With that in mind, what are we to think of this week's blustery announcement from Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard that the two tech heavyweights are embarking upon a new partnership on cloud computing?

Rounding out its portfolio of cloud-related offerings, Hewlett-Packard will launch a cloud compute service next month aimed at enterprises. The company will also start offering computing systems for ...

Hewlett-Packard has agreed to buy cloud platform provider Eucalyptus, stepping up HP’s efforts in the growing field of cloud computing, Eucalyptus CEO Marten Mickos will manage HP’s cloud business and ...