Hewlett Packard Enterprise Expands Wired, Wireless Portfolio To Meet AI, Computing Demands

Hewlett Packard Enterprise has announced expansions of its Aruba Networking wired and wireless portfolio, along with new Aruba Networking CX 10K distributed services switches.

These switches feature built-in programmable data processing units from AMD Pensando to offload security and network services and free up resources for AI workload processing. 

The Aruba Networking CX 10040 is HPE's latest distributed services switch — also known as a "smart switch" — that doubles the scale and performance of the previous networking and security solution, HPE said.

The CX 10040 utilises an AMD Pensando data processing unit supporting the growth in AI-driven computing, while maintaining its built-in firewalling, in-line encryption, and telemetry for increased security, greater observability and more efficient server operation.  

Four new Aruba Networking CX 6300M campus networking switches provide faster data speeds for enterprise IoT, AI or high-performance computing with a more compact footprint. The CX 6300 series campus switches enable enterprises to meet multiple types of data security, volume and bandwidth service level agreements on a single switch.

The four new switches also operate within a smaller footprint to provide maximum capacity and performance in demanding environments.

New Wi-Fi 7 access points and capabilities for AI-driven indoor and outdoor connectivity deliver improved quality of service for data, voice and video communications. The indoor Aruba Networking 720 and 740 Series and indoor/outdoor 760 Series feature a network slicing capability — dynamic application prioritisation — to support real-time computing needs of AI and cloud-delivered applications. The 760 Series is designed for indoor/outdoor and industrial environments with flexible radio and antenna modes.

A single point of visibility, control and analytics delivered by the latest release of HPE Aruba Networking Central provides secure, AI-powered network management that scales across campus environments and data centres. 

Additionally, Morpheus VM Essentials integration with Aruba CX 10000 Switch Series helps organisations unify the orchestration of virtual and physical network and security services, easing migration to an open virtualisation model with no forklift required.