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HISTORY OF CI, Part 2: Explosive Growth of Vblock (2011-2016)
Explosive Growth of Vblock, 2011-2016
VCE = The Virtual Computing Environment company, not VMware, Cisco, and EMC! “ Really!”
Did you miss Part 1 of our history series? Check it out here.
From its inception, VCE, and Vblock, has been…
HISTORY OF CI, Part 1: VBlock (2009 – 2011)
As members of the CONVERGED User Group, you're likely well-versed in the many technical and business benefits of converged infrastructure (CI) and hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI)—you work with it every day. Last year, CI hit its 10-year…
A Candid Conversation about COVID-19, VDI, and Business Continuity | Part I
As IT leaders continue to work through the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, CONVERGED is looking to bring insight and guidance to members. Today we’re sharing part one of a conversation we had with Sunny Arogunmati, VDI Principal…
A Candid Conversation about COVID-19, VDI, and Business Continuity | Part II
This is the second part of a two-part series. For Part I, please click here.
As IT leaders continue to work through the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, CONVERGED is looking to bring insight and guidance to members. Today we’re…
Board Spotlight: Walter Baziuk
Walter Baziuk, long-time CONVERGED User Group member and current member of the Board of Directors, recently sat down with the CONVERGED Team to share his experience with CI and the community we have cultivated around this infrastructure. Starting…
HCI in India: A Conversation with VMware’s Lee Caswell
This post originally appeared on cmrindia.com, which you can find here.
Lee Caswell is Vice President of Product Marketing, Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI) Business Unit, VMware. Lee Caswell leads a team driving the customer adoption…
Discovering PowerOne with the SVP of Product Engineering
During the 2019 Dell Technologies Summit in Austin, TX, Dell EMC announced the launch of PowerOne, an Autonomous Infrastructure solution that allows IT administrators to simplify their IT operations and focus on the bigger picture instead of…
Board Member Spotlight: The Best Interview Question I Almost Never Had
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared on LinkedIn.
By: Suzan Pickett, VP/Director of Converged Infrastructure at U.S. Bank; Director, CONVERGED User Group
36 hours, six flights through cities nowhere near my destination, a freaky…
HCI + Hospitality: A Celtic Manor Story
When it comes to HCI management, there are few people who have a better sense of the decision-making implications than Chris Stanley. An IT manager for 11 years, Chris worked in a range of industries including macadamia nut farming and IT retail…
Board Member Sotlight: A Conversation with a Senior Director of Enterprise Engineering
After more than 3 years of involvement with the CONVERGED User Group, Jonathan Toulon (JT) has recently been named president of our Board of Directors. JT recently sat down with CONVERGED to tell us more about his experience with Dell Technologies…
Welcome to the CONVERGED Connect Blog
Welcome to the CONVERGED Connect blog! In our community, we are dedicated to ensuring our members are positioned for success with the most relevant information and use-cases that will help them grow, optimize, and strategize using Dell EMC’s…