Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company
	File:Hewlett Packard Enterprise logo.svg Logo since 2015
Company type	Public
Industry	Information technology
Founded	November 1, 2015; 11 years ago in Palo Alto, California, U.S.
Headquarters	Spring, Texas, United States
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Antonio Neri (CEO)
Products	Servers, storage solutions, networking, container software, consulting and support services
Number of employees	Approximately 60,000 (estimated from 100,000 employees before 2017 divestment minus 30,000 retained)
Website	hpe.com

The Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (HPE) is a global American information technology corporation based in Spring, Texas. Its core business areas include servers, storage solutions, networking, container software, as well as consulting and support services. In 2018, HPE was positioned at number 107 on the Fortune 500 list by total revenue.

Established on November 1, 2015, in Palo Alto, California, HPE originated from the division of the original Hewlett-Packard company. Following the split, Hewlett-Packard rebranded itself as HP Inc. and spun off HPE as an independent company. While HP Inc. retained the personal computing and printing operations along with the original stock symbol, HPE began trading under its own ticker: HPE. At inception, HPE's revenue was marginally less than that of HP Inc. The company moved its headquarters to Texas in 2020.

In 2017, HPE exited the Enterprise Services market by merging this segment with Computer Sciences Corporation, resulting in the creation of DXC Technology. That same year, it divested its software division through a merger with Micro Focus. In 2024, reflecting strategic realignments, HPE sold its telecommunications branch, known as the Communication Technology Group (CTG), to HCLTech for $225 million.

Naming

The official designation is "Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company," notably omitting the hyphen from the former Hewlett-Packard name. It is frequently referred to simply as "Hewlett Packard Enterprise" or by its acronym "HPE." Some media sources incorrectly label it as "HP Enterprise" or "HP Enterprises."

History

In May 2016, HPE revealed plans to sell its enterprise services division to Computer Sciences Corporation for a substantial sum. This transaction culminated in March 2017 with the formation of DXC Technology, impacting approximately 100,000 employees previously part of HPE. Nevertheless, over 30,000 service personnel remained within HPE focusing on technology support and consulting functions.

By August 2016, HPE declared its intent to acquire Silicon Graphics International (SGI), a prominent player in high-performance computing. The acquisition was finalized in November 2016 for around , thereby broadening HPE's portfolio in big data analytics and HPC capabilities.

September 2016 saw HPE spin off its "non-core" software assets—including HP Autonomy—merging them with Micro Focus. Shareholders of HPE obtained a majority stake of 50.1% in the combined entity that retained the Micro Focus brand name. This merger was completed by September 2017.

In November 2016, PC World commented on HPE's relatively modest presence in software markets compared to rivals such as IBM and Oracle, raising questions about its predominantly hardware-centric strategy.

January 2017 marked HPE’s acquisition of SimpliVity, a company specializing in hyper-converged infrastructure appliances, for $650 million. A few months later, in April 2017, it completed a $1.2 billion purchase of Nimble Storage Inc., enhancing its hybrid and all-flash storage product lines.

Reports from October 2017 indicated that HPE permitted a Russian defense agency access to source code for a cyber-defense system used by the Pentagon, which prompted security concerns.

In November 2017, Meg Whitman announced her resignation as CEO effective February 2018; Antonio Neri took over leadership amid initial fluctuations in stock value.

June 2018 marked the launch of GreenLake Hybrid Cloud by HPE—a hybrid cloud platform built on the OneSphere SaaS console that provides cloud governance and compliance tools compatible with AWS and Microsoft Azure. GreenLake also offers data services related to containers, machine learning, storage, computing resources, and networking through the GreenLake Central interface.

Meg Whitman departed from HPE’s board of directors in February 2019, concluding her formal association with the company.

In May 2019, HPE declared its intention to acquire Cray Inc. at $35 per share following Cray's $600 million contract from the Department of Energy for the Frontier supercomputer project. The acquisition was finalized in September 2019 at an approximate value of $1.4 billion.

In December 2020, HPE announced relocating its headquarters from San Jose to Spring, Texas. Between December 2021 and April 2022, operations were conducted out of the former Compaq campus near SH 249 and Louetta before transitioning to a newly constructed campus at Springwoods Village completed in early 2022. Concerns over flooding risks at the previous location influenced this move.

HPE’s proposed $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks encountered regulatory scrutiny beginning June 2024 from the UK Competition and Markets Authority and faced an antitrust lawsuit from the US Department of Justice in January 2025 over potential negative effects on competition and innovation. After settling with DOJ by divesting Instant On wireless assets and licensing Juniper’s Mist AI source code technologies, the deal closed on July 2, 2025. Subsequently, Axios reported that intervention by US intelligence agencies shaped DOJ approval to prevent enhancing Chinese competitors such as Huawei—framing the transaction as vital for national security interests.

Corporate structure

The company’s main office is situated in Houston, within a limited purpose annexation zone.

Business divisions

Intelligent Edge (accounting for 10% of FY20 revenue) – network security platforms, encompassing Aruba Networks and Silver Peak Systems
HPC & MCS (representing 11% of FY20 revenue) – High Performance Computing and Mission Critical Systems, including Hewlett Packard Labs
Compute (making up 44% of FY20 revenue) – primary server operations
Storage (comprising 17% of FY20 revenue) – core storage activities, including the acquisition of Zerto
HPE Financial Services (covering 12% of FY20 revenue) – providing financing solutions for clients and partners
A&PS (4% of FY20 revenue) – Advisory and Professional Services offered through 'HPE Pointnext'
Corporate Investments (2% of FY20 revenue) – features 'HPE Pathfinder' venture capital division and Communications Technology Group

In 2019, CEO Antonio Neri revealed intentions to transition all product offerings to a service-based model by 2022 via HPE Greenlake.

Product portfolio

Intelligent Edge: Aruba Networks, Silver Peak Systems, FlexFabric
HPC & MCS: Apollo (High-Performance Computing), Cray
Compute: HP XP, HPE GreenLake Hybrid Cloud, Edgeline, Cloudline, Synergy, OneView, OneSphere, ProLiant, HPE Integrity Servers, NonStop, HPE Superdome, Apollo, Simplivity (HyperConvergence)
Storage: HPE 3PAR, StoreOnce, StoreEver, Nimble Storage, HP XP, HPE GreenLake Hybrid Cloud, HPE Alletra, HPE Primera, MSA, Nimble & Alletra dHCI
Communications Technology Group: OpenCall and Service Activator

Acquisition history

Acquired Company	Acquisition Date	Sector	Country	Purchase Price
Aruba Networks	March 2, 2015	Network hardware	US	$3B
Rasa Networks	May 6, 2016	Wireless network analytics	US	N/A
Silicon Graphics International (SGI)	August 11, 2016	Hardware and software	US	$275M
SimpliVity	January 17, 2017	Hyperconverged infrastructure	US	$650M
Cloud Cruiser	January 23, 2017	Cloud consumption analytics	US	N/A
Niara	February 1, 2017	Network security	US	N/A
Nimble Storage	April 17, 2017	Storage solutions	US	$1.2B
Cloud Technology Partners	September 5, 2017	Cloud services	US	N/A
Cape Networks	March 27, 2018	Network security	South Africa	N/A
RedPixie	April 10, 2018	Cloud consulting services	UK	N/A
Plexxi	May 15, 2018	Software-defined networking	US	N/A
BlueData	December 18, 2018	Software development	US	N/A
MapR	August 5, 2019	Software solutions	US	N/A
Cray	September 25, 2019	Supercomputing hardware and software	US	$1.4B
Scytale	February 3, 2020	Web security technology	US	N/A
Silver Peak Systems	September 21, 2020	SD-WAN technology	US	$925M
Cloud Physics	February 24, 2021	Infrastructure assessment tools	US	N/A
Determined AI	June 21, 2021	Software development	US	N/A
Zerto	July 1, 2021	Software products	Israel	$374M
Ampool	July 7, 2021	Software solutions	US	N/A
Pachyderm	January 12, 2023	Data versioning and pipeline management	US	N/A
Athonet	February 24, 2023	Private 5G networks	Italy	N/A
Axis Security	March 2, 2023	Cloud-based security software (SSE, SASE)	Israel	N/A
Opsramp	March 20, 2023	IT operations management software	US	N/A
Juniper Networks	July 2, 2025	Network hardware, AI-driven network operations, cloud management solutions	US	$14B

Note: Aruba Networks was acquired by Hewlett-Packard Company prior to the corporate split and subsequently incorporated into Hewlett Packard Enterprise during the separation.

Carbon footprint

For the year ending 30 September 2020, HPE disclosed a combined total of 343 kilotonnes of CO2 equivalent emissions (including both direct and indirect sources), marking a 12.4% decrease compared to the previous year. The organization has set a target to reduce its emissions by 55% by 2025 relative to its 2016 levels. This commitment supports the Science Based Targets initiative and adheres to the goals outlined in the Paris Agreement, aiming to restrict global temperature rise to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial conditions.

Annual Total CO2e Emissions for HPE - Location-Based Scope 1 + Scope 2 (kilotonnes)
Sep 2015	Sep 2016	Sep 2017	Sep 2018	Sep 2019	Sep 2020	Sep 2021
580	642	412	448	391	343	306

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