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Cloud: The ‘third revolution’ in computing | #HPEdiscover

Cloud is no longer a far-flung fancy. Instead, being cloud native is increasingly the norm for new applications. Nevertheless, as recently as four years ago, Hewlett-Packard was late to the cloud party, according to William L. Franklin, VP of Engineering – HP OpenStack at Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. (HPE).

Franklin described HPE as the “heretic or red-headed stepchild” of the tech industry because of its support of hybrid. The rest of the industry was supporting public, but Franklin attributes the success of hybrid cloud to the need to keep some data private.

Franklin joined Colby Dyess, marketing director at HPE, for a interview with Dave Vellante (@dvellante) and John Furrier (@furrier), cohosts of theCUBE, from the SiliconANGLE Media team, during HPE Discover 2016 in Las Vegas.

Franklin said many customers transferring to the cloud are interested in “consuming things” rather than “stand-up infrastructure.” He also called the HPE Helion Eucalyptus platform a “private managed cloud.”

‘Blending’ in cloud transitions

When asked about integration challenges, Dyess answered that customers adopting the cloud end up moving forward in a “fragmented” transition. He attributes this trend to the nature of process, particularly moving large chunks of traditional data and applications in the digital sphere.

Franklin made reference to “blending” in cloud transitions, which Dyess expanded on as taking “an old-style approach to a new platform.”

Franklin surmised the cloud is the third revolution in computing, with mainframe and client servers being the previous pivot points. Dyess remarked that businesses making the move to cloud are looking to be “more agile,” and these companies tend to “disrupt” established businesses.

Watch the full interview below, and be sure to check out more of SiliconANGLE and theCUBE’s coverage of HPE Discover 2016.

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