Able now to pry myself away from HP-EDS, I have been spending some time looking at the skills shortage issue, in a discussion about this with a major vendor it was clear to me the key irony of the skills issue in IT, and perhaps why we cannot avoid it. Simply, (and I hope I am the first to say this, I did google it), - IT does not have the people to develop the technology to take the people o ...
Due to overwhelming demand, please see the link to the Focus Point I wrote on this. We believe that Springboard was the first analyst firm to blog at depth and to get a detailed analysis out to the market for insight and comment.
http://www.springboardresearch.com/content/sampleresearch/hp_eds.pdf ...
I realise it is will be measured by hindsight, but the integration on a unspecified as yet day later this year of EDS and HP will be watched closely. It is true though that both companies should have the process in place, EDS has grown on the basis of integration of employees through outsourcing deals, HP has lived through and learnt from the lessons of Compaq.
The other factor is that in effect ...
Official word today of the acquisition, on the back of a good preliminary release from HP number wise.
http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/2008/080513a.html ...
By my reckoning the combined HP/EDS will be the largest IT company in ANZ, it will definitely be the largest in New Zealand, and in Australia, will beat IBM as the largest local provider, with revenues in excess of AU$4 Billion, this gives it enhanced credibility in the market as well as the opportunity to shape the market locally. Interstingly with the recent resignation of Chris Mitchell as ...