“In this space, HP has demonstrated a distinctive collaborative approach combined with a clear expertise in the delivery of global services. This agreement is a natural extension of our current relationship. The intention between both parties is to leverage HP’s scale, expertise and industry leadership to ensure Unilever has access to world-class technology at substantially lower costs.”
— Neil Cameron, Chief Information Officer, Unilever
Unilever is one of the world’s leading suppliers of fast-moving consumer goods with strong local roots in more than 100 countries across the globe. Its portfolio includes some of the world’s best known and most loved brands. Its mission is to add vitality to life—meeting everyday needs for nutrition, hygiene and personal care with brands that help people feel good, look good and get more out of life.
To help Unilever further transform its technology environment to better align with the business, HP and Unilever recently announced an extension of their relationship with the signing of a seven-year outsourcing contract for the management of Unilever’s technology infrastructure in the Americas, Asia, Africa, Turkey and Middle East.
HP will provide an infrastructure designed to quickly adapt to the changing needs of Unilever’s business by standardizing, virtualizing and optimizing Unilever’s enterprise computing environment.
HP will work with Unilever’s strategic partners, including SAP, Microsoft and BT, to help reduce costs and ease the integration of new applications. HP will also provide management of Unilever’s IT processes and services, including corporate datacenters, messaging and directory services, Internet and intranet systems hosting, disaster recovery services and the outsourcing of 4,500 multivendor UNIX and Windows® servers and storage environments.
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