HEWLETT PACKARD ITALIANA SRL

Their core work

HPE Italy is the Italian arm of Hewlett Packard Enterprise, providing enterprise cloud, edge computing, and cybersecurity infrastructure to EU research consortia. They contribute production-grade platforms for cloud orchestration, edge-cloud continuum management, and security frameworks — acting as the industrial technology provider that turns research prototypes into deployable enterprise solutions. Their work spans 5G network infrastructure, AI at the edge, privacy-preserving analytics, and cloud certification, consistently bridging the gap between academic research and real-world IT infrastructure.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

In 2015–2018, HPE Italy focused heavily on cybersecurity fundamentals — threat sharing, social engineering defense, and EU-US cyber policy dialogue (NeCS, DOGANA, C3ISP, AEGIS). From 2019 onward, their portfolio shifted decisively toward cloud-edge continuum, 5G infrastructure, and AI deployment, with cybersecurity becoming an embedded layer rather than the primary focus (ACCORDION, CHARITY, AIatEDGE, SMART5GRID). The recent projects show a clear convergence: building secure, AI-enabled platforms that operate across cloud and edge in 5G environments.

HPE Italy is consolidating around secure AI orchestration at the edge over 5G networks — expect them to pursue projects combining these elements in Horizon Europe.

How they like to work

HPE Italy operates exclusively as a participant, never coordinating — consistent with a large corporate partner providing industrial infrastructure and testbeds to research consortia. With 355 unique partners across 31 countries, they are a high-connectivity hub that brings enterprise-grade platforms to diverse teams. Their consistent participation across 21 projects over six years signals reliability; consortia can expect a well-resourced partner who delivers technology components without seeking project leadership.

HPE Italy has collaborated with 355 distinct organizations across 31 countries, making them one of the most broadly connected industrial partners in H2020 ICT projects. Their network spans all major EU research nations with no single geographic concentration.

What sets them apart

Unlike academic partners or SMEs, HPE Italy brings enterprise-scale infrastructure that can absorb research outputs into production environments — cloud platforms, edge nodes, and security stacks that already serve real customers. Their dual expertise in cybersecurity and cloud-edge computing means they can provide both the platform and the security layer, reducing the need for multiple industrial partners. For consortium builders, HPE Italy offers the credibility of a global technology company with a proven track record of delivering in EU projects without seeking to dominate the consortium.

Highlights from their portfolio

• GATEKEEPER
  Largest single EC contribution (EUR 897K) — an ambitious smart living demonstrator for health-at-risk populations, showing HPE's reach beyond pure IT into health applications.
• MEDINA
  Directly addresses the EU Cybersecurity Act with continuous cloud certification — high policy relevance and likely to influence future cloud security standards.
• ACCORDION
  Core cloud-edge continuum project (EUR 538K) that represents HPE's strategic direction toward heterogeneous edge infrastructure orchestration.