Forrester’s Richard Fichera explains why HP’s newly unveiled Moonshot 1500 server represents both a significant product today and a major stake in the ground for future products, both from HP and eventually from competitors.
With the next major spin of Intel server CPUs due later this year, HP’s customers have been waiting for HP’s next iteration of its core c-Class BladeSystem -- on the market for almost 7 years without any major changes to its basic architecture.
Oracle announced it is ceasing development for Itanium across its Itanium product line. What are the implications for Intel and HP? How could IBM benefit? Richard Fichera provides his initial thoughts on the news.