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David Wagner
David Wagner, White Glove Blogger
3/9/2012 - If you don't mind, I'd like to run a little 30-second experiment for the Geekend. If possible, I'd like you to do this in front of a full keyboard. Laptops are OK, but if you're reading ...
Curtis Franklin Jr.
Curtis Franklin Jr., Executive Editor
3/9/2012 - How important is offshoring to your financial services company's information strategy? If you're like many CIOs in the field, you've spent a nontrivial amount of time coordinating the ...
Bruce Rayner
Bruce Rayner, Contributing Editor, Enterprise Efficiency OEM
3/9/2012 - This post is a continuation of this week's theme of "peak" resources. This time, the attention is on the most essential resource of them all: water.
Greg Laugero
Greg Laugero, President, Industrial Wisdom
3/9/2012 - In the last few years, there has been an emerging understanding of the value of releasing customer-facing software products and channels that have good user experiences. Back in the 1990s, ...
Curtis Franklin Jr.
Curtis Franklin Jr., Executive Editor
3/8/2012 - How's the weather where you are? If you're in North America, the answer this winter has generally been "Pretty nice, thank you." And depending on the nature of your business, that has been ...
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Bob Ganley
Bob Ganley, Senior Solutions Consultant
3/9/2012 - Most people think of the "Freshman 15" as the phenomenon of new college students gaining extra weight during their first year in college. This is different, but still... don't let this ...
Stephen Spector
Stephen Spector, Cloud Evangelist, Dell
3/8/2012 - An interesting part of my job as a cloud evangelist is trying to explain to my parents what exactly a cloud is. In fact, I get this question several times a week in normal chats with ...
Nicole Smith
Nicole Smith, Dell enterprise technology blogger
3/7/2012 - Today, Enterprise Efficiency is kicking off a four-part series of Webinars exploring efficient infrastructure. At 2:00 p.m. EST, log in for "Conquering Challenges in the Virtual Era: ...
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Friday March 9, 2012 4:10:19 PM
'bye, y'all.
Friday March 9, 2012 4:01:46 PM
Have a good weekend y'all!
Friday March 9, 2012 4:00:59 PM
Lol
Friday March 9, 2012 4:00:28 PM
Oh, @Sara -- now I've just got to Humty Dance on out of here!
Friday March 9, 2012 4:00:19 PM
ThANks Sara
Friday March 9, 2012 3:59:49 PM
Have a great weekend everyone! We'll look forward to hearing from you next week.
Friday March 9, 2012 3:59:41 PM
@Nemos  As awesome as that string quartet cover a Metallica song is, I think it's a little depressing for you to listen to at this time. Listen to something absurd and upbeat like The Humpty Dance  
Friday March 9, 2012 3:59:23 PM
Oh, @David, you've got to see the one at DisneyWorld -- it even has video games in the final scene!
Friday March 9, 2012 3:58:57 PM
Yes, i should go eat lunch. Have a great weekend everyone, and do the experiment for me on the Geekend!
Friday March 9, 2012 3:58:53 PM
:) @curtis
Friday March 9, 2012 3:58:53 PM
Thanks, everyone, for making this a really great Friday chat. I've had a great time and learned a great deal.
Friday March 9, 2012 3:58:37 PM
Great choice!
Friday March 9, 2012 3:58:29 PM
It was fun! Have a great weekend everyone.
Friday March 9, 2012 3:58:27 PM
In fact, there is a ride at Disneyworld called the Carousel of Progress that is supposed to be updated to show new gadgets. But Disney has let it go unchanged for too long. Now, in the final scene where it is supposed to be talking about our...
Friday March 9, 2012 3:58:07 PM
Oh, @Nemos, I LOVE Apocalyptica! Good choice!
Friday March 9, 2012 3:57:58 PM
BYE all and thank you (special thanks to Sara,)
Friday March 9, 2012 3:57:38 PM
Well my friends I'm afraid I have to leave now. It was, as always, lovely to spend my Friday afternoon with you.
Friday March 9, 2012 3:57:05 PM
@angelfuego- Yes, not only do i remember car phones, but I remember that even when cell phones were cheap enough for normal folks to have them, and they didn't reside in the car anymore, people called them car phoens for years.  
Friday March 9, 2012 3:56:54 PM
to close our chat I propose this song http://youtu.be/ei0XIkSK86Q
Friday March 9, 2012 3:56:28 PM
@angelfuego, I do remember car phones! "The Rockford Files" always featured Jim Rockford calling the mobile operator to make connections from his car! We never had one, but they always seemed the ultimate for luxury or high-value consulting...
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Tom Nolle
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Amazon's zillionth EC2 price reduction should be sending a message: Businesses in general, and SMBs in particular, need to look beyond IaaS to find the cloud revolution. Amazon's greatest discounts are coming in more platform-like offerings.
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Government CIOs on tight budgets have to try extra hard to retain staff who are being pursued by head-hunters.
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2|22|12   |   2:15   |   4 comments

Apple's supposed to be cooperating with Microsoft to create an Office version for the iPad, but this notion seems like a bad idea for all the parties involved. Not only does it undermine a Windows tablet, it undermines iCloud!
David Wagner
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Project Lightning Streamlines Storage
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EMC's Project Lightning has matured into a product set, and it's important, less because it has new features or capabilities in storage technology and management, than because it may package the state of the art in a way more businesses can deploy.
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Having a backup plan for a major outage is crucial.
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LinkedIn recently raised a firestorm of controversy when it allowed itself to use your name in its social marketing. Is this really a big deal?
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Get rid of your silos by thinking of them as beaches instead.
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1|31|12   |   2:29   |   6 comments

A recent poll shows 46% of Americans are willing to wait a really long time for Internet ads.
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1|27|12   |   2:13   |   15 comments

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Social/Apps Integration for Enterprises
1|18|12   |   2:11   |   5 comments

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1|12|12   |   2:18   |   No comments

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1|4|12   |   1:57   |   No comments

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11|30|11   |   3:15   |   1 comment

The Dell World conference changed how CIOs and original equipment manufacturers will approach their work, and it changed how people perceive Dell.
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11|11|11   |   8:10   |   1 comment

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Out of the Box Talk: JP Sarkis: IT Transformation
11|11|11   |   5:58   |   No comments

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11|11|11   |   10:30   |   No comments

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Out of the Box Talk: August Calhoun & Jamie Coffin: Innovation in Healthcare
11|11|11   |   7:31   |   No comments

Jamie Coffin and August Calhoun, Dell Healthcare and Life Sciences, share their vision on innovation within healthcare using an illustrated whiteboard in this Out of the Box discussion.
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11|11|11   |   3:03   |   1 comment

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Out of the Box Talk: Michael Dell & Marc Benioff at Dell World, Part 3
11|11|11   |   3:15   |   No comments

Michael Dell and Marc Benioff CEO in a humorous lightning-round Q&A with Dell Services CMO Colette LaForce onstage at Dell World.
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11|11|11   |   5:34   |   No comments

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Out of the Box Talk: Michael Dell & Marc Benioff at Dell World, Part 1
11|11|11   |   4:07   |   No comments

Michael Dell and Marc Benioff CEO share an entertaining exchange on the genesis of cloud computing in an exclusive Dell Services Out of the Box presentation.
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Out of the Box Talk: Steve Schuckenbrock: Cloud & the Future of IT Services
11|11|11   |   11:14   |   No comments

Steve Schuckenbrock, President of Dell Services, chats with Dell Services Vice President and CMO Colette LaForce about the "yes, now" mindset of IT users today and the ways cloud is enabling business transformation.
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Out of the Box Talk: Rick Mears: Innovation at Owens & Minor
11|11|11   |   7:49   |   No comments

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10|31|11   |   6:42   |   No comments

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10|24|11   |   10:34   |   No comments

Johnny Ola and Roy Ritthaler of BMC Software meet executive editor Curtis Franklin at Dell World to talk about the latest technology for building and managing an enterprise cloud.
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Dell World: VMware Moving to Cloud & Client
10|20|11   |   6:07   |   No comments

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10|20|11   |   1:41   |   No comments

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Dell World: Healthcare Supplier Uses Dell Strategic Services
10|19|11   |   4:08   |   No comments

The CIO of Owens & Minor says he’s using Dell’s new business strategy services to better serve medical centers and improve the healthcare supply chain.
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Dell World: Benioff on the Future of the ‘Social Enterprise’
10|19|11   |   9:17   |   No comments

The Chairman and CEO of Salesforce.com comments on how Salesforce.com’s platform-as-a-service helps companies transform into social enterprises, why multi-tenant cloud security is no worse than single-tenant security, and how social tools impact corporate culture and public opinion.
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Dell World: How Citrix Brings Virtual Desktops to Mobile Devices
10|18|11   |   5:04   |   No comments

Citrix’s new solutions enable greater mobility and let users connect to their desktops from their smartphones.
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Dell World: Food Truck Montage
10|18|11   |   1:00   |   2 comments

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Dell World: A Tour of a Datacenter in a Box
10|18|11   |   1:40   |   No comments

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Dell World: Dell & Benioff Share Origin Stories & Cloud Visions
10|18|11   |   11:25   |   No comments

The CEOs of Dell and Salesforce.com trade stories of their humble beginnings in Radio Shack and discuss how the cloud will continue to drive IT innovation.
On the Case
Dell World: OEM Changes & Challenges
10|17|11   |     |   No comments

Josh Neland, Technology Strategist for Dell OEM Solutions, describes the expanding definition of “OEM” and OEMs’ increasing demands for a sophisticated technological backbone.
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Dell World: Q&A With Dell Social Networking Expert
10|17|11   |   4:26   |   No comments

Rishi Dave explains the crucial roles social networking can play in enterprises, and tells us how Dell gave all employees – even engineers – the permission and the ability to talk directly to customers.
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Dell World: Q&A With Michael Dell
10|14|11   |   3:06   |   No comments

Michael Dell recommits to an end-to-end enterprise IT strategy, underscoring the critical role of client devices.
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10|14|11   |   1:59   |   1 comment

Working in partnership, Microsoft and Dell are delivering agile, powerful interfaces and capabilities to enterprise customers of all sizes.
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Dell World: Vivek Kundra Keynote
10|13|11   |   3:25   |   No comments

Security has grown in complexity and has become the equivalent of a global arms race, according to Vivke Kundra, CIO of the United States.
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Dell World: Michael Dell Keynote
10|13|11   |   3:33   |   No comments

Dell is adding to its servers and storage capabilities to give enterprise customers maximum flexibility and performance.
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Dell World: Scenes From Austin City Limits
10|13|11   |   0:49   |   No comments

Attendees at Dell World get their ACL on.
On the Case
Enterprise Efficiency Arrives at Dell World
10|12|11   |   0:54   |   1 comment

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On the Case
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10|10|11   |   3:06   |   No comments

At DellWorld check out vStart and other Dell-VMWare partnerships that can simplify virtualization rollouts, cloud migration, infrastructure integration, and customer support.
On the Case
AMD Wants to Meet You at Dell World
9|30|11   |   3:22   |   No comments

Not only will AMD exec John Byrne happily listen to your business challenges, he'll also tell you where to find a "phenomenal martini" in Austin.
On the Case
Swap Success Stories (or Sob Stories) at Dell World
9|7|11   |   1:20   |   2 comments

Idea Exchange sessions give you the opportunity to swap stories with peers and thought-leaders (brain-swapping and mind-reading not required).
On the Case
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9|1|11   |   1:32   |   No comments

Coming to Austin in October, Dell's new conference will hand CIOs the keys to IT innovation and business growth.
On the Case
The Fathers of Austin
9|1|11   |   2:22   |   No comments

The home of Dell World 2011 will be Austin, Texas – a great city named after a peculiar assortment of great men.
On the Case
Embrace IT Innovation at Dell World
8|23|11   |   05:11   |   No comments

IT innovation is key to the success of modern business, but embracing new technologies can be an intimidating prospect. Hear the wisdom of some Dell executives who know a thing or two about innovation, and build up the confidence to take the first few steps.