HPE exec reflects on VMware migrations, CloudOps and AIOps

Varma Kunaparaju had a front-row seat to the first generations of AIOps tools based on machine learning as the co-founder and CEO at OpsRamp, which was acquired by Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE) in 2023. Now, he's an SVP & GM overseeing parts of HPE's CloudOps Software Suite and GreenLake hybrid cloud platform. In this episode, Kunaparaju details the company's recent free licensing deal for Broadcom/VMware refugees, the evolution of AIOps in the agentic era, and HPE's broader ambitions in enterprise AI infrastructure.

Featuring: Varma Kunaparaju, SVP & GM, HPE CloudOps Software & Platform

In today’s episode, we’ll cover…

• AIOps, AgenticOps and the state of autonomous infrastructure management
• HPE Morpheus VME pricing after year 1
• How HPE's AI networking strategy will affect its hybrid cloud products

And more!

References:

• More VMware customers jumping ship as contracts wind down
• Virtualization alternatives and AI: Lessons from HPE Discover
• HPE customers say the key to integration success is communication
• AgenticOps for infrastructure faces a deterministic dilemma

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