HP Enterprise Services has announced that India will be one of six global delivery hubs to support rising client demand for lower-cost, scalable services worldwide.
Bulgaria, China, Costa Rica, Malaysia and the Philippines are the other designated delivery hubs. These HP Best Shore locations operate in time zone-relevant countries and will offer a significant employee base that can deliver various highly scalable services to clients across the globe. These centers also will offer multiple capabilities in each location, including applications, infrastructure technology and business process outsourcing services.
The Best Shore expansion plan for India will involve the launch of three new facilities in Bangalore and Chennai. HP expects to add close to 500,000 square feet of real-estate and hire additional talent in 2011. HP Best Shore hubs are designed to improve the client experience by offering access to deep industry and technical expertise that can tailor sophisticated solutions to meet unique client requirements. Additionally, the hubs will help reduce delivery complexity by providing multiple services from a single location.
“To achieve their enterprise goals, clients need access to a collaborative environment with innovation across borders and organizations,” says Neelam Dhawan, HP Managing Director, India. “The HP Best Shore hub in India leverages our local HP Labs to deliver some of the most innovative services to help clients effectively meet business needs.”As a strategic Best Shore hub, India offers a complete range of capabilities in Applications, Infrastructure Technology and Business Process Outsourcing for global and domestic clients",she adds.
“Clients leveraging skilled resources in India for their enterprise expect high-value services in addition to lower costs,” said Robb Rasmussen, Vice President and General Manager, HP Best Shore. “By blending HP’s technology prowess with our service delivery expertise across industries and capabilities, HP can cost-efficiently deliver unique, high-value solutions to clients all over the world.”
The expansion is part of the $1 billion investment HP announced in June to transform and grow its Enterprise Services business. HP Best Shore helps clients create their own Instant-On Enterprise by helping them deliver flexibility, automation and speed to market. Dec 7 2010