HPE bolsters AI offering with acquisition of San Francisco startup

Determined AI's software solution will be implemented into HPE's existing offering

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has acquired Determined AI, a San Francisco-based, machine learning startup in a move it says will allow its engineers "to build AI models at a greater scale".

It will see HPE combine Determined AI's software solution with its own AI and high performance computing (HPC) offerings to enable machine learning engineers to "easily implement and train machine learning models".

"As we enter the age of insight, our customers recognise the need to add machine learning to deliver better and faster answers from their data," said Justin Hotard, senior vice president and general manager, HPC and Mission Critical Solutions (MCS), HPE.

"AI-powered technologies will play an increasingly critical role in turning data into readily available, actionable information to fuel this new era.

"Determined AI's unique open source platform allows ML engineers to build models faster and deliver business value sooner without having to worry about the underlying infrastructure."

HPE adds that the acquisition will allow its engineers to "provide faster and more accurate insights from their data in almost every industry", because of Determined AI's capabilities.

The vendor's annual Discover conference gets underway this week, with further announcements expected to be made around its as-a-service offering Greenlake.

"The Determined AI team is excited to join HPE, who shares our vision to realise the potential of AI," said Evan Sparks, CEO of Determined AI.

"By combining with HPE's industry-leading HPC and AI solutions, we can accelerate our mission to build cutting edge AI applications and significantly expand our customer reach."