瞻博网络成立之初正值互联网步入飞速发展之际。从很多方面来说，瞻博网络对当今互联网贡献卓著。
上世纪 90 年代，我作为一名初级工程师加入了这家公司。我们与小型团队团结协作，开发出一种新型路由器。这款路由器促进了互联网规模发展，推动了网络公司的繁荣，并且引领了前所未有的创新。从那时起，拥抱变革、打破现状、解决每一次技术革新出现的难题便深深地扎根于我们的基因之中。
如今，我们迎来了 AI 时代。这必将是一个辉煌的时代。我相信，这是自互联网诞生以来最大的变革。这场变革不仅影响着我们的生活、工作和娱乐方式，更推动着技术的进步。
七年前，瞻博网络开始采取行动，力求抓住这一机遇。凭借领先的 AIOps，我们为客户减少了人工作业，加快了部署速度，并减少了耗时的故障单。我们改变了人们对网络的认识，并取得了巨大成功。事实上，根据过去两个季度的报告，我们采用这项 AI 技术的产品营收同比增长了近 100%。得益于我们在实现 AI 数据中心功能化和自动化方面不断投资，包括那些处理新兴 AI 训练和推理模型的数据中心，AI 时代的雏形已然崭露头角。
在瞻博网络，“AI”代表着“放手一搏 (All In)”。
我们已充分认识到，想要把握这个千载难逢的机会，我们必须继续针对 AI 采取大胆行动，真正做到放手一搏。
这也是我对 HPE 同瞻博网络达成最终收购协议感到如此兴奋的原因。
这样的强强联合将为我们在 AI 原生网络领域的产品注入一针强心剂。我们将共同加速各个层面的创新，其中包括：计算、存储和网络；芯片、系统和软件；园区及分支机构网络、数据中心和广域网。
通过与 HPE 的联合，我们有望提供更全面、更有竞争力的端到端 AI 原生解决方案，真正实现体验至上。
- 端到端安全性和有保证的连接，包括 WLAN、有线、安全 SD-WAN、网络访问控制、定位服务和云交付的安全性。领先的 Mist AIOps 使企业能够根据业务目标，灵活按照自己的节奏采用 AI 和云。不止如此，客户还可以采用 SASE 和零信任架构。
- 差异化的网络即服务 (NaaS) 产品，通过将 HPE GreenLake 与瞻博网络 Mist 独特的 AI 功能相结合，合并后的公司将拥有难以置信的超强能力，以面面俱到的方式为客户提供 NaaS。
- AI 数据中心，提供全面的数据中心解决方案，包括计算、存储和网络。HPE 在高性能计算方面深耕多年，拥有 Slingshot、液冷解决方案和 GPU 服务器等互连技术。这些技术都非常适合当前的 AI 数据中心变革。通过与我们基于意图的自动化解决方案 Apstra（能够有效简化客户分布在全球各地的数据中心运维） 以及 QFX 交换机和 PTX 系列路由器相结合，我们将成为帮助客户构建 AI 数据中心开发综合解决方案的领军者。
- 端到端广域网产品组合，可在核心、边缘和城域网中高效部署自动化网络，同时确保卓越体验。我们拥有强大的服务提供商、云和企业 WAN 客户基础。这样的基础有助于我们提供更广泛的端到端解决方案，并与这些宝贵的客户进一步开展业务合作。
因此，显而易见——这不仅仅是对企业细分市场的押注。此次联合有望大幅增加我们的全球业务覆盖范围，涵盖所有垂直客户领域，包括云、服务提供商和企业。这种覆盖能力使我们能够针对更广泛的客户群收集、保护、分析更深层次的聚合遥测并采取相应行动，从而促进更好的最终用户体验并简化网络运营。
和瞻博网络一样，HPE 是一家以价值观为导向、以人为本的公司。HPE 在可持续发展方面有着良好的记录，非常注重多元化和包容性，对创新有着根深蒂固的热情，是我们迈向未来的完美合作伙伴。
我相信，正是我们的精神和动力让我们走到了今天，如今与 HPE 的合作只会让我们的精神和动力更加强大。随着我们即将步入下一个时代，为了继续巩固我们在 AI 原生网络领域的现有地位，我们将以全新的速度和规模来满足时下不断变化的网络体验需求。
海阔凭鱼跃，天高任鸟飞。同为行业领导者，我非常期待能与 HPE 共同谱写未来新篇章。
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