Yesterday, HPE announced that after 18 months in the making and with a lot of legal negotiations, they finally received DOJ approval to close the acquisition of Juniper Networks. I jumped on a briefing with the CEO’s of both HPE and Juniper…
Read More HPE closes deal with Juniper Networks and what it means for CIOs
I was on the ground this week at HPE’s annual Discover conference in Las Vegas. At the conference HPE made a slew of announcements that demonstrated a significant shift in both their direction and ultimate value to enterprise customers. In…
Read More HPE Embraces Agentic AI and Signals a Power Shift in Enterprise Ops
Since the start of the cloud era, on-premises infrastructure took a back seat to cloud-based alternatives. Many enterprise workloads moved from corporate data centers to cloud-based alternatives including cloud hyperscalers Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure. Not…
Read More Infrastructure is back in vogue for enterprises driven by AI and new outcomes
HPE GreenLake adds new private cloud virtualization capabilities in addition to new AI offerings based on deep collaboration with Nvidia. Executive Summary Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) held their annual HPE Discover conference in Las Vegas where they announced several new…
Read More HPE GreenLake Updates Capitalize on Enterprise Private Cloud and AI Demand
Whew! Typically the summer months are slower than the rest of the year, but this summer has been nothing but crazy busy! I attended plenty of great industry events this summer. In June, there was HPE Discover, Snowflake Summit and…
Read More CIO In The Know – AI Fatigue is coming and what’s next
Enterprises are continuing to shift how they use technology to enable their business. Technologies such as cloud computing and artificial intelligence are just two of the most recent catalysts. In addition, CIOs must consider how they consume these new technologies.…
Read More HPE responds to shifts in market dynamics with changes in operating model and leadership
Earlier this month, HPE announced their new HPE Alletra Storage MP offerings. During the announcement, CEO Antonio Neri reiterated HPE’s commitment to customers from four years ago to make everything in HPE’s portfolio available ‘as a service’ under the HPE Greenlake branding and services. The move…
Read More HPE’s new Alletra storage service provides holistic management and protection
This may be a bit controversial and/or counterintuitive…but hear me out. For years, people have talked about splitting up large enterprise companies for antitrust reasons. On the surface, breaking up large companies for antitrust reasons may seem like a good…
Read More Splitting up big enterprise companies could be a good thing
This question seems to come up every year. Yesterday, there was a thread on Twitter that again raised the question of whether public cloud is cheaper than the alternatives. I wrote about this a few years ago in the post ‘Is public…
Read More Is cloud computing more expensive than alternatives?
This week, HPE made several announcements related to new strategies and service offerings. A few of these are particularly relevant for enterprises and CIOs addressing their ever-changing business and customer dynamics. There are four specific areas that stand out for CIOs. HPE…
