HPE expands self-driving networking strategy as AI moves into production

SiliconANGLE UPDATED 13:35 EDT / JUNE 16 2026 AI HPE expands self-driving networking strategy as AI moves into production by Paul Gillin Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. today unveiled a broad set of networking and artificial intelligence infrastructure enhancements at its Discover customer conference, promising to help enterprises deploy AI agents at scale by implementing self-driving networks and establishing AI factories as the foundation of what it calls the "agentic enterprise. " The combined announcements underscore HPE's effort to position itself as a full-stack supplier for enterprises seeking to operationalize AI.

Rather than focusing solely on model performance, HPE is emphasizing the infrastructure, governance, networking and operational capabilities required to manage large populations of AI agents securely and reliably. The announcements span networking, security, AI infrastructure, data management and operations software. Together they reflect HPE's belief that enterprises are entering a new phase of AI adoption in which autonomous agents will increasingly take actions rather than simply answer questions.

Now AI is starting to act," said Rami Rahim, executive vice president and general manager of HPE's networking business. "AI agents are moving into workflows, connecting to applications, using more data to make decisions. " Rahim said many enterprise AI projects fail because organizations don't think about architecture in advance.