Bovis said the data centre solutions, service and support portfolio included a new lightweight, super-efficient, modular systems architecture that helps reduce costs, improve facility efficiency and dramatically accelerates time to market, on a massive scale.

HP says a key selling point is that customers can cut acquisition costs by 10 per cent and power draw by 28 per cent, while doubling their computing density.

The core of the ExSO package is the HP ProLiant SL server family, claimed to offer a breakthrough in server architecture designed specifically for extreme scale environments.

Bovis said the SL server family used a 'skinless' systems architecture, replacing traditional chassis and rack form factors with an extremely lightweight rail and tray design.

HP claims that, as a result, customers can dramatically reduce capital, facilities and shipping costs while using a fraction of the space normally required in a major data centre.