The News: HP announced its new Z by HP high-performance workstation desktop lineup, engineered to change what is possible within complex, data rich workflows. HP is looking to advance hybrid workforce management with the HP Anyware Remote System Controller, a device that can give IT departments the management capabilities to support high performance devices from anywhere. Read the HP Press Release here.
HP Debuts New Z by HP Performance Desktops and Capabilities that Take Workflows to the Next Level
Analyst Take: HP debuts Z by HP Performance Desktops to deliver the indispensable balance of CPU and GPU compute key to advancing intricate, data rich workflows. For instance, the new HP Z8 Fury advanced data science workstation is designed to deliver powerful performance while staying cool and quiet under high-performance workflows.
Specifically, the latest Z workstation desktops include up to 56 CPU cores and four high-end NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation professional GPUs as well as NVIDIA ConnectX-6 DX SmartNICs in the Z8 Fury G5. The Z4, Z6, Z8, and all new Z8 Fury, provide an array of configurations to fulfill workflow challenges for each of the workstation segments. Plus, HP Anyware Remote Controller System, an advanced remote management peripheral, is a device developed to securely manage high performance devices from any location.
From my view, HP is meeting the growing workstation desktop ecosystem demand for increased harmonization of CPU and GPU horsepower to bolster business outcomes in key areas such as productivity improvements and augmentation of collaboration platforms. I commend HP’s design engineering in using and blending Intel CPU and NVIDIA assets to boost the performance, scalability, and security capabilities across the Z by HP suite, including up to 56 Intel CPUs and four NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation professional GPUs along with NVIDIA ConnectZ-6 DX SmartNIcs in the Z8 Fury G5,
The new HP Z workstations are purpose built using the new Intel Xeon W-2400 series (up to 24 cores) and Intel Xeon W-3400 Series (up to 56 cores) – all codenamed “Sapphire Rapids”. Now HP can sharpen its targeting of the Expert Workstation and Mainstream Workstation market segments flexibly leveraging Intel’s substantial improvements for increased CPU core density options, increased PCIe lanes, and increased memory bandwidth capabilities.
I anticipate that HP’s selection of the new Xeon W-2400 and W-3400 processors gives Intel a rapid sales and marketing lift in countering AMD’s Zen 3 architecture-enabled offerings, especially given the recent Dell and Lenovo workstation launches that used the AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro processors.
The HP Anyware Remote System Controller enables IT managers to tightly unify control over their workstation fleet that already exists across their server domain. From my view, this capability is expanding rapidly as distributed workforces become increasingly mainstreamed. Factor in the ability of HP Z Workstations to consistently offer advantageous performance over server-based workstations and I see HP gaining immediate sales and marketing momentum.
As a result, I believe the new HP Z solution set can swiftly improve HP’s competitive stance in the tightly contested workstation market segment, compelling main rivals Dell and Lenovo to counter with their own portfolio development and marketing moves.
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He is a recognized authority at tracking the evolution of and identifying the key disruptive trends within the service enablement ecosystem, including a wide range of topics across software and services, infrastructure, 5G communications, Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), analytics, security, cloud computing, revenue management, and regulatory issues.
Prior to his work with The Futurum Group, Ron worked with GlobalData Technology creating syndicated and custom research across a wide variety of technical fields. His work with Current Analysis focused on the broadband and service provider infrastructure markets.
Ron holds a Master of Arts in Public Policy from University of Nevada — Las Vegas and a Bachelor of Arts in political science/government from William and Mary.
