Dell Technology World 2018: A vision of a future that is better than today

Authored by Alok Ohrie, President & Managing Director, India Commercial, Dell EMC  

The much-anticipated Dell Tech World just came to an end and all I can say that the experience was electric! Around 14,000 solution providers, customers, and technology partners descended on Vegas for the first-ever Dell Technologies World to hear from our top leaders and envision to realize their digital future. This was the first year when all of Dell Technologies, including the Strategically Aligned Businesses like VMware, Virtustream, and Dell EMC, were combined into one major event that witnessed showcasing of the massive digital transformation happening around the world and showcasing of the vision of Dell Technologies for the world. 

The crux of the event resonated best with the keynote address of Michael Dell, wherein he averred, "We come together to share more than technology and expertise and products--we’ll have plenty of those--but we share a vision. A vision of a future that is better than today. A vision of technology as the driver of human progress."

Transformation defines our path towards a better future 

Dell Technologies World was all about bringing to life customer success stories of business transformation through technology adoption. As Karen Quintos, Chief Customer Officer (CCO), Dell EMC, said, “The best way to talk about our products and solutions is through the eyes of our customers, we have numerous stories to take pride in.” 

We were honored to have State Bank of India (SBI) that won the “Trailblazer Award” at the event. Besides implementing a converged private Cloud-based data storage, SBI, the largest public-sector bank in the country, has recently opened a major innovation center to explore the integration of emerging technology, such as blockchain, AI and ML. My heartiest congratulations to SBI on this achievement, which testifies what the new Indian approach towards technology is and will be. 

Dreaming big on India’s journey towards transformation 

Our country is taking a big leap towards a digital future, as digital transformation is likely to add about $154 billion to our country’s GDP and accelerate our economy’s growth rate by 1 percent per year by 2020. The implementation of new-age technologies like AI, AR, VR, in several strategic, industrial, and societal areas is gaining momentum. With these implementations, our government is seizing the opportunity to use information and communications technology (ICT) tools and rise to developmental and infrastructural constraints. 

With such an unprecedented level of transformation, it's evident that we are moving faster towards the next era of human machine partnership, which is transforming our lives for the better. Technology will be the backbone to make this transformation happen all across sectors, industries, and segments. We are investing in new programs, incentives, and solutions designed to fast-track our channel partners' delivery of digital, IT, security, and workforce transformation for their customers.

Technologies are leveraged today to make a REAL impact on the lives of citizens across the globe by each and every organization and with advancement in technology at an unprecedented pace, we are looking at an era of remarkable progress through disruptive innovation. I am incredibly excited by the possibilities. Aren’t you?