HP Enterprise Business

HP Enterprise Business

Type	Business Segment of Hewlett-Packard
Industry	Computer Systems Computer software Consulting IT Services
Founded	2004
Headquarters	Palo Alto, California, United States
Key people	Ann Livermore (Executive Vice President, HP Enterprise Business) [2]
Products	Networking Servers Storage Software IT Services Telecom hardware and software
Revenue	$57.1 billion USD (2010) 2010 Annual Report
Net income	$8.7 billion USD (2010)
Owner	Hewlett-Packard
Number of employees	100,000+ (2007)
Website	www.hp.com

HP Enterprise Business was one of three global business segments of Palo Alto based Hewlett-Packard Company. It is based in Palo Alto and grew seven percent year-over-year from FY 2009 to FY 2010. On September 23, 2009 HP renamed TSG to HP Enterprise Business.

HP Enterprise Business (formerly called Technology Solutions Group or TSG) is the largest global business unit of HP, offers servers, storage, software and information technology services that enable enterprise and midmarket business customers to manage their current IT environments and transform them into a business enabler. HP Enterprise Business includes Enterprise Storage, Servers and Networking (ESSN), HP Enterprise Services and HP Software Division. HP Technology Services, formerly a fourth division, was recently reorganized under ESSN. The products and services from this organization serve HP's business customers of all sizes in more than 170 countries.

HP Enterprise Business Total $57.2bn

HP Enterprise Business (formerly TSG) manages enterprise and public sector customer relationships and also the sales processes across the three business segments to improve speed and effectiveness of customer delivery. HP Enterprise Business manages direct sales for value products including UNIX, enterprise storage and software and pre-sales technical consultants, as well as direct distribution activities for commercial products and go-to-market activities with systems integrators and ISVs.

HP Enterprise Business markets its extensive line of servers, storage, networking, software and services under an initiative it calls the “Instant-On Enterprise”. This vision sees the IT department as both a builder and broker of IT services, who needs to use existing technology in the data center as well as new technologies to deliver services. According to research by Coleman Parkes, the role of information technology is shifting from a support role to becoming “one and the same” with the organizations, recognizing that most companies require technology either to grow or to remain competitive and that firms believe that technology is the key to helping them to innovate. The term “Instant-On” refers to societal trends where there is greater connection via mobile devices and the Internet, and that as a result people and businesses expect immediate gratification and instant results. This means organizations and IT have to act as one in order to react to opportunities and to best compete in the marketplace. Technology will be adopted at even faster rates and IT departments will have the challenge of keeping up. The solutions within the Instant-On Enterprise integrate across HP hardware, software, services, and intellectual property, complementing individual business unit offerings. The integrated solutions within the HP Instant-On Enterprise portfolio are sold within five categories including Application Transformation, Converged Infrastructure, Enterprise Security, Hybrid Delivery/cloud computing, and Information Optimization.