Oracle taps former HP exec Donatelli for key hardware role
Confirming rumors dating back to as early as March, Oracle announced on Thursday it has appointed former Hewlett-Packard executive David Donatelli as executive vice president for converged infrastructure.Donatelli will report directly to Oracle CEO Mark Hurd and will be responsible for infrastructure offerings including the company’s engineered systems, server, storage, networking and tape products. He will also help oversee Oracle hardware products designed for hybrid cloud environments.Donatelli joined HP in 2009 and served as executive vice president and general manager of HP’s Enterprise Group, with responsibility for the enterprise hardware business, including storage, server, networking and converged infrastructure products. He reportedly was considered a contender for HP’s CEO role before the appointment of Meg Whitman.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here