Most consumers know Under Armour Inc. as an American manufacturer of footwear, sports and casual apparel. Yet, the company also relies on a lot of data behind the scenes to power its popular brands, and that’s where Dell EMC has stepped in to help protect increasingly valuable virtual assets. Under Armour backs up approximately 2.6 ...

There could probably have not been a more appropriate setting for Dell Technologies Inc.’s annual conference last week than Las Vegas. The company’s founder and chief executive officer, Michael Dell (pictured), has spent most of his career making big bets on his firm’s future and the computing industry’s direction. Over 35 years, he has taken Dell ...

Among the many announcements from Dell Technologies Inc. this week was the introduction of the Dell EMC PowerProtect Software platform and Dell EMC PowerProtect X400 multi-dimensional appliance. The news was part of Dell EMC’s interest in cementing its role in data protection management well into the foreseeable future. “We’re at this pivot point where we’re ...

The history of oil excavation goes back to 374 A.D. when workers in China drilled the first wells. And while oil drilling is an industry that goes back centuries, its adoption of technology has not been as rapid as other fields. Halliburton Co., one of the largest providers of products and services in the energy ...

When Dell Technologies Inc. agreed to buy EMC in October 2015 for $67 billion, it was the largest deal in tech history, large enough to give Dell’s own chief financial officer plenty of reasons to reach for the Maalox. “Probably Michael was more optimistic about it than I was, to be honest,” said Tom Sweet ...

Launched in 1994, when Bill Clinton was serving his first term as president, Dell EMC’s PowerEdge server line continues to be an important mainstay of the company’s business. PowerEdge keeps on ticking along. Although the company doesn’t break out specific PowerEdge financial results, servers and networking is a $20-billion business growing at 28% year-over-year, according ...

When the chief executives of Microsoft Corp., Dell Technologies Inc. and VMware Inc. found themselves onstage together Monday in Las Vegas, it was not the first time their paths had crossed, despite many years of trading sharp elbows in the competitive tech world. Sometimes, the technology community really isn’t that large after all. “I’ve known ...

Dell Technologies Inc. unveiled a host of new product announcements today at the Dell Technologies World event in Las Vegas, leaving it for analysts to dissect the technologies supporting them. VMware’s impact on the hyperconverged space appeared to be an important influence, with an expansion of hyperconverged appliances branded as VxFlex and the launch of ...

Some companies start private and go public. Many never go public at all. And then there is Michael Dell’s company, Dell Technologies Inc., which started private, went public, went back to private, and is now public again. What has emerged from the roller-coaster journey is a company that’s approaching $100 billion in revenue, exceeding that of ...

Companies operating in the Kubernetes space could be forgiven if they mistakenly thought they had signed up for the circus instead. The pace of major Kubernetes releases, currently clicking along at about once every three months, is translating into a fairly intense juggling act on the part of companies providing ancillary services and support for ...