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Neuraspective™
EMC World 2014 was held at The Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas from May 5-8, 2014. This year, the theme has evolved to “Redefine”. Neuralytix believes that this year, above all other years, EMC’s messaging for the year ahead (and beyond) represented the most contemporary, relevant and progressive message from any technology company today.
Overall, the messaging at EMC World 2014 focused on the data-centered data center (a term that was introduced to Neuralytix by one of our Clients, Caringo, and one that Neuralytix will be using frequently moving forward).
Key Findings
Embracing of the reality that in today’s information business, it is not about saving costs, but generating growth.
EMC’s ViPR software-defined storage offering is maturing and adoption is accelerating.
EMC has adopted and promotes a much more inclusive approach to its competitors.
EMC’s elastic cloud storage fills a necessary gap between all cloud and all on-premise – reinforcing EMC’s message around hybrid cloud.