Hewlett Packard Enterprise Boosts Hybrid Cloud Capabilities

At HPE Discover Barcelona 2024, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE: HPE) announced significant enhancements to its HPE GreenLake cloud platform, designed to streamline operations across hybrid IT environments, reduce costs, and empower enterprises to innovate faster.

Key Announcements

Unified Virtualization Management with HPE VM Essentials

HPE introduced HPE VM Essentials, a unified virtualization management solution that simplifies the management of virtualized workloads across hybrid environments. Features include:

• Streamlined VM management with built-in support for leading storage protocols, live migration, high availability, and integrated data protection.
• Cost efficiency through KVM-based hypervisor support, enabling enterprises to reduce total cost of ownership (TCO) by up to five times.
• Flexible integration with existing workloads and scalable upgrade options to HPE’s Morpheus PlatformOps for advanced hybrid cloud management.

"To harness the power of hybrid cloud and AI, enterprises need a hybrid-by-design approach," said Fidelma Russo, EVP and GM, Hybrid Cloud, and CTO at HPE. "Our latest advancements make HPE GreenLake the most complete platform yet, enabling seamless innovation across virtualized, cloud-native, and AI workloads."

Next-Generation Object Storage: HPE Alletra Storage MP X10000

The new HPE Alletra Storage MP X10000 delivers exabyte-scale object storage with:

• Up to 6x faster performance compared to competitors, ideal for data lakes and modern data protection.
• Multi-protocol support for block, file, and object storage, simplifying fleet management and reducing costs by up to 40%.
• Certification with leading vendors like Commvault and Veeam for advanced backup and recovery solutions.

Cloud Solutions for Regulated Environments

HPE unveiled disconnected management solutions for private cloud and block storage, catering to organizations operating in air-gapped environments. These solutions offer:

• A secure, cloud-like experience for sensitive workloads.
• Sovereign private cloud capabilities through certified HPE Partner Ready Vantage partners, starting in Europe, to meet region-specific regulations.

Expanding AI Ecosystem

Through the Unleash AI program, HPE has expanded its partner network with six new partners, including Codeium and Dataiku, to deliver specialized AI solutions. Enhanced AI use cases include intelligent video analytics and GenAI-powered systems.

Strategic Collaborations

HPE highlighted its collaboration with NVIDIA, enabling direct memory access (DMA) for AI applications. This innovation improves bandwidth, reduces latency, and enhances GPU utilization, crucial for high-performance workloads.