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HP Enterprise (HPE) has partnered with Microsoft to make Microsoft Azure its “preferred public cloud partner". The news comes in the wake of HP’s decision to shut down its HP Helion Public cloud in January 2016. News of the shutdown, announced by HP Cloud’s senior vice president Bill Hilf on the HP blog last month, suggested the company “will continue to aggressively grow our partner ecosystem and integrate different public cloud environments”, a policy that has culminated in its current partnership with Microsoft.
HP’s choice of Microsoft Azure for enterprise cloud services was made because Microsoft’s hybrid approach is more closely aligned with HP’s vision for the cloud. It will cover both private and public cloud activity. News of the partnership was announced by Meg Whitman, Hewlett-Packard’s CEO. The partnership makes HPE a Microsoft preferred cloud services provider and will enable the company to provide consulting services to Microsoft’s customers and sell its "on-premise" hardware and cloud computing software.
“Microsoft Azure will become a preferred public cloud partner. HPE will serve as a preferred provider of Microsoft infrastructure and services for its hybrid cloud offerings,” suggested Ms. Whitman. ”Overall, the move to a hybrid cloud environment presents a significant growth opportunity for us and you can expect to hear more about our approach in the coming months.”
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