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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 martenmickos · · Score: 4, Funny

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