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"The Chinese proverb: May you live in interesting times. Well congratulations, we all live in very interesting times. And, from an IT perspective, we live in unprecedented times. What is happening is we have entered into the digital era. This is the biggest shift to happen in business since the industrial revolution", Joe Tucci, EMC Chief Executive Officer quoted during EMC World 2015.

"Together, we have an incredibly powerful set of capabilities. Our goal is to be your most trusted, most innovative partner...We believe we've created the next great technology company...and we've created it just for you." Michael Dell quoted Day One of "Dell Technologies"

Introducing Dell Technologies.

We believe technology exists to drive human progress on a global scale—to create new markets, reshape industries and improve the lives of every person on the planet. Our unique combination and unprecedented capabilities power true transformation for people and organizations everywhere.

These are unprecedented times, and the dawn of a new day as Dell Technologies.  For more information on Dell Technologies, please visit www.delltechnologies.com

EMC The Source podcast will also transform, more details on Dell EMC The Source over the coming weeks.  But first, having just returned from EMC VMworld 2016, I have a tremendous amount of content to share.  It's important to put that content into context.  VMworld 2016 August 28th to September 1, 2016 was conducted before the official creation of Dell Technologies on September 7th.  While my guests may refer to EMC product announcements and in some cases futures, rest assured all of the products and features will seamlessly transform to Dell EMC products, technologies and solutions. 

So while I may introduce a few of them as "Your Source for EMC Products, Technologies and Solutions" the only thing that has really changed is "Dell EMC" and the inclusion of additional products for expanding our already rich technology portfolio.   These are indeed "interesting times" and while I look back and thank Joe Tucci for all he has done, I look forward to the new dawn of Dell Technologies led by Michael Dell.

With that…  Let's go straight to what I consider the MUST ATTEND Breakout Session of VMworld 2016 in its entirety, unedited audio format, Chad Sakac (@sakacc) the VirtualGeek – The Edge is Still Bleeding.

SDDC9462-SPO - The Edge is Still Bleeding: A face-melting technical smorgasbord of all things Converged, Hyper-Converged, Cloud Native & Software Defined. 

Abstract: So much technology change. So much more business pressure. Do you feel the pace of change is becoming impossible? I do. That means it's time to make decisions about what's boring and what matters - and get focused. This is an incredibly difficult and mind blowing task for IT organizations to undergo. In this session, we will discuss all things related to converged and hyper-converged infrastructure, looking at buy vs. build models and what the future holds. We'll roll up our sleeves to examine Cloud Native Apps and take a look at Native Hybrid Cloud strategies, diving deeper into the Software Defined Storage world and view its impact in the modern data center - which by definition, lives on and off-premises. In typical Chad fashion, we'll get our hands dirty with tons of live demos and sneak peeks of Software Defined Storage and Cloud Native Solutions.

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EMC: The Source Podcast is hosted by Sam Marraccini (@SamMarraccini)

"MODERNIZE" that's the theme of the VMworld 2016 EMC booth. Yes, it's a marketing buzz world, but it does a perfect job capturing the global theme across all of our business units.   The EMC Solution Pavilion presence is front and center covering topics from converged systems, modern infrastructure, hybrid cloud, cloud native, modern analytics and data protection.  

I spoke to Aaron Chaisson, (@AaronChaisson) VP Global Portfolio Marketing, about his VMworld experience and how things have changes over the just the last view years. and what we can expect.

Be sure to subscribe to EMC The Source for more form VMworld 2016! Including Chads "Bleeding Edge", "EMC Customer Corner" and lots of product updated and VMware integration announcements.

If your using the app, be sure to check the bonus content for a video tour of the EMC Booth!

Don't miss "EMC The Source" app in the App Store.  Be sure to subscribe to EMC The Source Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher Radio or Google Play and visit the official blog at thesourceblog.emc.com

EMC: The Source Podcast is hosted by Sam Marraccini (@SamMarraccini)

be_TOMORROW – VWworld 2016 is less than a week away, and once again EMC is a Global Diamond Sponsor.  The EMC Solution Pavilion presence will be felt as soon as you enter the expo hall.  From converged systems, modern infrastructure, hybrid cloud, cloud native, modern analytics and data protection, we are clearly focused on the solutions our customers are looking for.

The EMC presence will be much more than just the expo hall. With over 12 breakout sessions, hands on labs and opportunities to interact with EMC executives, VMworld 2016 promises to be one to remember.  Get the latest including opportunities to "Ask Chad Anything" this week on EMC The Source.   See you in Vegas next week.

Don't miss "EMC The Source" app in the App Store.  Be sure to subscribe to The Source Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher Radio or Google Play and visit the official blog at thesourceblog.emc.com

EMC: The Source Podcast is hosted by Sam Marraccini (@SamMarraccini)

The Flash Memory Summit is an annual gathering of "People Making Flash Products Happen".   The conference was held in Santa Clara August 9-11, 2016.  EMC was a premium sponsor of the event, showcasing the latest in AL-FLASH product design and direction.   In addition, EMC was invited to participate in the General Keynote Sessions. 

EMC Fellow, Vice President of Emerging Media and friend of EMC The Source Podcast, Dan Cobb (@dcobbweb), hosted the Keynote – "Flash Storage Meets Persistent Memory – The Modern Data Center Changes Forever!" 

I was able to catch up with Dan as he headed into his keynote address.  That interview and the full content of the Keynote Session are this week's EMC The Source Podcast.

Don't miss "EMC The Source" app in the App Store.  Be sure to subscribe to The Source Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher Radio or Google Play and visit the official blog at thesourceblog.emc.com

EMC: The Source Podcast is hosted by Sam Marraccini (@SamMarraccini)

Big Data has traditionally been about the 3 V's: "Volume, Velocity & Variety".  The concept of Big Data has taken on different meaning to different people.  While EMC provides tremendous value to our customers via infrastructure for Big Data, the real value isn't necessarily the data itself but what you do with it.

This week Erin Banks (@banksek) joins us to talk the real value of Big Data – and it's not the data, it's what you can do with it – Data Analytics that lead to business results.

The EMC Taxonomy is designed to help our customers accelerate business results.  All based on EMC industry leading products, EMC Big Data Foundation, Systems and Solutions are designed with one goal in mind.  Find more at www.emc.com/bigdata

Don't miss "EMC The Source" app in the App Store.  Be sure to subscribe to The Source Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher Radio or Google Play and visit the official blog at thesourceblog.emc.com

EMC: The Source Podcast is hosted by Sam Marraccini (@SamMarraccini)

Enabling our customer Business Applications is at the heart of everything we do.  EMC AppSync is designed to simplify and automate the process of generating and consuming copies of production data.  By providing an abstraction layer between applications and underlying storage replication technology, AppSync simplifies the process of Application Replica creation.   This Integrated Copy Data Management (iCDM) tool provides an intelligent and simple to use interface that can provide application owners and VMware admins the ability to restore and clone their data, with or without leveraging the storage team.  The AppSync team recently released version 3.0 of the product, and Boaz Michaely (@BoazMichaely) AppSync Product Manager, gives us the details this week on EMC The Source Podcast.

Don't miss "EMC The Source" app in the App Store.  Be sure to subscribe to The Source Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher Radio or Google Play and visit the official blog at thesourceblog.emc.com

EMC: The Source Podcast is hosted by Sam Marraccini (@SamMarraccini)

Talk CI in the tech industry today, and most people think Converged Infrastructure, and rightfully so.  There is, however, a minority that immediately think Competitive Intelligence--the other CI.

While most associate Competitive Intelligence with Secret Agents and Espionage, that stereotype couldn't be further from the truth.

In fact, there are professional organizations like SCIP "Strategic and Competitive Intelligence Professional" dedicated to providing a platform for strategic intelligence, research decision-support tools process and analytics.

At EMC World 2016, Business Intelligence was a breakout session, the cross road of Competitive Intelligence and Market Intelligence.  That breakout session was in part delivered by Natalie Corridan-Gregg, Sr. Director of EMC Competitive Intelligence Team.  Natalie is also extremely active in EMC Women's Leadership Forum (WLF), cofounder of Women of World and idea behind "The Working Mother Experience"

Don't miss "EMC The Source" app in the App Store.  Be sure to subscribe to The Source Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher Radio or Google Play and visit the official blog at thesourceblog.emc.com

EMC: The Source Podcast is hosted by Sam Marraccini (@SamMarraccini)

Cloud Native Apps, and DevOps, may be the most overused terms in IT today; so what is EMCs plan? Matt Cowger (@Mcowger) stops by to help clarify the mud and introduce the EMC dotNext team.  Matt coordinated 42 sessions at EMC World 2016, all focused on Cloud Native Apps and DevOps.  10 sessions focused on Cloud Leadership and 32 technical code and modern operations.

Matt reviews the four forces in IT– Agile Methodology, DevOps, Microservices and Containers. All influencing each other, changing how applications are being built, deployed and managed.

May the Four Forces be with you! Matts Blog http:/www.exaforge.com

Don't miss "EMC The Source" app in the App Store.  Be sure to subscribe to The Source Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher Radio or Google Play and visit the official blog at thesourceblog.emc.com

EMC: The Source Podcast is hosted by Sam Marraccini (@SamMarraccini)

Returning to EMC The Source Podcast, Rajeev Dawar (@VirtuallyRaj) gives us an update on EMC Enterprise Hybrid Cloud, Native Hybrid Cloud and End-User Computing (EUC).  Rajeev also touches on the concept of the VM Vending Machine, all based on EMC converged offerings supporting our customers' workloads, regardless of requirements.  Rajeev also touches on his involvement in the EMC CTO Ambassador program.

Don't miss "EMC The Source" app in the App Store.  Be sure to subscribe to The Source Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher Radio or Google Play and visit the official blog at thesourceblog.emc.com

EMC: The Source Podcast is hosted by Sam Marraccini (@SamMarraccini)

Moving Microsoft applications to private, public, or hybrid cloud configurations requires experienced architects, best practices, and tools to ensure success. I sat down with Paul Galjan (@PaulGaljan), functional lead for EMC Microsoft Technologies.  We talked about Clouds, EMC Unity, Microsoft SQL Server 2016, Open Source, Exchange, SharePoint, Azure, Lynx… and that’s in the first few minutes. 

Don’t miss “EMC The Source” app in the App Store.  Be sure to subscribe to The Source Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher Radio or Google Play and visit the official blog at thesourceblog.emc.com

EMC: The Source Podcast is hosted by Sam Marraccini (@SamMarraccini)