HPE to demonstrate AI’s transformative potential for global customers at one of the world’s premier sporting traditions
- HPE is proud to play a leading role in making the Ryder Cup one of the most technologically advanced global sporting events
- The Ryder Cup partnership serves as an opportunity for HPE to demonstrate how AI, advanced networking, and private cloud solutions are shaping the future of enterprise technology
- Creating one of the world’s largest temporary networks from scratch is no small feat, designing network infrastructure that can seamlessly scale and adapt in extreme circumstances
- HPE is demonstrating AI’s transformative potential with real-world examples using HPE Private Cloud AI and HPE Networking technology to aggregate and distill insights from diverse real-time data feeds
For nearly 100 years, the Ryder Cup has represented one of the world’s premier sporting traditions: Europe vs. the United States, every other year, in a golf tournament that blends elite competition with global spectacle. But in recent years, it has also become one of the most technologically advanced global sporting events. HPE is proud to play a leading role in making that possible.
With HPE’s technology, the Ryder Cup is more than a golf tournament—it’s a living laboratory for the future of sports and entertainment. Designing network infrastructure that can seamlessly scale and adapt in extreme circumstances is exactly what HPE does best.
With HPE’s technology, the Ryder Cup is more than a golf tournament—it’s a living laboratory for the future of sports and entertainment. From secure, AI-native networking to real-time operational dashboards and generative AI (GenAI) assistants, HPE is demonstrating AI’s transformative potential for global customers.
The Intersection of the AI Enterprise and Sporting Venues
The Ryder Cup partnership serves as an opportunity for HPE to demonstrate how AI, advanced networking, and private cloud solutions are shaping the future of enterprise technology. HPE will also exhibit its AI for Networking capabilities by aggregating overwhelming amounts of data into a centralized platform, where it can be transformed into actionable intelligence for network operators.
For the 2025 Ryder Cup, taking place September 26-28 at Bethpage Black in New York, HPE is again raising the bar with a hybrid cloud solution built on HPE Aruba Networking, replacing a competitor’s network that had been implemented for past Ryder Cup events. The backbone includes 170 HPE Aruba Networking CX switches, 650 HPE Aruba Networking Wi-Fi 6E access points, and 25 HPE Aruba Networking UXI sensors, all managed through HPE Aruba Networking Central, HPE’s AI-powered network management solution. This system provides visibility, security, and real-time optimization, ensuring fans and staff enjoy a seamless experience as they move throughout the 1,500 acre venue.
Data Platforms for Real-Time Operational Intelligence
HPE Advisory and Professional Services has designed a Connected intelligence Center, which will serve as the central hub for Ryder Cup operations. The primary tool within the Connected Intelligence Center is the Operational Intelligence Dashboard, a platform for tournament staff to access data visualization supporting operational decision-making. This dashboard leverages HPE Private Cloud AI, co-developed with NVIDIA as part of the NVIDIA AI Computing by HPE portfolio, and HPE Networking technology to aggregate and distill insights from diverse real-time data feeds: ticket scans, weather reports, merchandise sales, concession sales, GPS tracking of golf carts, spectator & consumer queue monitoring, IP camera streams of critical course areas from 67 AI-enabled cameras, and network performance.
By correlating data from sources throughout the Bethpage Black course and property, the HPE Operational Intelligence Dashboard enables the organizers to improve:
- Retail Optimization: AI-enabled cameras installed in the massive merchandise tent, which is the size of two football fields, will help analyze activity, understand consumer behavior, monitor shopper flow and capacity, identify wait times, and provide revenue forecasts, all in an effort to improve efficiency and the customer experience.
- Crowd Analytics: These same cameras will track crowd density, line queues, and entrance activity, allowing organizers to manage flow and optimize resources based on real-time data insights.
- Video Search and Summarization: A searchable video repository of tournament action enables event organizers to instantly locate key moments, analyze footage, and create highlight reels using AI-driven tagging and metadata.
HPE Private Cloud AI also addresses critical sovereignty concerns by ensuring sensitive data, such as point-of-sale information, remains secure and localized, avoiding exposure to the public internet or external networks. Like many enterprises, the Ryder Cup found this capability particularly valuable as they balance the desire to deploy AI solutions while maintaining data privacy and control.
Generative AI for Tournament Staff
HPE will debut an Ops AI Assistant, specifically designed for the 2025 Ryder Cup, to help staff operate more efficiently. Powered by generative AI and large language models, this conversational tool enables staff to query manuals, documents, and real-time operational data in natural language. Whether a volunteer needs to confirm procedures or a manager needs instant operational insights, the GenAI assistant makes knowledge retrieval faster and more efficient.
Building One of the World’s Largest Temporary Networks
Creating one of the world’s largest temporary networks from scratch is no small feat. At times, thousands of network users converge in one area—only to disappear an hour later as the crowds shift. Designing network infrastructure that can seamlessly scale and adapt in these extreme circumstances is exactly what HPE does best.
Hosting an event of this magnitude comes with its own unique challenges. The Ryder Cup’s infrastructure must accommodate more than 250,000 spectators over the course of the tournament, with tens of thousands of network users flooding the venue daily. To add to the complexity, the venue and infrastructure is all temporary, operating at maximum capacity for just a few days.
Intelligent Infrastructure Driving Sustainability Impact
HPE is advancing sustainability at the 2025 Ryder Cup by leveraging operational efficiency within HPE Aruba Networking Central’s AI to dynamically place equipment in standby or power-saving mode in low-occupancy areas or during closing hours. This use of AI reduces energy consumption and operational costs while maintaining optimized network performance.
HPE is not only elevating the Ryder Cup, but also continuing our track record of delivering leadership and innovation at sports and entertainment venues.
Showcasing Real-world IT and AI Challenges for Enterprises
By delivering these insights for a quarter of a million people at a global event, HPE is demonstrating how any enterprise can leverage the same AI solutions and AI-powered networking capabilities to optimize operations, reduce costs, and deliver exceptional experiences.
HPE’s networking and Private Cloud AI solutions are transforming how events are organized, executed, and experienced. By showcasing these capabilities at one of the world’s most prestigious sporting events, HPE is not only elevating the Ryder Cup, but also continuing our track record of delivering leadership and innovation at sports and entertainment venues.
This article was originally published on September 9, 2025 at https://www.hpe.com/us/en/newsroom/blog-post/2025/09/hpe-showcases-the-future-of-ai-and-sports-technology-at-the-2025-ryder-cup.html, and is reproduced here with permission.
