According to The Next Platform, HPE is positioning itself to ride the agentic AI wave back into the datacenter. The report describes agentic AI as a class of workloads where autonomous software agents operate continuously, demanding persistent compute, low-latency storage, and robust networking. HPE sees this as an opportunity to revive its datacenter business by tailoring its portfolio to these new requirements.
The article notes that HPE is shifting its focus from conventional enterprise computing toward AI inference and orchestration. This involves not just hardware but also software and services that help manage agentic workloads. The company appears to be betting that the rise of agentic AI will create a new cycle of infrastructure upgrades, and HPE wants to be a primary supplier for that cycle.
The report does not provide specific product details or financial projections, but it frames HPE's move as a strategic response to competitive pressure from cloud providers and AI-specialized chipmakers. By aligning its roadmap with agentic AI, HPE hopes to reclaim a central role in the datacenter, where it has lost ground in recent years. The piece suggests that success will depend on how quickly enterprises adopt agentic AI and whether HPE can execute on its vision.