HP Technology Services is a business unit within the

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division of Hewlett-Packard (HP), a large

information technology Information technology (IT) is the use of computers to create, process, store, retrieve, and exchange all kinds of data . and information. IT forms part of information and communications technology (ICT). An information technology system ...

(IT) vendor. HP Technology Services provides IT design, planning, implementation, integration and maintenance services and support for organizations and government agencies. The group also offers business and technology consulting services.

History

In May 2012, HP merged its Technology Services business unit with its Enterprise Servers, Storage and Networking (ESSN) business unit, under David Donatelli, executive vice president and general manager of the ESSN business unit to form Enterprise Group (EG).

Services

The HP Technology Services group focuses on helping organizations improve their IT operations and transition to new technologies, such as

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cloud computing Cloud computing is the on-demand availability of computer system resources, especially data storage ( cloud storage) and computing power, without direct active management by the user. Large clouds often have functions distributed over m ...

and Converged Infrastructure. HP supports its own products. Its service offerings span most facets of an IT environment, including

data centers A data center (American English) or data centre (British English)See spelling differences. is a building, a dedicated space within a building, or a group of buildings used to house computer systems and associated components, such as telecommun ...

, storage systems,

enterprise software Enterprise software, also known as enterprise application software (EAS), is computer software used to satisfy the needs of an organization rather than individual users. Such organizations include businesses, schools, interest-based user group ...

, communications networks, desktop computers, mobile devices and printers. HP Technology Services offers a broad portfolio including HP Storage Consulting Services, announced in early June 2011, designed to help customers plan and deploy enterprise storage environments as they ready their infrastructure for cloud services. HP Strategic IT Advisory Services offers guidance for

, enterprise architecture and service management. IT Advisory Services also help CIOs build their IT strategy to align directly with that of the business and innovate in their industries with business services powered by technology.HP news release: "HP Technology Consulting Services Help Clients Align IT Strategy with Business Goals." April 25, 2011.
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Technology Services The quaternary sector of the economy is based upon the economic activity that is associated with either the intellectual or knowledge-based economy. This consists of information technology; media; research and development; information-based servi ...