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At HPE Discover 2026 in Las Vegas, CEO Antonio Neri delivered a keynote packed with announcements, with a heavy focus on networking and AI, as Juniper becomes fully integrated. Key highlights include: - **HPE Juniper Networking** is now part of HPE AI Data Center Solutions. New switches: QFX5252 (scale-up, UALink over Ethernet, liquid-cooled, dual Broadcom Tomahawk 6), QFX5250 (scale-out, 102.5Tbps), PTX12000 (800Gbps routing, ZR/ZR+ optics), SRX4700 (quantum-safe 1.4Tbps firewall), MX301 (1.6Tbps inference edge router), and QFX5140 (16Tbps inference switch). HPE Networking CX switches can now be managed by HPE Mist. - **AI and Compute**: HPE ProLiant Gen12 (DL394 Gen12 with NVIDIA), AMD Helios AI rack solution, HPE Private Cloud AI with NVIDIA platform and HPE Alletra Storage MP X10000 (AI-native file/object storage). HPE also announced AI Factory at Scale, Sovereign AI, and confidential computing standard across its AI Factory with NVIDIA Vera-based systems. - **Software and Services**: HPE CloudOps extends Morpheus for broader ecosystem and VMware legacy footprint. HPE Agentic Enterprise manages shadow workforce with AI agent governance. HPE Marvis actions bring conversational AI to networking. HPE GreenLake intelligence uses agentic AI for operations optimization. - **Customer Cameos**: Dallas Cowboys using HPE for AI, Vultr for next-gen AI build-out, and Siemens Energy for predictive failure. The keynote underscored HPE’s emphasis on networking as the lead story, distinguishing it from competitors like Dell, which focused on compute. NVIDIA was a significant partner but absent from the stage. HPE positions itself as a networking company that also does AI compute.