Ballmer, Tucci Discuss Microsoft, EMC Cloud Vision
Microsoft and EMC converged in New York City on Tuesday to announce a three-year extension of their alliance to work together on enterprise virtualization, storage, security and content management products.
The two tech giants are pushing the use of server and storage virtualization as a way for cash-strapped IT departments to better integrate technologies and save money. One major area of interest for both companies is cloud computing, in which computing tasks are assigned to connections, software and services over the Web.
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and EMC CEO Joe Tucci sat down with CIO.com's Shane O'Neill at the event to discuss the advantages and potential pitfalls of storing, securing and managing enterprise data in the cloud.
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