1.

Growth via acquisitions

HPE spun out into a standalone company in 2015 and almost immediately
went on an acquisition spree, buying six companies in 18 months. The
company acquired Cloud Technology Partners earlier this week, marking its
fifth acquisition of the year.

2. Running a slimmed-down operation

After the largest split in corporate history and tens of thousands of layoffs,
HPE is finally running a nimble operation. While investors are happy with
the company delivering billions to shareholders and erasing debt, many are
concerned it will come at the cost of innovation.

3. Fending off other job offers

Rumors of Whitman’s exit from HPE went into high gear after reports
surfaced that she was interviewing for the Uber Technologies CEO job and was
a top candidate all the way up until the Aug. 27 vote.