Dell, EMC Are Committed To Cisco

Although it wasn't completely shocking, Tucci publicly reaffirmed EMC's commitment to Cisco and VCE. When the Dell-EMC acquisition plan was first disclosed, some solution providers speculated it would likely lead to an end to Cisco's participation in VCE -- the converged infrastructure joint venture company between Cisco, EMC and VMware.

"We remain very committed to our strategic partnership with Cisco, VCE and, specifically, Vblocks will be a very important part of the new company," said Tucci. "We will continue to innovate and work together in the converged infrastructure and networking space."