back to article Wedded bliss... ball and chain – how's that Dell EMC honeymoon going?

At the Dell EMC World event in Las Vegas, the two put a good face on it, with no apparent resentment bubbling underneath, as was the case for Symantec and Veritas. Michael Dell and Joe Tucci drove the integration with Rory Read, the chief integration officer at the time. Both Dell and EMC were experienced company acquirers …

  1. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    Symantec-Veritas

    Back in 2004-2005, Symantec was looking for a "second leg to stand on". That is what led to the Veritas merger. Did the combined company struggle with its culture and identity? Yup, no doubt.

    Was the foray in to Vertias a success? We can look back and say there was never a solid successful integration between the two companies (the largest tech merger at the time). However, during that journey a little thing called 2008 happened and the world went to hell in a handbasket. Did Symantec survive? Yes, they did. They had bumps along the way with RIFs and such. But they did not shutter their doors, nor were they gobbled up by Attila the Hun.

    So from that perspective, the "second leg to stand on" strategy worked. And when the world changed again, the combined Symantec-Veritas became no longer needed and their destinies went down different roads.

  2. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    Hyper-converged Executives....

    Once Goulden, Burton and cronies are free of the golden handcuffs, and the fat checks come in, they will be ungagged, and stop the hideous faux displays in public of being 'pumped'.

    At the same time sales growth is slowing for DellEMA, and the axe is gathering momentum for the loyal employees.

    Normal corporate America, in other words. Who wouldn't shut up and act pumped for $30m?

  3. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    Winter is coming to Dell/EMC...

    ...and when this drops things will get real.

    http://www.crn.com/news/channel-programs/300084509/dell-technologies-earmarks-416m-for-terminations-pushes-ahead-with-emc-cuts.htm

    Sakac better keep flogging Dell servers as fast as he can!

  4. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    "and having two separate sales forces and channel partners calling on the same customer is dumb"

    except there are still 3-4 account managers aligned and calling up the same customer.... the sales force is a mess with too many ppl trying to speak to the customer!

    Not to mention the Dell Direct sales force working against the Channel....

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