Data Fabric as the trusted layer for AI
Russo reiterated the now-familiar mantra that every AI strategy requires a data strategy, but argued that in an agentic world, data becomes part of the operational engine, not just an input. Agentic AI, she said, doesn’t simply retrieve information once, it continuously accesses data throughout the lifecycle of a task. That puts pressure on organizations to make data discoverable, governed, secured, and accessible wherever those agents operate.
To help solve that challenge, Russo announced HPE Data Fabric 8.2, with agent-aware capabilities; an enhanced global data catalog; and an appliance option aimed at simplifying deployment and reducing time-to-value.
“Before AI can act on that data, data must be discoverable, it must be governed, it must be secured, and it must be accessible wherever those agents operate,” Russo said.
