IDG Contributor Network: Azurelion arise! Having failed at its own cloud, HP borrows someone elses

HP has an, ahem, checkered history when it comes to the cloud. Its OpenStack-based public cloud was launched, re-launched, rebranded, bolstered with the acquisition of Eucalyptus, had leaders, new leaders, and even newer leaders and was finally nixed in the undeniable face of commercial failure. Following on from the shuttering of public Helion, HP is trying another tack and announcing a partnership with Microsoft to offer customers integrated hybrid cloud deployments which take HP hardware and Microsoft's Azure cloud operating system. Where to start?

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