HPE’s New Software Defined Opportunity Engine: 5 Things You Need To Know Here’s a look at HPE’s new AI-based Software Defined Opportunity Engine, which slashes the time it takes for partners to do custom sales proposals from as much as 45 days to just 45 seconds. By Steven Burke February 23, 2021, 05:00 PM EST HPE’s Cloud-Based Machine Learning Sales Proposal Breakthrough Hewlett Packard Enterprise Tuesday unveiled a breakthrough cloud-based machine learning platform that slashes the time it takes for partners to do custom sales proposals from as much as 45 days to just 45 seconds, said HPE Storage Senior Vice President and General Manager Tom Black.