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Dell Technologies CFO Tom Sweet On The Chip Shortage, VMware Spin-Off And The Post-Pandemic IT Market
The global chip shortage has impacted everything from the production of game consoles and smartphones to computers and home appliances. One of the industries affected the most is tech, which saw an uptick in demand for PCs and laptops when Covid pivoted employees and students to work remotely. Even Dell Technologies, which has a global […]
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Critical vulnerabilities in VMware software targeted by hackers
The U.S Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure agency has warned companies to update and apply patches to VMware Center Server and VMware Cloud Foundation software after critical vulnerabilities were found exploited in the wild. The two vulnerabilities, formally named CVE-2021-21985 and CVE-2021-21986, were both detailed and patched by VMware on May 25. As is […]
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More APJ leaders exit VMware
Two more senior local VMware figures have left the vendor amid the turbulence of its impending spin-off from Dell Technologies. Sydney-based senior distribution manager Karen Delaney announced her upcoming departure from VMware on 8 May after almost four years with the company. Before joining VMware in 2017, Delaney held senior channel roles at Zscaler and Sophos. Writing […]
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Dell is spinning out VMware in a deal expected to generate over $9B for the company
Dell announced this afternoon that it’s spinning out VMware, a move that has been suspected for some time. Dell acquired VMware as part of the massive $58 billion EMC acquisition (announced as $67 billion) in 2015. The way that the deal works is that Dell plans to offer VMware shareholders a special dividend of between $11.5 […]
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Snowflake names VMware veteran Jon Robertson as APJ boss
Data platform vendor Snowflake has appointed Jon Robertson as its president of Asia-Pacific and Japan. In the newly created role, Robertson is responsible for driving the adoption and expansion of Snowflake’s Data Cloud in the local market to help customers use their data for business insights. “Jon brings extensive knowledge of the local market and a strong […]
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Nutanix and VMware Started as Partners. They’re Now Bitter Rivals
Read take a look at how friends Nutanix and VMware turned foes on Data Center Knowledge: Rivalry between Nutanix and VMware had been heating up for a few years before exploding in an all-out battle this last December. Nutanix lured away one of VMware’s top product executives, Rajiv Ramaswami, to replace its outgoing CEO. VMware […]
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VMware Cloud Guru Ajay Singh Leaves For Pure Storage
Just weeks after its cloud visionary Rajiv Ramaswami left for rival Nutanix, VMware has lost another cloud leader in Ajay Singh who departed this week to become chief product officer for Pure Storage. Singh was senior vice president and general manager of VMware’s Cloud Management business unit, which includes vRealize and vCloud product suites, for the […]
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Intel CEO Swan to be replaced by VMware CEO Gelsinger
Intel CEO Bob Swan will step down Feb. 15 and be replaced by VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger. The chip giant said in a statement that the CEO change wasn’t related to fourth quarter performance. Intel said it expects to top its fourth quarter guidance delivered Oct. 22. The company added that it “has made strong progress […]
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VMware takes legal action against Nutanix CEO Rajiv Ramaswami
Earlier this month, when Nutanix announced it was hiring former VMware COO Rajiv Ramaswami as CEO, it looked like a good match. What’s more, it pulled a key player from a market rival. Well, it seems VMware took exception to losing the executive, and filed a lawsuit against him yesterday for breach of contract. The company […]
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VMware and AWS joint engineering speeds up cloud-computing transition
Read Betsy Amy-Vogt take a look at how VMware and AWS are collaborating to make cloud computing transition easier for companies on Silicon Angle: Remember the traditional enterprises that were wary to take the journey to cloud? Many are regretting their caution as they hustle to transform under the pressure of the pandemic. “We’re starting to […]