Well it’s that time of year again. When fall arrives, so do many of the storage vendors annual conferences. As some of you may be aware, Pure Storage will soon be holding their annual ‘Pure//Accelerate 2019’ conference in Austin, Texas, very close to where Dell Technologies started ~35 years ago. This fact got me thinking about the different paths Dell Technologies and Pure Storage have taken in the recent years and the decisions we’ve both made to better serve our customers. If I was a customer trying to decide which company would be a better technology... READ MORE

In today’s digital world, data is playing a pivotal role in driving business break-throughs and identifying new business opportunities.  Businesses must rethink how they manage, protect, and secure their data, and they must do it at a pace and scale that meets business demands, while also staying ahead of industry trends. Now more than ever, customers are looking for one solution provider to partner with on their digital transformation journey. Dell Technologies is uniquely positioned to be that partner because we are the only solution provider with solutions from the edge, to the core, to the... READ MORE

As business users become more comfortable and even dependent on mobile computing, virtual desktops have seen a resurgence as a way to serve users the resources they need, where they need them and in a secure managed environment. These objectives are only further complicated by larger trends in end-user computing such as the continued migration to Windows 10, further adoption of GPU-accelerated applications, and a growing, just-in-time and remote workforce. With the launch of Ready Solutions for VDI on VxBlock, you can easily deploy virtual desktops on one of the leading converged infrastructure platforms available. At... READ MORE

Artificial intelligence enables public sector organizations to approach public safety and security concerns with innovative solutions. From strengthening airport security and fighting crime to predicting natural disasters and tracking dangerous viruses, artificial intelligence is now one of the keys to enhancing public safety and security. Moreover, the public sector’s adoption of AI is accelerating as all the pieces of the technology puzzle are falling into place — from an abundance of data to more affordable high-performance computing systems. “The Journey to AI in the Public Sector” report highlights some of the innovative ways that public sector... READ MORE

Today, Dell EMC Isilon and NVIDIA’s joint reference architecture is now commercially available in EMEA as an integrated turnkey AI solution sold through our joint strategic channel partners. Pairing Dell EMC’s scale-out All-Flash Isilon F800 with the NVIDIA DGX-1 system, this solution simplifies and accelerates AI deployments with a jointly validated reference architecture. This architecture complements the Dell EMC Ready Solutions that leverage the powerful NVIDIA V100 Tensor Core GPUs inside the Dell EMC PowerEdge C4140, DSS8440 and PowerEdge R940 servers to offer customers unparalleled design flexibility to meet their AI computing needs. Artificial intelligence (AI) represents... READ MORE

‘Get Disruptive’ is the theme of Entrepreneurs Organization’s event, EO Alchemy this year – and what a great topic for those creating new businesses! After all, new companies are usually built on the premise of disrupting an existing industry – and of course more and more of today’s disruption is enabled by advances in technology. A window to innovation Just think of some of the famous disruptors of recent times – Tesla in auto, Netflix in media and Uber for taxicabs. All three companies have become differentiated, based on a brave, bold vision, brought to life... READ MORE

Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), and Deep Learning (DL) are more than just flare for an expo booth. Companies are transforming their business practices, driving productivity, and creating new opportunities with the power of data and AI. Faced with limited resources, organizations must decide whether to scale their AI processes up or out. This key decision will better leverage the talent of an organization’s data scientists, capturing operational efficiencies, transforming decision making, and delivering stronger business results. So, what are AI, ML, and DL, and how are they related? DL is a subset of ML,... READ MORE

Find out why the SAP market is the best to be in right now – and how it can benefit your customers, too. In business, it’s always worth doing your research. Figures show[1] high-value workloads including business applications such as SAP are the only on-premise market that’s showing significant growth – which makes it a great opportunity for you not only to grow, but to support your customers at the same time. Furthermore, a significant industry shift to S/4HANA is required of SAP customers by 2025. With Dell EMC, you’re selling infrastructure that’s optimized for and... READ MORE

 Partnership is not a posture but a process – a continuous process that grows stronger each year as we devote ourselves to common tasks. — John F. Kennedy Real Partnerships, Real Marketing Here at Dell Technologies, it is our constant endeavor to build lasting relationships in everything that we do. This holds true for our engagement with our partner community as well. As we continue to grow as a business and work towards building better experiences for our customers, our partners play a crucial role in helping us define this journey. 83% of CEOs see marketing... READ MORE

You’ve been collecting great data, yet how much of it falls on the virtual floor? Most organizations can capture data from the Internet of Things, corporate systems, social media and other sources, but haven’t quite mastered turning that data into business value. This is a point underscored in a new report from Prowess Consulting that is focused on accelerating the data analytics journey. “Your organization is awash in data, arriving from different sources, in different formats, and destined for different uses,” the report notes. “And most data is never analyzed or used.” On the upside, Prowess... READ MORE