Data Center Evolution

EMC is clearly evolving toward a future where the biggest market opportunities are in open source, software-defined and commodity hardware, and that evolution can be seen in the raft of product announcements the Hopkinton, Mass.-based company made at EMC World 2015 last week in Las Vegas.

From hyper-converged infrastructure systems that rely on white-box servers to a wide-reaching push to make EMC software available on an open-source basis, EMC said it is preparing not just for the future, but for the steps it'll take toward that future. Partners at the conference said EMC is making the right moves.

"[EMC] seems to be progressing, coming out with innovative products and services," said Mark Bennett, systems engineer at OneNeck, a CRN Tech Elite 250 Winner. "And from the sales and marketing side, it's been great."

Here's a look at what EMC unveiled in Las Vegas.