Rigetti Computing will supply a 9-qubit Novera quantum computing system to Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center's new TangleLab testbed, funded by a $5 million National Science Foundation grant. The project expands Rigetti's collaboration with HPE to develop quantum-enabled high-performance computing systems. The testbed will integrate the quantum system with classical HPC infrastructure. PSC will allocate access through a competitive proposal process, supporting both dedicated research and educational purposes. Rigetti CEO Dr Subodh Kulkarni emphasised the system's fast gate speeds, characteristic of superconducting quantum systems. HPE's role involves unifying quantum processors with HPC, AI, and advanced networking technologies. PSC will provide onboarding, training, and research consulting to help users operate the hybrid quantum-classical system.

HPE has appointed David Goulden to its board of directors, effective immediately. He will join the board's Finance & Investment Committee and HR & Compensation Committee. Goulden brings over 35 years of experience in technology leadership. He most recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Booking Holdings, the global online travel company. Previously, Goulden spent more than a decade in senior roles at EMC Corporation, serving as CFO, COO, and CEO of its Information Infrastructure business. After Dell Technologies acquired EMC in 2016, he became President of the combined company's Infrastructure Solutions Group. He also previously served on VMware's board. HPE chair Pat Russo praised Goulden's expertise across enterprise technology, finance, operations, and mergers and acquisitions as valuable assets for advancing the company's strategy.

GTT Communications has expanded its global partnership with HPE to enhance its managed services portfolio for enterprise networking. The collaboration combines GTT's Envision platform with managed LAN/WLAN solutions delivered via HPE Aruba Central, enabling enterprises to connect users, devices and applications securely across diverse environments. The partnership, which has existed for over a decade, now includes HPE Networking SSE. This allows GTT to offer a fully managed, single-vendor SASE solution built on its Tier 1 global network, integrating HPE's SD-WAN and cloud security into a zero trust architecture. According to Dell'Oro Group, single-vendor SASE is projected to represent 85% of a $21 billion market by 2030. GTT Secure Connect with HPE SSE is now available, whilst the expanded LAN/WLAN portfolio is expected later this year.