HPE and Nvidia Unveil Private AI Cloud for Enterprises
Published Date: 19/06/2024
HPE and Nvidia have teamed up to offer a private cloud platform for artificial intelligence, making it easier for enterprises to deploy and use AI in their environments.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) and Nvidia have collaborated to launch a private cloud platform for artificial intelligence (AI) workloads, aiming to help enterprises easily deploy and use AI in their environments. The new portfolio, NVIDIA AI Computing by HPE, integrates Nvidia's AI software and hardware with HPE's cloud services.
A key part of the new portfolio is HPE Private Cloud AI, which integrates NVIDIA AI computing, networking, and software with HPE's AI storage, compute, and the HPE GreenLake cloud. The platform comes in four sizes of configurations, all of which provide data privacy and security, and include support for inference, fine-tuning, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) AI workloads that use proprietary data.
The private cloud platform is designed to create a user-friendly cloud experience, facilitated by HPE's acquired OpsRamp AI copilot that helps manage IT tasks. The integration also includes support for the NVIDIA AI Enterprise software platform, which speeds up data processing and simplifies the development and deployment of AI applications.
Neil MacDonald, EVP of HPE's Compute business, highlighted that the target customers for HPE Private Cloud AI are enterprises looking to adopt generative AI (GenAI) without the high costs associated with running workloads in public clouds. He said that managing AI workloads in a private cloud also helps maintain data governance and IP protection.
The partnership is part of a broader trend in the industry toward using private clouds for AI. Nvidia has become a key player in the AI space, providing its systems to companies that build them into broader solutions in the market.
Melanie Posey, research director at S&P Global Market Intelligence, noted that these types of portfolios are becoming a must-have for many tech vendors. There are subtle differences in how they put them together, often related to the portfolio items they have on the shelf already.
HPE Private Cloud AI is expected to be generally available in the fall. Global IT services firms like Deloitte, HCLTech, Infosys, TCS, and WIPRO have announced their support for the NVIDIA AI Computing by HPE portfolio.
HPE Private Cloud AI includes a fully integrated AI infrastructure stack with NVIDIA Spectrum-X Ethernet networking, HPE GreenLake for File Storage, and HPE ProLiant servers supporting the latest Nvidia graphical processing units (GPUs). Fidelma Russo, HPE's chief technology officer, explained that HPE Private Cloud AI using software foundation as HPE GreenLake ensures integration and tuning for AI workloads using HPE's and Nvidia's software.
With the HPE GreenLake cloud, enterprises can start with a few small model inferencing pilots and then scale to multiple use cases with higher throughputs. The cloud platform offers a range of support, from self-managed to delivering it as a fully-managed service.
FAQs:
Q: What is HPE Private Cloud AI?
A: HPE Private Cloud AI is a private cloud platform for artificial intelligence (AI) workloads, integrating NVIDIA AI computing, networking, and software with HPE's AI storage, compute, and the HPE GreenLake cloud.
Q: What are the benefits of using a private cloud for AI workloads?
A: Using a private cloud for AI workloads helps maintain data governance and IP protection, and can also provide cost savings through faster total cost of ownership.
Q: Who is the target customer for HPE Private Cloud AI?
A: The target customers for HPE Private Cloud AI are enterprises looking to adopt generative AI (GenAI) without the high costs associated with running workloads in public clouds.
Q: What is the role of Nvidia in the partnership?
A: Nvidia provides its AI software and hardware to HPE, which are integrated into the HPE Private Cloud AI platform to help enterprises easily deploy and use AI in their environments.
Q: When will HPE Private Cloud AI be generally available?
A: HPE Private Cloud AI is expected to be generally available in the fall.