HP	O
VirtualSystem	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
HP	B-Application
Converged	I-Application
Systems	I-Application
portfolio	O
of	O
system-based	O
products	O
that	O
use	O
Converged	B-General_Concept
infrastructure	I-General_Concept
for	O
specific	O
workloads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HP	B-General_Concept
Cloud	I-General_Concept
Service	I-General_Concept
Automation	I-General_Concept
Software	I-General_Concept
is	O
also	O
included	O
in	O
HP	B-Device
CloudSystem	I-Device
,	O
a	O
cloud	O
infrastructure	O
from	O
HP	O
that	O
combines	O
storage	O
,	O
servers	O
,	O
networking	O
and	O
software	O
for	O
organizations	O
to	O
build	O
complete	O
private	O
,	O
public	O
and	O
hybrid	O
Cloud	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2013	O
,	O
HP	O
packaged	O
version	O
10	O
of	O
HP	O
Operations	O
Orchestration	O
,	O
version	O
10	O
of	O
HP	O
Server	O
Automation	O
,	O
version	O
10	O
of	O
HP	O
Database	O
and	O
Middleware	B-General_Concept
Automation	O
and	O
HP	O
Cloud	B-Architecture
Service	I-Architecture
Automation	O
3.2	O
into	O
a	O
single	O
integrated	O
package	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HP	O
Cloud	B-Architecture
Service	I-Architecture
Automation	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
software	O
solution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HP	O
Cloud	B-Architecture
Service	I-Architecture
Automation	O
works	O
with	O
HP	O
Operations	O
Orchestration	O
and	O
HP	O
Server	O
Automation	O
to	O
provide	O
IT	O
lifecycle	O
automation	O
.	O
</s>
