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.

StockStory has identified two large-cap stocks with growth potential and one to avoid. The firm recommends selling Coupang, South Korea's e-commerce giant often called the "Amazon of South Korea". StockStory cites concerns about Coupang's 29% gross margin, declining earnings per share despite revenue growth, and weak free cash flow generation. The firm highlights Hewlett Packard Enterprise as a stock to watch, noting its 50.7% average ARR growth over two years and revenue of $38.79 billion. HPE's sales outlook projects 25.4% growth over the next 12 months. S&P Global also made the watch list, with the credit ratings and market intelligence provider posting 11.1% annual revenue growth over five years and 17% earnings per share growth over two years, outperforming its revenue gains through share buybacks.