.CIO Deasy sought to simplify the global supply chain and
reduce IT spending by $20 million. He did so by reducing their
540 hardware and software suppliers in Europe and the United
States to just two resellers, Computacenter and CompuCom.
This consolidation not only significantly reduced costs but also
eliminated most of the complexity from operations. Specifically,
BP signed a five-year $150 million contract with Computacenter
and CompuCom, engaging them as global reseller partners to
procure software licenses, servers, and PC commodities as well
as provide maintenance across Europe and the United States.
The five-year deal began on 1 February, 2010.