Today, Dell Computer, Inc. closed its purchase of EMC Corporation.

The resulting behemoth will be called Dell Technologies, and will be in the top tier in several enterprise spaces.

Dell will span from client computers all the way to the gimongous storage arrays produced by the former EMC. It is the leader in virtualization, and will have a sizeable consulting and services practice.

I shall continue to call the resulting company Dell Computer Inc., formally, and as Dell, when brevity is required.

All jokes aside, this transformation has got to be very gut-wrenching.

To make it work, and to remain nimble, Dell – and I am talking about both the man and the company - has to contort in several pretzel moves, and make chess master (non-gender-specific) decisions that would keep their primary competitor, HPE, and their much lesser rival, Cisco, at bay.

For outsiders, it is going to be tough to access Dell, as suddenly, this IS a company-to-be-reckoned-with.

Resultantly, Dell World 2016 has taken on a huge, and hitherto greater importance.

I will be at Dell World 2016, by the Grace of God.

As an almost abject outsider to Dell, but one with an open mind, I look forward to learning more about the company, and seeing what they are all about.

I also hope to worm my way into briefings that will shed light on Dell, the company.

It should be, in the immortal words of the late, great Don Cornelius, “A Stone Gas”!

Stay tuned!

UPDATE: I understand it is now Dell EMC World. Brought to you by Dell Technologies

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