HP revamps server support for Gen8 iron

Twenty-first century cloudy infrastructure doesn't require the traditional break-fix maintenance of 20th century server and storage infrastructure. And so Hewlett-Packard's Technology Services division is rejigging its support services to reflect what customers actually need – and will pay for. HP has equipped its ProLiant …

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Am I reading this right? HP will also support the software you install on their hardware. And at various levels even do proactive maintenance?

That sounds like another nail in the coffin for the local sysadmin role...