EMC 2010 Annual Report Download - page 6

Table of Contents
Library products, as well as its two industry-leading data deduplication product lines: EMC Avamar deduplication backup software and EMC Data Domain
deduplication storage systems. During 2010, EMC's focus was on both the integration of the company's backup and recovery products with each other and
massively scaling these solutions to help organizations stay ahead of explosive data growth levels. In addition, to further enhance its deduplication storage
system offerings for the mainframe backup market, in 2010, EMC acquired Bus-Tech, Inc., a leading provider of mainframe virtual tape libraries and
connectivity solutions. By introducing high levels of automation, advanced replication capabilities and the ability to protect virtual machines and virtualized
server environments, EMC's disk-based backup and recovery products provide a critical function for both existing IT environments and cloud-based
computing initiatives.
In 2010, EMC positioned itself as a leading player in "big data" clouds and self-service analytics. The company completed its acquisition of data
warehousing and business analytics pioneer Greenplum, Inc., formed the new EMC Data Computing Products Division and introduced the new EMC
Greenplum Data Computing Appliance (DCA). Additionally in 2010, EMC completed the acquisition of Isilon Systems, Inc., a leader in the fast-growing
"scale-out" network attached storage market segment.
"Big Data" refers to data that due to its scale, distribution or location in separate silos, or need for timely access requires organizations to employ new
IT architectures to capture, store, integrate and rapidly analyze it in order to realize business value. Big Data differs from the transactional and small file data
and applications that have traditionally characterized organization's data centers. It tends to be more sequential, less transactional and bigger, generally
measured in petabytes versus terabytes. The new architectures it necessitates are supported by new tools, processes and procedures that enable organizations
to create, manipulate and manage these very large data sets and the storage environments that house them.
With investments that EMC has made through the acquisitions of Greenplum and Isilon, as well as the EMC Atmos cloud infrastructure platform, the
company is squarely positioned to help organizations meet petabyte-scale big data and self-service analytics requirements in their traditional data centers and
cloud infrastructure environments – and unlock the value inherent in massive amounts of data.
EMC Global Services
EMC Global Services provides the strategic guidance and technology expertise organizations need to address their business and information
infrastructure challenges, derive maximum value from their information assets and investments and help speed their transition to cloud computing. With more
than 14,000 professional- and support-service experts worldwide, plus a global network of alliances and partners, EMC Global Services leverages proven
methodologies, industry best practices, experience and a knowledge base derived from EMC's broad practices to help organizations reduce risk, lower costs
and speed time-to-value. End-to-end services capabilities address the full spectrum of customer needs across the information lifecycle: strategize, advise,
design, implement, manage and support in physical, virtual and cloud computing environments. Among the offerings provided by EMC Global Services are
consulting services, technology deployment, managed services, customer support services and training and certification.
In 2010, EMC introduced a number of new services that aid and speed organizations' transition to virtual infrastructure and cloud infrastructures,
including data center optimization, virtual desktop deployment, converged networks and cloud and virtualization training and certification. The
comprehensive approach EMC takes to address the application, infrastructure and IT governance issues that impact execution of a cloud strategy is reflected
in the broad portfolio of end-to-end services that enable organizations to accelerate enterprise-scale virtualization. The new services, encompassing
consulting, technology integration, resident and education services offerings, are critical to helping organizations address the challenges they face when
planning, implementing and scaling their cloud environment, including challenges related to backup and recovery, business continuity, disaster recovery,
management and the transition of tier 1 applications to the virtual infrastructure.
RSA Information Security Segment
RSA, The Security Division of EMC, delivers products, packaged solutions and services designed to safeguard the integrity and confidentiality of
information throughout its lifecycle, no matter where it moves, who accesses it or how it is used. RSA offers solutions in identity assurance and access
control, data loss prevention, encryption and key management, enterprise governance, risk and compliance, security information management and fraud
protection. These technologies enable organizations to discover, classify and place appropriate controls around their data, secure access to the data both inside
and outside the network as well as across physical, virtual or cloud infrastructures, and monitor and enforce these measures to prove compliance with security
policies and regulations.
In 2010, RSA expanded its capabilities and solution offerings through the acquisition of Archer Technologies, LLC, a provider of the Archer enterprise
governance, risk and compliance (eGRC) software platform. RSA also introduced new versions
5