Tech giant HP, has increased its presence in Durban through acquisitions and staff hiring.
Manoj Bhoola, HP country manager of enterprise, storage, servers and networking ESSN, says HP has relocated to new offices in KwaZulu Natal and has made several staff appointments.
Bhoola explains that this follows HP's strategy to increase its IT services presence into the Durban region, after targeting KwaZulu Natal as a potential growth market.
“The Natal market is starting to pick up again,” says Bhoola. “It went through a period where the market was drying up, refresh cycles were getting longer compared to Joburg counterparts, and companies were sweating their assets.”
Bhoola says: “We currently have 24 staff members in our Natal office, which is mainly focused around providing service delivery and consulting services.” He adds that HP will be making more staff appointments in its KwaZulu Natal office this year.
“Now we find that organisations in the area, which are mostly manufacturers and retail stores, have started to become big IT spenders again. It's probably because the economy is starting to turn in that space. Trevor Manuel said that you can measure an economy by the way manufacturing companies start spending.”
Source: http://www.itweb.co.za
I hope that HP business strategy pays off...that is an awesome boost to economy of Durban.
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