HPE Sees Growth Coming From AI Optimized Servers

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is an IT hardware provider of servers, storage arrays, and networking equipment. It is an original equipment manufacturer, which means it sells finished products that are manufactured and often assembled by original device manufacturers. HPE provides its specifications to the ODMs, which handle much of the manufacturing, and the final product is sold under the HPE brand by HPE. The company helps coordinate a complex supply chain, offers the necessary services, support, and product specs for enterprises, and provides a brand and salesforce that can place IT hardware in the hands of enterprises. HPE is a top-five player in its core markets, and we expect it to remain so, competing with Dell, Lenovo, Supermicro, and others. We view the OEM space as very price-competitive, with true hardware differentiation difficult to achieve. Most of the end markets are also growth-constrained since they are more mature, with the exception of the latest artificial intelligence boom.