Saudi German Health UAE modernizes networks with HPE Self-Driving Network

# Project overview Saudi German Health UAE, a major private healthcare provider in the Middle East and North Africa, selected HPE's Self-Driving Network portfolio to modernize its wired, wireless and network access control (NAC) infrastructure. The change supports the organization's hospitals, clinics, medical education facilities and a new medical college in the UAE.

# Why the upgrade As digital services, connected devices, bandwidth-intensive applications such as diagnostic imaging, and mobile users increased across multiple campuses, the legacy network could no longer deliver the required scale, visibility and reliability. The modernization is part of a broader digital program covering infrastructure, networks, applications, digitalization and AI implementation across the group.

# What was deployed

• HPE Aruba Networking access points for high-density wireless connectivity.
• HPE Networking CX switches for resilient switching infrastructure.
• HPE Networking Gateway Series and HPE Networking ClearPass Policy Manager to enable role-based access for users and medical devices.
• HPE Aruba Central for centralized management and AI-native operations (AIOps).
• HPE Networking User Experience Insight for proactive monitoring of user experience and preemptive issue detection.

# Operational goals and benefits

• Improve reliability and performance of mission-critical healthcare applications including electronic medical records (EMR) and clinical systems.
• Provide centralized visibility and AI-driven insights so IT teams can detect and resolve issues faster and plan capacity for growth.
• Deliver enhanced security through role-based access controls for staff and connected medical devices, helping protect patient data.
• Support future initiatives such as smart hospital projects and AI-enabled healthcare applications by providing a scalable, cloud-managed network foundation.

# How it changes day-to-day IT operations Centralized management via Aruba Central and agentic AIOps reduces manual configuration and monitoring overhead. Proactive experience monitoring (User Experience Insight) helps IT identify problems before clinical staff or students are affected. ClearPass enables policy-based onboarding and segmentation for devices, which simplifies compliance and device management across sites.

Saudi German Health UAE's CIO framed reliability, resilience and security as non-negotiable in a 24/7 acute-care environment and said centralized visibility and AI-driven insights will help scale operations and enhance patient experience. HPE's regional networking lead described the solution as combining AI-native operations, security, and cloud-native management to support digital services and future innovations.

# Practical implications for clinicians and patients Clinicians and staff should see more consistent access to EMR and clinical applications, fewer interruptions during diagnostic imaging and other bandwidth-heavy tasks, and stronger protections for device access. Patients and students on campus should experience steadier Wi-Fi and fewer service disruptions.

# Next steps and scope The rollout supports current expansion across multiple sites and is intended to underpin future digital initiatives across the group, including academic activities at the new medical college. Centralized operations and AI-driven planning are positioned to guide further capacity and security planning.

# Bottom line Saudi German Health UAE's migration to HPE's Self-Driving Network addresses scale, visibility and security gaps in a growing, multi-site healthcare and education environment. The move emphasizes centralized management, proactive monitoring, and policy-based access controls to support clinical continuity and future digital projects.