What is the current impact of big data and Hadoop on enterprise data centers?

A. Hadoop is a new technology, and most enterprises are waiting to implement it until larger companies, such as Google, have demonstrated its effectiveness.

B. Most companies have successfully implemented Hadoop already; you will find the most promising opportunities in moving customers from Hadoop to online transactional databases.

C. Half of enterprise customers have implemented Hadoop, but most still experience issues, partially due to an infrastructure not designed to support big data.

D. Most companies have found that Hadoop is less effective for handling big data; they prefer open-source solutions such as SAP HANA.

What is one way today's apps and data are different from the past?

A. They live on multiple platforms, from the data center, the cloud, and the network edge.

B. They are more likely to be coded with proprietary software languages.

C. They are consolidated in a centralized data center and typically accessed in one way.

D. They are not expanding as rapidly as they once were, but require more dedicated security.

Which key benefit of HPE Synergy helps to distinguish HPE from the competition?

A. the ability to support virtualized workloads from leading vendors such as VMware

B. the ability to dynamically deploy location-based service apps to customer mobile devices

C. the ability to integrate IoT devices into the network with minimal security risks

D. the ability to independently scale compute and storage resources, and redefine them dynamically

Which of the following is a key metric for existing infrastructure performance that should be collected and analyzed when assessing the potential impact of an HPE Edge-to-Cloud solution?

A. Average revenue per customer

B. Mean time to repair

C. Social media sentiment analysis

D. Number of employees

You have identified a potential hybrid IT prospect. This customer has already virtualized much of the data center, although a few workloads run on bare metal. The customer also has some cloud services. The customer wants to continue using some public cloud services but bring other services back to the data center.

Which approach should you take with this customer?

A. Approach the customer with a pre-packaged HPE private cloud built on hype re on verged Infrastructure.

B. Avoid wasting more time on this opportunity because the customer is already committed to public cloud.

C. Take a services-led approach to help the customer unify their services in an automated hybrid cloud.

D. Help the customer plan how to update their database applications to better support big data and cloud object storage.

What is the appropriate use case for a hybrid solution?

A. When legacy systems are no longer in use

B. When there is a need for low-speed network connectivity

C. When scalability and flexibility are critical requirements

D. When data needs to be stored on-premises

The need for greater agility is creating a need for a new role for IT. What is one way that IT's role is changing?

A. IT provides a competitive advantage for the company.

B. IT needs to plan more extensively before making any changes.

C. IT now makes most purchasing decisions on its own.

D. IT plays a supportive role in the background.

Why should HPE partners understand the advantages that HPE Financial Services offer?

A. By 2019 a majority of companies will be using leasing options.

B. In 2017 a majority of companies moved their services from private cloud to public could.

C. By 2018 a majority of companies will increase their IT budgets by 25%.

D. By 2021 a majority of IT expenditures will be based on pay-as-you-go and pay-per use models.

What did the acquisition of SGI add to the HPE portfolio?

A. user and entity and behavior analytics

B. InfoSight predictive analytics

C. high-performance computing for real-time analytics

D. metering of IT resource usage

What is one way that HPE Synergy helps customers reduce costs?

A. It reduces over-provisioning by allowing the redefinition of resources for current needs.

B. It allows customers to shift from a traditional workplace to a more efficient open office.

C. It permits customers to move expensive analytics away from the core to the edge.

D. It helps customers identify the legacy hardware that consumes the most power.