"We could have gone for the most established vendor, but they were expensive. Although cost was not our first consideration, we wanted a brand name that would be a true partner and provide exceptional support policies.”
"Having an end-to-end solution from HPE is a competitive advantage, because all the HPE solutions work harmoniously together. Additionally, the HPE brand name adds tremendous value to our company.”
"By the start of 2012 the company infrastructure was cloud-ready; all the server resources were virtualised. But the methods of providing these resources remained traditional and required manual management. To make full use of cloud technologies, it was necessary to automate the provision of resources."
"Shorter IT provision times mean that companies within the Otto Group can implement their own business projects, and therefore innovations, significantly faster than before. This includes a number of projects which are driving digital transformation within the Group – something that is a top priority for us."
"Had we not been able to work with Hewlett Packard Enterprise to implement this process of total transformation, we would be far behind the competition."
"Virtualization is, for us, a means to cope with the increasing pressure on the market and to bring products faster on the market, to have a better customer experience.”
"By partnering with HPE, we were able to quickly design, develop, and integrate a new product based on full automation, virtualized production, and fast time to service."
"Courage is the most important transformation lesson. Because there will be setbacks, and courage gives you the focus to overcome setbacks."
“The odds were against us, but the common will of our two organizations overcame those odds. HPE showed the true meaning of commitment. They proved to us, as they will prove to other companies, that words and mes - sages are only good when deeds follow closely behind.”
"We had consultants come in and tell us, ‘good luck, but you don’t have a prayer."
"Ultimately, our strategy resolves to meeting our customers’ needs. By helping us achieve this business transformation, HPE has positioned us to pinpoint our attention and resources on delighting consumers who know and love the Del Monte brand. And there is nothing more important to us than that."
"The advanced capabilities of HPE Cloud Service Automation and HPE Operations Orchestration for managing the service catalog and creating and maintaining new services were the key features that made us select HPE."
"Winning races is our goal, and everything we do is guided by efficiency. HPE has knowledge and experience with the demanding conditions of building and maintaining infrastructure to compete in major sporting events. HPE serves as an important part of our team and provides skills and expertise that support our ongoing operations."
"With the Oracle database, producing the Material Resource Planning reports took one-and-a-half to two hours, so we had to do it overnight – the system didn’t enable me to run it again during the day. Now, with the AppSystem for SAP HANA, it takes an average of only 10 to 15 minutes to run the MRP, so I can do this two or three times within a day."
"There’s been a 50 to 60 per cent reduction in dispatching delays due to SAP HANA and the Hewlett Packard Enterprise system. With fewer trucks delayed, we save money.”