HP Strategy Implementation

Hurd , would bring significant economic and business growth to the company

While the merger with Compaq brought H-P an added competitive edge in the computer hardware manufacture , the acquisition of EDS , an HP Company will now see H-P attain a competitive edge in the IT Services sector . This means that both ventures are almost equally important to H-P in maintaining leadership in the IT industry . Exclusive branding may be a good source of quality assurance for Hewlett-Packard 's customers This will in turn ensure continued customer loyalty that may have been

threatened by the circulation of counterfeit products by individual suppliers

Having EDS on board , Hewlett-Packard can now make concrete progress towards core initiatives including the completion of the first phase of its information technology transformation . In addition , H-P , would also expand its comprehensive , strategically assembled portfolio that ensured unmatched capabilities for delivering end-to-end solutions . With EDS H-P will have added world class , globally scaled services capability to its current leadership in hardware and management software

Benefits of the IT transformation targeted by Hewlett-Packard include consolidation of internal data centers to fewer next-generation modern data centers , reduction of energy consumption in data centers and increase in processing power . With a comprehensive portfolio of hardware , software and services , HP is well positioned to help customers manage and transform their IT infrastructure and environments . This will in urn ensure that consumers have the much needed connectivity to information that is crucially essential and needed for strategic decision making

Borrowing from Carol Fiorina 's strategy to cut costs and develop innovative products and services , the new CEO , Mark Hurd can continue the management policy of maintaining not only the current client base but also attracting new clients and suppliers . Mark Hurd can then couple this strategy with his acquisition and growth focus to...