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Hewlett Packard Enterprise’ s AI CTO discusses how partnerships drive artificial intelligence adoption across industries
HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE
Hewlett Packard Enterprise’ s AI CTO discusses how partnerships drive artificial intelligence adoption across industries

Chad Smykay, AI CTO and Distinguished Technologist at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, is witnessing a transformation that’ s rewriting the rules of enterprise technology adoption.

The pace of change has left even seasoned technologists breathless. Where traditional enterprise software cycles once measured progress in years, AI developments now arrive monthly.“ Screw three years,” Chad says, dismissing conventional timelines.“ The last three months, it’ s changing every month.”
The constant acceleration in the AI sector right now has fundamentally changed how executives like Chad are approaching AI strategy. The cautious, committee-driven adoption processes that characterised previous waves of technological uptake have given way to urgent implementation timelines, driven by competitive pressure and customer expectations.
HPE, the US $ 28bn tech giant that emerged from a 2015 split with HP Inc, has positioned itself right at the centre of this revolution. Gone are the days of printers and laptops. Today, HPE focuses exclusively on enterprise infrastructure, cloud services and the networking backbone that makes modern AI possible.
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