Dell officially closes historical EMC acquisition

Dell’s acquisition of EMC, the largest tech deal in history, formally closed yesterday. The $67 billion deal was officially announced in October. Dell’s official statement boasted the combination of EMC’s assets to Dell’s portfolio creates $74 billion of services that are used by 98 percent of Fortune 500 companies. While this historical merger opens the…

Four tips for a successful data center transition

With the new year beginning, CIOs everywhere are evaluating current operations, and looking for room for improvement. Whether it’s taking the plunge and committing to a cloud-computing centric data center, or just overall consolidation, data center transitions are a necessary part of a successful data management scheme. A transition can be overwhelming without the right…