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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A splintered HPE unites behind Pointnext, takes on the consulting market

Having sold off its software business and spun out smaller businesses yet, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. focuses efforts on the services side of information technology. Amidst the company’s ongoing transformation, an emphasis on consultancy services is emerging for HPE, tapping its expansive partner network to service clients seeking hybrid IT infrastructure. “We told you we were going to ...

One company seeks to break storage bottlenecks with flash, new software-driven tech

When it comes to data storage, bigger is better, but fastest is best. Businesses need access to their data on demand. This has created a market for companies like Pure Storage Inc., a provider of software-driven data storage systems, that can make storage go fast. “If you look at the curve of Moore’s Law, mechanical disk ...

From education to smart cities, governments wield the power of data and tech

Business is fueled by data, but arguably no one collects and uses more data than governments. While governments can be slow to change, the digital revolution is coming quickly. The public sector is discovering the power of data, just as business did, and they are using that data to improve the world, from smart cities to ...

Cloud wars: How HPE channel partners are evolving to meet new service demands

Channel partners are vital for any major tech business. They’re the resellers and front-line companies that put product into the hands of customers. However, channel partners are seeing their businesses change. Services around the products are becoming more important, and both the big vendors and their channel partners see new opportunities, according to Denzil Samuels ...

HPE shifts to service-oriented strategy, extends partner network

In business, it’s not just what you know, it’s who. Under market pressure to simplify hybrid information technology environments, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. looks to its extensive partner network to bolster its new service-oriented strategy for clients that want to go digital, according to Ana Pinczuk (pictured), senior vice president and general manager, Pointnext, at HPE. “We’ve got ...

Dynamic data: Companies push for real-time insight tools

Good data is business gold. With it a company can predict trends, secure new customers and cut costs. Processing data to find the good stuff can take a while, though, and requires storage. Then there’s the added data pouring in from Internet of Things devices, where data comes in from the edge of the network ...

The Machine: Riding the transition wave to the next stage of computing

Traditional computers are powerful, but they have limits. Many technologies are reaching those limits, while the demand for more computing power grows ever greater. The solution is new methods of computing and processing, using new hardware. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. has been on the forefront of research into new computing possibilities, and its work is now ...

Wireless mobility demands a new network, says CTO

There’s more to networking than just hooking up computers. These days, networking means running sensors, devices and a host of other goodies. This gives companies the power to interact with customers and the world as things happen. With this power comes a need for a new perspective on networks, according to Partha Narasimhan (pictured), chief ...

Data science, machine learning fuels new wave of Autodesk technology

The real world is a tricky place. Taking a design from concept to reality can be a complex task, especially when that design is a building. The construction industry relies on both precise planning and constant awareness on site to minimize the problems that happen when ideas meet the real world. Management tools that help ...

Dell EMC leverages partner ecosystem to design customizable, pre-built systems

There isn’t a business alive that looks forward to spending time and budget on building out their IT infrastructure. It’s a necessary thing, even critical, but most companies would rather do something else, like make money. The answer lies in pre-built systems, turnkey solutions, according to Armughan Ahmad (pictured), senior vice president and general manager of ...