Mark Albertson
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If one product could power software-defined cloud, compute, storage, security and networking services, that would cover a lot of ground in the enterprise space. This is what Pensando Systems Inc. and its partner — Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. — are banking on. …
Pensando surfs the edge with its entry into a third wave of software-defined networking
Technology tends to arrive in waves, and in the software-defined networking space, a third wave of change is about to break upon enterprise shores. It started with Nicira Inc., which was bought for $1.26 billion in 2012 by VMware Inc. and turned …
Jen Felch embraces role as Dell’s CIO and CDO during time of significant change
2020 has been a year of change and adjustment in ways that few could have imagined. The transformed world has also meant dealing with a new reality for chief information officers in most organizations as well. “The role of the CIO just …
From commodity to technology: Pure extends storage vision in evolving enterprise data market
Corn, wheat, barley, soybeans, oats … and data. They all require storage like any other commodity, yet Pure Storage Inc. has taken a different point of view when it comes to handling data. Several years ago, the enterprise computing world appeared headed …
Get ready for state-backed digital cash, programmable 5G and synthetic media
The world feels like it has been irrevocably changed in the past few months, but that may be just the warmup act. Before long, new disruptions in key areas such as finance, media and global communications could soon take center stage. Disruption …
Render’s simplified deployment solutions for developers gain traction in US and Europe
He was the eighth employee hired at payments platform Stripe Inc. in 2011 and watched as the business grew to earn a $20 billion valuation in less than a decade. But for Anurag Goel, founder and chief executive officer of Render Services Inc., one …
Reconnecting with empathy: How Pegasystems leads clients from channel-focused to customer-centric
It was the third interaction on a customer service call to his cable company that sent Don Schuerman (pictured, right) over the top. Schuerman, chief technology officer of Pegasystems Inc., needed to increase his home bandwidth as a result of being suddenly forced, …
IBM Think 2020 sets company record for participants at digital-only event
After moving from a live in-person event to a digital-only experience in May, IBM Think 2020 is officially in the books. Yet, the lessons learned from putting on three days of livestreamed content and interactive sessions still resonate among IBM Corp. staff, …
Dell and Intel answer the call for AI by building specific solutions for real problems
With its position as a key provider of service and processor solutions to the world’s largest companies, Intel Corp. can see trends coming from miles away. That’s the kind of perspective that over half a century in the technology business can provide. …
Dell and VMware launch new virtualized solutions to make AI scalable and real
Even before the global pandemic, many industries were experiencing rapid growth in datasets. Yet, the healthcare industry is currently dealing with a data explosion of unprecedented size, and this has sharpened the tech industry’s focus on the use of artificial intelligence and …