HP & MICROSOFT IN $250Mil PACT …..

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HP & MICROSOFT IN $250Mil CLOUD
COMPUTING PACT
In a recent development, HP
and Microsoft have tied up for a three-year engagement to help
companies move to cloud computing. The two companies aim to simplify
technology environments for businesses of all sizes and plan to invest
$250 million.

The tie-up aims to build joint solutions based on
industry standards and utilise existing data center investments, all
managed through a common framework. This approach will enable customers
to integrate private or public cloud computing models as their business
requires. The two companies will collaborate on the Windows Azure
platform, with HP and Microsoft offering services, and Microsoft
continuing to invest in HP hardware for Windows Azure infrastructure.

With
this strategic partnership, HP and Microsoft will collaborate on an
engineering road map for data management machines; converged,
pre-packaged application solutions; comprehensive virtualisation
offerings; and integrated management tools.

Steve Ballmer, CEO,
Microsoft, said, “This agreement, which spans hardware, software and
services, will enable business customers to optimise performance with
push-button simplicity at the lowest possible total cost of ownership.
Our extended partnership will transform the way large enterprises
deliver services to their customers, and help smaller organisations
adopt IT to grow their businesses. Microsoft and HP are betting on each
other so our customers don’t have to gamble on IT.”

HP and
Microsoft will deliver the new infrastructure-to-application model as
integrated offerings for large, heterogeneous data center environments
as well as through solutions designed for small and mid-size businesses.
According to the companies, these new solutions are available
immediately, with new offerings being introduced throughout the next
three years.
http://www.techtree.com/India/News/Microsoft_HP_Together_on_Cloud/551-108772-643.html

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January 18, 2010 at 10:21 AM