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HP Buys Cloud Provider, Gets Marten Mickos To Head Its Cloud Division

Posted by Soulskill on from the if-at-first-you-don't-succeed dept.

jfruh writes: In 2010, HP tried to buy its way into the analytics game by shelling out billions for Autonomy, a deal that was a famous disaster. But that isn't stopping the company from making big buys: it will be buying Eucalyptus, a cloud provider headed by ex-MySQL AB CEO Marten Mickos, and bringing Mickos in to head the new HP Cloud division.

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  1. LOL ... by gstoddart · · Score: 4, Funny

    Maybe he can show HP how to do URLs instead of the gibberish ones they've been using for years.

    Because I get the distinct impression that the URLs like "http://h20565.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/template.PAGE/public/psi/swdHome?sp4ts.oid=3988164&ac.admitted=1410546638124.876444892.492883150" are caused by HP not really knowing how to do it.

    Seriously, what the heck is h20565.www2????

    Either this is a technology failure, or HP has been trying very hard to ensure that nobody could possibly find their documentation.

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    1. Re:LOL ... by i+kan+reed · · Score: 3, Insightful

      If I had to guess, it's a sign of outdated software, and a bureaucratically enforced software standardization.

      h20565 being a server host's identity, www2 being a subnet for their "second generation" website makeover done sometime in the 90s or early 2000s, and the stuff at the end being some sort of session tracking based navigational nightmare.

    2. Re:LOL ... by martenmickos · · Score: 4, Funny

      Thanks for the suggestion. That’s funny! I will do my best on all fronts at HP.

  2. Good! by twmcneil · · Score: 2

    At least if he's working for HP he won't be able to do any real harm to anyone any longer.

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  3. Re:Low user participation by BarbaraHudson · · Score: 2

    The low comment total has nothing to do with beta (though beta is a good reason to log in, since logged-in users can avoid it). Simply put, nobody really gives a damn about the cloud-de-jour any more. "Cloud" is no longer a hot buzz word - it's a buzz-kill, even among geeks and nerds.

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