Cisco Blades cut HP out of Computercenter - breaking news @ KitGuru

Posted on Saturday, August 21 2010 @ 0:20 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck
Computercenter is a monster. By any standards. It’s the biggest independent supplier for IT into Europe and its 10,000 employees – stretched from the south of South Africa to the north of Norway – pull in almost $4 Billion in revenue each year. Computercenter moves A LOT of HP gear. It is a hub-with-benefits for the world’s biggest computer manufacturers.

Internally, of course, Computercenter can have any datacentre it wants. It is a complete expert – trusted by governments and business leaders alike – with over 30 years experience. So when Computercenter, HP’s leading customer for Blade technology, decides to upgrade all of its data centres – whose blade technology does it seem to have choosen? Cisco. That’s right, Cisco. Stunning. Read more at Kitguru.


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Thomas De Maesschalck

Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.



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