Enable unprecedented levels of automation and agility with cloud computing solutions.
HPE FlexFabric
Create a more converged, flexible and scalable data center network architecture.


Build an Automated, Agile Data Center
Converge data center assets, respond to dynamic workloads, fully exploit virtualization and SDN technologies and provision multi-tenant cloud environments at the speed of software.
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Predictable Performance
A highly scalable, flat network domain with HPE FlexFabric delivers flexible provisioning, ultra-low latency and fast workload mobility.

Infrastructure Made Simple
Flattened data center topology makes the most of virtualized network intelligence and lets you pool, move and scale. Compute and storage resources on the fly over an integrated management layer. Design, implement and operate a converged infrastructure using our deployment-ready network fabric.

Flex into the Future
With HPE FlexFabric you’re never bound to a specific operating configuration, proprietary architecture or network fabric. Our automated, programmable data center fabric architecture gives instant access to cloud-based apps and services, so your data center can grow and adapt to the business.
An Award-winning Partnership
Behind the Scenes at DreamWorks
DreamWorks has massive and growing network demand. See our networking infrastructure eliminate unplanned outages, plus reduce overtime and network complexity.
Featured HPE FlexFabric Network Switch Portfolio
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HPE FlexFabric 12900E Switch Series
Support the virtualized data center, and private and public cloud deployments, with unprecedented levels of performance, buffering, scale, and availability.
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HPE FlexFabric 5950 Switch Series
High Performance 25/100GbE Top of Rack (ToR) and Spine Switch.
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HPE FlexFabric 7900 Switch Series
Get high-performance buffering, scale and availability with high-density 10GbE and 40GbE interfaces, all in a very small footprint.
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HPE FlexFabric 5930 Switch Series
Improve switch utilization and lower TCO, while delivering business resilience and high availability.
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HPE FlexFabric 5900CP Switch
Reduce management complexities by up to 88% with <50 msec convergence time.
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HPE FlexFabric 5700 Switch Series
Simplify network management and expand server connectivity at a 25% lower cost.
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HPE FlexFabric 5940 Switch Series
Get high performance and low-latency 10GbE, 40GbE top-of-rack (ToR) data center switches. Ideally suited for deployment at the server access of large enterprise data center solution.
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HPE FlexFabric 5900 Switch Series
Get high-density, ultra-low-latency, top-or-rack(ToR) switches. Delivers high-performance switching capacity and wire-speed packet forwarding.
HPE IMC Platform Options
Choose an HPE IMC platform that best supports your FlexFabric needs.
IMC Standard
Our most popular, supports 50-15,000 devices.
IMC Enterprise
For large FlexFabric systems that scale to tens of thousands.
Better Together: HPE Servers + HPE Networking
HPE ProLiant servers and Network Adapters along with HPE Networking infrastructure provide an end-to-end solution that spans from the edge of your network to inside your data center.
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Learn how to create a more streamlined, flexible network architecture from our experienced team.
Resources
Brochure : Cloud Management Automation

Cloud Management Software can coordinate and automate network operations. HPE works with Cloud Management Software to automate your cloud service.
Case Study : Diversified Agency Services (DAS): Globally Architected, Locally Delivered

Worldwide media and advertising giant creates resilient, scalable, agile, and software-defined global network with HPE Networking.
Blog Post : The Ever Increasing “Need for Speed” In The Datacenter

If you’re like most datacenter network engineers – I’m guessing that you very often feel like Tom Cruise in the 1986 Movie Classic - Top Gun
Blog Post : The Next Big Shift in Data Center Networking – The SDDC

The emergence of maturing virtualization solutions has opened the potential for the software-defined data center (SDDC) — a comprehensive abstraction of a complete data center.
1 Compared to legacy solutions. HPE IRF allows a 4:1 reduction (or 75% less) in design and operational complexity by allowing four core switches to be managed as one.
2 HPE FlexFabric design can scale up to 24,000 10 GbE ports vs. only 12,000 10 GbE ports for Cisco FabricPath.