HP and Microsoft announced their partnership to work together on a Microsoft Windows Azure platform appliance that will enable large enterprise customers to adopt cloud-based applications.
This latest collaboration extends the $250 million infrastructure-to-application initiatives HP and Microsoft announced in January.
The companies will work together to deliver hardware, software, services and sourcing solution to enable transition to the Azure platform. Customers will be able to manage appliances with HP converged infrastructure on-premises or choose HP data centre hosting services.
With the new platform appliance, HP and Microsoft will help customers scale applications, deliver new online services and migrate Windows and .NET-based applications to the cloud.
HP and Microsoft plan to release a limited production Windows Azure platform appliance for deployment in HP data centres by the end of the year.
“Customers want to refocus their resources in managing their business and out-task IT processes like software acquisition and maintenance,” said Sean Kenny, senior vice president, Worldwide Applications and Business Process Outsourcing, HP Enterprise Services.
Bob Muglia, president, Server and Tools Business, Microsoft Corp. “By adopting the Windows Azure platform appliance, customers will have a clear path to adopt a proven cloud platform that integrates with their existing investments and expertise.”
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