Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) and Nvidia (NVDA) announced a major expansion of their long-standing partnership on Monday, focused on accelerating enterprise adoption of artificial intelligence across HPE’s global workloads.

The centerpiece of the update is the launch of the first AI Factory Lab in the European Union, located in Grenoble, France, where customers will test, refine, and scale AI workloads.

EU’s First AI Factory Lab to Accelerate Enterprise AI

The AI Factory Lab will give customers hands-on access to advanced computing, networking, and AI toolsets.

Key Capabilities

Test and optimize AI workloads in a secure, high-performance environment
Access Nvidia's accelerated computing and Spectrum-X Ethernet networking
Full-stack AI infrastructure combining HPE systems + Nvidia platforms
Designed to support sovereign AI development for nations and enterprises

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang described the lab as foundational to the AI industrial revolution.

“We’re transforming the data center into an AI factory — a manufacturing plant for the new industrial revolution,” said Huang.

HPE and Nvidia Deepen Full-Stack AI Infrastructure Integration

The companies emphasized their joint vision of providing enterprises with scalable, secure AI systems.

Key Partnership Highlights

Full-stack AI infrastructure: compute, networking, software, and workload tuning
Greater performance range for more diverse enterprise workloads
Reinforces Nvidia’s role in sovereign AI development
Strengthens HPE’s strategy in modular and private AI environments

HPE CEO Antonio Neri highlighted the collaboration as essential for secure, scalable AI deployments.

HPE Expands Private AI Initiatives in the U.K.

Alongside the EU lab, HPE announced new AI efforts in the United Kingdom.

Private AI Lab in London

Developed in partnership with Carbon3.ai
Focused on accelerating enterprise AI deployment across U.K. sectors
Enables secure experimentation, training, and scaling of AI models

CrowdStrike Added to HPE Unleash AI Program

Separately, HPE revealed it has selected CrowdStrike (CRWD) as a partner in its HPE Unleash AI program.

Program Goals

Strengthen cybersecurity in AI-driven workloads
Integrate CrowdStrike’s security capabilities into enterprise AI architectures
Enhance secure deployment pipelines for large organizations