Partners Predict Big Opportunities From Dell-EMC Deal
Channel partners expressed excitement and optimism around the record-smashing acquisition of EMC by Dell, and what it means for the channel.
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Partners Embrace Dell-EMC Deal Creating Channel Behemoth, Welcome Enterprise Push
Partners cheer Dell's aquisition of EMC, saying the deal will kick channel strategy into overdrive, grow Dell business and solidify Dell as their primary vendor.
CRN Exclusive: Dell's Haas On Creating A Tech Industry Powerhouse, Melding Channel Progams And Sales Organizations
Marius Haas, Dell's chief commercial officer and president of enterprise solutions, says he has already begun receiving notes from partners excited to make the most of the combination of Dell, EMC and VMware.
What Will A Merged Dell-EMC Look Like?
Here's what a Dell-EMC merger could look like as Dell officially makes its move to buy EMC, in one of the biggest technology acquisitions ever.
Done Deal: Dell Buys EMC-VMware In $67 Billion Deal, Partners See New World Enterprise Order
It's now official. Dell has acquired EMC in a $67 billion deal that is the largest in this history of the IT industry and has major ramifications in the channel.
Report: Dell Set To Buy EMC In $65 Billion Deal, Biggest Tech Merger Ever Will Include Go Shop Provision
The historic deal, which includes a provision for EMC to seek other suitors, was being negotiated directly between Dell CEO Michael Dell and EMC CEO Joe Tucci, according to Re/code.
Report: Dell Will Offer $33 Per Share For EMC, Deal Could Come As Soon As Monday
The deal would include $40 billion in financing and the value of a tracking stock in VMware, according to a Bloomberg report.
Partners: Dell-EMC Deal Could Force Cisco To Buy Storage Vendor
Cisco partners say a Dell-EMC merger would pressure Cisco to seek a storage acquisition to stay competitive in the converged marketplace.
Report: Dell Raising Funds For Blockbuster EMC Buy, VMware Will Be Part Of Deal
The report, if true, would give Dell control of one of the crown jewels of the IT industry, which would be fine as long as Dell kept VMware independent as EMC as done, channel partners said.
Partners: EMC Talks Show Michael Dell Is On A Mission To Storm The Enterprise
A bid for EMC by Dell founder and CEO Michael Dell would be another sign of how committed he is to transforming the onetime PC kingpin into an enterprise computing market leader, solution providers said.
Dell EMC Acquisition Would Nix Cisco's Participation With VCE, Partners Say
Cisco partners say the networking giant's play in VCE will officially end if Dell closes a deal with EMC.
Report: Dell In Talks To Strike Union With EMC, Partners See Potential For New Enterprise Powerhouse
Solution providers are cheering a potential Dell-EMC union as a market-shaking game-changer that would create a three-way battle for the data center with Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Cisco.
Pure Storage Completes IPO, Looks Ahead To Competitive All-Flash Storage Market
While share prices dropped slightly below the final pre-IPO price of $17 per share, Pure Storage, now with a $3-billion-plus valuation, can turn its focus to competing against a host of startups and legacy vendors.
EMC's David Goulden: 5 Advantages Of Hybrid Cloud
In a 'Reflections' blog posted Tuesday, Goulden sets out his vision for the future of IT, and it rests squarely on a model that embraces cloud while still relying on some traditional hardware.
EMC's Graphite Systems Acquisition: No More Servers For High-Performance Apps?
Stealth high-performance storage technology developer Graphite Systems expands EMC's flash storage solution set with the possibility of developing all-flash systems on which applications can be run without a separate server.
VMware's Top vCloud Air Sales And Marketing Exec Resigns, Longtime EMC Exec Takes Over
Riccardo Di Blasio, VMware's top sales and marketing executive for vCloud Air, is leaving the company, and he's being replaced with a 24-year EMC veteran.
Infinidat Adds Unified SAN-NAS Storage, High-Performance Async Replication For No Charge
The storage startup, founded by ex-EMC and ex-IBM storage expert Moshe Yanai, also unveiled a new entry-level configuration that provides the same capabilities as its flagship model at the same per-GB price point.
5 Companies That Came To Win This Week
For the week ending Sept. 18, CRN takes a look at the companies that brought their 'A' game to the channel.
VMware Partners Still Expecting Big Changes Ahead For vCloud Air Hybrid Cloud
VMware's vCloud Air is facing an uncertain future, according to CRN's sources, but partners say they're expecting EMC and VMware to unite their cloud assets under a new company.
IDC Second-Quarter Storage Tally: Enterprise Sales Fall, Hyperscale Data Centers' Rise
While overall storage revenue for the second quarter of 2015 rose 2.1 percent over the same period last year, nearly all the top enterprise storage vendors took a beating, according to the latest numbers from market research firm IDC.
