Posted 1/4/2024, 4:15:00 PM
Intel taps HPE exec to lead data center and AI efforts
- Intel has hired Justin Hotard from HPE to head up its Data Center and AI Group
- Hotard will report directly to CEO Pat Gelsinger and drive Intel's data center products and AI strategy
- The appointment raises eyebrows as an outsider brought in to lead a vital part of Intel's business
- It could be seen as an endorsement of HPE's success in HPC and AI under Hotard
- Hotard faces challenges with Intel losing data center market share to rivals like AMD and Nvidia