If you work with computers for long enough, you quickly learn to not put all of your eggs in one basket. Our Seattle data recovery service has seen time and time again that the people and companies who bounce back the best from disastrous data failures are the ones with remote backup, redundant hard drives, or other securities. It also works on a larger, corporate level as well, which is why many people are optimistic about the recently announced split of Hewlett-Packard.
On October 6th, this computing giant made the announcement that it would be dividing its hardware and software operations into two separate companies. Its PC and printer-related operations shall go under the name HP Inc, while its software and corporate services shall go under the name HP Enterprise. It is the hope of HP that both of the resulting companies shall benefit from an increased level of focus, resources, and flexibility, making them more competitive in the fast-moving technology market.
HP’s split is hardly a new phenomenon. The market has recently seen many other spin-offs and breakups, including Time Warner and Time Inc, Sears and Lands’ End, and last week’s separation of eBay and PayPal. Stocks attached to companies that announce breakups have shown that they tend to do well, as investors are encouraged by the greater potential for smaller companies.
The HP split is planned to be completed by the end of 2015.
