HPE has introduced its next-generation ProLiant servers, which have been engineered for advanced security, AI automation and greater performance to deliver greater productivity along with efficiency savings.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has launched eight new HPE ProLiant Compute Gen12 servers, the latest additions to a new generation of enterprise servers that the company says introduce industry-first security capabilities, optimise performance for complex workloads and boost productivity with management features enhanced by artificial intelligence (AI).
The new servers will feature upcoming Intel Xeon 6 processors for data centre and edge environments.
Chip-to-cloud and full lifecycle security
Security is a priority for the ProLiant Compute Gen12 portfolio with built-in safeguards at every layer – from the chip to the cloud – and every phase of the server lifecycle. For instance, HPE Integrated Lights Out (iLO) 7 introduces an enhanced and dedicated security processor called secure enclave that is engineered from the ground up as HPE intellectual property.
ProLiant Compute servers with iLO 7 will help organisations safeguard against future threats as the first server with quantum computing-resistant readiness and to meet the requirements for a high-level cryptographic security standard, the FIPS 140-3 Level 3 certification.
The chip-enhanced security features of iLO 7 uniquely distinguish HPE ProLiant servers from other vendors. Embedded into the server hardware, secure enclave establishes an unbreakable chain of trust to protect against firmware attacks and creates full line-of-sight from the factory and throughout HPE’s trusted supply chain. This extends to the end of the product lifecycle with HPE Onsite Decommission Services, which collects equipment and transports it to an authorised sorting and recycling facility.
AI-driven improvements
As you would expect, AI is integral and is helping to make the servers more efficient. HPE Compute Ops Management is a cloud-based software platform that helps customers secure and automate server environments. Its proactive and predictive automation, enhanced with AI-driven insights, helps organisations improve energy efficiency by forecasting power usage and enabling enterprises to set thresholds to control costs and carbon emissions on a worldwide level.
In addition, a new global map view simplifies management so customers can instantly identify server health issues across distributed IT environments and multi-vendor toolset integration reduces downtime by up to 4.8 hours per server every year. Automated on-boarding simplifies server set-up and ongoing management, particularly in remote or branch-office deployments where local IT resources are not available.
New HPE Compute Ops Management features, including AI-informed insights, map-based visibility and third-party tool integration, will be available to HPE ProLiant Compute Gen10 servers and newer.
To aid customers evaluating future purchases, a standalone tool called HPE Power Advisor estimates environment performance metrics such as energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions.
Servers optimised for performance
New additions to the ProLiant Compute Gen12 portfolio are designed to address demanding workloads that include AI, data analytics, edge computing, hybrid cloud and virtual desktop infrastructure solutions.
Addressing the exponential growth in power demands placed on data centres, the ProLiant Compute Gen12 portfolio is engineered to optimise performance, energy efficiency and cost with up to 41% better performance per watt compared to legacy enterprise systems.
In addition, ProLiant Compute Gen12 servers deliver up to 65% in power savings per year and enable organisations to free up data centre capacity with one Gen12 server providing the same compute performance as seven Gen10 servers, according to HPE.
To meet customer demand for more energy efficient data centres, HPE is offering optional direct liquid cooling (DLC) on Intel-based HPE ProLiant Compute Gen12 one-socket and two-socket rack servers. Liquid removes heat more efficiently than air, removing more than 3,000 times more heat based on volume.
HPE has built the world’s fastest direct-liquid cooled supercomputers and with more than 300 DLC patents and some 50 years of experience, HPE is a leader in deploying direct liquid-cooled servers and data centres.
Insights needed to thrive
Early adopters have been quick to praise the servers. “Partnering with reliable, innovative hardware vendors like HPE helps us meet the evolving needs of our clients and empower them with comprehensive, workload-optimised IT infrastructure solutions,” said William Bell, executive vice president, products at phoenixNAP.
“We were the first customer in the world to order HPE ProLiant Compute Gen12 servers and the benefits of the upgrade were immediate. By delivering these advanced technologies as a service, phoenixNAP enables organisations of all sizes to tackle challenges related to performance, energy efficiency, data security, and infrastructure management at scale.”
Krista Satterthwaite, senior vice president and general manager, Compute at HPE, added: “Our customers are tackling workloads that are overwhelmingly data-intensive and growing ever-more demanding.
“The new HPE ProLiant Compute Gen12 servers give organisations – spanning public sector, enterprise and vertical industries like finance, healthcare and more – the horsepower and management insights they need to thrive while balancing their sustainability goals and managing costs. This is a modern enterprise platform engineered for the hybrid world, designed with innovative security and control capabilities to help companies prevail over the evolving threat landscape and performance challenges that their legacy hardware cannot address.”
Availability
Six of the eight new ProLiant Compute Gen12 servers will be available before April. This includes the ProLiant Compute DL320, DL340, DL360, DL380, DL380a and ML350 Gen12 servers. The Synergy 480 and ProLiant Compute DL580 Gen12 servers are expected to be available from the summer.
HPE has introduced its next-generation ProLiant servers, which have been engineered for advanced security, AI automation and greater performance to deliver greater productivity along with efficiency savings.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has launched eight new HPE ProLiant Compute Gen12 servers, the latest additions to a new generation of enterprise servers that the company says introduce industry-first security capabilities, optimise performance for complex workloads and boost productivity with management features enhanced by artificial intelligence (AI).
The new servers will feature upcoming Intel Xeon 6 processors for data centre and edge environments.
Chip-to-cloud and full lifecycle security
Security is a priority for the ProLiant Compute Gen12 portfolio with built-in safeguards at every layer – from the chip to the cloud – and every phase of the server lifecycle. For instance, HPE Integrated Lights Out (iLO) 7 introduces an enhanced and dedicated security processor called secure enclave that is engineered from the ground up as HPE intellectual property.
ProLiant Compute servers with iLO 7 will help organisations safeguard against future threats as the first server with quantum computing-resistant readiness and to meet the requirements for a high-level cryptographic security standard, the FIPS 140-3 Level 3 certification.
The chip-enhanced security features of iLO 7 uniquely distinguish HPE ProLiant servers from other vendors. Embedded into the server hardware, secure enclave establishes an unbreakable chain of trust to protect against firmware attacks and creates full line-of-sight from the factory and throughout HPE’s trusted supply chain. This extends to the end of the product lifecycle with HPE Onsite Decommission Services, which collects equipment and transports it to an authorised sorting and recycling facility.
AI-driven improvements
As you would expect, AI is integral and is helping to make the servers more efficient. HPE Compute Ops Management is a cloud-based software platform that helps customers secure and automate server environments. Its proactive and predictive automation, enhanced with AI-driven insights, helps organisations improve energy efficiency by forecasting power usage and enabling enterprises to set thresholds to control costs and carbon emissions on a worldwide level.
In addition, a new global map view simplifies management so customers can instantly identify server health issues across distributed IT environments and multi-vendor toolset integration reduces downtime by up to 4.8 hours per server every year. Automated on-boarding simplifies server set-up and ongoing management, particularly in remote or branch-office deployments where local IT resources are not available.
New HPE Compute Ops Management features, including AI-informed insights, map-based visibility and third-party tool integration, will be available to HPE ProLiant Compute Gen10 servers and newer.
To aid customers evaluating future purchases, a standalone tool called HPE Power Advisor estimates environment performance metrics such as energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions.
Servers optimised for performance
New additions to the ProLiant Compute Gen12 portfolio are designed to address demanding workloads that include AI, data analytics, edge computing, hybrid cloud and virtual desktop infrastructure solutions.
Addressing the exponential growth in power demands placed on data centres, the ProLiant Compute Gen12 portfolio is engineered to optimise performance, energy efficiency and cost with up to 41% better performance per watt compared to legacy enterprise systems.
In addition, ProLiant Compute Gen12 servers deliver up to 65% in power savings per year and enable organisations to free up data centre capacity with one Gen12 server providing the same compute performance as seven Gen10 servers, according to HPE.
To meet customer demand for more energy efficient data centres, HPE is offering optional direct liquid cooling (DLC) on Intel-based HPE ProLiant Compute Gen12 one-socket and two-socket rack servers. Liquid removes heat more efficiently than air, removing more than 3,000 times more heat based on volume.
HPE has built the world’s fastest direct-liquid cooled supercomputers and with more than 300 DLC patents and some 50 years of experience, HPE is a leader in deploying direct liquid-cooled servers and data centres.
Insights needed to thrive
Early adopters have been quick to praise the servers. “Partnering with reliable, innovative hardware vendors like HPE helps us meet the evolving needs of our clients and empower them with comprehensive, workload-optimised IT infrastructure solutions,” said William Bell, executive vice president, products at phoenixNAP.
“We were the first customer in the world to order HPE ProLiant Compute Gen12 servers and the benefits of the upgrade were immediate. By delivering these advanced technologies as a service, phoenixNAP enables organisations of all sizes to tackle challenges related to performance, energy efficiency, data security, and infrastructure management at scale.”
Krista Satterthwaite, senior vice president and general manager, Compute at HPE, added: “Our customers are tackling workloads that are overwhelmingly data-intensive and growing ever-more demanding.
“The new HPE ProLiant Compute Gen12 servers give organisations – spanning public sector, enterprise and vertical industries like finance, healthcare and more – the horsepower and management insights they need to thrive while balancing their sustainability goals and managing costs. This is a modern enterprise platform engineered for the hybrid world, designed with innovative security and control capabilities to help companies prevail over the evolving threat landscape and performance challenges that their legacy hardware cannot address.”
Availability
Six of the eight new ProLiant Compute Gen12 servers will be available before April. This includes the ProLiant Compute DL320, DL340, DL360, DL380, DL380a and ML350 Gen12 servers. The Synergy 480 and ProLiant Compute DL580 Gen12 servers are expected to be available from the summer.
