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Cloud is no longer a far-flung fancy. Instead, being cloud native is increasingly the norm for new applications. Nevertheless, as recently as four years ago, Hewlett-Packard was late to the cloud party, according to William L. Franklin, VP of Engineering – HP …
Digital India influences IT at public companies | #infa16
Gassing up the car in India is a dramatically different than what many US citizens experience. For example, all pumps are manned, but more surprisingly, the oil company is owned largely by the government. Indian Oil Corp., Ltd. (IOC) is the largest …
All things data: From geeks to board room | #infa16
Informatica Corp. has a specialized approach called Master Data Management (MDM) that eliminates much of the overhead costs and complexities of last year. MDM is essentially a mapping system for Big Data. At Informatica, MDM has gone to the Cloud as a …
Click-count goes to college: Data governance at George Washington University | #infa16
Today’s colleges and universities have to work harder than ever to engage the current generation of students. At The George Washington University (GW), administrators have funneled their efforts through multiple data silos. These massive collections of data are managed by Informatica, Corp. …
Atos and EMC partner to deploy a secure, cloud IT infrastructure for Olympic Games | #emcworld
Atos SE, a multinational IT services corporation and worldwide IT partner for the Olympic Games, joined the EMC Federation in 2012. Many of the company’s current projects evolved as a result of its work with its Enhanced Alliance with the Federation. One of those …
VMware’s vision: A teaser for VMworld 2016 | #emcworld
VMworld 2016 will present some changes including a change of venue. Instead of the traditional San Francisco location, the latest iteration will be in Las Vegas. In addition, Pat Gelsinger, CEO o VMware, Inc., will be delivering a Keynote. Robin Matlock, CMO at …
The innovation engine: A look inside EMC’s Emerging Technologies Division | #emcworld
Within every company lives the driving edge of its future product line. For EMC, this division is called the Emerging Technologies Division (ETD). Sam Grocott, SVP of marketing and product management at EMC’s ETD, explained that his division is mostly comprised of …
The state of IT: EMC’s efforts at optimization | #emcworld
EMC is using surveys and workshops to help businesses thrive at what they are already doing. How it works: EMC is analyzing data from its customers to facilitate an “IT transformation” in conjunction with the surveys, explained Barb Robidoux, VP of marketing at …
Cloud dichotomy: Enterprise hybrid cloud vs. native hybrid cloud | #emcworld
Cloud continues to gain momentum as enterprise and startups alike move their data and applications into digital representations. The real question for most companies interested in the cloud is: How do you want to proceed? EMC offers two tracks, Enterprise Hybrid Cloud …
EMC’s Unity: Data center on a stick? | #emcworld
As cloud technologies continue to effect various aspects the industry, the size of physical hardware is trending down. Nevertheless, mobility is perhaps the most remarkable element of EMC’s virtual software, which has become “an all-flash data center in your pocket,” according to Chris …