Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co Stock Price, News & Analysis

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE: HPE) has announced it will host a live audio webcast to discuss its fourth quarter and full year fiscal 2024 financial results. The conference call is scheduled for Thursday, December 5, at 4:00 p.m. CT (5:00 p.m. ET). The webcast will be accessible at www.hpe.com/investor/2024Q4Webcast, with a replay available for approximately one year after the event.

HPE announces new high-performance computing and AI infrastructure portfolio, including HPE Cray Supercomputing EX solutions and two systems for large language model training. The portfolio features industry's first 100% fanless direct liquid cooling system architecture and includes new compute blades, accelerator blades, interconnect solutions, and storage systems. The HPE ProLiant Compute XD server family introduces two new servers: XD680 with Intel Gaudi 3 AI accelerators and XD685 with NVIDIA H200 or Blackwell GPUs, designed for AI training and tuning workloads. Most new products will be available between early 2025 and fall 2025.

TEPCO SYSTEMS, the IT and engineering services company of Japan's leading power utility group, has chosen HPE GreenLake cloud to advance its data-driven decarbonization efforts. The company will leverage HPE's technology to harness data and AI for creating innovative business services supporting net-zero goals. The TEPCO Data Hub, built with HPE Ezmeral Software, processes data from operations serving approximately 29 million customers through 9,300 miles of power lines. The company expanded its TEPcube infrastructure-as-a-service into a platform-as-a-service business with TEPCO Data Hub, providing a foundation for organizations contributing to a lower-carbon footprint society.

HPE has unveiled the industry's first 100% fanless direct liquid cooling systems architecture to enhance energy and cost efficiency for large-scale AI deployments. This innovation was introduced at HPE's AI Day, showcasing the company's expertise in AI across various sectors. The new architecture aims to address the increasing power consumption in AI adoption by offering a more efficient cooling solution.

Key features of the system include:

• An 8-element cooling design
• High-density and high-performance system design
• Integrated network fabric design for massive scale
• Open system design for flexibility in accelerator choice

The architecture promises a 90% reduction in cooling power consumption compared to traditional air-cooled systems and a 37% reduction in cooling power required per server blade compared to hybrid direct liquid cooling. This innovation builds on HPE's experience in developing 7 of the top 10 supercomputers on the Green500 list.

HPE has unveiled the HPE ProLiant Compute XD685, a new system designed for complex AI model training tasks. This solution is powered by 5th Gen AMD EPYC processors and AMD Instinct MI325X accelerators, optimized for high-performance, secure, and energy-efficient AI clusters. The system supports eight AMD Instinct MI325X accelerators and two AMD EPYC CPUs, offering both air and direct liquid cooling options.

Key features include:

• A modular, compact 5U chassis for quick deployment
• Flexibility to accommodate various GPUs, CPUs, and cooling methods
• Integration of HPE iLO for secure management
• Optional direct liquid cooling for improved efficiency
• Support for HPE Performance Cluster Manager

The HPE ProLiant Compute XD685 is available to order now and will be generally available in Q1 2025.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE: HPE) has been recognized as a Leader in the 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant for SD-WAN for the seventh consecutive year. HPE has also been named a Customers' Choice in the 2024 Gartner Peer Insights Voice of the Customer for SD-WAN. The Magic Quadrant evaluation was based on Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute.

In 2023, HPE strengthened its SD-WAN leadership by acquiring cloud security provider Axis Security. This acquisition allows HPE Aruba Networking to offer a single-vendor SASE solution, combining EdgeConnect SD-WAN and HPE Aruba Networking SSE to meet the growing demand for integrated networking and security solutions delivered as-a-service.

HPE's AI-powered SASE platform provides secure SD-WAN capabilities, addressing modern security needs and protecting against evolving threats. The platform offers performance optimization, cloud onramp, and embedded and partner-integrated security capabilities.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE: HPE) has announced its upcoming AI Day event, scheduled for October 10, 2024. The event will be webcast live, featuring presentations from key executives including Antonio Neri (President and CEO), Neil MacDonald (EVP and GM, Server), and Fidelma Russo (EVP and GM, Hybrid Cloud and CTO). They will discuss HPE's industry-leading technology and capabilities driving the company's growth in AI.

The webcast will begin at 12:45 p.m. CT (1:45 p.m. ET) and include a live Q&A session. Interested parties can register for the event on HPE's Investor Relations website. A replay will be available shortly after the call and remain accessible for approximately one year.

NPower, a national tech training nonprofit, will host its 2024 fall gala on October 29, 2024, in New York City. The event will celebrate progress in creating a more diverse tech industry and honor Antonio Neri, President and CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), for his leadership in recruiting and developing diverse talent.

HPE has been a key NPower partner since 2010, supporting programs through volunteering, funding, and employing NPower graduates. Under Neri's leadership, HPE has achieved high team member engagement and been recognized for its commitment to social issues and talent development.

The gala will be sponsored by major tech companies and features a committee comprised of NPower Board members and industry leaders. This event underscores NPower's mission to increase economic mobility for young people and military-connected individuals through tech jobs.

HPE Aruba Networking has expanded its AI-powered network management solution, HPE Aruba Networking Central, with new capabilities and insights. Key updates include:

1. Integration of OpsRamp for third-party network device monitoring from vendors like Cisco, Juniper Networks, and Palo Alto Networks.

2. Improved network device configuration engine and expanded network observability.

3. Integration of HPE Aruba Networking User Experience Insight (UXI) for Digital Experience Monitoring.

4. Addition of 90 new APIs and hierarchical configurations capabilities.

5. Three times more AI-trained models, leveraging data from 4.6 million network-managed devices and 1.6 billion unique customer endpoints.

These enhancements aim to improve network automation, security, performance, and visibility. The new capabilities will be available in public preview starting October 2024, with third-party monitoring and select features added before year-end 2024.