Dell EMC The Source

Big Bad Data meets Wickedly Good Analytics, that's the theme of #DDAC17 the Disney Data and Analytics Conference.

Dell EMC, along with our partner Nvidia, sponsored the conference and spent most of our time talking with customers about the challenges of Big Bad Data. The Dell EMC Booth focused on the entire solutions track from Pivotal Application Development and Analytics to 14G PowerEdge Servers optimized for intensive data process and Dell EMC Isilon as the backend repository for massive amounts of data.

I spent some time with Dan Baskette (@DBBaskette), Technical Marketing Manager Pivotal, April Berman, PowerEdge Acceleration and Memory, and Thomas Burns, CTO Dell EMC Media and Entertainment Division.

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Bigger and better than ever!! That's the only way to describe the Dell Technologies & Dell EMC presence at VMworld 2017!   I sat down with Dell EMC Social Media Guru Greg McCarthy (@GMcCarthy24) to get the details, and wow are there details!!!

Dell Technologies will feature one of the largest LED walls ever seen on the Trade Show Floor.  It might seem like Magic, but it takes more than Magic and Wizards to make Digital Transformation happen. Hear from our customers that have started their journey, check out the sound studio, watch the Dell Canvas demo, participate in a Server Craft contest and Alienware VR experience.   Assemble your team and don't miss #TheGreatXscape, returning from Dell EMC World with amazing daily prizes. Become an "HCI Hero" in the HCI Zone – Can you unlock Captain vSAN? Find Dell EMC in the IoT section of the VMvillage.

Breakouts?   How about 25 Dell Technologies Breakout Sessions!

Including the annual Chad Sakac (@Sakacc) "State of the Union" – Wednesday 8:30-9:30!!! – Don't miss it.

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For details on both VMworld US and EMEA visit http://dellemcevents.com/

Some of the other breakout sessions include:

SQL Server Transformation Survey Results: Virtualization and IT Agility (VIRT1822QU), Sunday, Aug 27 (4:00pm - 4:30pm) Ask the Experts - Titans of Tech (PBO1281PU), Monday, Aug 28 (2:30pm - 3:30pm) VxRack SDDC Deep Dive: Inside the VxRack SDDC powered by VMware Cloud Foundation (PBO1064BU), Tuesday, Aug 29 (4:00pm - 5:00pm)  Modern Data Center Transformation: Dell IT Case Study (PBO1964BU), Thursday, Aug 31 (12:00pm - 1:00pm) State of the Union: Everything Multi-Cloud, Converged, Hyper-Converged and More! (PBO3334BUS), Wednesday, Aug 30 (8:30am - 9:30am) Deliver Real Business Results Through IT Modernization (STO3333BUS), Monday, Aug 28 (11:30am - 12:30pm) Workforce Transformation: Balancing Tomorrow's Trends With Today's Needs (UEM3332PUS), Tuesday, Aug 29 (2:00pm - 3:00pm) Modernizing IT with Server-Centric Architecture Powered by VMware vSAN and VxRail Hyper-Converged Infrastructure Appliance (STO1742BU), Thursday, Aug 31 (12:00pm - 1:00pm) Virtualize Active Directory, the Right Way! (VIRT1374BU), Tuesday, Aug 29 (4:00pm - 5:00pm) Harnessing the Power of Data in a Virtual World (LDT2800PU), Wednesday, Aug 30 (9:30am - 10:30am) Multisite Networking and Security with Cross-VC NSX: Part 2 (NET1191BU), Thursday, Aug 31 (12:00pm - 1:00pm) Hyper-Converged Infrastructure Alone Does Not Constitute a Private Cloud (PBO2872BU), Thursday, Aug 31 (10:30am - 11:30am) Enterprise-Grade Data Protection for VMware vSAN with EMC Recoverpoint for VMs (STO3068BU), Tuesday, Aug 29 (1:00pm - 2:00pm) The Software-Defined Storage Revolution Is Here: Discover Your Options (STO1216BU) Implementing Horizon 7 and Horizon Cloud on VxRail (ADV1589BU)

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The newly designed 14th generation of the Dell EMC PowerEdge server portfolio forms a secure, scalable compute platform that is the ideal foundation for cloud, analytics or software-defined data center initiatives. The new portfolio delivers innovation in three key areas:

1. Scalable business architecture optimizes data centers for a wide variety of new and emerging workload requirements
2. Intelligent automation via expanded APIs and the all-new OpenManage™ Enterprise console enable IT to spend more time on higher priority work
3. Integrated security protects customers' businesses and data for the life of the server

I caught up with Gene Chesser in the "Solution Bedrock" pavilion in the Dell EMC world solutions expo, we talked 14G servers and what makes them so different. The virtual rack can be found here!

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Before racing at the Buckeye Indoor Electronic Cart Track in Columbus, Ohio and after our Dell EMC customer event, I was able to catch up with Scott Phillips. Scott is an Advisory Technology Consultant for the Dell EMC Isilon product division.

We talked unstructured file data, access protocols, flash and ease of deployment, management and expanding seamlessly. For more details, visit www.dellemc.com/isilon

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What does Hyper Converged mean to your data base platforms? Licensing, performance, protection? Where does Software Defined Storage fit? Sam Lucido (@Sam_Lucido) stops by with the details this week on Dell EMC The Source Podcast.

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by with the details this week on Dell EMC The Source Podcast.

Dell EMC World 2017 included a complete refresh of all our core storage products.   I was able to catch up with Jeff Boudreau (@JeffBoudreau3), President of Dell EMC Storage.   We talked VMAX 950 All-Flash, XtremIO X2, Dell EMC Unity All-Flash, SC 5020, Isilon, and ECS.

High end, mid-range and unstructured storage, EVERYTHING was refreshed and upgraded at Dell EMC World 2017. Get the inside scoop directly from the source, this week on Dell EMC The Source.

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When the Dell and EMC industry leading portfolio of products came together, there was one area of overlap that our customers and the industry watched very closely. Mid-Range Storage… Unity and SC Series, both positioned as leaders by Gartner and IDC, which product would win? Turns out, while both are indeed industry leaders, they had always been positioned differently – different architectures and different personalities.

Brian Henderson (@bhendu) , Director Product Marketing EMC Mid-Range Solutions, sets the record straight, and the message was clear at Dell EMC World 2017.   We are doubling down on investments in both Dell EMC Unity and the Dell EMC SC Series. The introduction of Dell EMC Unity All-Flash and the SC Series storage arrays were the mid-range focus; but as always, it's the software enhancements that bring the real value.

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Dell EMC World provided a great opportunity to showcase everything that is happening here at Dell Technologies. If you made it to the back of the solutions expo, you couldn't miss the Virtual Converged Tour and "The Great Xcape Room".   A hands-on escape room focused on the simplicity of deploying the Dell EMC VxRail platform. The Xscape Room was one of the biggest hits of the expo.

The man behind the experience? None other than Colin Galagher (@WorldC3), Sr. Director, Hyper Converged Infrastructure Marketing.

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SAP S/4HANA is a real-time enterprise resource management suite for the digital business, offering personalized user experience with SAP Fiori. Deployable in the cloud or on premises, SAP S/4HANA will help your organization drive instant value across all lines of business, no matter your business size.   The Dell EMC 20 year track record of partnering alone with Auritas, offering the reach and expertise of a global SAP service company are the perfect match to help you on your SAP S/4HANA journey.

I spent some time with Deepak Sood, (@DeepakSood417) CTO and Chief Technology Officer at Aurtias. Deepak shared the thoughts and details behind the "ERP Migration to SAP S/4HANA – A Tactical Roadmap for Success" white paper you can find here.

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Jonas Rosland (@JonasRosland), Dell EMC Code Community Manager, joins me this week from Dell EMC World 2017 to talk all things Open Source.

Dell EMC was a sponsor of dockercon, why? What is the Dell EMC Code Community? What is REX-ray and how does it impact open source deployments? Is open source relevant to Dell EMC? How much is all this going to cost me? Get all the answers this week on Dell EMC The Source Podcast.

Interested? Join the Dell EMC Code Community here!

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