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    Dell Solution Center Network Expands in Australia and U.S.

    17 May 2012
    Dell’s focus on helping our customers “Do More..” was reinforced over the last two weeks as we opened new “Solution Centers” in Sydney and New York City. Interest in these two centers has been huge since we first announced these locations and we already have numerous engagement requests from customers and partners who want to see and test how Dell solutions can meet their unique requirements. Each center was launched with an event attended by customers, alliance partners, channel partners and media. In New York, we were also delighted to meet with several industry analysts. Our guests were invited to tour the centers and experience a diverse range of industry...
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    Any Data - Big Insights

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    Over the last year, many industry analysts have tried to define Big Data . Some of the common dimensions that have been used to define Big Data are the 3 V’s , Volume, Velocity and Variety. (Volume = multiple terabytes or over a petabyte; variety = numbers, audio, video, text, streams, weblogs, social media etc.; velocity = the speed with which it is collected). Although the 3 V’s do a good job as parameters for Big Data there are other things at play that need to be captured to understand...
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    Drive Efficiencies Through Hybrid Storage Arrays

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    It's always important to provide examples of how specific storage solutions can be utilized in an OEM environment. My last post covered reasons why our OEM community might want to consider adding storage but this blog dives deeper into one particular product/technology. The EqualLogic PS6100XS is a hybrid storage array with focused, tiered workloads, packed into just 2U of rack space. In EqualLogic-speak, that means it has 24 drives, some of which are solid state (SSD) and some of which are...
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    A Practical Framework for Moving Your Business to the Cloud [Infographic]

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    Over on the SMB blog, David Reoch posted an infographic called "A practical framework for moving your business to the cloud." It is a topic many small and mid-sized businesses have questions about and is part of our IT Planning online exchange series, helping customers plan their 2012 IT needs. If you're interested in the topic, it's worth taking a look. And if you have ideas you want to share, please connect with us at @dellsmbnews . Click on the image below to read David's...
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    How Will the Game Change? Dell Visits UT Panel to Discuss

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    This week, Dell was honored to be asked to participate in the official launch of the new Game Development major within the University of Texas Computer Science department. Key players in the gaming community gathered at UT’s Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) to celebrate the launch and discuss the future of the gaming industry. My friend and colleague Lenard Swain - Alienware Partner Management Senior Advisor – sat down for a panel discussion with distinguished professors and...
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    Weekly Recap: Dell in the News - January 27 edition

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    Welcome to the latest edition of the Weekly Recap, your guide to the week's Dell-related news and happenings. Story of the Week Dell Sees ‘Healthy Signs’ of Demand in European Business Sector Bloomberg – January 25, 2012 Dell Inc. (DELL), the third-largest maker of personal computers, is performing well in the market of PCs for business customers in Europe, Chief Executive Officer Michael Dell said. Other Dell News Dell Confident In Long-Term Prospects, Will Continue...
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    Ideas in Action, January update

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    Happy New Year! Yes, I’m a bit late with that but I do have some updates to make up for it. CES is over and I’m sure everyone has heard about the XPS 13 . There is a great blog post on Direct2Dell with more information if you are interested, but I wanted to point out a few of the features that were suggested on IdeaStorm. Create a thin Dell XPS by retail_guy2009 - At less than three quarters of an inch, the XPS 13 has this idea covered. Carbon-Fiber notebook by griffon –...
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    Discussion on Enterprise Cloud Computing with Krishnan Subramanian, a GigaOM analyst and co-founder of CloudAve

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    From time to time on my weekly cloud blog posts, I will reach out to experts in the industry to give a broad perspective on the cloud marketplace including trends to watch for. If you have any contacts you wish me to speak with for blog posts, please let me know at @SpectorAtDell or stephen_spector@dell.com . Joining us today for a ten minute discussion on Enterprise Cloud computing and trends for 2012 is Krishnan Subramanian, a GigaOM analyst and co-founder of CloudAve . Krishnan’s bio...
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    The Cloud is Not Just for Techies Anymore

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    Note from Lionel: Rhonda Abrams is the Small Business and Entrepreneurship columnist for USAToday, the author of the bestselling business plan guide in the US - Successful Business Plan: Secrets and Strategies and more than 15 other books for entrepreneurs. Her books are used in 22 of the top 25 entrepreneurship programs in the US and been translated into more than 30 languages. She is the President of PlanningShop , creator of content for entrepreneurs. Register for her free business tips newsletter...
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    Dell Storage Forum: Dell, Technology and Partners are Better Together

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    Last week’s Dell Storage Forum in London was not only a great way to kick off the year but also an impressive illustration of how Dell’s storage business has grown and matured over the last eighteen months. Over this period Dell has been busy acquiring companies that bring new, innovative IP in the storage space – Compellent, Exanet and Ocarina to name a few – as part of a focused drive towards building the most robust storage portfolio on the market. More recently, in the...
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    Weekly Recap: Dell in the News - January 20 edition

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    Welcome to the latest edition of the Weekly Recap, your guide to the week's Dell-related news and happenings. Story of the Week How Michael Dell is reinventing Dell Inc. MarketWatch – Jan. 17, 2012 Since taking back the CEO’s office from Kevin Rollins in 2007, Michael Dell has been doing little but leading the reinvention of Dell Inc. And one day he may look back at 2011 as a high point in what’s proving to be a bold, even controversial, gambit to become a corporate IT...
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    5 Immutable Laws of Partner Satisfaction - And the Impact on Dell’s Channel Business in Asia – PART I

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    Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a nice holiday and had enough rest to start the New Year fresh and energized! When Iqbal first came to Dell from Cisco Systems, Dell was changing. He took the challenge because the change was going to be radical. Dell was getting into channel sales and there was a lot of transformational work to be done - transformational in the sense that even though Dell had worked with the Channel in the past, there was an intent to drive this business strategically such...
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    Catalyst Magazine Launch: What’s your challenge for 2012?

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    Now that we’re getting into the swing of the new year, it’s time to get down to business. Remember those silly resolutions about working-out every day and being nicer to our mothers-in-law? They’re just a distant memory and we are back to work thinking about professional and business goals for the coming year. As the new editor of Dell Catalyst magazine, I have several challenges ahead of me. This blog post is one of them! What challenges does the coming year hold for the rest...
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    Congratulations to Computerworld Premier 100 Honorees and Dell Customers Beth Jacob and Jim DiMarzio

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    Congratulations to Beth Jacob , CIO of Target Technology Services (TTS), the IT arm of Target Corporation and Jim DiMarzio , CIO of Mazda North American Operations . Dell recently nominated both Beth and Jim for the Computerworld Premier 100 IT Leaders award, and just this month it was announced that both Dell customers made it and are officially in the top 100 class of honorees. Beth has received this honor as a true industry leader that has lead Target’s IT division through extremely important...
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    A Guide to Finding Jobs at Dell

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    We have recently stepped up our game here at Dell regarding how we communicate with our job applicants. Accordingly, we have added some new social platforms and revamped some of the existing ones. Here are the key social platforms you can visit to find information on our current job opportunities: Facebook: Our official careers page for the U.S. is: http://www.facebook.com/CareersAtDell . We post jobs, articles and events and try to stay engaged with our applicants. LinkedIn: We have a corporate...
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    Dell AIM ranks in top three for systems management in SearchDataCenter.com 2011 Products of the Year

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    Dell’s momentum in the software arena is growing, and we’re glad to, once again, have one of our software offerings receive recognition. Dell Advanced Infrastructure Manager (AIM), part of the Virtual Integrated System (VIS) portfolio, received the bronze in Systems Management in SearchDataCenter.com’s 2011 Products of the Year Awards . Two features were highlighted as sealing the prize for Dell AIM: Its ability to “work with a variety of different vendors to maximize...
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    SaaS, Service Delivery, and the Public Sector

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    Editor’s Note: BMC today announced the industry’s first IT Service Management SaaS solution optimized for local, state, federal and higher-education markets. BMC Remedy OnDemand for Public Sector is expected to be the first ITSM SaaS solution to receive the U.S. Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program’s (FedRAMP) provisional authorization. The solution is hosted by Dell and helps government and higher education agencies meet security and compliance requirements. In...
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    The Alienware X51 Brings the Gaming Experience to New Frontiers

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    Update from John: I collaborated on this post with Frank Azor. He's the Product Lead for Alienware and is the one that's been part of the Alienware team for 16 years. Just wanted to make it clear that Frank co-authored this post. --------- As a gamer, it’s been a dream come true to lead Alienware’s product team for the majority of Alienware’s 16 years. Over that time we’ve seen some exciting innovations in the world of gaming. In 1996, video games weren’t...
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    B2B Social Media - What Is It and Why Should You Be Learning More About It

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    Sure you know what social media is… it’s Facebook and Twitter, LinkedIn and Google +, YouTube, SlideShare, Tumblr and the latest "addiction" - Pintrest. But what is it, really, and how can it add value to your business? There are several broad definitions of social media; most including definitions around an online network or content platform, information and/or communication tool, sharing, the ability to exchange and consume information, and real time status updates. I...
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    Video Demonstration of Hybrid Cloud Computing on Dell’s Public vCloud

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    Bijush Ramachandran from Cloud Computing Journal recently discussed the reasoning behind the growing interest in a hybrid cloud solution rather than a public or private cloud deployment. He notes that “it is becoming clear that the future that is emerging is a hybrid cloud model” and goes on to discuss the various technical issues involved in a successful hybrid cloud. For more on that discussion, go here . The increased interest in a hybrid cloud model for existing private cloud customers...
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    Dell launches IT planning Online Exchange

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    Responsible for your business’s day to day IT needs? Need to find time to focus on long-term planning and strategy? Wondering how to identify your IT priorities for 2012? With questions like these looming in the distance and the IT landscape changing at a minute’s notice, Dell has created an IT planning forum that provides you with tools and resources to help weed through the complexities of setting 2012 IT priorities and budgets. The IT planning forum will be tackling some of the...
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    When You Think Cloud, Think CRM

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    Note from Lionel: Rhonda Abrams is the Small Business and Entrepreneurship columnist for USA Today, the author of the bestselling business plan guide in the US - Successful Business Plan: Secrets and Strategies and more than 15 other books for entrepreneurs. Her books are used in 22 of the top 25 entrepreneurship programs in the US and been translated into more than 30 languages. She is the President of PlanningShop , creator of content for entrepreneurs. Register for her free business tips newsletter...
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    At NRF Dell affirms commitment to the connected consumer, announces Dell ProSupport for Retail and renewed partnership for Elo TouchSystems Products

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    This week at NRF , the retail industry’s premier event, we have the opportunity to reflect on the continuing evolution of the consumer and how our own solutions continue to grow to assist retailers, both large and small, address the needs associated with this change. It has become increasingly clear the retail industry is undergoing its largest disruptive change in decades driven by the consumerization of IT . The wide-spread use of smartphones and tablets in the shopping process as well as...
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    Calling all University Entrepreneurs! Dell wants to help you Change the World

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    What if you had an idea to change the world – could you make it happen? For university students around the world, the answer is YES! I’m thrilled to announce that the 2012 Dell Social Innovation Challenge (DSIC) is kicking off for this year. The Dell Challenge is our partnership with The University of Texas (UT) that provides a unique opportunity for university students from around the world to solve a social or environmental problem. We believe with a supportive community, tools, training...
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    Weekly Recap: Dell in the News - January 13 edition

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    Welcome to the latest edition of the Weekly Recap, your guide to the week's Dell-related news and happenings. Story of the Week Dell Unveils First-Ever, Ultra-Sleek Ultrabook [VIDEO ] Mashable – Jan. 11, 2012 Dell unveiled a powerful new ultrabook called the XPS 13 Tuesday at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, which boasts a thin, sleek exterior with powerful mechanics under the hood. Other Dell News Dell XPS 13 Ultrabook Offers Slim Profile, Enhanced Security...
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    Andy Eloff from Raw Thrills talks about gaming the system

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    If you’ve been to an arcade or living room lately, you know that video games have come a long way since the days of PAC-MAN. What you might not know is just how closely the technology behind the scenes looks like the PC under your desk, and how the battle to capture gamers hearts has evolved since the emergence of consoles and mobile phones. At the OEM CTO Summit (part of DellWorld 2011), I bumped into Andy Eloff of Raw Thrills and sprung at the chance to talk through the world of modern...
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