Audit Phase: V-DIG
Target: Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) | NYSE: HPE
Date: 2026-05-01
Basis: Research memo findings drawn from training-data knowledge through April 2026. Live web search returned no results; no live-sourced material incorporated. All factual claims are sourced to the evidence inventory below.
Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ: CHKP)
HPE and Check Point Software Technologies maintain a documented technology alliance partnership, with Check Point’s security gateway and firewall products integrated into HPE Aruba networking solutions and HPE ProLiant server environments 7. A joint solution brief was publicly active as of 2023, covering network security enforcement for HPE edge and campus deployments 7. Check Point is Israeli-founded and headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel 7. The relationship was confirmed ongoing as of 2023–2024. The integration operates at the network security layer of HPE Aruba deployments — functionally significant for customers using HPE edge infrastructure, but modular rather than architecturally embedded in HPE’s own back-end systems.
CyberArk Software (NASDAQ: CYBR)
CyberArk, an Israeli-founded privileged access management (PAM) company with primary R&D operations in Petah Tikva, Israel, appears in HPE’s Technology Alliance Partner Program 6. The partnership covers PAM integration with HPE server and hybrid cloud environments, and an HPE–CyberArk joint solution PDF was publicly accessible via HPE’s partner portal from 2022 through 2024 68. CyberArk is incorporated in Delaware and listed on NASDAQ but maintains its principal engineering operations in Israel 8. The relationship was confirmed as of 2022–2024; no formal discontinuation has been publicly announced. The precise depth of this integration — whether a partner-directory listing or a deeper OEM relationship — cannot be determined from available public documentation (see Evidence Gaps).
Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks, co-founded by Israeli national Nir Zuk, maintains a documented technology integration with HPE Aruba Networking covering Security Service Edge (SSE) and Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) in HPE Aruba campus environments 9. A joint solution brief was publicly active as of 2023, confirming the relationship as ongoing through 2023–2024 9. As with Check Point, this integration operates at the network security layer and is modular in character.
SentinelOne
SentinelOne, founded by Israeli nationals with R&D operations in Tel Aviv, appears in HPE’s technology alliance partner directory, with the stated scope covering endpoint detection and response (EDR) integration within HPE server and hybrid environments 10. The listing was confirmed as of 2023; however, the depth of integration is not publicly specified beyond the partner directory listing 10.
Zerto (HPE-owned since September 2021)
HPE acquired Zerto — an Israeli-founded disaster recovery and data protection software company — in September 2021 for approximately $374 million 4. Zerto was founded in Tel Aviv; its core R&D operations remained in Israel following the acquisition 5. Zerto’s technology is embedded in HPE GreenLake cloud services as the primary disaster recovery-as-a-service (DRaaS) offering, making this the deepest Israeli-origin technology integration in HPE’s portfolio 4520. Unlike the alliance partnerships described above, Zerto is not a third-party vendor but a wholly owned HPE subsidiary whose engineering output is now core to HPE’s primary as-a-service commercial platform. This is critical enterprise infrastructure, not a peripheral function.
Wiz
No public evidence identified of a direct licensing, subscription, or integration relationship between HPE and Wiz. Source classes checked: HPE partner directories, HPE press releases, Wiz partner announcements, technology press.
Verint / NICE Systems
No public evidence identified of a direct enterprise-level integration relationship between HPE (as operator of its own systems) and Verint or NICE Systems. Source classes checked: HPE vendor disclosures, technology press, NGO databases.
Claroty
No public evidence identified of a direct HPE–Claroty integration relationship. Source classes checked: HPE partner portal references, Claroty partner announcements.
The Zerto acquisition is the structurally defining Israeli-origin technology relationship: Israeli-origin software is now a core component of HPE GreenLake’s disaster recovery and backup portfolio and is sold globally under HPE branding as part of HPE’s primary as-a-service platform 420. The Check Point and Palo Alto Networks integrations are deployed at the network security layer of HPE Aruba environments — commercially significant for HPE’s enterprise networking customers but not embedded in HPE’s own back-end infrastructure 79. The CyberArk integration functions at the identity and PAM layer for HPE server deployments 6. The SentinelOne listing represents a declared technology alliance at the EDR layer 10.
HPE Pointnext, HPE’s professional services division, operates as a systems integrator for large-scale enterprise IT deployments globally, including in the Middle East and Israel region 22. In this capacity, HPE may deploy partner technologies — including those listed above — for customer environments. No public evidence has been identified of a specific mandate by a named systems integrator to deploy Israeli-origin technology as a condition of an HPE-led engagement. Source classes checked: HPE Pointnext service descriptions, HPE partner ecosystem announcements, major IT consultancy disclosures.
No public evidence identified that HPE directly uses or has procured facial recognition or biometric identification systems of Israeli origin — including products from Trigo, BriefCam, AnyVision/Oosto, or Trax — for its own operational purposes 1819. Source classes checked: HPE procurement disclosures, NGO surveillance trackers (Amnesty Tech 18, Access Now 19), Who Profits database 14, academic surveillance technology reports.
No public evidence identified of HPE deploying Israeli-origin predictive policing, sentiment analysis, social media monitoring, or workforce surveillance tools within its own operations. Source classes checked: HPE vendor disclosures, Amnesty Tech surveillance tracker 18, Access Now reports 19.
No public evidence identified that Israeli-origin surveillance or biometric technologies reach HPE’s own operations indirectly via managed security services or bundled enterprise suites. Source classes checked: HPE managed services documentation, NGO surveillance trackers 1819.
HPE maintains a commercial and technical presence in Israel, operating through a local affiliate (Hewlett-Packard Israel Ltd / HPE Israel). This entity supports local enterprise and government customers with HPE hardware, software, and services. No public evidence has been identified that HPE directly operates, leases, or co-locates a dedicated data centre facility within Israel for its own cloud infrastructure 20. HPE’s GreenLake platform in the region relies on third-party hyperscaler and co-location facilities. Source classes checked: HPE data centre location disclosures, Israeli business registry, technology press.
Project Nimbus: Project Nimbus is the Israeli government’s $1.2 billion cloud infrastructure contract awarded in May 2021 to Google Cloud and Amazon Web Services 11. HPE is not identified in public documentation as a primary contractor or sub-contractor in Project Nimbus 11. No public evidence has been identified that HPE holds a direct Project Nimbus contract or sub-contract. Source classes checked: Israeli government procurement announcements, Reuters coverage 11, NGO Project Nimbus reporting, and UN A/HRC/59/23 §§36–43, which specifically names Google, Amazon, and Microsoft in the context of cloud provision to Israeli state and military bodies without naming HPE 13.
HPE’s local affiliate sells HPE hardware and infrastructure solutions to Israeli government entities through standard commercial channels, but no specific named government cloud contract comparable in scope to Project Nimbus has been publicly identified. Source classes checked: HPE Israel press releases, Israeli government procurement registry, technology press.
HPE GreenLake’s sovereign cloud offering (HPE GreenLake for Sovereign Cloud) is marketed globally to government customers seeking data sovereignty compliance 20. No public evidence has been identified that this service has been specifically contracted by Israeli state institutions or military bodies. Source classes checked: HPE GreenLake documentation 20, Israeli government procurement records, technology press.
The Zerto-powered HPE GreenLake disaster recovery service is sold globally, including through HPE’s Israeli commercial channels 420. This means Israeli enterprise and potentially government customers can consume cloud services running on Israeli-origin (Zerto) technology through HPE’s commercial infrastructure offerings. The geographic footprint of Zerto-based DRaaS deployments is not publicly itemised at the customer or country level.
No public evidence has been identified of a named, specific contract between HPE and the Israeli Ministry of Defence, Israel Defence Forces (IDF), or Israeli intelligence agencies. Source classes checked: Israeli government procurement database, HPE SEC filings (10-K geographic segment disclosures) 12, Who Profits infrastructure-of-control database 14, AFSC Investigate 15, and civil society NGO reports. HPE hardware — ProLiant servers, storage, and networking — is sold commercially through resellers and distributors in Israel and may reach government or military end-users through standard commercial channels, but no direct named contract has been publicly identified 1.
No public evidence has been identified of specific confirmed deployment of HPE technology by Israeli military or intelligence bodies for surveillance or intelligence applications, as documented by researchers or official sources. Source classes checked: Citizen Lab reports, Amnesty Tech 18, Access Now 19, Who Profits 14, B’Tselem, Al-Haq, and academic literature. The structural gap common to all hardware vendor audits applies here: whether HPE servers, storage, or networking hardware has been installed in IDF bases, settlement infrastructure, or occupation-related facilities via Israeli resellers and distributors cannot be determined from public sources (see Evidence Gaps).
No public evidence identified. HPE does not publicly develop, sell, or license offensive cyber capabilities or zero-day exploit tools. Source classes checked: cybersecurity press, regulatory export control filings, NGO cyber-weapons trackers.
No public evidence has been identified of HPE-specific policy changes, contract reviews, or public statements responding to the July 2024 ICJ Advisory Opinion on the illegality of Israel’s occupation or the November 2024 ICC arrest warrants in relation to HPE’s Israeli operations or commercial relationships (see Evidence Gaps).
No public evidence has been identified of HPE providing AI or machine learning systems specifically to Israeli state, military, or security bodies under a named contract 13. HPE markets AI infrastructure globally — including HPE Cray supercomputing systems, HPE ProLiant servers with GPU acceleration, and HPE GreenLake AI/ML services 1 — but no Israeli state military contract has been publicly named. Source classes checked: HPE AI product announcements, Israeli government procurement records, UN A/HRC/59/23 §§36–43 13, technology press.
HPE Aruba Central, HPE’s AI-powered network management platform, provides automated network operations, anomaly detection, and policy enforcement for enterprise and campus deployments globally. No public evidence has been identified linking Aruba Central specifically to Israeli state or military deployments. Source classes checked: HPE Aruba Central product documentation, technology press.
No public evidence identified of HPE’s AI model development involving data sourced from Israeli state bodies, military operations, or occupation-related contexts. Source classes checked: HPE AI research publications, academic literature, NGO reports on AI and occupied territories.
No public evidence identified. HPE does not publicly produce autonomous targeting systems, kill-chain automation tools, or lethal autonomous weapons systems. Source classes checked: defence industry directories, HPE product portfolio documentation, academic literature.
Zerto R&D, Tel Aviv (HPE-owned)
Following HPE’s acquisition of Zerto in September 2021, Zerto’s Tel Aviv R&D centre continued operations as an HPE engineering facility 45. Zerto’s co-founders Ziv Kedem and Oded Kedem remained with the company post-acquisition. The Tel Aviv office constitutes HPE’s primary engineering locus for its disaster recovery and data protection software product line — an operationally significant R&D presence given Zerto’s integration into HPE GreenLake 5. This is the most substantial confirmed Israeli R&D footprint within the post-2015 HPE entity.
HPE Israel Commercial Operations
HPE maintains a local presence in the Tel Aviv area covering pre-sales, solutions architecture, and customer support for the Israeli market 22. This is a commercial and technical support function rather than a primary R&D centre. The entity supports HPE Pointnext service delivery in the region 22.
Juniper Networks Israel Engineering (post-2024 acquisition)
Juniper Networks, whose acquisition by HPE was announced in January 2024 3 and closed in March 2024 3, has historically maintained engineering and R&D operations in Israel covering networking software and ASIC development 23. Following the acquisition, these operations became part of HPE’s engineering footprint. The precise scale, headcount, and technical focus of Juniper’s Israeli engineering operations are not fully detailed in publicly available disclosures (see Evidence Gaps) 23.
Zerto (September 2021, ~$374 million): Israeli-founded (Tel Aviv), disaster recovery and continuous data protection software 4524. R&D confirmed as remaining in Israel post-acquisition. This is the principal Israeli-origin acquisition in HPE’s post-2015 history.
Juniper Networks (March 2024, ~$14 billion): US-headquartered company (Sunnyvale, CA) with Israeli engineering operations 3. Not primarily an Israeli-origin company. The Israeli component of Juniper’s engineering organisation is one part of a substantially larger global R&D footprint 23.
No public evidence has been identified of HPE making direct strategic investments in Israeli technology startups or Israeli venture capital funds, distinct from full acquisitions. Source classes checked: HPE investor relations, Crunchbase 24, Israeli VC ecosystem reports, Start-Up Nation Central 25.
Zerto’s patent portfolio, acquired in 2021, includes patents filed by Israeli inventors at the Tel Aviv R&D centre covering continuous data replication and journal-based recovery technologies; these became HPE intellectual property upon acquisition 45. No public evidence has been identified of formal co-development arrangements between HPE and Israeli universities (Technion, Hebrew University, Weizmann Institute). Source classes checked: HPE research partnership announcements, Israeli university technology transfer office records, patent databases.
CyberArk and Check Point are both companies with well-documented connections to Israeli military intelligence alumni networks, including Unit 8200 25. SentinelOne’s founding team similarly includes individuals with Israeli military technology backgrounds. These connections are characteristics of those companies rather than direct HPE relationships, but they form part of the technology ecosystem HPE has integrated through its partner programme 6710.
UN OHCHR Settlement Database (HRC Res. 31/36, updated per HRC Res. 53/25):
HPE — and its predecessor Hewlett-Packard — is not listed in the February 2020 OHCHR database of 112 business enterprises identified as having direct business relations with Israeli settlements 12. The database has not been comprehensively updated since 2020 due to political pressure; per OHCHR’s own methodology, absence from the 2020 list does not constitute a determination of compliance, particularly for the period 2020–2026 12.
UN A/HRC/59/23 (Special Rapporteur Albanese, July 2025):
This report, titled “From economy of occupation to economy of genocide,” addresses in §§36–43 surveillance, AI, cloud infrastructure, and the specific context of Project Nimbus 13. The report specifically names Google, Amazon, and Microsoft in the context of cloud provision to Israeli state and military bodies. HPE is not specifically named in §§36–43 or elsewhere in A/HRC/59/23 based on available training data 13. (Note: Full paragraph-level verification of the complete July 2025 primary document against HPE specifically falls at the edge of the training cutoff and cannot be guaranteed — see Evidence Gaps.)
Who Profits Research Center:
HPE / Hewlett-Packard Israel is not prominently featured in Who Profits’ published infrastructure-of-control database as of 2023–2024 based on available training data 14. Source classes checked: Who Profits company search, infrastructure database.
AFSC Investigate:
HPE does not appear in AFSC Investigate’s primary company profiles related to Israeli military or settlement technology as of 2024 based on available training data 15.
Don’t Buy Into Occupation (2024/2025):
DBIO’s focus companies include financial institutions and companies with direct settlement-linked business. HPE does not appear on the DBIO 2024 or 2025 named company lists based on available training data 16.
Amnesty International / Access Now / Citizen Lab:
No published investigation by these organisations specifically addressing HPE’s technology relationships with Israeli state entities has been identified in available training data 1819.
HP Inc. (historical, pre-2015 and post-split):
The BDS Movement and associated campaigns have historically targeted HP Inc. — the consumer and printing company separated from HPE in November 2015 — in relation to Hewlett-Packard’s pre-split provision of technology to Israeli military checkpoints, military bases, and the population registry system 17. This includes the “Drop HP” campaign referencing HP’s Pegasus checkpoint technology. These relationships predate the corporate split and are attributable to the pre-2015 Hewlett-Packard entity.
HPE specifically:
The BDS National Committee’s publicly available campaign materials primarily reference HP Inc. rather than HPE as a distinct post-2015 entity, reflecting the historical framing around pre-split HP contracts 17. No dedicated BDS campaign specifically targeting HPE as the enterprise infrastructure company has been publicly identified in available training data as of 2024–2025. HPE has not issued a public standalone corporate statement specifically addressing BDS campaign allegations, though its broader human rights commitments are addressed in the HPE Living Progress Report 21.
No public evidence has been identified of regulatory inquiries, export control actions, sanctions investigations, or OECD National Contact Point complaints specifically involving HPE’s technology sales or services to Israeli state entities 12. Source classes checked: SEC EDGAR enforcement records, US Commerce Department Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) export actions, OECD NCP complaint register, Israeli regulatory records, technology press.
The following gaps represent material limitations on the completeness of this audit. They are documented to support further inquiry rather than to imply findings.
HPE Israel local government contracts: Israeli government IT procurement records are not comprehensively published in English-language accessible databases. The full scope of HPE Israel’s commercial sales to Israeli government agencies — including security-adjacent ministries — cannot be determined from publicly available English-language sources alone.
Juniper Networks Israel R&D specifics: The precise scale, headcount, and technical focus of Juniper Networks’ Israeli engineering operations (now HPE-owned) are not fully detailed in public disclosures 23. Press coverage and LinkedIn data suggest a meaningful Israeli engineering presence, but specific project assignments are not public.
Zerto post-acquisition operational trajectory: While Zerto’s Tel Aviv R&D is confirmed at the time of acquisition 45, the degree to which HPE has expanded, maintained, or reduced that footprint since 2021 is not documented in publicly available sources beyond initial acquisition announcements.
HPE GreenLake sovereign cloud in Israel: Whether HPE GreenLake sovereign cloud services have been contracted by any Israeli government body is not determinable from public procurement records available in training data 20.
HPE Pointnext customer deployment stacks: The specific technology stacks deployed by HPE Pointnext for Israeli enterprise or government clients are not publicly documented 22.
UN A/HRC/59/23 full text verification: Full paragraph-level verification of the complete July 2025 primary document against HPE specifically falls at the edge of the training cutoff and cannot be guaranteed 13.
OHCHR database updates post-2020: The OHCHR settlement database has not been comprehensively updated since 2020 12. HPE’s absence from the 2020 list cannot be treated as confirmation of absence from a current list.
HPE hardware in IDF/settlement infrastructure via resellers: Whether HPE servers, storage, or networking hardware has been installed in IDF bases, settlement infrastructure, or occupation-related facilities via Israeli resellers and distributors cannot be determined from public sources. This is a structural gap common to all hardware vendor audits.
CyberArk integration depth: The current depth of the HPE–CyberArk integration — partner-directory listing versus embedded OEM relationship — cannot be precisely determined from available public documentation 68.
Constructive notice — post-July 2024 ICJ Advisory Opinion and post-November 2024 ICC arrest warrants: No public evidence has been identified of HPE-specific policy changes, contract reviews, or public statements in response to these legal developments in relation to HPE’s Israeli operations or commercial relationships.
https://investors.hpe.com/financial-information/sec-filings ↩↩↩↩
https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0001645590&type=10-K ↩↩
https://www.hpe.com/us/en/living-progress/news/hpe-to-acquire-juniper-networks-2024.html ↩↩↩
https://www.hpe.com/us/en/living-progress/news/hpe-acquires-zerto.html ↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩
https://h20195.www2.hpe.com/v2/getpdf.aspx/a00127169enw.pdf ↩↩↩↩↩
https://www.checkpoint.com/partners/technology-partners/hpe/ ↩↩↩↩↩
https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/partners/technology-partners/hpe-aruba ↩↩↩
https://www.sentinelone.com/partners/technology-alliance/ ↩↩↩↩
https://www.reuters.com/technology/google-amazon-win-12-billion-israeli-government-cloud-contract-2021-05-02/ ↩↩↩
https://www.ohchr.org/en/hr-bodies/hrc/regular-sessions/session31/database-hrc3136 ↩↩↩
https://documents.un.org/doc/undoc/gen/g25/136/85/pdf/g2513685.pdf ↩↩↩↩↩↩
https://dontbuyintooccupation.org/2025-report/ ↩
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/research/2023/surveillance/ ↩↩↩↩↩↩
https://www.accessnow.org/issue/surveillance-spyware/ ↩↩↩↩↩↩
https://h20195.www2.hpe.com/v2/getpdf.aspx/a50006769enw.pdf ↩
