HPE has introduced a broad set of enhancements across its GreenLake cloud portfolio to help enterprises modernise their virtualisation strategies and support growing AI workloads. Announced at HPE Discover Barcelona on 5 December, the updates aim to reduce operational complexity while improving security, performance and cost efficiency across hybrid cloud environments.
The company noted that more than 80 percent of enterprises are reassessing where they deploy workloads as they face rising costs, shifting licensing structures and increased hybrid cloud adoption. HPE positions GreenLake as a unified platform that gives organisations a flexible way to align resources with business needs.
Fidelma Russo, executive vice president of hybrid cloud and chief technology officer at HPE, said companies are approaching modernisation from different angles. “Enterprises modernising for AI, cloud, and virtualisation take different paths, some race to accelerate time to market, others double down on security and compliance, while many zero in on cost efficiency and simplicity,” she said. She added that HPE’s portfolio is designed to give customers “the confidence to move fast and stay ahead of their competition.”
Expanding virtualisation capabilities
HPE is advancing its virtualisation strategy through new features in HPE Morpheus Software, positioned as an enterprise-grade alternative for customers seeking flexibility and cost control. According to the company, HPE Morpheus VM Essentials can reduce VM licence costs by up to 90 percent through multi-hypervisor support and self-service cloud consumption.
The latest updates introduce software-defined networking based on HPE Juniper Networking technology. This integrates zero-trust security and micro-segmentation for virtual machines, improving agility and multi-layered protection. Automated switch configuration through HPE Juniper Networking’s Apstra Data Center Director is also being added to simplify network provisioning and ensure consistent enforcement of VLAN and security policies.
HPE is preparing to offer stretched cluster technology with synchronous replication for VMs on its HVM hypervisor, aimed at maintaining application uptime across metropolitan areas. When combined with HPE Alletra Peer Persistence, the feature supports automatic failover between distributed sites.
The company has also extended support for Kubernetes and containerised applications through HPE Morpheus Enterprise Software. This allows organisations to run cloud-native workloads alongside traditional virtual machines with consistent security and lifecycle management.
For data protection, HPE is integrating HPE Zerto Software into its Morpheus portfolio to enable continuous data protection and instant recovery for critical workloads. Morpheus VM Essentials will additionally support Veeam Data Platform v13 for hypervisor-level backups and rapid recovery across private cloud deployments.
HPE said these updates will work alongside HPE OpsRamp Software and HPE Zerto Software as part of its CloudOps suite, designed to streamline hybrid cloud management and resource optimisation.
New data, AI and security offerings
HPE has partnered with NVIDIA to introduce new data intelligence and AI capabilities across its portfolio. The HPE Alletra Storage MP X10000 Data Intelligence Node uses the NVIDIA AI Data Platform reference design to create an active data layer that feeds AI pipelines with enriched real-time information. HPE Private Cloud AI now includes NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition GPUs across all configurations. The platform also supports STIG-hardened and FIPS-enabled NVIDIA AI Enterprise software in air-gapped settings.
To support secure operations for sensitive workloads, HPE has expanded its confidential computing capabilities. The company is working with AMD and Intel to secure CPUs, while also collaborating with NVIDIA to extend confidential computing to GPUs. The enhancements ensure that data, models and operations remain encrypted throughout their lifecycle, helping regulated organisations meet compliance requirements.
HPE has also launched the next generation of its StoreOnce backup systems. The new StoreOnce 5720 and 7700 appliances are designed for high-performance data protection, with the all-flash 7700 offering ingest speeds of up to 300 TB per hour. HPE said the systems can reduce recovery times by half and help organisations avoid up to US$1 million per incident in downtime. Both models integrate with HPE Alletra Storage MP and HPE SimpliVity, enabling customers to mount protected copies for testing, analysis or forensic use.
Updates to financial and cloud services
HPE has introduced several new GreenLake services, including CloudPhysics Plus, Cloud Commit and an enhanced GreenLake Marketplace. These updates are designed to improve transparency and help organisations plan, purchase and optimise hybrid cloud investments. Through the Marketplace, partners gain more visibility while customers gain easier access to services across the GreenLake ecosystem.
HPE Financial Services is extending financing options for CloudOps Software, HPE Alletra Storage and standalone products such as Morpheus, OpsRamp and Zerto. Customers adopting CloudOps can spread payments over three years without additional cost, while those purchasing HPE Alletra Storage MP X10000 may save up to 10 percent compared to traditional procurement, with no payments required for the first two months.
The company also confirmed availability timelines for the new offerings. HPE Alletra Storage MP X10000 Data Intelligence Node will be available in January 2026, while the StoreOnce 5720 and 7700 systems are expected in spring 2026. Several Morpheus updates are already available, with additional features including software-defined networking and stretched clusters planned for 2026.
