Secure, AI-ready data center networks

Protect against cybersecurity attacks and tackle the most demanding AI workloads with secure, AI-ready data center switching.

Watch the video
People talking near cabinets in high tech server room.
Secure data center networking
00:30

HPE Aruba Networking named a Leader for data center switching

GigaOm recognizes HPE Aruba Networking as a Leader and Outperformer in the 2024 Radar Report for data center switching.

Portrait of a business person.

An introductory guide to data center switching for generative AI

AI applications need high-bandwidth, low-latency networks that interconnect hundreds of GPUs at high speed. Learn how to prepare your data center network for AI.

Built for security

Expand Zero Trust into the data center with unified network and security policies delivering robust server and VM-level microsegmentation.

Deploy distributed, stateful east-west firewalls

Learn how to expand Zero Trust deeper into the data center with fine-grain microsegmentation, helping you scale and strengthen your mission-critical workloads.

How to build fourth-generation, secure data center fabrics

ESG examines how to improve operational efficiency, enhance security, and deliver business agility so you can take on every challenge of the modern data center.

Pervasive encryption and security from edge to cloud

Learn how to reduce costs by replacing expensive legacy networking appliances and moving critical services directly onto the network.

Extend zero trust security into the data center

Learn how to migrate to an agentless microsegmentation alternative and strengthen the security of critical applications.

Make an informed decision on alternatives to NSX

A complimentary Gartner® report states, “The network switch will be the enforcement point for microsegmentation.”

Simplify the deployment of virtual and physical data center fabrics

Automate network functions and simplify trouble shooting with HPE Aruba Networking Central's VMware vSphere® integration.

Get started

Next-generation data center fabrics

HPE’s data center networking solutions can help you compete on the same level as hyperscalers. Evolve your data center network to simplify architecture, enhance performance, and reduce costs—all with the strongest embedded security.

Intelligent data center switching

Automate

Accelerate network and security provisioning to streamline day-to-day operations across rack-scale compute, storage, and cloud infrastructure.

Manage

Multiple, siloed network management tools increase complexity and risk. Unify and simplify network connectivity from edge to campus to data center and cloud on a single cloud-native platform.

Cloud-native networking architecture

Cutting-edge hardware, a cloud-native operating system, and intuitive management tools reduce risk, improve IT efficiency, and ensure networks are always available.

Secure data center networking

Protect your entire data center network with advanced security services at the server-network edge to detect issues before they impact your most critical applications.

Featured data center networking products

CX 10000 Switch Series

The next evolution of switching architecture. The HPE Aruba Networking CX 10000 provides 800G of distributed stateful firewall for east-west traffic, zero-trust segmentation, and pervasive telemetry.

CX 9300 Switch Series

Fixed configuration, 32 port 100/400GbE switch designed to provide flexible, high-density networking for servers, storage, and intra-fabric connectivity.

CX 8360 Switch Series

This intelligent, high-performance switch is designed for both enterprise campus cores and data centers needing top-of-rack server connectivity and scale-out, rack-rack, spine, and leaf fabric topology aggregation.

CX 8325 Switch Series

This modern, intelligent, high availability switch with non-blocking architecture is ideal for enterprise campus core and aggregation deployments.

Fabric Composer

Simplify and accelerate IT operations with Aruba Fabric Composer, a smart, software-defined orchestration solution for enterprise data center networks.

Hear how we helped our customers be ready for what comes next

  • Kyndryl

    “The HPE Aruba Networking CX 10000 has transformed the security TCO model of our global network peering platform, allowing us to deliver better cloud connectivity experiences for our customers.”

    Markus Voegele, Infrastructure cloud architect, Kyndryl

     

  • PQR

    “With our new data center approach, we can move quickly to provision the right environment, without needing to over-invest in under-utilized infrastructure. With everything integrated and automated, you get more insight. We see data flows that just weren’t available to us previously.”

    Thierry Lubbers, Network Specialist, PQR

  • Canterbury Christ Church University

    “The distributed services approach, together with end-to-end micro-segmentation, means we can bring security services as close as possible to the workloads.”

    Jim Manuel Network Engineer and Data Center Manager, Canterbury Christ Church University