Planning for the Itanium Architecture
Consultants provided by Hewlett-Packard assist customers in their planning to attain optimum results with integrating Itanium processors into an enterprise's IT structure. Itanium systems implementation planning assistance provides a critical service for customers who want to own and manage the transition process to Itanium processor family technology. If the client requires assistance throughout the life cycle for technical or financial reasons, this service is especially valuable. Being able to define the customer as well as assist in transition planning processes is key to how Hewlett-Packard successfully provides this service to its clients.
HP Technology Finance's (HPTF) mission is to provide customers with financial acquisition and rental services that generate profitable asset growth. HPTF acts as a strategic enabler with differentiated financial offerings (utilities, bundles, garage). As a strategic enabler, HP is well positioned, being integrated into the overall value chain.
For example, HP's innovative, flexible financing programs and services can provide an influx of cash to a startup to establish an IT infrastructure or can offer financial structuring to an established enterprise to reduce IT costs and avoid technology obsolescence. HPTF enables customers to reduce the risk associated with investments in technology by providing convenient and flexible financial solutions that can improve their financial performance.
Customers expressing any of the following needs may benefit from an HPTF solution:
Better match IT costs with the business benefits delivered by the IT solution (either revenue generation or cost savings).
Reduce the financial and technological risk associated with investing in IT solutions.
Hedge technology obsolescence.
Match company depreciation policy with price–performance improvements (new generation introductions).
Reduce IT costs and improve cash flow.
Improve return on assets (ROA) by reducing assets through “off balance sheet” financing.