AUSTIN, Texas – Focused on enabling business transformation and enterprise agility, Dell and Microsoft announced an integrated hybrid cloud solution during Dell World.
More specifically, modular Dell infrastructure will include Microsoft Cloud Platform System software and Azure services. The hybrid cloud configuration allows an enterprise to leverage the power and scalability of a private cloud service, while maintaining a platform customized to the business.
Dell CEO Michael Dell said the new offering will drive business value and hasten digital transformation, which he called “an imperative for business today. … We are making our customers’ journey easier and faster through adoption of a hybrid cloud. Dell shares a vision with Microsoft that open architectures and simplified cloud management will benefit customers of all sizes, freeing them to focus on their businesses and not their technology.”’
Delineating the benefits, Dell reps said the new solution will support faster deployment and operations; simplified business continuity, archival backup to Azure, for instance; and increased flexibility via modular design that can easily scale-up based on customer needs.
“A core part of our mission to empower every organization on the planet requires us to build world-class platforms and forge deeper partnerships that help businesses of all sizes transform with digital technology,” Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said. “By expanding our longstanding partnership with Dell to offer a truly integrated hybrid cloud, we will make the cloud more accessible to organizations of all sizes with the choice and flexibility to best meet their needs.”
In a related move, Dell has joined Microsoft’s Cloud Solution Provider Program, meaning Dell will sell Microsoft cloud solutions across Azure, the Microsoft Enterprise Mobility Suite and Office 365.
From a joint statement: “The combination of Azure services and Dell’s hardware, software and consulting services will assist customers through their entire hybrid cloud journey from inception to implementation. Consultants will be trained to help customers build tailored cloud solutions to address a range of core business needs including hybrid infrastructure deployments, elastic scale and bursting, back-up and disaster recovery, Web and mobile development, and data and analytics.”
The Dell World convention is running this week at the Austin Convention Center and J.W. Marriott hotel. Michael Dell kicked-off the show with a press conference addressing wide-ranging issues including the company’s acquisition of EMC.
