Meg Whitman

Data Centre

John Dathan takes HPE Canada reins in restructured Canadian operation

October 5, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on John Dathan takes HPE Canada reins in restructured Canadian operation
HPE Canada loses country management status, but it still has a general manager, and a seat at the table in decisions. Decision-making authority has not been moved to the U.S.

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Data Centre

HPE CEO Whitman says new HPE creating innovation on multiple levels

June 7, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on HPE CEO Whitman says new HPE creating innovation on multiple levels
The HPE CEO says the company has been fundamentally transformed in her tenure, not just by selling off non-core areas and increasing focus, but by making more changes in sales and channel organization and corporate culture.

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Big Data

HPE promises quick channel integration, availability of new acquisitions

June 6, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on HPE promises quick channel integration, availability of new acquisitions
In contrast with Aruba, where the program was deliberately kept separate from HPE Partner Ready, the plan with the many new acquisitions is to bring everything together quickly as part of an integrated strategy.

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Data Centre

HPE, Docker look to future with major strategic alliance

June 8, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on HPE, Docker look to future with major strategic alliance
The two companies announced a broad range of Docker ready HP servers, which will be available in Q4, and a broad range of Docker integrations and other solutions for HPE, which are available now.

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HP CEO Meg Whitman debuts the new Hewlett Packard Enterprise logo.
Cloud

HP Enterprise unveils brand, four-point plan

June 2, 2015 Robert Dutt Comments Off on HP Enterprise unveils brand, four-point plan
At the last HP Discover before the HP/HPE split, Meg Whitman presents Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s logo, brand, and target markets.

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HP's Meg Whitman and Dion Wiesler
Liveblogs

Liveblog: HP Global Partner Conference 2015

March 16, 2015 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Liveblog: HP Global Partner Conference 2015
All the news from HP’s Global Partner Conference general sessions as it happens in our liveblog from the event.

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Harry Zarek, president of Compugen (left), and Dave Frederickson, vice president of sales at Long View Systems (right).
Computers

Partners: HP split plans must be well-communicated

October 7, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Partners: HP split plans must be well-communicated
Partners say HP’s split can be a positive move, but the vendor must carefully communicate with partners and customers to avoid market confusion.

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HP CEO Meg Whitman
Computers

HP: Post-2011 turnaround makes split possible

October 7, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on HP: Post-2011 turnaround makes split possible
HP announces plans to separate its Enterprise and PPS groups, but says this time around is different from the last time a potential split was discussed.

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Microsoft Surface 3
Computers

Surface 3 makes Microsoft a channel competitor

June 24, 2014 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off on Surface 3 makes Microsoft a channel competitor
The Surface 3 tablet-laptop hybrid went on sale over the weekend, marking Microsoft’s entry into competitor status with its OEM and reseller partners.

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A Samsung Series 3 Chromebook
Computers

Surprise! Chromebook demand rising fast

April 2, 2014 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off on Surprise! Chromebook demand rising fast
A new report confirms growing demand for Google Chromebooks, and says the Web-based devices on track to take a significant share from Microsoft and Apple.

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Dominic Wilde spoke on SDN
Featured Post

HP bets on SDN going mainstream… next year

April 1, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on HP bets on SDN going mainstream… next year
Customers are educated on what software-defined networking (SDN) is, but still need help to understand what it can do for them, HP says.

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HP CEO Meg Whitman
Computers

HP CEO sees opportunity in rivals’ ‘instability’

March 4, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on HP CEO sees opportunity in rivals’ ‘instability’
“Instability is not our friend,” says HP boss Meg Whitman. But she’s hoping that her company can gain ground as Dell and IBM face their own changes.

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HP CEO Meg Whitman
Computers

HP’s Q1 shows slow, steady progress

February 21, 2014 Chris Gonsalves (Channelnomics) Comments Off on HP’s Q1 shows slow, steady progress
HP clings to the momentum with another mixed bag of financial results that will keep the turnaround on track a while longer.

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Gary Drysdale, HP Canada PPS channel chief, and Andrew Eppich, HP Canada enterprise channel chief
Featured Post

Podcast: Andrew Eppich and Gary Drysdale of HP Canada

January 20, 2014 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Podcast: Andrew Eppich and Gary Drysdale of HP Canada
Drysdale and Eppich, HP Canada’s two channel chiefs, join the podcast to offer a look back at 2013, and a look ahead to HP Canada’s business in 2014.

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HP CEO Meg Whitman
Data Centre

Whitman Previews “New Architecture” from HP Labs

December 10, 2013 Robert Dutt 1
HP CEO Meg Whitman details memristor and Photonics technologies in development at HP Labs that she says will lead to a new technology architecture.

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Las Vegas Sign
Channel Programs

HP and Cisco: Head-to-Head Again in Las Vegas

December 5, 2013 Robert Dutt Comments Off on HP and Cisco: Head-to-Head Again in Las Vegas
HP and Cisco once again plan their partner confabs for the same time. In 2014, both will descend on Las Vegas for a busy week of channel news.

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HP CEO Meg Whitman
Computers

Uneven Results Complicate HP Turnaround Efforts

November 27, 2013 Chris Gonsalves (Channelnomics) Comments Off on Uneven Results Complicate HP Turnaround Efforts
Uneven results among HP’s business units give the channel pause over HP, which may be steering the right course but is far from fully righting the ship.

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An HP Moonshot Server
Data Centre

HP’s New AMD-fueled Moonshot Aimed at VDI

November 13, 2013 Chris Gonsalves (Channelnomics) Comments Off on HP’s New AMD-fueled Moonshot Aimed at VDI
HP continues to shoot for the moon with its power- and space-thrifty Moonshot servers, this week rolling out a line based on Opteron processors from AMD.

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Phil Sorgen, new worldwide channel chief at Microsoft
Channel Programs

New Microsoft Channel Chief Says Surface Strategy Still Evolving

November 4, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off on New Microsoft Channel Chief Says Surface Strategy Still Evolving
Phil Sorgen says the reason the Surface tablet isn’t broadly available to solution providers for resale is because Microsoft lacked a distribution strategy.

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Channel Programs

DiFranco: HP’s Got Its Mojo Back

October 31, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off on DiFranco: HP’s Got Its Mojo Back
As other big vendors show signs of slowing sales and transitional challenges, HP is emerging from its reorganization appearing a little more confident.

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