HP CloudSystem Attracts 850 Customers (But Don’t Ask About Autonomy)

November 21, 2012 Off By David

Grazed from TalkinCloud. Author: Joe Panettieri.

Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) announced disappointing Q4 2012 results today, which included bombshell claims about the Autonomy business. But amid all that disappointing news, HP’s cloud computing business showed signs of hope. HP CEO Meg Whitman, during an earnings call today with Wall Street financial analysyts, said:

"We are seeing strong growth in our cloud systems business. HP CloudSystem is the industry’s first complete integrated and open cloud platform that enables customers to build and manage technology services across traditional, private, managed and public cloud environments. We continue to grow our customer base which now stands at over 850 customers."…

Whitman also touted HP Service Anywhere, a cloud-based SaaS IT service management solution. Overall, HP saw SaaS bookings grow at mid-double-digit rates in the fourth quarter…

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