HPE And 2degrees Partner To Build Sovereign Private AI Platform In New Zealand Using HPE Private Cloud AI

HPE (NYSE:HPE) today announced a strategic collaboration with 2degrees, one of New Zealand's leading telecommunications and technology providers, to fast-track AI-driven innovation by developing a purpose-built private AI platform built on HPE Private Cloud AI. The new solution modernizes and simplifies 2degrees' technology environment – building a sovereign, unified, and flexible platform that empowers 2degrees to deliver more agile and scalable solutions while improving security by storing critical customer and operational data on shore in New Zealand. The solution aims to improve the reliability, reduce downtime, and optimize network performance for 2degrees – providing an integrated, on-premise environment that combines secure data management and advanced AI-driven analytics.

"Using HPE Private Cloud AI, co-developed with NVIDIA as part of NVIDIA AI Computing by HPE, 2degrees will be able to dynamically allocate resources across AI use cases and scale compute and storage as demand evolves – while maintaining full data sovereignty."

The turnkey AI factory architecture provides 2degrees' new AI platform with the capability to significantly reduce internal development cycles, optimize network operations, and deliver new customer offerings with greater speed and confidence.

NVIDIA Enterprise and AI infrastructure will enable 2degrees to deliver better network performance and more resilient, predictable, and scalable networks to its customers. Furthermore, the collaboration establishes a strong foundation for continuous improvement and will enable 2degrees to develop and release new products and features faster, enhance the customer experience, and respond quickly to evolving market needs.