For any significantly sized information technology company today, guaranteed uptimes and near-instant recovery post-data loss are essential. In competitive marketplaces, failure to remain up-to-date with the latest solutions and methods for salvaging one’s information can be a near-fatal blow. Scania (Great Britain) Ltd., which manufactures trucks, buses, coaches and engines, is getting beyond this hurdle primarily ...

In the world of intra-financial institutions, where banks work with banks to ensure a mutual sense of safety, security is paramount. These elite and immensely powerful entities are just as bound by the fragility of data as any other business, especially as digital channels and mobile wallets come into play. This is the market BankservAfrica, a payment ...

A frequent issue for big data management is its immense, systemic complexity. With so many players involved, from developers to technology engineers, the labyrinthine structures to be navigated can seem overwhelming. This is a situation that Pure Storage Inc. has always been looking to remedy, according to Matt Kixmoeller, vice president of marketing and product management at Pure ...

Security is arguably one of the most important aspects of big data. With such sensitive material as customers’ Social Security Numbers, medical records and credit cards floating throughout the cloud, innovative means of achieving protection and deep threat analysis are essential components for any well-run organization. An “arms race” may seem a drastic metaphor for ...

When you hear the name Dell EMC, phrases like big data, data storage and data analytics may not be top of mind. But at this year’s Dell EMC World conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, these topics were front and center as Dell EMC expands its strategies and product solutions to help fill the data lake. “Big data is ...

As cloud-native computing becomes even more important for organizations of all types, Dell EMC is emphasizing its efforts in the hybrid cloud arena, according to Ted Bardasz (pictured, right), senior director of product management, big data solutions, at Dell EMC, Dell Technologies Inc.’s infrastructure group. “We think about developer-ready infrastructure … to be able to wheel ...

A business is only as good as its ability to provide for its customers. This is true whether what is offered is a tangible commodity or a service to be rendered. Hence, with the pace of technological change, it is imperative that enterprises remain capable of moving forward while avoiding unnecessary or laborious tasks, and ...

What happens when two tech titans, each with their own strengths and challenges, merge together? All sorts of unforeseen complexities. One company’s business model may clash with its new partner’s, or their current projects fail to converge. However, with the emergence of Dell EMC this past year, the opposite is the case, according to Peter ...

At Dell’s first trade show event since its merger with EMC in 2016, attendees wondered if the pace of innovation would slow down for the supersized organization.  Those fears were allayed quickly thanks to the boost in hyper-converged solutions acquired through the EMC alliance. This is according to Alan Atkinson, vice president and general manager of CX appliances, ...