HPE and Nvidia Expand AI Factory Offerings with Blackwell
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), the commercial wing of HP, has revealed its plans to expand its portfolio of AI factory solutions, which it has developed alongside Nvidia.
The new suite of products includes servers, private cloud AI platforms and next-generation computers, all of which use Nvidia's latest Blackwell GPU architecture.
The announcement, made at HPE Discover Las Vegas 2025, positioned HPE and Nvidia as direct competitors to hyperscale cloud providers by offering turnkey AI infrastructure solutions which require minimal effort to set up or run.
The Blackwell boost
The centrepiece of the expanded offering is the next-generation HPE Private Cloud AI, which will support Nvidia's Blackwell accelerated computing alongside HPE ProLiant Compute Gen12 servers.
These servers have achieved top rankings in over 23 AI performance tests, according to HPE's internal benchmarking.
The Private Cloud AI solution includes air-gapped management capabilities for organisations with strict data privacy requirements, alongside multi-tenancy features that enable resource partitioning across teams.
"Generative, agentic and physical AI have the potential to transform global productivity and create lasting societal change, but AI is only as good as the infrastructure and data behind it," says Antonio Neri, president and CEO at HPE.
A notable addition is a "try and buy" programme that allows customers to test Private Cloud AI across Equinix's global network of data centres before committing to a purchase.
The target markets
HPE has developed three distinct AI factory solutions to address varying organisational needs.
The large-scale solution targets service providers and model builders, combining HPE ProLiant Compute XD systems with Nvidia AI Enterprise software and comprehensive cooling technologies.
A sovereign AI solution addresses requirements from governments and public sector organisations, offering specialised air-gapped management and data sovereignty capabilities.
"We are entering a new industrial era — one defined by the ability to generate intelligence at scale," says Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia.
The cutting edge
The HPE Compute XD690 represents the company's latest addition to its AI-focused hardware portfolio, supporting eight Nvidia Blackwell Ultra GPUs.
This system is managed through HPE Performance Cluster Manager, which provides integrated systems management across large AI environments scaling to thousands of nodes.
Storage infrastructure receives attention through the HPE Alletra Storage MP X10000, which will support Model Context Protocol servers to accelerate data pipelines for AI applications.
Which industries might benefit from these solutions?
The Unleash AI partner ecosystem has grown to include 26 new partners, enabling HPE to support over 75 AI use cases across various industries.
These span agentic AI, sovereign AI, smart cities, industrial applications, data governance and cybersecurity solutions.
HPE has also announced a collaboration with Accenture to develop agentic AI solutions specifically for financial services, utilising the Accenture AI Refinery platform deployed on HPE Private Cloud AI.
The potential impact
HPE Financial Services has introduced a new programme offering reduced payments for Private Cloud AI during the first six months, designed to accelerate enterprise AI adoption.
The programme also allows customers to leverage existing technology assets as capital for funding additional AI projects.
“Together, HPE and NVIDIA are delivering full-stack AI factory infrastructure to drive this transformation, empowering enterprises to harness their data and accelerate innovation with unprecedented speed and precision," Jensen says.
The expanded portfolio positions HPE as a significant player in the enterprise AI infrastructure market, directly challenging cloud providers' dominance in AI deployment solutions.
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