Reflections

The IT Forecast – Especially for Partners – Is Becoming Cloudy

 

Gregg Ambulos, SVP Global Channel Sales

 

In this headline, I’m actually referring to a couple of things. Yes, the cloud (for this post, virtual storage) is becoming more pervasive– no news there. But perhaps not as obvious is how this changing IT environment is clouding the previously distinct lines between the business models of our various partner types.

CIO Oasis in Las Vegas

 

Vic Bhagat, Executive Vice President, Corporate Services and Chief Information Officer

 

While Las Vegas is known for its bright lights, vibrant atmosphere and clattering casino sounds, I was most enamored and impressed with the energy and enthusiasm at my very first EMC World conference.

I spent my first 120 days with the company drinking from the proverbial fire hose – getting to know the company’s employees, business units and products and services.  However, I was equally inspired by the unvarnished conversations I had with the more than 70 CIOs attending EMC’s CIO Summit at EMC World. 

Mainstreaming Sustainability

 

Kathrin Winkler, Chief Sustainability Officer

 

At EMC, as in many leading companies, we believe in mainstreaming sustainability. Rather than belonging to a single team, we see it as a shared responsibility and as a pervasive consideration in how we conduct business.

Backup Is Broken – But Why?

 

Stephen Manley, Chief Technology Officer, EMC Backup Recovery Systems Division

 

“Well, at least you brought lunch.” – Every CIO’s reaction after I tell them we’re going to talk about backup.

Backup is broken. Backups are slow and restores are even slower. Even worse, application administrators assume they’re unprotected because they have no visibility into backup processes. To compensate for these limitations, IT teams deploy point data protection products. Snapshots, clones and replicas can improve backup and recovery performance while giving the data owners more control. However, they can also lead to internal chaos, which can have significant business and IT performance side-effects.

Educating Business Leaders To Exploit Big Data

 

Bob Savage, Vice President and Managing Director, EMC Ireland

 

Across every sector and in every boardroom, Big Data is disrupting business models.

The challenge facing enterprises is how to monetise data and drive new revenues. To do that, organizations will need data savvy and business savvy innovators who can trigger a wave of next-generation applications and tightly honed business models and strategies. To keep pace with demand, governments and the private sector will need to invest in education programmes that can generate the skilled talent needed to exploit the global Big Data opportunity.