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The weak link in IT transformation? Lacking skill set | #EMCWorld
Mike Koehler, the COO for EMC Global Services, discussed the importance of the services portfolio in the company’s strategy. He sat down with theCUBE co-hosts John Furrier and Dave Vellante, live from EMC World 2014. Koehler referred to the services portfolio as the “pointy end of the spear.” The company’s customers are continuing on their ...
As workloads evolve, backup needs to be reinvented | #EMCWorld
Jason Buffington, a senior analyst with ESG, discussed current trends around data protection and security challenges with theCUBE co-hosts Steve Kennistonn and Dave Vellante, in a live interview at the EMC World 2014 conference. Commenting on whether data protection was the number one challenge for organizations, Buffington said that “data protection is always in the top ...
EXCLUSIVE: Pat Gelsinger on EMC’s acquisition of DSSD, hybrid cloud + more | #EMCWolrd
Hybrid cloud is the answer to everything, according to VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger. He explained his perspective on the future of cloud and other technology trends in a live interview with theCUBE co-hosts John Furrier and Dave Vellante at EMC World 2014. Commenting on EMC’s acquisition of DSSD, announced at the event yesterday, Gelsinger said ...
VCE head details the transition to the IT third platform | #EMCWorld
Praveen Akkiraju, the CEO of VCE, gave a comprehensive update on the company’s evolution and current strategy, to theCUBE co-hosts John Furrier and Dave Vellante in a live interview from EMC World 2014. “The first time we spoke was at VMworld 2012,” Akkiraju said, and “our goal was getting to a billion dollars. We blew past ...
Infrastructure needs to get smarter, become self-aware | #Know14
Bill McVicker, Global Managing Director for Accenture, discussed the company’s partnership with ServiceNow during his visit to theCUBE. There he met with co-hosts Dave Vellante and Jeff Frick, live at the ServiceNow Knowledge14 conference. Commenting on Accenture’s involvement in the ServiceNow community, McVicker explained they “started in 2009 with our first project” and then signed a ...
IT is now the weapon in business | #Know14
Robert Fedoruk, ServiceNow Architect for AbbVie, highlighted his experience with this year’s Hackathon, at the ServiceNow Knowledge14 conference in a live interview with theCUBE co-hosts, Jeff Frick and Dave Vellante. This year there was an “800 percent increase in applicants,” Fedoruk detailed, noting the significant spike in intrest for the hackathon event that was also ...
“I see flaws, I see opportunities,” says Fred Luddy, ServiceNow CPO | #Know14
Fred Luddy, Chief Product Officer for ServiceNow, discussed the company’s strategy, their interaction with customers and their approach to technology innovation with theCUBE co-hosts Jeff Frick and Dave Vellante, live from the ServiceNow Knowledge14 conference. “I’ve always been someone who listens to customers, find out what they need, and then build the technology” that solves ...
Red Hat, proving ground for cloud adoption in the enterprise | #Know14
Mike Carraway, the senior IT director for Red Hat, discussed the company’s experience as a ServiceNow customer, their specific IT challenges, and their experiences as early adopters, with theCUBE co-hosts Jeff Frick and Dave Vellante, live from the ServiceNow Knowledge14 event. Vellante started the interview by noting how Red Hat has been transforming, demonstrating rapid ...
IT needs a cultural shift to better sell services | #Know14
Brad Paubel, VP of Internal Customer Technologies at Maritz, explained how ServiceNow helped his company navigate a cultural shift for their IT department, sitting with theCUBE co-hosts Jeff Frick and Dave Vellante at the ServiceNow Knowledge14 event. “We are actually going through a huge cultural shift,” Paubel stated. “IT needs to realize we are a service ...
The IT strategy needs metaphors that resonate with business goals | #Know14
Martha Heller, President of Heller Search Associates and author of “The CIO Paradox,” explained her new concept based on the contradictions in IT management that generate paradoxes in CIOs’ roles to theCUBE co-hosts Jeff Frick and Dave Vellante, live at the ServiceNow Knowledge14 conference. Heller has been working with CIOs for more than 15 years. She ...