Networking, cloud, and AI are the watch words here – a bit of a shift from the edge to cloud to AI mantra of Discover Las Vegas 2024, but an understandable one. The Juniper Networks acquisition (which he's discussing now) has perhaps obviously made networking an important story for HPE. Realistically, it's also one of the main enablers of edge computing anyway.
Neri adds that he's excited to share some news about how Juniper Networks (now HPE Juniper Networking) will integrate with the company's existing Aruba Networking portfolio.
And here's the man himself. He's addressing the delegates, acknowledging that there's a mix of technologists and business leaders here. He's also – as expected – talking about the future of AI including 'physical AI', AKA robots. Anecdotally, this is a trend that I'm hearing more and more, which feels very "back to the future" – it was a topic of conversation pre-pandemic, as was digital twinning...
The auditorium is starting to fill up as CEO Antonio Neri is expected on stage imminently
Here's one of the bots in action – getting a bit overwhelmed by the attention at the end it seems. According to our tour guide they're not just on the floor to look cute and entertain – they demonstrate technology and connectivity that can be used in manufacturing.
The show floor is already getting busy, both with people and tiny football playing robots.
