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Been there, done that, and HP is not capable of developing a product from the ground up that will be competitive in the marketplace. For them the best option is

by azim 16y ago

Been there, done that, and HP is not capable of developing a product from the ground up that will be competitive in the marketplace. For them the best option is definitely to buy. I hate to say it, but they're a company that's out of innovation and out of talent.

dnsworks 16y ago
Procurve? Proliant (otherwise known as the best value enterprise servers on the market) Let's not forget their various diagnostics tools and imaging products. Printers? Cameras? Calculators? The incredible solutions from EYP for building efficient datacenters, including their containerized solutions? Openview (Sure nobody ever used it, but a lot of companies pay a hell of a lot of money for it) But you're right, HP is incapable of building anything that is competitive in the marketplace. Maybe they're incapable of building a cellphone that doesn't make phone calls, or of putting out silly little web products, but HP is massive, and has built some incredible network and server hardware.
- azim 16y ago
  You're right, they are massive, and I will admit that the only division I'm intimately familiar with is HP Software. At about 13,000 employees it's is a relatively small part of HP. I can speak only to that division, you may be more familiar with ISS and Procurve than I am. I have the utmost respect for HP's technologists. The tech demos and prototypes created are truly amazing. But lets be honest, the ipaq has been in maintenance mode for years and needs a complete refresh to be on par with current offerings from competitors. When was the last time you've seen HP enter a market with a truly innovative and successful product which was built entirely in-house? Networking is being augmented with the $2.7bn 3com acquisition rather than developing new technology in house, Proliant came from the Compaq acquisition, IPG hasn't done anything truly innovative in years -- Snapfish was an acquisition, they discontinued internal production of photosmart cameras two years ago, and much of the current OpenCall (formerly OpenView) came from the Mercury and Opsware acquisitions. HP is good at buying technology, and it's services, sales, and ops, are top notch. But they've either by intent or by misstep strayed from The HP Way over the last couple years and are no longer capable of living up to their slogan of "Invent".

by azim 16y ago

dnsworks 16y ago

Procurve? Proliant (otherwise known as the best value enterprise servers on the market) Let's not forget their various diagnostics tools and imaging products. Printers? Cameras? Calculators? The incredible solutions from EYP for building efficient datacenters, including their containerized solutions? Openview (Sure nobody ever used it, but a lot of companies pay a hell of a lot of money for it) But you're right, HP is incapable of building anything that is competitive in the marketplace. Maybe they're incapable of building a cellphone that doesn't make phone calls, or of putting out silly little web products, but HP is massive, and has built some incredible network and server hardware.

azim 16y ago
You're right, they are massive, and I will admit that the only division I'm intimately familiar with is HP Software. At about 13,000 employees it's is a relatively small part of HP. I can speak only to that division, you may be more familiar with ISS and Procurve than I am. I have the utmost respect for HP's technologists. The tech demos and prototypes created are truly amazing. But lets be honest, the ipaq has been in maintenance mode for years and needs a complete refresh to be on par with current offerings from competitors. When was the last time you've seen HP enter a market with a truly innovative and successful product which was built entirely in-house? Networking is being augmented with the $2.7bn 3com acquisition rather than developing new technology in house, Proliant came from the Compaq acquisition, IPG hasn't done anything truly innovative in years -- Snapfish was an acquisition, they discontinued internal production of photosmart cameras two years ago, and much of the current OpenCall (formerly OpenView) came from the Mercury and Opsware acquisitions. HP is good at buying technology, and it's services, sales, and ops, are top notch. But they've either by intent or by misstep strayed from The HP Way over the last couple years and are no longer capable of living up to their slogan of "Invent".