Executive VP & GM of Server, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Search every verified Neil Macdonald interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. At HPE Discover 2024, Neil MacDonald, Executive Vice President of Compute, HPC & AI at HPE, discussed the company's partnership with NVIDIA, announced as "NVIDIA AI Computing by HPE." MacDonald described the collaboration as a strategic relationship focused on accelerating enterprise deployment of generative AI. He stated that the technology is intended to change business processes by enabling systems to generate responses based on a company's historical data, such as past proposals, making sales and pursuit teams more productive. MacDonald said that enterprises that do not adapt to generative AI risk becoming obsolete. MacDonald also addressed the technical requirements for enterprise AI, noting that power efficiency is critical as systems scale and that 100% liquid cooling will be necessary for handling multi-kilowatt power levels. He emphasized that the key to enterprise AI success is integrating compute, data, and models at the system level, rather than focusing on individual servers or accelerators. The partnership includes joint go-to-market campaigns and equipping customer briefing centers with the combined technology, with a detailed plan reviewed regularly by HPE CEO Antonio Neri and NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang.
“The world's being changed by AI, the new platform shift, and the impact on enterprise productivity is profound. Enterprises that leverage generative AI effectively will become obsolete if they don't adapt quickly.”
“The challenge is that enterprises have fragmented data, and to succeed with generative AI, they need integrated solutions that bring together data, models, and compute infrastructure seamlessly.”
“The future of AI in enterprise depends on fine-tuning models with proprietary data or leveraging retrieval augmented generation, which allows adding specific enterprise data into the AI process.”
“The shift to system-level thinking in AI infrastructure means moving beyond individual servers or accelerators to integrated, whole-system architectures that optimize performance and efficiency.”
Neil MacDonald, EVP Compute, HPC & AI at HPE, and Bob Pette, VP and General Manager, Enterprise Platforms, NVIDIA, unpack NVIDIA AI Computing by HPE – Comprehensive integration of co-developed AI solutions and software from HPE and NVIDIA to make it easy for enterprises to get started on AI and develop GenAI applications.
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