EMC 2011 Annual Report Download - page 6

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In 2011, EMC introduced the award-winning EMC VNX unified storage family, which includes the VNX and VNXe. The VNX family simplifies the
deployment and management of virtualized applications such as those from Microsoft, Oracle, and virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) solutions from
VMware and Citrix and was created with simplicity, efficiency, affordability and performance in mind. The systems support the latest in enterprise Flash
technology to optimize both performance and efficiency. The VNXe is designed for IT generalists, offering an affordable unified storage platform for smaller
businesses with solution-focused software that is designed to be simple to manage, provision and protect. The EMC FAST (Fully Automated Storage Tiering)
Suite enables VNX customers to leverage the performance benefits of Flash technology in an automated and cost-effective fashion.
EMC continued to make advancements in 2011 with technologies that optimize the cost and performance efficiencies of its storage arrays with its
industry-unique FAST technologies that exploit the economics of solid state disk (SSD) – or Flash drive – technology.
In 2011, EMC introduced the EMC Symmetrix VMAXe, which extended the reach of the Symmetrix family storage systems to a new category of
customers in the mid- to high-end enterprise, as well as emerging markets around the globe. Designed for organizations with limited storage expertise and IT
resources, the VMAXe features a new hardware design for a smaller footprint and built-in software for fast installation, configuration and management.
VMAXe extends the value proposition of EMC Symmetrix VMAX to customers across the globe delivering powerful, trusted and efficient enterprise storage
for the highest levels of availability.
Through its Backup Recovery Systems (BRS) division, EMC seeks to align customers' data protection infrastructures to the transformational initiatives
underway at IT organizations around the globe. EMC has a portfolio of next-generation disk-based backup solutions, which includes EMC Avamar
deduplication backup software and system, EMC Data Domain deduplication storage systems, EMC NetWorker unified backup and recovery software and
EMC Disk Library for Mainframe products. During 2011, EMC further deepened the integration of its backup hardware and software offerings, offering new
capabilities through purpose-built backup appliances. This highly integrated approach to delivering solutions for backup and recovery, disaster recovery and
archiving helps users address challenges associated with exponential data growth, physical to virtual migration and Cloud Computing initiatives.
In 2011, EMC continued building out its position in Big Data – from Big Data storage to Big Data analytics and action. Since joining EMC through
acquisition in December 2010, Isilon has become an integral piece of EMC's Big Data portfolio. By offering an innovative scale-out networked attached
storage (NAS) architecture that enables rapid scaling of both capacity and performance while decreasing the need for management resources, EMC Isilon
storage systems simplify and reduce the cost to manage Big Data storage environments. In 2011, EMC introduced new Isilon products with improved capacity
and performance. Isilon solutions accelerate Big Data access in areas such as design and simulation, digital media, financial analysis, and enterprise file-based
workflows, among other use cases. Greenplum, the foundation of EMC's Big Data analytics capabilities, which EMC acquired in 2010, also launched several
new products in 2011, including the EMC Greenplum Database Community Edition, the EMC Greenplum Modular Data Computing Appliance, EMC
Greenplum HD, the EMC Greenplum Analytics Workbench and the EMC Greenplum Unified Analytics Platform. EMC also announced a partnership with
SAS whereby SAS will expand its high-performance computing offerings with the introduction of SAS® High-Performance Analytics, which will be available
on the Greenplum Data Computing Appliance. Additionally, Greenplum has a vibrant and powerful ecosystem in support of its Hadoop product offerings in
business intelligence, data transfer and other technology capabilities.
EMC Global Services
EMC Global Services provides strategic guidance and technology expertise to help organizations to optimize and transform IT to deliver IT-as-a-
Service, unlock the value in Big Data, and secure and protect their information, to meet their business challenges and to maximize the value of their
information assets and investments. With more than 15,000 service professionals and support 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 history of
helping 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 2011, EMC introduced a number of new services that aid and speed organizations' transition to virtual and cloud infrastructures, including data
center optimization, virtual desktop deployment, converged networks, and cloud and virtualization training and certification. EMC's comprehensive approach
addresses the application, infrastructure and IT governance issues that impact execution of a cloud strategy and 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,
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