Dell has given new insight into the strategy to enable it to increase its value chain in IT. The PC manufacturer wants to sell systems with higher added value, combining hardware and software for a new and improved datacenter infrastructure. Over the past three years, Dell has taken important steps to expand its storage portfolio, offering ...

Sharing content has become easier than ever these days.  Pull up any online publication and you’ve likely seen a “share” button from one of a handful of offerings that have dominated this space in recent years, like AddThis, AddToAny and ShareThis.  They offer a simple, free widget that publishers can add to their site, giving visitors a ...

When small businesses face increased competition, the need to make good decisions based on relevant information, a process that quickly becomes imperative for growth.  And in an era of data-driven business, the decision-making process is taking an evolutionary path all its own. Most SMEs manage the extra data key using spreadsheets, database contact management, payroll ...

The year 2012 was a year of new platforms and new hacker threats. If recently the main target platform was the Windows operating system, it is now replaced by a variety of software platforms, most notably Android platform. Malware developers are actively using this situation, coming up with new surprises for specialists in the field ...

The growing consumer use of social media is changing the way companies conduct their own marketing, customer service and innovation. Social media is changing our understanding of the current value for business customers in particular, and very few have gone so far as creating a new definition of customer value. Questions concerning the respect of ...

Software-led infrastructure and services, from servers to networks, and storage, is a hot topic right now.  Early this month HP announced the expansion of its Converged Storage architecture to support software-led storage and software-led infrastructure.  Just a few days later at Dell World 2012, Dante Orsini, the senior vice president of business development at cloud company ...

Dell, the integrated technology solutions provider, has announced the appointment of Suresh Vaswani as president of Dell Services, instead of Steve Schuckenbrock, who is leaving the company in late March after a period of transition. Vaswani joined last year as chairman of its Indian operations and executive vice-president of Dell Services. With the new role, ...

Dell has announced decided to cease its smartphone business worldwide. This was announced by Jeff Clark, the head of the consumer business at Dell, during his speech at Dell World 2012. According to Clark, the rejection of the smartphone market has become a difficult decision for the management of the company, but Dell still decided to ...

Dell is known for its manufacturing of computer hardware, but along with the hardware, it offers customers a full software stack and a whole range of services. Over the past year, Dell has acquired eight software companies, including SonicWall, specializing in IT security, and Wyse Technology, engaged in the production of both hardware and software ...

The results of a study conducted by Gartner shows that BI (Business Intelligence) is one of the top three priorities for business development.  Therefore, many companies are really starting to pay attention to the analytical capabilities of their business applications, as they are a key factor influencing consumer choices. While many companies are aware of ...