Hewlett Packard Enterprise's new generation - GEN12
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has announced the new generation of ProLiant servers – Gen12 –, introducing eight new devices to the market: HPE ProLiant Compute DL320, DL340, DL360, DL380, DL380a, DL580, and ML350 G12 servers, as well as the HPE Synergy 480 Gen12 server.
One of the most significant innovations in HPE ProLiant Gen12 portfolio is the enhanced security standard enabled by the seventh generation of HPE Integrated Lights Out (iLO 7) technology. iLO 7 introduces a dedicated security processor, developed as HPE intellectual property, which operates independently from the system’s main processors, memory and operating system. As a result, encryption keys and system integrity are protected even in scenarios involving operating system downtime or compromised server core components. Additionally, in response to the evolving security threat landscape, HPE has incorporated quantum-resistant readiness across the Gen12 lifecycle, ensuring that cryptographic protection remains effective against both current and emerging security risks
Beyond security enhancements, the new generation of HPE servers expands the HPE Compute OPS Management system with AI-driven insights and automation, significantly improving operational efficiency through comprehensive system monitoring, performance analytics, and proactive identification of errors, including potential security concerns. While these features are available for HPE ProLiant servers starting with Gen10, the Gen12 platform delivers substantially greater benefits in AI solution efficiency through configuration options with graphics cards such as NVIDIA H200 NVL and NVIDIA GH200 NVL2, advanced cooling system capabilities, and significantly higher performance metrics than previous HPE server generations.
The HPE ProLiant Gen12 exceeds the efficiency of previous server hardware on the market by up to 41%, delivering up to 65% more annual power savings than previous generations. With the Gen12 innovations, a single Gen12 server can now provide the same computing efficiency as seven Gen10 servers, allowing consolidation of existing data centres, reducing both power consumption and management resources.