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Michael Dell: EMC Acquisition Sets Stage For 'Much Stronger' Relationship With Cisco

'I do think VCE is a great business, and it sets the stage for a potentially much stronger partnership with Cisco going forward, which you might be surprised to hear me say,' Dell said, 'but their new CEO Chuck Robbins and I had a lot of good discussions in the last day.'
Dell Buys EMC: Top 10 Partner Takeaways

Let's unpack the largest tech deal ever and take a closer look at how this acquisition will impact channel partners.
Would A Dell-Owned VMware Throw Monkey Wrench Into Dell-Microsoft Relationship?

As the dust settles from the blockbuster Dell-EMC deal, partners of VMware and Microsoft have different views on what will happen if Michael Dell decides to keep VMware as opposed to spinning it off.
VMware Shares Hammered After Dell-EMC Deal Unveiled, Analyst Warns Of 'Nightmare' Scenario

The blockbuster news of Dell's bid to acquire EMC and VMware for $67 billion has sent some investors running for the exits, but are their fears warranted?
SimpliVity CEO: Dell-EMC Is Our Chance To Show Off Real Innovation

SimpliVity CEO Doron Kempel said Monday at the Best of Breed Conference in Orlando, Fla. that Dell's $67 billion bid to acquire EMC is a huge opportunity for his company to show off technology that is more about the future than the past. From ITBestofBreed.com
Partners Embrace Dell-EMC Deal Creating Channel Behemoth, Welcome Enterprise Push

Partners cheer Dell's aquisition of EMC, saying the deal will kick channel strategy into overdrive, grow Dell business and solidify Dell as their primary vendor.
CRN Exclusive: Dell's Haas On Creating A Tech Industry Powerhouse, Melding Channel Progams And Sales Organizations

Marius Haas, Dell's chief commercial officer and president of enterprise solutions, says he has already begun receiving notes from partners excited to make the most of the combination of Dell, EMC and VMware.
Done Deal: Dell Buys EMC-VMware In $67 Billion Deal, Partners See New World Enterprise Order

It's now official. Dell has acquired EMC in a $67 billion deal that is the largest in this history of the IT industry and has major ramifications for the channel.
Report: Dell Set To Buy EMC In $65 Billion Deal, Biggest Tech Merger Ever Will Include Go Shop Provision

The historic deal, which includes a provision for EMC to seek other suitors, was being negotiated directly between Dell CEO Michael Dell and EMC CEO Joe Tucci, according to Re/code.
Report: Dell Will Offer $33 Per Share For EMC, Deal Could Come As Soon As Monday

The deal would include $40 billion in financing and the value of a tracking stock in VMware, according to a Bloomberg report.
Report: Dell Raising Funds For Blockbuster EMC Buy, VMware Will Be Part Of Deal

The deal would give Dell control of one of the crown jewels of the IT industry, which would be fine as long as Dell kept VMware independent as EMC as done, channel partners said.
Partners: EMC Talks Show Michael Dell Is On A Mission To Storm The Enterprise

A bid for EMC by Dell founder and CEO Michael Dell would be another sign of how committed he is to transforming the onetime PC kingpin into an enterprise computing market leader, solution providers said.
25 Acquisitions That Paved The Way For Dell's Enterprise Evolution

Dell has spent $14 billion on acquisitions since 2006, and most of that money spent was on enterprise-focused companies. Here are the 25 most significant acquisitions made by the tech giant.
Report: Dell In Talks To Buy EMC, Partners See Potential For New Enterprise Powerhouse

Solution providers are cheering a potential Dell-EMC union as a market-shaking game-changer that would create a three-way battle for the data center with Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Cisco.
Axis President: We're Off 'Hamster Wheel,' Growing

The president of Axis Business Solutions tells how the New Hampshire-based company is gaining market share by moving away from the traditional VAR business roadmap with hyper-converged technology.
Sources: Apple Dumps VMware Licensing Agreement, Will Step Up Deployment Of Open-Source KVM Virtualization

Apple recently backed out of an extension to a 4-year-old VMware enterprise licensing agreement, and sources tell CRN it'll be replacing some of its corporate IT infrastructure with open-source KVM.
Lenovo Looking To Double X86 Business, Partner With Synnex Around Mobility

Lenovo is working on a distribution agreement with Synnex for Motorola mobile devices and wants to double the size of its x86 server business by 2017.
100 People You Don't Know But Should 2015 (Part 1)

CRN salutes the under-the-radar players that make sure solution provider partnerships thrive and channel business gets done.
HP Moves To Manage Debt Before The Split Into Hewlett Packard Enterprise and HP Inc.

HP wants to retire some debt and help ensure the smooth transition into the two separate businesses.
What's Happening With The Partnership Between Microsoft And Hyper-Converged Startup Nutanix?

Microsoft and Nutanix partnered up last July and earlier this year said they were working on a deeper relationship, and now partners on both sides are eager to find out what's coming next.

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Michael Dell: EMC Acquisition Sets Stage For 'Much Stronger' Relationship With Cisco

Dell Buys EMC: Top 10 Partner Takeaways

Would A Dell-Owned VMware Throw Monkey Wrench Into Dell-Microsoft Relationship?

VMware Shares Hammered After Dell-EMC Deal Unveiled, Analyst Warns Of 'Nightmare' Scenario

SimpliVity CEO: Dell-EMC Is Our Chance To Show Off Real Innovation

Partners Embrace Dell-EMC Deal Creating Channel Behemoth, Welcome Enterprise Push

CRN Exclusive: Dell's Haas On Creating A Tech Industry Powerhouse, Melding Channel Progams And Sales Organizations

Done Deal: Dell Buys EMC-VMware In $67 Billion Deal, Partners See New World Enterprise Order

Report: Dell Set To Buy EMC In $65 Billion Deal, Biggest Tech Merger Ever Will Include Go Shop Provision

Report: Dell Will Offer $33 Per Share For EMC, Deal Could Come As Soon As Monday

Report: Dell Raising Funds For Blockbuster EMC Buy, VMware Will Be Part Of Deal

Partners: EMC Talks Show Michael Dell Is On A Mission To Storm The Enterprise

25 Acquisitions That Paved The Way For Dell's Enterprise Evolution

Report: Dell In Talks To Buy EMC, Partners See Potential For New Enterprise Powerhouse

Axis President: We're Off 'Hamster Wheel,' Growing

Sources: Apple Dumps VMware Licensing Agreement, Will Step Up Deployment Of Open-Source KVM Virtualization

Lenovo Looking To Double X86 Business, Partner With Synnex Around Mobility

100 People You Don't Know But Should 2015 (Part 1)

HP Moves To Manage Debt Before The Split Into Hewlett Packard Enterprise and HP Inc.

What's Happening With The Partnership Between Microsoft And Hyper-Converged Startup Nutanix?

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