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1. Benchmarking Machine Learning Performance at Dell Technologies

   When it comes to training and inference workloads for machine learning models, performance is king. Faster system performance equates to faster time to results. But how do you objectively measure system ML training and inference performance? In a word, look to MLPerf. MLPerf is a machine learning benchmark suite from the open source community that sets a new industry standard for benchmarking the performance of ML hardware, software and services. Launched in 2018 to standardize ML benchmarks, MLPerf includes suites for benchmarking both training and inference performance. The training benchmark suite measures how fast systems can... READ MORE

2. Increased Automation and SMART Capabilities with SmartFabric Director 2.0

   As modern, open and software-driven networks change how cloud providers and enterprises approach the data center, the need to simplify management and increase efficiency across virtual and physical network environments has never been greater. Dell EMC SmartFabric Director, the industry’s only fabric management platform co-engineered by VMware and Dell Technologies, enables smarter fabrics and end-to-end management by connecting the physical world with the virtual world via an intent-based provisioning model. With SmartFabric Director 2.0, we take that vision further with the addition of capabilities that bridge the gap between the hardware-defined physical network and the software-defined... READ MORE

3. Dell Technologies Achieves Top Ranking in SQL Server TPC-H Benchmark

   If you want to find a list of the 20 best electric toothbrushes for 2020, you have plenty of options. But where do you go when you want to see a list of the top 10 data warehouse technologies?—probably not your regular social media channels. For those of you who don’t follow database benchmarking news, it’s the Transaction Processing Performance Council (TPC) that provides the most trusted source of independently audited database performance benchmarks. Two of TPC’s primary activities are creating good benchmarks and creating a process for auditing those benchmarks. Dell Technologies recently achieved the... READ MORE

4. Cloud Talks – Conversations with Industry Leaders

   “We don’t produce, consume, manufacture, sell, or interact with beer drinkers without technology being a critical component in all of that,” said Travis Morrison, IT Director of New Belgium Brewing, in the most recent episode of Cloud Talks. Cloud Talks is a new video series, produced by Dell Technologies in partnership with Intel, that features IT and industry leaders conversing about life in a multi-cloud world. By uniting these voices, these conversations dive into industry-specific use cases of cloud and edge technologies. The newly released 4th episode of Cloud Talks features Travis Morrison and Shelly Kramer,... READ MORE

5. Pedal to the Metal with VMware Tanzu

   How Dell EMC is Accelerating the Adoption of Tanzu with PowerProtect Data Manager DevOps these days is focused on four key imperatives: to build, run, manage and protect. And with our partner VMware’s announcement of Tanzu updates this week ahead of VMworld we are excited to be in lockstep with the progress we have made in this highly innovative space by bringing together end-to-end management and data protection for all Kubernetes workloads under a singular control plane. The run, build and manage journey for developers needs to also include protection of these ubiquitous workloads to guarantee... READ MORE

6. Simplify and Accelerate Modern Apps with PowerEdge + VMware vSphere

   With the launch of vSphere 7U1, VMware brings the fastest way to get started with Kubernetes in existing infrastructure, providing even more opportunities for PowerEdge and vSphere customers. The integration and partnership is designed to make running workloads on PowerEdge faster and easier than ever before. Today’s organizations face countless challenges on their journey to the hybrid cloud. Managing monstrous amounts of data, determining workload placement, running containers, juggling multiple operating models and dealing with infrastructure silos – all while prioritizing security – is no easy feat. Application modernization is often slow and expensive. And for... READ MORE

7. Dell EMC ObjectScale Early Access on VMware Cloud Foundation

   The next phase of object evolution: VMware, containers, and Kubernetes Many customers are looking to deploy object storage to support cloud-native apps without procuring and managing additional storage systems. This is why we have partnered with our colleagues at VMware to connect our leading object storage technology1 with VMware Cloud Foundation™ with VMware Tanzu™, to truly deliver a cloud operating model at scale. We are excited to announce the launch of ObjectScale Early Access* for select Dell Technologies customers. VMware is taking the application and infrastructure modernization space by storm. With the release of VMware Cloud... READ MORE

8. VxRail: Kubernetes at the Speed of Cloud

   Dell Technologies and VMware are dedicated to delivering tightly integrated products that help our customers get the most value out of their IT infrastructure investments, and today is the latest example of that commitment. In keeping with our 30-day synchronous release commitment, we are announcing integration with the latest VMware HCI software and Tanzu offerings. VMware Tanzu on Dell EMC VxRail integration is substantial news for customers. There also are plenty of new features in vSAN, vSphere and VMware Cloud Foundation that will benefit VxRail customers, regardless of where they are on their path to adopting... READ MORE

9. 5G: Where We Are and Where We’re Heading

   In the last few months, we have seen society’s embrace of technology accelerate dramatically. Automation, Artificial Intelligence, virtual experiences, autonomous vehicles and robotics have all become much more accepted as humanity realized what those technologies could mean to human progress. The global pandemic has also forced corporations to shift business models, redefine education, recast healthcare over distance and fundamentally opened the door to different ways to do almost everything we understood before COVID. At the same time, the wonders of technology have caused divides—both economic and geographic—that need to be addressed as we look to recover... READ MORE

10. Meet the Small and Mighty OEM Client Portfolio

    Our customers have been asking for smaller, more stable products that deliver the performance they require. We’ve listened and delivered: meet the Small and Mighty OEM client portfolio. These innovative platforms deliver the small form factors needed for unique OEM environments. And in response to your needs, we have options that deliver stability and extended life, the industrialized and rugged durability to get work done beyond traditional IT boundaries, plus the performance required for mission critical operations. Small equals powerful All these products are tiny and capable of being tucked away into the tightest of spots,... READ MORE