Now what Hewlett-Packard’s strategic future tells CIOs about its IT services business, and moreover, what it means for HP’s outsourcing customers are still unknown. As the specifics of HP’s planned shift away from hardware remain unclear. What’s more, opinions about the company’s stronger focus on enterprise software and services have run the gamut from “corporate suicide” to “it’s about time”. Founder of outsourcing analyst firm HfS research, Phil Fersht, says that this is HP’s necessary correction in the industry, getting out of markets where it’s getting a hiding and focusing on the enterprise clients who want alternatives to IBM. Additionally, Leo Apotheker, HP’s CEO, indicates that the company is taking bold, transformative steps to drive creation of long-term shareholder value through a focus on fewer fronts, thereby improving its ability to execute, invest in innovation and drive a higher-margin business mix.
Source: http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/090711-it-outsourcing-what-hps-new-250547.html?hpg1=bn
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