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HPE ProLiant Gen12: A new era of enterprise compute performance and security

South African organisations are placing greater demands on their infrastructure than ever before.

Data volumes continue to grow
Applications require higher performance
Security risks increase each year
Energy costs place pressure on data centre operations

Many businesses still run workloads on servers that were deployed several generations ago. These systems often consume more power, require greater maintenance, and struggle to support modern workloads.

The latest HPE ProLiant Gen12 servers address these challenges by delivering stronger performance, built-in security protections and improved operational efficiency.

According to Tarsus Distribution’s HPE GM Enterprise - Traditional Technologies, Riaan Swart, the newest generation of HPE compute platforms gives organisations an opportunity to modernise their infrastructure while lowering operational costs.

“Many organisations are still operating mixed server estates with varying levels of performance and support,” says Swart. “Moving to the latest generation compute platforms allows businesses to consolidate workloads while improving efficiency and control.”

Built for modern workloads

Enterprise workloads continue to evolve.

Businesses now support a mix of:

Data-intensive applications
Virtualised environments
Hybrid cloud workloads
Analytics and AI-driven processing

Older infrastructure often struggles to keep up with these requirements.

HPE ProLiant Gen12 servers deliver stronger processing power and improved workload density, allowing organisations to run more applications on fewer systems.

This allows IT teams to:

Consolidate legacy servers
Increase performance across workloads
Improve utilisation of compute resources

For organisations managing growing application demands, modernising server infrastructure provides the foundation required to support future growth.

Lower power and cooling requirements

Energy consumption has become a critical concern for many South African data centres.

Older servers typically consume more power while delivering less performance. Cooling requirements also increase as hardware ages.

Gen12 servers address this challenge by improving performance per watt.

“Consolidating workloads onto newer generation servers can significantly reduce the number of systems required in a data centre,” explains Swart. “That immediately lowers power consumption and cooling requirements.”

Reducing energy usage can have a meaningful financial impact over time, particularly for organisations running large server environments.

A smaller hardware footprint also frees up valuable rack space within the data centre.

Security designed into the hardware

Security threats increasingly target infrastructure at the firmware level.

Traditional security approaches focus on the operating system and applications, leaving firmware vulnerabilities harder to detect.

HPE addresses this risk by embedding security directly within the server architecture.

The Silicon Root of Trust technology built into HPE ProLiant servers verifies the integrity of firmware every time the server boots. This creates a trusted hardware foundation that protects against firmware tampering.

These protections work alongside the capabilities within HPE’s Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) management platform, which gives administrators visibility and control over server security and health.

“Security must start at the hardware layer,” says Swart. “By building protection into the silicon, organisations gain confidence that their infrastructure remains trusted and secure.”

For businesses handling sensitive data or operating in regulated industries, this layer of protection plays a critical role in maintaining compliance and protecting critical systems.

Simplified infrastructure management

Managing large server estates can become complex, particularly when environments include systems from multiple generations.

Modern HPE servers support advanced management capabilities that simplify how IT teams monitor and maintain infrastructure.

Tools such as HPE Compute Operations Manager (COM) allow administrators to manage server environments from a single platform.

IT teams can use COM to:

Monitor infrastructure across multiple locations
Automate server provisioning and configuration
Maintain consistent updates across environments
Simplify lifecycle management

Automation helps reduce manual administrative work while improving consistency across infrastructure environments.

This allows IT teams to focus more time on strategic initiatives and less on routine maintenance.

Preparing for the next generation of IT

Infrastructure modernisation has become a priority for organisations that want to remain competitive.

Modern workloads demand higher performance, stronger security, and simplified management.

By adopting HPE ProLiant Gen12 servers, organisations can build a compute platform that supports these requirements while reducing operational complexity.

“Modern infrastructure should give organisations the ability to scale, secure, and manage their environments more effectively,” says Swart. “The latest generation of HPE servers provides the performance and resilience businesses need to support their future workloads.”

For many organisations, the journey begins by evaluating their existing server environments and identifying opportunities to consolidate and modernise.

With the right platform in place, IT teams can build a more efficient, secure, and future-ready data centre.

Start with a practical next step

Many organisations know their infrastructure needs attention but are unsure where to begin.

Tarsus Distribution works closely with its partner network to help businesses assess their current server environments and identify clear opportunities to improve performance and reduce cost.

Through a guided engagement, you can:

Understand your current server utilisation and capacity
Identify consolidation opportunities
Evaluate potential power and cooling savings
Review licensing and support exposure

This gives you a clear, data-backed view of what a move to HPE ProLiant Gen12 could look like in your environment.