Michael Dell

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Dell Technologies lays out AI strategy to unlock the power of data

November 21, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell Technologies lays out AI strategy to unlock the power of data
Dell CEO Michael Dell and Dell EMC Global CTO John Roese laid out the Dell view of AI and the IoT, and the company’s strategy to lead the market in addressing them.

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Cloud

‘We want to be your transformation partner’: Boomi CEO Chris McNabb

November 7, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on ‘We want to be your transformation partner’: Boomi CEO Chris McNabb
On the first day of the main Boomi World event, the CEO laid out the company’s vision, and, joined by Dell Technologies CEO Michael Dell, laid out how Boomi customers can both expand beyond integration on the Boomi platform, and leverage the other Dell Technologies companies.

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VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger at VMworld 2018
Cloud

At VMware’s 20th birthday party, CEO Gelsinger plots company’s next act

August 28, 2018 Robert Dutt Comments Off on At VMware’s 20th birthday party, CEO Gelsinger plots company’s next act
Kicking off VMworld in VMware’s 20th year, Pat Gelsinger outlines the company’s history of building bridges, and identifies the next bridge to cross.

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Data Centre

What Dell going public again means – HINT – very little

July 2, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on What Dell going public again means – HINT – very little
The announcement of a stock swap that will return Dell Technologies to public trading appears to conflict with everything Michael Dell has said for years about the benefits of being private versus being public. That may not be the case, however.

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Internet of Things

Dell announces new IoT organization to improve ‘IQT’ co-ordination among Dell companies

October 10, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell announces new IoT organization to improve ‘IQT’ co-ordination among Dell companies
Dell doubles down on the Internet of Things, announcing a new organization, enhanced funding and a road map for future innovation.

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Cloud

Michael Dell distributes wisdom at Dell EMC World

May 9, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Michael Dell distributes wisdom at Dell EMC World
Dell Technologies’ CEO took questions on a myriad of topics, ranging from the wisdom of doubling down on PCs when the segment is in decline, to why a traditional hardware company believes it to be well positioned for the cloud era.

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Channel Programs

Digital Transformation will lead the channel in 2017

January 3, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Digital Transformation will lead the channel in 2017
Dell EMC’s global channel chief outlines his view of key channel trends for the year ahead, and what partners need to do to take advantage of them.

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Data Centre

Michael Dell talks strategy at Dell EMC World

October 19, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Michael Dell talks strategy at Dell EMC World
The Dell Technologies CEO stated his views on multiple topics in a variety of topics during Q&A sessions at the event.

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Computers

Dell Technologies pledges to lead next industrial revolution as new company gets underway

September 7, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell Technologies pledges to lead next industrial revolution as new company gets underway
Dell promises massive innovation and change in technology, while pledging minimal disruptive changes to the old Dell and EMC product lines.

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Dell Technologies CEO Michael Dell
Data Centre

Independent but accelerated: Gelsinger, Dell discuss post-merger place for VMware

August 30, 2016 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Independent but accelerated: Gelsinger, Dell discuss post-merger place for VMware
Michael Dell and Pat Gelsinger weigh in on the benefits of VMware as part of the post-merger Dell family, stress ecossytem scale and downplay conflicts.

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Channel Programs

Dell and EMC look to pull off stunningly swift channel integration

May 3, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell and EMC look to pull off stunningly swift channel integration
The imminent close of the Dell-EMC deal brings with it new opportunities and change for the two companies’ channels. EMC channel chief Gregg Ambulos outlines the new company’s channel plans.

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Computers

Dell, EMC provide update on integration process

May 2, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell, EMC provide update on integration process
Many details still have not yet been determined, or cannot be made public, but at EMC World, Dell and EMC indicated some additional information about what the massive new organization would look like, and be called, once the merger is complete.

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Data Centre

Nutanix adds another big strategic partnership with Lenovo deal

November 4, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Nutanix adds another big strategic partnership with Lenovo deal
Nutanix sees the Lenovo deal as equal in importance to the Dell one inked last year and said its announcement shortly after Dell’s purchase of EMC is a coincidence. The plan is to get jointly branded products to market through Lenovo in Q1 of 2016.

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Cloud

Dell, Microsoft extend partnership with new Cloud Platform System Standard

October 21, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell, Microsoft extend partnership with new Cloud Platform System Standard
The long-time partners say their co-engineered hybrid cloud offering will greatly expand the addressable market for Azure, by making it more affordable and accessible for companies leery of the cost of hybrid cloud deployments.

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Cloud

Reading the EMC tea leaves at Dell World

October 21, 2015 Mark Cox Comments Off on Reading the EMC tea leaves at Dell World
While everyone at Dell World this year wants to know all about the upcoming integration with EMC, there are significant limitations on what the company can say at this point. That being said, here’s an interpretation of what they are willing to put on the record.

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Dell Technologies CEO Michael Dell
Cloud

Dell snaps up EMC in $67B US mega-deal

October 13, 2015 Robert Dutt Comments Off on Dell snaps up EMC in $67B US mega-deal
Dell and EMC execs say the combined company will be an IT powerhouse from the SMB to the largest enterprise.

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Computers

Dell doubles down on PCs, unveils new product

November 6, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell doubles down on PCs, unveils new product
Dell stressed its commitment to a strong client solutions to maintain end-to-end solutions, and announced an enhanced tablet and software suite, a new high end monitor, and a new concept of working on your PC.

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Data Centre

Dell unveils next-gen PowerEdge FX2 converged architecture

November 5, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell unveils next-gen PowerEdge FX2 converged architecture
CEO Michael Dell described this as a really revolutionary product, the ultimate in converged infrastructure for the data centre, and the most ultra-dense architecture in the world.

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Storage

Dell emphasizes SMB with new all- flash array, and hybrid EqualLogic entry level offerings

November 5, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on Dell emphasizes SMB with new all- flash array, and hybrid EqualLogic entry level offerings
The Dell Storage SC 4020 all-flash array is a less expensive follow-up to Dell’s Flash Optimized Solution from last year, while the PS4210, which replaces the PS4110 and PS4100 in the Dell EqualLogic lineup, is targeted at the entry-level customer, but has some other market potential.

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Big Data

Technology adoption issues create tremendous opportunity: Michael Dell

November 4, 2014 Mark Cox Comments Off on Technology adoption issues create tremendous opportunity: Michael Dell
Michael Dell personally presented the results of a survey commissioned by Dell, which found significant obstacles to the adoption of technology, which he said was a good thing for Dell and its partners.

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