Computer maker Dell Inc. said on Tuesday it is reviewing possible changes to its Philippine operations, including the size of its workforce amid the looming merger with US-based EMC Corp.
“Our commitment is that there’s gonna be no any changes to the rest of our fiscal year. So, from the day one of the integration happens in February, we are not going to make any changes,” global vice president Gaurav Chand of the Enterprise Solutions Group of Dell said, when asked if the Philippine operations would be affected by the merger between Dell and EMC.
Chand said the integration team was reviewing possible changes to its global operations of the two companies.
“We don’t know all the answers on our people rationalization or product rationalization, [but] from sales standpoint, we are not going to move any of these staff until February of next year when the new fiscal year begins,” he added.
Dell country manager for the Philippines Chris Papa said the company had about 500 employees in the Philippines, including sales and marketing as well as it business process outsourcing operations in Eastwood in Quezon City.
Chand added Dell expected to finalize the acquisition of EMC by October this year.
“The only two remaining items for us is the approval of the shareholders, which is slated on July 19 and the approval of China regulation,” he said.
Earlier, the US regulator approved Dell’s $67-billion purchase of EMC, which sells data storage, information security, virtualization, analytics and cloud computing.
Dell also announced the expansion of its cloud portfolio with a new hybrid solutions designed to break down the barriers that customers experience on their path to cloud.
The Dell Hybrid Cloud System for Microsoft is the country’s first integrated, modular hybrid cloud solution. The new system delivers simplified, automated deployment and maintenance capabilities; and unparalleled hybrid cloud governance, control, and policy-based automation for Microsoft Azure and other cloud.
“The challenges most customers face on their cloud journey are clear. They tell us it’s too complex, the cost risk is too high and control is not transparent,” Chand said.
Recent Dell worldwide poll of IT decision makers survey revealed that nine in 10 says a hybrid cloud strategy is important to achieve a future-ready enterprise. The Dell Global Technology Adoption Index 2015, meanwhile, showed that 55 percent of organization globally indicated the use of more than one type of cloud.