Vultr Selects HPE and NVIDIA for AI Datacenter Deployments
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: 3 days ago
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HPE announced Vultr has selected HPE (HPE) and NVIDIA (NVDA) for large-scale AI datacenter deployments designed to support rapidly growing enterprise demand for private cloud and AI workloads. Vultr has selected the NVIDIA GB300 NVL72 by HPE connected with NVIDIA Spectrum-X Ethernet networking, part of the NVIDIA AI Computing by HPE portfolio, to power its next-generation AI infrastructure environments designed for enterprise-scale AI workloads. These deployments combine HPE's AI factory capabilities with NVIDIA accelerated computing, networking, and software to deliver a scalable, production-ready AI platform optimized for high-performance model training and inference.
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Current: 48.200
Low
21.00
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27.13
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31.00
Current: 48.200
Low
21.00
Averages
27.13
High
31.00
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company is a global technology company focused on developing intelligent solutions that allow customers to capture, analyze and act upon data from edge-to-cloud. The Cloud & AI segment includes server and storage offerings. The Cloud & AI server portfolio includes general-purpose servers for multi-workload computing and workload-optimized servers for applications, and integrated systems designed to address high-performance computing and supercomputing (including exascale applications), AI, data analytics, and transaction processing workloads for government and commercial customers. The Networking segment develops and sells high-performance network and security products and services. The Corporate Investments and Other segments include the advisory and professional services business, which primarily offers consultative-led services, HPE and partner technology expertise and advice, implementation services as well as complex solution engagement capabilities.
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Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
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