web02.fireside.fm Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:28:18 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) DataCentric - Episodes Tagged with “Conference” https://www.datacentricpodcast.com/tags/conference Fri, 06 Sep 2019 13:00:00 -0400 Welcome to the DataCentric podcast, where we delve into the latest developments in information technology, offering insights into its intricate workings and broader implications. Hosted by Steve McDowell, Senior Analyst at NAND Research, our podcast explores new technologies, influential trends, and provides expert commentary on the forward trajectory of the technology industry. Join us as we navigate the complex landscape of IT. Whether you're an industry professional or simply curious about the future of technology, DataCentric is your trusted source for informed discourse and forward-thinking analysis. en-us episodic Enterprise IT Trends and Technologies NAND Research Welcome to the DataCentric podcast, where we delve into the latest developments in information technology, offering insights into its intricate workings and broader implications. Hosted by Steve McDowell, Senior Analyst at NAND Research, our podcast explores new technologies, influential trends, and provides expert commentary on the forward trajectory of the technology industry. Join us as we navigate the complex landscape of IT. Whether you're an industry professional or simply curious about the future of technology, DataCentric is your trusted source for informed discourse and forward-thinking analysis. no datacenter, technology, enterprise, IT, storage, servers, convergence, hyperconverged, infrastructure, HCI, composable infrastructure, enterprise compute, information technology, data, observability, cybersecurity, AI NAND Research datacentric@nand-research.com VMWorld 2019 Wrap-Up https://www.datacentricpodcast.com/126 d583c219-9c72-43a3-8cee-5ddfccd399ed Fri, 06 Sep 2019 13:00:00 -0400 NAND Research full 2019 NAND Research VMworld, which has become ground-zero for talking about deploying IT infrastructure, just wrapped up in San Francisco. Moor Insights & Strategy senior datacenter analysts Matt Kimball and Steve McDowell talk about what it all means. 45:20 no VMworld, which has become ground-zero for setting the direction for IT infrastructure, just wrapped up in San Francisco. Attended by over 21,000(!) people, it's become one the largest tech conferences in the world. This year the dominant themes were all about Containers and Clouds, with product announcements touching every aspect of the edge-to-core-to-cloud world. Tune in as Moor Insights & Strategy senior datacenter analysts Matt Kimball and Steve McDowell talk how VMware has become the operating system for the enterprise, and what happened at VMworld all fits together. datacenter, technology, enterprise, information technology, IT, storage, servers, processor, convergence, HCI, composable infrastructure, data fabric, CIO VMworld, which has become ground-zero for setting the direction for IT infrastructure, just wrapped up in San Francisco. Attended by over 21,000(!) people, it's become one the largest tech conferences in the world.

This year the dominant themes were all about Containers and Clouds, with product announcements touching every aspect of the edge-to-core-to-cloud world.

Tune in as Moor Insights & Strategy senior datacenter analysts Matt Kimball and Steve McDowell talk how VMware has become the operating system for the enterprise, and what happened at VMworld all fits together.

]]> VMworld, which has become ground-zero for setting the direction for IT infrastructure, just wrapped up in San Francisco. Attended by over 21,000(!) people, it's become one the largest tech conferences in the world.

This year the dominant themes were all about Containers and Clouds, with product announcements touching every aspect of the edge-to-core-to-cloud world.

Tune in as Moor Insights & Strategy senior datacenter analysts Matt Kimball and Steve McDowell talk how VMware has become the operating system for the enterprise, and what happened at VMworld all fits together.

]]> May 23, 2019: Recapping Lenovo Accelerate https://www.datacentricpodcast.com/115 4507cd27-98df-49bd-b83c-8fbe4cad6a34 Thu, 23 May 2019 16:00:00 -0400 NAND Research full 2019 NAND Research Recorded live from Lenovo Accelerate in Orlando, FLA, hosts Matt Kimball and Steve McDowell wrap up their coverage of the event. They talk servers, storage, edge, networking, Lenovo's place in the world, and touch on the overall vibe of the event. 55:38 no Recorded live from Lenovo Accelerate in Orlando, FLA, hosts Matt Kimball and Steve McDowell wrap up their coverage of the event. They talk servers, storage, edge, networking, Lenovo's place in the world, and touch on the overall vibe of the event. lenovo, datacenter, technology, enterprise, information technology, IT, storage, servers, processor, convergence, HCI, composable infrastructure, data fabric, CIO Recorded live from Lenovo Accelerate in Orlando, FLA, hosts Matt Kimball and Steve McDowell wrap up their coverage of the event. They talk servers, storage, edge, networking, Lenovo's place in the world, and touch on the overall vibe of the event.

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]]> Lenovo Accelerate Day 1: Lenovo Enters with Strong Momentum https://www.datacentricpodcast.com/113 b9678326-12e4-4389-a601-2ee0a446d7a7 Tue, 14 May 2019 09:00:00 -0400 NAND Research full 2019 NAND Research Lenovo's data center group is on fire, outgrowing the market. Lenovo Accelerate is the company's premier event for its enterprise customers -- hosts Steve McDowell and Matt Kimball from Moor Insights & Strategy talk about what they learned at the kick-off, and what they hope to learn over their next three days in Orlando. 12:13 no Lenovo's data center group, under the leadership of Kirk Skaugen, is on fire, outgrowing the market. The company is exhibiting stellar growth in server, top-tier peformanance in HPC, disrupting the capacity-on-demand market, innovating in client, and is targeting edge computing. Join hosts Matt and Steve as they recap Lenovo Accelerate, the company's premier event for its enterprise customers, today talking about what they learned at the kick-off, and what they hope to learn over their next three days in Orlando. Lenovo, Lenovo datacente,r datacenter, technology, enterprise, information technology, IT, storage, servers, processor, convergence, HCI, CIO Lenovo's data center group, under the leadership of Kirk Skaugen, is on fire, outgrowing the market. The company is exhibiting stellar growth in server, top-tier peformanance in HPC, disrupting the capacity-on-demand market, innovating in client, and is targeting edge computing.

Join hosts Matt and Steve as they recap Lenovo Accelerate, the company's premier event for its enterprise customers, today talking about what they learned at the kick-off, and what they hope to learn over their next three days in Orlando.

]]> Lenovo's data center group, under the leadership of Kirk Skaugen, is on fire, outgrowing the market. The company is exhibiting stellar growth in server, top-tier peformanance in HPC, disrupting the capacity-on-demand market, innovating in client, and is targeting edge computing.

Join hosts Matt and Steve as they recap Lenovo Accelerate, the company's premier event for its enterprise customers, today talking about what they learned at the kick-off, and what they hope to learn over their next three days in Orlando.

]]> Nutanix .NEXT Day 1 Recap: All About the Announcements https://www.datacentricpodcast.com/111 cd06ddea-aac1-40e6-8ed6-2571e85f346a Wed, 08 May 2019 20:00:00 -0400 NAND Research full 2019 NAND Research The first day of Nutanix .NEXT has come and (nearly) gone. Matt & Steve talk about their impressions of the day, Nutanix's place in the software-defined world, and the amazing energy flowing through the convention center. 19:08 no Nutanix .NEXT 2019 kicks off in Anaheim CA, where nearly 7,000 IT professionals gather to hear Nutanix's vision of software-defined multi-cloud world. Included in that 7,000 are hosts Matt Kimball and Steve McDowell, analysts with Moor Insights & Strategy. Nutanix has become the dominant challenger in the software-defined datacenter world. That's not lost on Steve & Matt, who offer up their overall impressions of the event so far, the great energy surrounding .NEXT, and the ambitious vision that Nutanix is setting forth for IT. All in this very special Nutanix .NEXT recap edition of the DataCentric Podcast. Nutanix, HCI, CI, Nutanix .NEXT, Converged Infrastructure Nutanix .NEXT 2019 kicks off in Anaheim CA, where nearly 7,000 IT professionals gather to hear Nutanix's vision of software-defined multi-cloud world. Included in that 7,000 are hosts Matt Kimball and Steve McDowell, analysts with Moor Insights & Strategy.

Nutanix has become the dominant challenger in the software-defined datacenter world. That's not lost on Steve & Matt, who offer up their overall impressions of the event so far, the great energy surrounding .NEXT, and the ambitious vision that Nutanix is setting forth for IT.

All in this very special Nutanix .NEXT recap edition of the DataCentric Podcast.

]]> Nutanix .NEXT 2019 kicks off in Anaheim CA, where nearly 7,000 IT professionals gather to hear Nutanix's vision of software-defined multi-cloud world. Included in that 7,000 are hosts Matt Kimball and Steve McDowell, analysts with Moor Insights & Strategy.

Nutanix has become the dominant challenger in the software-defined datacenter world. That's not lost on Steve & Matt, who offer up their overall impressions of the event so far, the great energy surrounding .NEXT, and the ambitious vision that Nutanix is setting forth for IT.

All in this very special Nutanix .NEXT recap edition of the DataCentric Podcast.

]]> Special Dell Tech World Day 2 Recap: Storage, Data, and a Server https://www.datacentricpodcast.com/109 c60a49af-88ae-4b6b-951d-09829a5aa763 Tue, 30 Apr 2019 23:00:00 -0400 NAND Research full 2019 NAND Research Day 2 of Dell Technologies World saw a flurry of product announces in storage, data protection, HCI, VMWare, and even a new server. Hear all about that, and Matt & Steve's experiences on the show floor. 23:42 no Dell EMC released a flurry of product announcements targeted at the enterprise. New Midrange Storage. New PowerMax storage. Dell joins the Storage-on-Demand world with offerings that span on- and off-prem. Add to that new Dell Latitude laptops, networking branding, VMware cloud management tools... the list goes on and on. Moor Insights & Strategy data center analysts Matt Kimball and Steve McDowell give you their quick take on it all on this special recap edition of the DataCentric Podcast. dell emc, dell technologies, dell technologies world, vmware, server, storage, powermax, poweredge, will.i.am Dell EMC released a flurry of product announcements targeted at the enterprise. New Midrange Storage. New PowerMax storage. Dell joins the Storage-on-Demand world with offerings that span on- and off-prem.

Add to that new Dell Latitude laptops, networking branding, VMware cloud management tools... the list goes on and on.

Moor Insights & Strategy data center analysts Matt Kimball and Steve McDowell give you their quick take on it all on this special recap edition of the DataCentric Podcast.

]]> Dell EMC released a flurry of product announcements targeted at the enterprise. New Midrange Storage. New PowerMax storage. Dell joins the Storage-on-Demand world with offerings that span on- and off-prem.

Add to that new Dell Latitude laptops, networking branding, VMware cloud management tools... the list goes on and on.

Moor Insights & Strategy data center analysts Matt Kimball and Steve McDowell give you their quick take on it all on this special recap edition of the DataCentric Podcast.

]]> Special Dell Tech World Day 1 Recap: All About that Cloud! https://www.datacentricpodcast.com/108 d9e2b11e-b318-4ca5-b584-30bfe947d3e5 Mon, 29 Apr 2019 23:00:00 -0400 NAND Research full 2019 NAND Research Day one of Dell Technologies World 2019 has just concluded, and Matt & Steve provide a quick recap of the day's events, from serving humanity to VMWare everywhere. 14:52 no Day one of Dell Technologies World 2019 has just concluded, and Matt & Steve from Moor Insights & Strategy provide a quick recap of the day's events, from serving humanity to VMWare everywhere. The first day of Dell Tech World usually lays out the major themes that we should expect to hear through the four days of the conference, before the more product-focused announcements kick in on Tuesday. This year it's all about Dell Technologies being a global leader, and taking that leadership seriously. There were panels on diversity, and consistent messages about providing the technology that makes the world a better place. That's not to say there wasn't news: Microsoft CEO stood on a stage with Pat Gelsinger and sang the praises of VMWare and Azure working better together as he described a new Microsoft offering (who would have ever imagined that one?). VMWare takes their dominance very seriously, and is making moves to protect that. Dell EMC has embraced VMWare, and is telling a "better together" story that we're not sure we've heard before. And that Michael Dell -- he was everywhere. He continues to be one of the most accessible (and least scripted) technology CEOs in the industry. Spend 15 minutes with Matt Kimball and Steve McDowell, hear all about it. dell emc, dell technologies, dell technologies world, michael dell, microsoft, azure, vmware, datacenter, technology, enterprise, information technology, IT, HCI, CIO Day one of Dell Technologies World 2019 has just concluded, and Matt & Steve from Moor Insights & Strategy provide a quick recap of the day's events, from serving humanity to VMWare everywhere.

The first day of Dell Tech World usually lays out the major themes that we should expect to hear through the four days of the conference, before the more product-focused announcements kick in on Tuesday. This year it's all about Dell Technologies being a global leader, and taking that leadership seriously. There were panels on diversity, and consistent messages about providing the technology that makes the world a better place.

That's not to say there wasn't news: Microsoft CEO stood on a stage with Pat Gelsinger and sang the praises of VMWare and Azure working better together as he described a new Microsoft offering (who would have ever imagined that one?). VMWare takes their dominance very seriously, and is making moves to protect that. Dell EMC has embraced VMWare, and is telling a "better together" story that we're not sure we've heard before.

And that Michael Dell -- he was everywhere. He continues to be one of the most accessible (and least scripted) technology CEOs in the industry.

Spend 15 minutes with Matt Kimball and Steve McDowell, hear all about it.

]]> Day one of Dell Technologies World 2019 has just concluded, and Matt & Steve from Moor Insights & Strategy provide a quick recap of the day's events, from serving humanity to VMWare everywhere.

The first day of Dell Tech World usually lays out the major themes that we should expect to hear through the four days of the conference, before the more product-focused announcements kick in on Tuesday. This year it's all about Dell Technologies being a global leader, and taking that leadership seriously. There were panels on diversity, and consistent messages about providing the technology that makes the world a better place.

That's not to say there wasn't news: Microsoft CEO stood on a stage with Pat Gelsinger and sang the praises of VMWare and Azure working better together as he described a new Microsoft offering (who would have ever imagined that one?). VMWare takes their dominance very seriously, and is making moves to protect that. Dell EMC has embraced VMWare, and is telling a "better together" story that we're not sure we've heard before.

And that Michael Dell -- he was everywhere. He continues to be one of the most accessible (and least scripted) technology CEOs in the industry.

Spend 15 minutes with Matt Kimball and Steve McDowell, hear all about it.

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