HP gulps cloud upstart Eucalyptus, says Helion is all-in for ... OpenStack

HP has acquired open-source hybrid cloud software maker Eucalyptus, in a surprise move to bolster its Helion cloud offerings – but what that means for the Eucalyptus software is anyone's guess. The terms of the deal were not disclosed, but a Reuters report cited an unnamed source who claimed it went down for less than $100m. …

[Phil O'Sophical]

Anyone taking bets on how long it will be before Mickos starts crying in his beer about how HP has ruined Eucalyptus? While sunbathing on his yacht in the Caribbean...

[luis river]

HP good times

The times of it keels in the address of HP they have happened, new horizons open up for this American great company, according to CEO Meg Whitman "When I look at the way the business is performing, the pipeline of innovation and the daily feedback that I receive from our customers and partners, my confidence in the turnaround grows stronger."

[Anonymous Coward]

Re: HP good times

HP, Oracle, IBM (Softlayer), Cisco, AT&T are all setting up cloud centers running their intel hdwr while RackSpace sales (using supermicros white boxes) are slowly decaying and rumored looking for a buyer. Meanwhile AWS runs over 300,000 cores at the highest performance and lowest price.. and has been doing it quietly for 10 years with a infrastructure of 3000 or more skilled employees. Now enter super cash rich Google who sports the 2nd highest performance infrastructure. Can these old iron companies compete long term?