News in the Channel - issue #15

ON THE MOVE

Abzorb appoint Neil Gobsill as head of networking

Abzorb, a unified communications and mobile services provider, has appointed Neil Gobsill as head of networking to help set up the company’s networking division. Neil will work closely with the sales team to identify networking requirements for public sector customers who have multi-site networks that are increasingly becoming more expensive and difficult to manage. Abzorb will be offering a range of cloud- managed enterprise network solutions such as SD WAN, Managed LAN, Wi-Fi, Network Access ControlRemote and Hybrid Working connectivity, and IoT. Along with security solutions including full secure access service edge (SASE), DNS security, secure web

gateway, cloud-access security broker, client VPN solutions and managed next generation firewall. Helping customers to improve their network architecture to a more cost effective and easier to manage internet first strategy. “Neil has many years of experience in networking, and we are thrilled he has joined the company,” said Matt Dykes, COO, Abzorb. “He will be setting up our networking division in-house where he will be launching networking solutions and support very soon.” Neil added: “I am delighted to join the team and look forward to setting up the networking division and helping customers increase the security of their networks against cyber threats and to operate more efficiently and seamlessly.”

Neil Gobsill head of networking

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Hewlett Packard Enterprise announces Neil MacDonald as leader of HPC & AI business segment

Compute business recently expanded its strategic collaboration with NVIDIA to enhance HPE’s Compute portfolio and build a turnkey enterprise computing solution for GenAI to target a growing market. “AI and supercomputing are ground- breaking technologies that will soon transform every business and fuel next generation innovations that will fundamentally change the world,” said Neil. “I’m deeply committed to continue fostering the mission of our HPC & AI business and lead this incredibly talented team that’s dedicated to solving our customer’s most complex problems.” Prior to joining HPE’s predecessor, Hewlett- Packard Company, Neil was commercial manager at Edinburgh Parallel Computing Centre where he helped bring the transformational benefits of massively parallel supercomputing to industrial and commercial customers. He holds a bachelor's degree in Artificial Intelligence with Computer Science and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Edinburgh, as well as an MBA from San Jose State University.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise has announced an expanded leadership role for Neil MacDonald, who has been appointed to lead the company’s HPC & AI business segment in addition to leading its Compute business. Neil will continue to report to president and chief executive officer, Antonio Neri, and each business segment will continue to report its financial results independently. In his new role as the executive vice president and general manager of Compute and HPC & AI, Neil will lead the team in accelerating HPE’s AI strategy by scaling cloud and software solutions with strong integration of HPE GreenLake. Additionally, the company announced that Hewlett Packard Labs will now move to reporting to Fidelma Russo, HPE’s chief technology officer. “The HPC and AI business is critical to our ongoing strategy,” said Antonio. “Neil’s engineering background and expertise in silicon and AI, combined with his decades of proven leadership experience and passion for customer-driven innovation make him uniquely suited to lead this team. “Neil’s technical acumen, vision and passion for advancing HPE’s unique IP in supercomputing, AI infrastructure technologies, and our AI software platform will strengthen the role we can play in our customers’ most critical transformations.” Notably, under Neil’s leadership, the

Neil MacDonald

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