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Moving Microsoft applications to private, public, or hybrid cloud configurations requires experienced architects, best practices, and tools to ensure success. I sat down with Paul Galjan (@PaulGaljan), functional lead for EMC Microsoft Technologies.  We talked about Clouds, EMC Unity, Microsoft SQL Server 2016, Open Source, Exchange, SharePoint, Azure, Lynx… and that’s in the first few minutes.  Don’t miss “EMC The Source” app in the App Store.  Be sure to subscribe to The Source Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher Radio or Google Play and visit the official blog at thesourceblog.emc.com EMC: The Source Podcast is hosted by Sam Marraccini (@SamMarraccini)

Together, EMC and Cisco are delivering the innovative hardware and software technologies and services that allow customer to create data centers by consolidating, virtualizing and automating data services. Cisco was one of three Diamond Sponsors of EMC World 2016.  Tim Rod (@timrod_cisco), Global Solutions Lead for EMC Federation Solutions, and Sean White (@SeaNmWhite) EMC Cisco Alliance stopped by the EMC Radio booth to talk elephants, mice and the latest EMC Cisco announcements. For more details, visit www.emc.com/cisco Don’t miss “EMC The Source” app in the App Store.  Be sure to subscribe to The Source Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher Radio or Google Play and visit the official blog at thesourceblog.emc.com EMC: The Source Podcast is hosted by Sam Marraccini (@SamMarraccini)

EMC Backup Solutions also experienced a modernization at EMC World 2016. EMC Enterprise Copy Data Management, Data Domain Cloud Tier, Virtual Data Domain and Isolated Recovery were among a truck load of new product and feature announcements at EMC World.  I tracked down Alex Almeida (@alxjalmeida), Technical Marketing Manager Backup Solutions.  We spent some time on the Expo Show Floor talking Backup highlights, then took a tour of the Modern Data Center. Don’t miss “EMC The Source” app in the App Store.  Be sure to subscribe to The Source Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher Radio or Google Play and visit the official blog at thesourceblog.emc.com EMC: The Source Podcast is hosted by Sam Marraccini (@SamMarraccini)

Everything we do at EMC is focused on helping our customers.  The Customer Corner is our way of highlighting one of those many customers. Mike Bishop is Managing Director and Chief Systems Architect at Prescient. He has orchestrated the development of a reliable data platform capable of transforming massive data volumes into an easy-to-understand heat map for mobile travelers; keeping them clear of dangerous situations with real-time security alerts, and that’s just the beginning. I had the opportunity to sit down with Mike in the EMC Radio Studio at EMC World 2016. It’s a remarkable story and the subject of this week’s EMC The Source Podcast.  Additional information available in the Prescient EMC Customer story.  Interested in the App, Prescient Traveler?  Check them out here http://www.prescient.com/ and be sure to tell them you heard about it at EMC World! Don’t miss “EMC The Source” app in the App Store.  Be sure to subscribe to The Source Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher Radio or Google Play and visit the o

EMC World 2016 has traditionally provided an opportunity for EMCs business units to showcase the latest and greatest. If the introduction of XtremIO, the Beast, in 2015 was the start, EMC World 2016 completes a full refresh of EMC Core Technologies portfolio.  Actually, much more than a refresh.  I sat down with Core Technologies SVP, Chris Ratcliffe (@ceratcliffe) at EMC World to get the details of everything Core Technologies. Chris was more than happy to provide some insight into what happens behind the scenes of EMC World. New product announcements included Enterprise Copy Data Management, Data Domain Virtual edition and, of course, EMC Unity.  We also talked EMC World Solutions Pavilion Modern Datacenter. Be sure to subscribe to EMC The Source for much more from the EMC World 2016 Radio Studio in future episodes. Don’t miss “EMC The Source” app in the App Store.  Be sure to subscribe to The Source Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher Radio or Google Play and visit the official blog at thesourceblog.emc.com

EMC Unity Breaks New Ground for All-Flash Storage Simplicity and Affordability.  That’s the headline from one of many EMC WORLD 2016 Press Releases. What’s this unification all about?  I sat down with those that know, fresh off the announcement at EMC World 2016.  Jeff Boudreau (@JeffBoudreau3), SVP and GM, Midrange Solutions, Craig Bernero, (@IPreact) Vice President, Development Engineering, Core Technologies  and Brian Henderson (@BHendu), Director Product Marketing to get the details. Try the Unity Virtual Appliance “UnityVSA” for FREE download here You can find replays of the Keynotes at www.emc.com/world Be sure to subscribe to EMC The Source for much more from the EMC World Radio Studio in future episodes. Don’t miss “EMC The Source” app in the App Store.  Be sure to subscribe to The Source Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher Radio or Google Play and visit the official blog at thesourceblog.emc.com EMC: The Source Podcast is hosted by Sam Marraccini (@SamMarraccini)

EMC World 2016; It’s a Wrap!  Back in Episode #40, Greg McCarthy (@GMcCarthy24) and I previewed everything EMC World 2016.   As we wrap up Greg and I share our thoughts and some highlights of the event! You can find replays of the Keynotes at www.emc.com/world Be sure to subscribe to EMC The Source for much more from the EMC World 2016 Radio Studio in future episodes. Don’t miss “EMC The Source” app in the App Store.  Be sure to subscribe to The Source Podcast on iTunes or Stitcher Radio and visit the official blog at thesourceblog.emc.com EMC: The Source Podcast is hosted by Sam Marraccini (@SamMarraccini)

SPECIAL REPORT:  The EMC World 2016 expo hall featured over 100 sponsors and exhibitors the the Dell | EMC | Intel “Experience Future-Ready” pavilion as one of the biggest.  Together DELL | EMC | Intel are delivering on Digital Transformation.  With the broadest set of strategically aligned businesses focused on data analysis and outcomes.  Find out more in this Special Episode of EMC The Source with Patricia Florissi (@PFlorissi) and Mahesh Sechadri Don’t miss “EMC The Source” app in the App Store.  Be sure to subscribe to The Source Podcast on iTunes or Stitcher Radio and visit the official blog at thesourceblog.emc.com EMC: The Source Podcast is hosted by Sam Marraccini (@SamMarraccini)

SPECIAL REPORT:  With the EMC World 2016 Day 2 Keynote fresh in the books, I sat down with Nina Hargas, EMC Chief Marketing Officer.  While today’s Keynote Session focused on modernizing your infrastructure, EMC World is all about modernizing; but what does that mean?  Modernizing is about change, it’s about enabling businesses to apply technology to make a difference.  Nina reviews how we have are helping our customers modernize, and how EMC World is helping to promote that message.  Find out more in this Special Episode of EMC The Source.    Don’t miss “EMC The Source” app in the App Store.  Be sure to subscribe to The Source Podcast on iTunes or Stitcher Radio and visit the official blog at thesourceblog.emc.com EMC: The Source Podcast is hosted by Sam Marraccini (@SamMarraccini)

SPECIAL REPORT: EMC World 2016 Day 1.  After thismorning’sEMC World Keynote, I had the privilege to sit down withthePresident of EMC Products and Marketing, Jeremy Burton. Withthis morning’s announcement of EMC Unity, we havesuccessfullyrefreshed all of our major product lines and introducednew productlines in the last 12 months.  All of our productsare designedto enable our customers to take the journey into thedigitalera. Jeremy and I talked pushing the envelope, challengingourselvesand staying focused on the customer.   We talked“DellTechnologies”, how the pieces fit together and theultimatequestion. Is 2016 the last EMC World?  New Era –NewWorld!   See you in Vegas May 8th – 11th 2017. Find out in this Special Episode of EMC The Source.   Be sure to check out the Bonus Video "EMC World Set UpTimeLapse" Don’t miss “EMCTheSource” app in the App Store.  Be sure to subscribe toTheSource Podcast on iTunes or StitcherRadioand visit the official blog at thesourceblog.emc.com EMC: The Source Podcast is hosted by

EMC World 2016 is less than a week away!  Keynote Sessions: David Goulden, Joe Tucci, Michael Dell, Jeremy Burton, Guy Churchward, C.J. Desai and Chad.  Guru Sessions featuring CEO’s, Authors, Technology Experts along with over 300 Technology Breakout Sessions, 40 IT Leadership Sessions and 30 Code/Modern Ops Sessions EMC World has something for every IT professional.  Not to mention the Global Partner Summit, Momentum, vLabs, EMC Proven Certification, The Women of World…   EMC World 2016 has it all. This week on EMC The Source Podcast, Greg McCarthy (@GMcCarthy24) and I preview everything that is EMC World 2016. Don’t miss “EMC The Source” app in the App Store.  Be sure to subscribe to The Source Podcast on iTunes or Stitcher Radio and visit the official blog at thesourceblog.emc.com EMC: The Source Podcast is hosted by Sam Marraccini (@SamMarraccini)

In EMC The Source Episode #7, I spoke to Ken Mills (@OtherKen) and Terry Gainer, former law enforcement officer with over 30 years’ experience on the force.   Terry outlined the rapid growth and challenges faced by law enforcement offices in connecting, storing and managing massive amounts of data in a Video Surveillance Data Lake. That conversation continued in Episode #29 with Steve Teitelbaum (@STeitelbaum), Surveillance Solutions Manager at Avnet Embedded. This past week at the International Security Conference (ISC West), EMC announced the availability of EVT (EMC Video Transport).  EVT is designed to enhance our customers’ video surveillance solutions by enhancing Edge to Core to Cloud capabilities.  This week on EMC The Source Podcast, Ken Mills (@OtherKen) and Frank McCarthy review all of the details. Don’t miss “EMC The Source” app in the App Store.  Be sure to subscribe to The Source Podcast on iTunes or Stitcher Radio and visit the official blog at thesourceblog.emc.com EMC: The Source Podcast is h

Customer application workloads drive just about everything we do here at EMC.  I’ve said many times, without end user applications there would be no need for any type of infrastructure.  From modernizing traditional workloads to enabling new web scale applications, EMC products are designed to help our customers reduce cost, simplify deployment, and enable application workloads all while mitigating risk. I recently sat down with Jason Kotsaftis (@Appsolutecloud), Sr. Director of EMC Workload Solutions.  Jason’s team focuses on traditional workloads (Oralce, Microsoft, SAP, VMware and the DBA Society) as well as third platform workloads (Splunk, Casandra, MongoDB, SAP HANA) along with consolidated combinations of both.  We talked workloads, mixing workloads and getting ready for EMC World 2016, this week on “EMC The Source” podcast. Don’t miss “EMC The Source” app in the App Store.  Be sure to subscribe to The Source Podcast on iTunes or Stitcher Radio for Apple and Android devices or the standard RSS Feed Her

The EMC product portfolio continues to evolve, and while flash technology is a big part of that evolution, it’s just the beginning. Software and architecture are required to unlock the real value of Flash. I recently spoke to Scott Delandy (@ScottDelandy), EMC Technology Director about exactly that, the software value of EMC Flash offerings. We talked VMAX All Flash, advanced data services, packaging, simplicity of use and his blog, My Bit Stream  This week on “EMC The Source” podcast. Don’t miss “EMC The Source” app in the App Store.  Be sure to subscribe to The Source Podcast on iTunes or Stitcher Radio and visit the official blog at thesourceblog.emc.com EMC: The Source Podcast is hosted by Sam Marraccini (@SamMarraccini)

Cloud computing continues to gain momentum across organizations of all sizes.  IDC estimates that 80% of IT service organizations will move to hybrid cloud environments by the end of 2017. What does a hybrid cloud do for your business?  What are the real business benefits?  More important, once you have determined that a hybrid deployment is the right cloud for you, where do you start?  How do you order a cloud?  How do you build a cloud?  What options are there?  Principled Technologies recently published an in-depth research report focused on uncovering the real-world value of a hybrid cloud deployment.  The report “IT service transformation with hybrid cloud: Buy or Build?”, details the journey of an average company’s path to a hybrid cloud.  The report includes a detailed breakdown of 3 year cost savings and all associated costs for both building and buying the required infrastructure.  The full report is available here and in EMC The Source App under bonus material for this episode. I recently spoke to K

XtremIO continues to redefine the way our customers manage and deploy their applications.  A scale out storage architecture combining ease of use with in memory metadata, providing a foundation for changing the way storage is viewed.  Storage is an enabler!  EMC announced the acquisition of XtremIO at EMC World 2012.  A year later at EMC World 2013, XtremIO was in Directed Availability and in 2014 XtremIO was the market leading All Flash Array on the planet.  XtremIO continues to transform our customers’ applications and data centers. And all along Josh Goldstein (@EMCXtremIO) has been leading the Product Marketing and Product Management.  Josh was recently promoted to Vice President of EMC Primary Storage Strategy.  I recently took a trip down memory lane with Josh and talked about the journey that is EMC XtremIO. Yes, you can still find the original Area 51 video here! Don’t miss “EMC The Source” app in the App Store.  Be sure to subscribe to The Source Podcast on iTunes or Stitcher Radio and visit the offi

2016 is the Year of Flash!  The last few episodes of EMC the Source Podcast covered the latest All-Flash Storage offerings here at EMC.  DSSD D5 and VMAX All-Flash represent a quantum leap in enterprise Flash storage offering.  While 2016 represents a monumental year for Flash, the cost tipping point, technology will continue to evolve. So what’s next?  What can we expect beyond 2016?  I sat down with Dan Cobb, Vice President of EMC Flash and Non-Volatile Strategy.  We talk skyscrapers, Jetsons, silicon and the blurring line between storage, memory and CPU. Don’t miss “EMC The Source” app in the App Store.  Be sure to subscribe to The Source Podcast on iTunes or Stitcher Radio and visit the official blog at thesourceblog.emc.com EMC: The Source Podcast is hosted By Sam Marraccini (@SamMarraccini)

DSSD D5 was only half of the EMC Quantum Leap event. If you missed last week’s EMC The Source Podcast Episode #32, be sure to get the DSSD D5 details with Will Layton. For the full launch replay, head here. In addition to DSSD D5, EMC introduced “VMAX ALL-FLASH”. EMC VMAX All Flash Arrays are architected to solve the CIO challenge of embracing a modernized Flash-centric data center and hybrid cloud while simultaneously simplifying, automating and consolidating IT operations. VMAX All Flash isn’t just bigger, better and faster, but it was engineered for the latest, high density Flash technology. These data services address the new requirements of the modern data center while continuing to deliver the reliability and availability EMC customers have relied on for decades.  I sat down with Mick Turner (@MickTurner508), fresh off his return from London.   Mick and I discussed what’s new with VMAX All Flash, its architecture, and how it fits into the EMC Storage Portfolio. For more details, visit www.emc.com/VMAX a

EMC Unveils DSSD D5: a Quantum Leap in Flash Storage: You have seen the Press Release and watched the live Quantum Leap event! DSSD D5: is 10Milliion IOPS, ~100 Microsecond Latency, 100GB/s Bandwidth and 144TB raw Flash in five U – Truly a Quantum Leap!  But what does it all mean? I sat down with the Vice President of DSSD Business Development, Will Layton (@WillLayton) at a recent customer briefing to get the latest. Will was more than happy to share some insight not only on the technology, but how it is helping our customers transform their operations to the Modern Data Center. For more details, visit www.emc.com/dssd and check the bounus section of EMC The Source Podcast for more information. Thanks for listening. Don’t miss “EMC The Source” app in the App Store. Be sure to subscribe to The Source Podcast on iTunes or Stitcher Radio and visit the official blog at thesourceblog.emc.com EMC: The Source Podcast is hosted By Sam Marraccini (@SamMarraccini)  

With all flash and hybrid configurations EMCs VNX platform provides a solid enterprise storage foundation for midrange customers.  Recently, I sat down with Brian Henderson (@bhendu) , Director Product Marketing EMC Midrange Solutions to get the latest developments.  From the Virtual VNX (vVNX), the small VNXe and full VNX 8000, we touched on just about everything VNX, from the VNXe starting as small as 8 physical drives all the way up to the VNX 8000 which scales to 1,500 drives.  We talk VNX on tour with U2, Tech on Tour! and the latest updates in the land of VNX including:  introduction of 3D NAND large capacity drives, EMC VPLEX support for advanced data availability and mobility and VDM Metro Syc stretch cluster support. Don’t miss “EMC The Source” app in the App Store.  Be sure to subscribe to The Source Podcast on iTunes or Stitcher Radio and visit the official blog at thesourceblog.emc.com EMC: The Source Podcast is hosted By Sam Marraccini (@SamMarraccini)