Dr. Tom Bradicich, HP Servers, with Dave Vellante and Jeff Frick at HP Discover Las Vegas 2014 @thecube #theCUBE #HP #HPE #hpdiscover #Moonshot Among the industry’s top research organizations in computer and digital technology, Hewlett-Packard (HP) provides a list of hardware, software, and services to a large variety of customers, including small- and medium-sized businesses, as well as larger companies. One of HP’s most innovative projects over the past few years has been the Moonshot System. VP of Server Engineering in R&D at HP Dr. Tom Bradicich sat down with Dave Vellante and Jeff Frick of theCUBE at HP Discover Las Vegas 2014 to discuss the company’s work and innovation with the Moonshot project. Innovating from within With HP’s current policy of few acquisitions, the company has had to do much of its innovation from within, in an organic nature. When asked to explain how HP has been able to do this, Bradicich explained that while innovating from within is a challenge, a company gains certain benefits from doing so, including access to customers who can help a company guide and hone its investments quickly. The very breadth of the technology that HP has access to is another benefit. This was especially true of Moonshot, which was organized more like a startup company within HP’s large R&D facility. Using a term called high-velocity rigor, Moonshot moves fast when innovating while staying rigorous in the business value it brings to its customers. In addition, HP has to make technology that matters to their custom while at the same time remaining unique