If you are a fan of golf Ryder CupYou may have heard about it.
The Ryder Cup has been one of the world's greatest sporting traditions for nearly 100 years.
A biennial golf tournament pitting Europe against the United States, it combines elite competition with world-class spectacle.
The 2025 Ryder Cup concluded successfully, with a European team's first away win in 13 years, providing an exciting spectacle.
In recent years, the Ryder Cup has established itself as more than just a golf tournament, but as one of the most technologically advanced global sporting events.
With HPE technology, the Ryder Cup is a living laboratory for the future of sports and entertainment.
From secure AI-native networking to real-time operational dashboards and GenAI assistants, we're demonstrating the transformative potential of AI.
The Intersection of AI Enterprises and Sports Venues
HPE's Ryder Cup partnership provides an opportunity to demonstrate how AI, advanced networking, and private cloud solutions are shaping the future of enterprise technology. HPE is integrating vast amounts of data into a centralized platform, transforming it into actionable intelligence for network operators. AI for Networking Demonstrated competence.
HPE is New York Bethpage BlackAt the 2025 Ryder Cup, held in , the bar was raised again by replacing a competitor's legacy network solution deployed at past Ryder Cup events with a hybrid cloud solution from HPE Aruba Networking.
This backbone includes HPE Aruba Networking 170 CX switches, 650 Wi-Fi 6E access points, and 25 UXI sensorsis installed.
And it's all managed through HPE Aruba Networking Central, HPE's AI-powered network management solution.
The system provides visibility, security, and real-time optimization to ensure a seamless experience for fans, staff, and players as they move throughout the 1,500-acre stadium (equivalent to 600 soccer fields).
Data Platform for Real-Time Operational Intelligence
HPE A&P Services designed a Connected Intelligence Center that will serve as the central hub for Ryder Cup operations.
The Connected Intelligence Center is an operational intelligence dashboard that provides data visualizations to support decision-making related to tournament operations.
This is Nvidia AI Computing by HPE Jointly developed with NVIDIA as part of the portfolio HPE PC AIand leverages HPE Networking technology.
This dashboard aggregates and extracts insights from a variety of real-time data feeds, including ticket scanning, weather reports, merchandise sales, concession sales, golf cart GPS tracking, spectator and consumer queue monitoring, IP camera streams from 67 AI-enabled cameras in key course areas, and network performance.
The HPE Operational Intelligence Dashboard helps organizers improve tournament operations by correlating data across the Bethpage Black Course and surrounding areas where the event took place.
- Retail Optimization: AI-powered cameras installed in a large merchandise tent the size of two soccer fields help improve efficiency and the customer experience by analyzing activity, understanding consumer behavior, monitoring shopper flow and capacity, identifying wait times, and predicting sales.
- Crowd Analysis: These cameras track crowd density, queues, and guest activity, enabling organizers to manage flow and optimize resources based on real-time data insights.
- Video Search and Summary: Event organizers can instantly find key moments from tournament action through a searchable video repository, analyze footage, and create highlight reels using AI-powered tagging and metadata.
HPE Private Cloud AI also addresses critical sovereignty issues by keeping sensitive data, such as point-of-sale information, secure and local, preventing exposure to the public internet or external networks.
Like many companies, Ryder Cup has found this feature particularly useful as it must balance the desire to deploy AI solutions while maintaining data privacy and control.
Generative AI for game operations staff
HPE is introducing an AI Assistant specifically designed for the 2025 Ryder Cup to help staff operate more efficiently.
Powered by generative AI and large-scale language models (LLMs), this conversational tool allows employees to query manuals, documents, and real-time operational data using natural language. Whether volunteers need to verify procedures or managers need immediate operational insights, GenAI Assistant enables faster and more efficient knowledge retrieval.
Building the world's largest ad hoc network
Building one of the world's largest ad hoc networks from scratch is no easy feat.
Sometimes thousands of network users will gather in one area, only to disappear an hour later as people move on.
Designing network infrastructure that can seamlessly scale and adapt even in these extreme conditions is what HPE does best.
Hosting an event of this scale presents unique challenges.
The Ryder Cup's infrastructure is designed to be maintained during the tournament. Over 250,000 spectators, and must be accepted every day Tens of thousands of network usersCrowds flock to the stadium.
To add complexity Both the stadium and the infrastructure will operate at full capacity for only a few days. temporary facilitiesno see.
Intelligent Infrastructure Driving Sustainability Impact
HPE leverages AI-powered operational efficiencies in HPE Aruba Networking Central to drive sustainability even at the 2025 Ryder Cup.
Dynamically place equipment into standby or sleep mode during low-utility areas or closing hours.
This use of AI reduces energy consumption and operating costs while maintaining optimized network performance.
Introducing the real IT and AI challenges facing businesses.
HPE shared these insights with 250,000 people at a global event.
This has enabled and demonstrated how all businesses 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.
HPE showcased these capabilities at one of the world's most prestigious sporting events.
Now, HPE is not only elevating the prestige of the Ryder Cup, but also continuing its track record of providing leadership and innovation at sports and entertainment venues.
