LEAP 2025: Hewlett Packard Enterprise to expand its ‘Saudi Made’ initiative portfolio to include HPE Aruba Networking
HPE announces availability of ‘Saudi Made’ HPE servers in the wider Middle East and shares plans to bring production of HPE Aruba Networking solutions to the Kingdom, further driving innovation from the edge to the cloud with security-first, AI-powered networking
- With the plan to expand its ‘Saudi Made’ initiative to include the HPE Aruba Networking portfolio, HPE is addressing the rapidly growing demand for connectivity and networking solutions in the Kingdom.
- This strategic move is expected to create new highly skilled jobs for Saudi nationals, fostering new local manufacturing and innovation capabilities and accelerating the development of the Kingdom’s tech ecosystem.
- HPE further confirms that ‘Saudi Made’ HPE servers are now available in Jordan, Egypt, and Gulf countries.
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – February 10, 2025 - Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) today announced plans to expand its ‘Saudi Made’ initiative to include the HPE Aruba Networking portfolio and further confirmed the availability of ‘Saudi Made’ HPE servers in Jordan, Egypt, and Gulf countries. The move underscores HPE's commitment to fostering local innovation and technological advancement in Saudi Arabia and supporting the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 for more economical diversification.
“This marks a significant milestone for HPE and demonstrates our strong commitment to the Saudi Arabian market and the ‘Saudi Made’ program, as we continue to support the country’s ambitious growth agenda”
“Following the successful launch of our ‘Saudi Made’ HPE servers last year, which received the National Product Certificate, I am proud to announce our plans to build up a new networking pillar within HPE’s ‘Saudi Made’ initiative,” said Mohammad Alrehaili, Middle East Managing Director at HPE. “This marks a significant milestone for HPE and demonstrates our strong commitment to the Saudi Arabian market and the ‘Saudi Made’ program, as we continue to support the country’s ambitious growth agenda and expand on the kingdom’s technological self-sufficiency. With the addition of the HPE Aruba Networking portfolio, we are addressing the rapidly growing demand for connectivity and networking solutions, which is driven by the needs of the Kingdom’s giga projects as well as emerging technologies like AI.”
By leveraging local talent and resources, HPE aims to create a robust ecosystem that supports the development of cutting-edge networking solutions tailored to the region's unique needs. The introduction of HPE Aruba Networking signifies the next step and core element of HPE’s ‘Saudi Made’ initiative, which is set to advance the nation’s capabilities across AI, Networking and Hybrid Cloud.
With people, devices, and growing volumes of data everywhere, the network plays a starring role for customers in moving data quickly, easily, and securely, especially considering the growing data-heavy demands of AI
“With people, devices, and growing volumes of data everywhere, the network plays a starring role for customers in moving data quickly, easily, and securely, especially considering the growing data-heavy demands of AI,” said Phil Mottram, Executive Vice President and General Manager Intelligent Edge (HPE Aruba Networking) Hewlett Packard Enterprise. “In Saudi Arabia, we see this trend mirrored in their Vision 2030, aiming to build and expand the Kingdom’s digital infrastructure and connectivity networks to further enable smart infrastructure, seamless communication and collaboration. The ‘Saudi Made’ HPE networking solutions will be a key accelerator to achieving this goal, delivering intelligent network technology built on Zero Trust and SASE principles that provides simple, smart, and more secure access.”
Additionally, this strategic move is expected to create new highly skilled jobs for Saudi nationals, fostering new local manufacturing and innovation capabilities and accelerating the development of the Kingdom’s tech ecosystem.