Dell Technologies Inc. generated $10 billion in revenue last fiscal year through an AI-centric approach that embeds artificial intelligence across its products and operations — not as an add-on, but as a core strategy, according to Yvonne McGill (pictured), chief financial officer.

Fueled by strategy, execution and partnerships, Dell’s AI ecosystem is becoming one of the fastest-growing businesses in company history, she added.

Dell’s Yvonne McGill talks with theCUBE about the transformative effect of an AI-centric approach.

 “The massive growth in the AI portfolio [is] just remarkable — our fastest-growing business in history, delivering $10 billion of revenue last year,” McGill said. “There was a period where we didn’t get credit for the expansive portfolio that we have, and now we’re seeing the benefit of it, from AI; we spend a lot of time talking about AI and technology there. You’re generating all this data, and it has to be stored somewhere. We have storage, and then follow that through with you to take advantage of it.”

McGill spoke with theCUBE’s Savannah Peterson and Dave Vellante at Dell Technologies World, during an exclusive broadcast on theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s livestreaming studio. They discussed why Dell is prioritizing an AI-centric approach. (* Disclosure below.)

Aligning strategic priorities in Dell’s AI-centric approach

Dell Technologies places AI at the center of its growth and innovation strategy, viewing it not merely as a technology but as a transformative business driver. This AI-centric approach embeds intelligence across operations, services, sales, engineering and finance, according to McGill.

“We really started with the processes, with the foundational element, because AI continues to evolve,” she said “You’ve heard our priorities on AI … around engineering, around sales, around services, around global operations. You never hear anyone talk about finance being one of the top four priorities, but we can leverage that technology, too. When I think of how we finish things, we move on to the next engineering thing or the next sales thing. What we’re doing differently this time is [that] it’s an all-play: It’s vertical and horizontal.”

In today’s fast-moving tech landscape, Dell views operational efficiency — driven by simplification, standardization and automation — as key to sustainable growth. AI transforms these operational goals into strategic enablers, making efficiency a powerful driver of innovation, McGill pointed out. 

“We are running a program called Modern Dell, and one of the key focuses there is to simplify, standardize and automate … the entire company, it doesn’t matter whether you’re in finance or engineering,” she said. “We talk about our XE9680 or an XE that took about three years to develop, and then the follow-on product, nine months to develop. AI is a game changer; if it can help us bring better products to market faster, what else can we do and leverage?”

Here’s the complete video interview, part of SiliconANGLE’s and theCUBE’s coverage of Dell Technologies World: 

(* Disclosure: TheCUBE is a paid media partner for Dell Technologies World. Neither Dell Technologies Inc., the primary sponsor of theCUBE’s event coverage, nor other sponsors have editorial control over content on theCUBE or SiliconANGLE.)

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