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CRN Exclusive: Whitman On Her Vision For HPE, Private Equity's Impact, And How Long She Will Stay On Board
Steven Burke
Did the five-year plan develop as you expected?
When I was mapping that [five-year plan] out, I basically said let's think about this: Year one we are going to diagnose and fix, year two we are going to lay some pipes, year three you are going to start to see some acceleration, and by the end of it you are going to have a world-class company again.
I feel like plus or minus it was just about right on. And it's just because I have done it before. If you talk to anyone who has done it, this is what it takes.
And now we have a chance to continue to redefine the company. It's going to be really fun to see what Hewlett Packard Enterprise can do as a smaller company without Enterprise Services. And it's not that I didn't love Enterprise Services. It's a very good business.
The remaining company business is more focused with higher growth rates, higher margins, better free-cash flow, which allows us to make more investments into the business. And ES is going to be better off as a pure- play with another ITO/BPO company like CSC.