Last week, we gave you a rundown of top analysts to watch at Dell Tech World 2018. Here’s a look at what they had to say about the big trends that will dominate the cloud industry over the next year, as well as other great observations coming out of the four-day event.
Torsten Volk, EMA
If you only remember one single thing from Dell Technologies World 2018, it has to be the core message on this slide: Dell aims to offer one central operations model to manage any device, any application, on any cloud. @ema_research news: #DellTechWorldhttps://t.co/BOTgY1nC59pic.twitter.com/xljLmANCwT
— Torsten Volk (@TorstenVolk) May 1, 2018
Talking about Dell’s vision for the long term. You believe Michael when he says he wants to change the world with tech and do what’s right. #DellTechWorld@ema_researchpic.twitter.com/0Jhq0ph9aK
— Torsten Volk (@TorstenVolk) April 30, 2018
#DellTechWorld You gotta use a lot of cool stuff to be successful in the future: AI, IoT, multi cloud, DevOps. I love Michael Dell’s enthusiasm around each one of them. @ema_research
— Torsten Volk (@TorstenVolk) April 30, 2018
Woah, big highlight hearing the sound of a real McLaren driving on stage #DellTechWorld talking about there formula 1 s 20 year history in data analytics. That’s how we need to run our data centers... for these guys every millisecond counts or they loose. @ema_researchpic.twitter.com/yp2PVcwQ1w
— Torsten Volk (@TorstenVolk) May 1, 2018
Roy Illsley, Ovum
#DellTechWorld@ovum over the past four decades the pendulum of centralization and distribution have driven the technology adoption. Hybrid- and edge- cloud will see this balance rather than be a single dominant approach
— roy illsley (@royillsley) April 30, 2018
#DellTechWorld@ovum virtustream plays a significant role in linking vmware private and public cloud to the hybrid multicloud environment. That is why virtustream were leaders in Ovum's ODM on IaaS 2017
— roy illsley (@royillsley) April 30, 2018
#DellTechWorld@ovum success going forward is different from success in the past and it starts with data, this allows the products/solutions smarter that gets more data so the cycle continues.
— roy illsley (@royillsley) April 30, 2018
#DellTechWorld@ovum building a cloud the hard part is organizational change, the tech just works. So plan the journey and make sure your employees are with you
— roy illsley (@royillsley) April 30, 2018
Edwin Yuen, ESG
It's great to see Dell Technologies have not just women in their keynotes and sessions but to consistently see women in senior leadership roles. #DellTechWorldpic.twitter.com/k8gH9g7Tor
— Edwin Yuen (@edwinyuen) May 2, 2018
Multi-cloud adoption is already here. Our @esg_global research shows that 81% of organizations are already using 2 cloud providers & 53% are using 3 or more. #DellTechWorldpic.twitter.com/hm5c0b8e9y
— Edwin Yuen (@edwinyuen) May 1, 2018
Key takeaway from @JClarkeatDell keynote about AI/ML. It's about doing something with the data and doing it in a usable timeframe. The focus now is getting the data and the long term focus needs to be on use, not aggregation. #DellTechWorldpic.twitter.com/UhI8nqqCHj
— Edwin Yuen (@edwinyuen) May 1, 2018
If all tech conferences did this, I think they would all be more fun to attend. #DellTechWorldpic.twitter.com/R0e5Hnf5He
— Edwin Yuen (@edwinyuen) May 2, 2018
And here are a few bonus tweets from other analysts that joined us at this year’s Dell Tech World:
Elaina Stergiades, IDC
Back in Boston after terrific meetings & conversations at #DellTechWorld - thanks to @Stelow@mirageas@dcmatson for an informative and engaging week!
— Elaina Stergiades (@SW_Support) May 4, 2018
John Roese makes a great point: full AI adoption requires machines talking to machines, which is pretty complex today—tech has to make that easier #DellTechWorld
— Elaina Stergiades (@SW_Support) May 2, 2018
Very nice to hear @aplusk close his #DellTechWorld remarks focusing on using machines to improve the human condition. Hoping we can all keep that top of mind.
— Elaina Stergiades (@SW_Support) May 2, 2018
Prediction from @aplusk: arduous, difficult, unpleasant things we do will be automated; we will transform into an economy of happiness - people can focus on doing thing that make them happy #DellTechWorld
— Elaina Stergiades (@SW_Support) May 2, 2018
Scott Sinclair, ESG
#DellEMC is delivering the IT power necessary for Digital Transformation to the masses. Thoughts from #DellTechWorldhttps://t.co/zBpRmrUDwi
— Scott Sinclair (@Scott_Sin) May 3, 2018
A Lot of things have impressed me at #DellTechWorld and the interview with Ashton Kutcher is up near the top. Impressive individual
— Scott Sinclair (@Scott_Sin) May 2, 2018
Rhett Dillingham, Moor Insights & Strategy
JeffC on @DellEMC's 5 trends accelerating Digital Transformation: 1) Immersive & Collaborative Computing, 2) IoT, 3) Multi-Cloud, 4) Software-defined Everything, 5) AI/ML. Net: "It's all about your data. We think at the core of that is a modern data center." #DellTechWorldpic.twitter.com/DvI2OWerCC
— Rhett Dillingham (@rhettdi) May 1, 2018
PaaS customer theme at #DellTechWorld: #DellEMC + #VMware + #Pivotal delivering well on cloud transformation for Late Majority Fortune500 cloud platform adopters where many appreciate prescriptive full stack guidance - ex: Albertsons. Builds on @pivotal success in Early Majority. pic.twitter.com/gAHEbuS7jo
— Rhett Dillingham (@rhettdi) April 30, 2018
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