it's a shame - more victims of the "cloud" BS machine. Your on premise systems require costly hardware, software, and support staff and are prone to security flaws whereas if you "put it in the cloud" no hardware or software is ever needed or need be paid for, you'll have zero staff costs and will become instantly cyber-invulnerable.
A good part of HPE sales were to corporate and government IT programs. The cloud stuff generally comes direct from China, helpfully configured by volunteers from PRC intelligence services.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
