Nelson Williams

Nelson is a beat writer for SiliconANGLE's premier video production team theCUBE. He covers theCUBE events worldwide, spanning expert commentary on the hottest trends in IT.

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Managing data in the age of engagement | #infa15

Anil Chakravarthy, EVP and chief product officer at Informatica Corp., took a moment at Informatica World 2015 to speak with John Furrier and George Gilbert of theCUBE about the new world of data. Things started off with a look into data as an opportunity. In the past, data was tied closely to specific applications, but now ...

The value of data in real time | #infa15

Ivan Chong, EVP and chief strategy officer at Informatica Corp., met with John Furrier and George Gilbert at Informatica World 2015 to talk about data and metadata. The talk began with a defining quote from Chong: “We love disruption.” Informatica, as a company, is built around managing data. The current cycle of innovation has data becoming ...

Informatica CEO weighs in on the transformation of data | #Infa15

Sohaib Abbasi, chairman and CEO of Informatica Corp., joined John Furrier and Jeff Frick of theCUBE to talk about Informatica and the opportunities offered by the current cycle of innovation. The interview started with the question of how data has changed in recent times. Abbasi explained that things have changed from simple transaction data, when ...

XtremIO’s impact on business continuity | #emcworld

Tamir Segal, senior manager of Product Marketing at EMC XtremIO, sat down with David Floyer and Jeff Frick of theCUBE at EMC World 2015 to talk about flash storage and business continuity. The interview began with a question about the impact XtremIO has had on the datacenter environment. Segal explained that flash storage systems like XtremIO ...

Flash and XtremIO enables the transformation of Vidant Health’s data storage | #emcworld

Andy Fenselau, senior director of Product Marketing at EMC Corp., and James Eason, manager of Storage Services at Vidant Health, stopped by theCUBE during EMC World 2015 to talk about XtremIO and how it has helped solidify Vidant Health’s data storage practices. The discussion started with the benefits that XtremIO has brought to Vidant Health. Eason ...

XtremIO is a company in the middle of transformation | #emcworld

Ehud Rokach, general manager and cofounder of XtremIO, joined John Furrier and Dave Vellante on the theCUBE at EMC World to talk about the role of XtremeIO and how the evolving technology landscape is changing perceptions both inside and outside the business. The talk started off with a little admiration from the hosts at how ...

Roger Frey talks about the growing flash storage market | #emcworld

Roger Frey, VP of Enterprise Application Solutions at EMC, stopped by theCUBE during EMC World 2015 to speak with Jeff Frick on the subject of enterprise solutions and flash storage. The conversation started with Frey explaining the role of his team at EMC, including covering the workloads of a typical enterprise environment, such as messaging, collaboration ...

Using XtremIO to improve your golf game | #emcworld

At EMC World 2015, Chinh Van met with John Furrier and Dave Vellante of theCUBE to talk about infrastructure systems. Van is the director of Global Systems and Infrastructure at Callaway Golf. The discussion began with a quick and lighthearted mention of the hosts’ golf experience, but soon turned to more serious matters. The subject ...

New technology and open source at EMC | #emcworld

CJ Desai sat down with John Furrier and Dave Vellante of theCUBE during EMC World 2015 to talk about new tech developments at EMC. Desai is the president of EMC’s Emerging Technology Division. The discussion opened up with an overview of what Desai and his group does at EMC. He mentioned that the team’s major goals ...

Enterprise-level data storage and XtremIO are a perfect match | #emcworld

Brian Dougherty, chief data warehouse architect at CMA Consulting Services, joined Stu Miniman and Steve Chambers on theCUBE during EMC World 2015 to talk about enterprise-level data storage and the technology that makes it work. The conversation started with the question of what brings Dougherty to EMC World. He replied that it was the new ...