It’s official: VMware and Dell have split
VMware and Dell have untied the knot that has held them together since 2016, giving VMware new flexibility for partnerships and investment. VMware is once again a standalone company as it has...
IT vendors push on-prem, pay-per-use hardware
Cisco, Dell, HPE, and others are ramping up efforts to deliver usage-based pricing models and managed services for on-prem servers, storage and networking gear. A flurry of announcements from hardware...
VMware, Dell split to form independent firms
VMware and Dell say separating gives both companies financial flexibility but lets them continue to grow their technology-development partnership. After many months of wrangling, Dell Technologies says it is spinning...
Dell launches Apex, a per-use hardware-leasing program
Dell’s Apex program is designed to accelerate adoption of IT-as-a-service, starting with storage-as-a-service across public cloud providers. All of the major IT hardware suppliers to one degree or other have...
Is COVID-19 vendor financing for enterprise gear a good deal?
IT vendors are offering billions in financial aid to keep enterprise IT sales from being canceled and partners afloat, but do they benefit customers? In the wake of coronavirus-related shutdowns...
IT vendors offer new financing options for cash-strapped enterprises
Cisco, Dell, HPE, and Nutanix craft payment deferrals, lower initial payments and trade-in deals as short-term sweeteners for businesses that need new gear but whose budgets are pinched by COVID-19....