Dell and EMC merger poses a challenging transformation

In 2015, Dell Inc. shook up the tech world when it revealed plans to acquire rival EMC Corp. Speculation abounded of how these two giants would combine and thrive in the rapidly changing IT landscape.

A corporate vision soon came into focus: become a one-stop shop for businesses' every IT need. The $67 billion merger brought with it a diverse mix of #EMC -owned subsidiaries, including virtualization pioneer #VMware, cloud-native application development company #Pivotal, security companies #RSA and #SecureWorks, and infrastructure-as-a-service provider #Virtustream. By aligning these many assets, #DellTechnologies aimed to offer the most comprehensive technology portfolio available on the market, spanning PC, server, storage and virtualization products.

But transitioning into the leader of multiple technology categories meant integrating operations and complex portfolios that didn't come without some overlap. For example, analysts pointed to an overlap in the vendors' midrange storage products.

Unlike competitor Hewlett Packard Enterprise, which has looked to slim down its operationssince splitting from Hewlett Packard's traditional PC and printers business, the massive Dell and EMC merger demonstrated an ethos of "big is better." While Dell EMC's approach has put numerous assets underneath one roof and enabled broad reach into the enterprise market, time will tell if the scope and size of the combined companies will hinder innovation and market growth.

Take a look at the collection of articles below for a deeper dive into the transformation happening at Dell EMC.

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