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NSX at the ‘top of the heap’ for VMware in Dell EMC’s new story, says Pat Gelsinger
Today at Dell EMC World in Las Vegas, Nevada, VMware Inc. announced its integration of NSX network virtualization and security platform into containers with Pivotal Software Inc. Judging by reactions, remedial NSX schooling is needed, according to Pat Gelsinger (pictured), chief executive officer of VMware. “What is that networking crap? I just want to get my ports, ...
Can ServiceNow take software licensing and security out of human hands?
The modern company’s bulky Rolodex of software providers and partners can bog down staffers with license-renewal and security compliance tasks. Can ServiceNow Inc.’s new automation tools hand them off to machines, saving humans time and money? Dave Vellante (@dvellante) (pictured, right) and Jeff Frick (@JeffFrick) (pictured, left), co-hosts of theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s mobile live streaming studio, ...
Automation transforms business from call center to C-suite, says ServiceNow CEO
John Donahoe’s (pictured) goal as the new president and chief executive officer of ServiceNow Inc. was to visit 100 new customers in 100 days. Forty-five days later, he’s already met that goal. So what’s in Donahoe’s playbook for winning and keeping customers with technology? ServiceNow aims to help employers help employees help customers, and the interfaces for each ...
Analysts ask: Can VMware glue Dell EMC into a single hybrid-cloud answer?
Bigger is not always better in tech, as Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. realized when it began breaking off chunks of the company to hone its value proposition. The now-merged Dell EMC titan appears to be too-much-of-a-good-thing too, but could VMware Inc. superglue the pieces into a salable whole? “Without VMware, it’s a really tough story to sell ...
Analysts listen for upbeat notes at OpenStack Summit 2017
This morning it was easy to imagine the OpenStack Summit in Boston, Massachusetts, would be the fade-out of an open-source project that couldn’t find its place in the world — OpenStack, an open-source software platform for cloud computing. At the close of day one of the Summit, however, host Stu Miniman (@stu) (pictured, right) and guest host ...
Can Red Hat juju sell more OpenStack than OpenStack can?
OpenStack got some play at last week’s 2017 Red Hat Summit, with keynote speakers giving the open-source infrastructure project nods. But there remains some mystery as to how much OpenStack customers are consuming from Red Hat Inc.’s offerings. “OpenStack manages resources — whether its compute, network, storage resources,” said Jim Whitehurst (pictured), president and chief executive officer of Red ...
Cloud is a verb, and Dell EMC has the tools to do it, says CEO Michael Dell
The big question on attendees’ minds at Dell EMC World in Las Vegas this week is: Can the company compete with Amazon.com Inc, Google Inc. and the like without its own bona fide public cloud? If Michael Dell (pictured), chairman and chief executive officer of Dell Technologies Inc., is in a panic over this, he concealed ...
Dell EMC must adapt or die in open-source and cloud-dominated world, say analysts
Last year Dell Inc. and EMC Corp. shook hands on the biggest technology merger ever. This might appear a boon to both if not for the shoddy track record of such deals, not to mention the wobbly footing of proprietary hardware companies squeezed by growing cloud and open-source providers. John Furrier (@furrier) (pictured, right) and Paul Gillin ...
Why marketing pros and data are better together
Data is an unexciting commodity that can yield very exciting results if exploited across an organization. But how can companies get all hands on deck with few people interested? “Data is not the most sexy topic for a lot of executives in our organization,” said Kristen O’Hara (pictured, right), chief marketing officer of global media at Time ...
Analysts discuss OpenStack’s zigzag history and uncertain future
OpenStack’s business prospects may be less than stellar, but the open-source infrastructure project’s history has so many twists, one might assume its fortunes could turn yet again. “When this initiative first launched, it was the rocket scientists of NASA and RackSpace down in Texas putting this together,” said Stu Miniman (@stu) (pictured, right), co-host of theCUBE, ...