ROUND ROCK, Texas, Sept. 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --
- Multi-year agreement includes servers, storage, backup,
end-user computing and peripherals, as well as professional
services
- One of the largest non-government contracts in company
history
Dell Technologies announces that GE, the world's largest digital
industrial company, has signed a multi-year commitment to use Dell
Inc. infrastructure and end-user computing solutions to support
GE's ongoing digital transformation efforts. Under the agreement,
Dell Inc. becomes the primary IT infrastructure supplier for GE.
The deal is one of the largest non-government contracts in Dell
Technologies, Dell or EMC history.
GE will use Dell EMC servers, storage, backup and related
professional services, enabling the company to enhance the
reliability and efficiency of its IT infrastructure with automated
and flash-optimized solutions. In addition, GE will use Dell client
solutions and peripherals to drive workforce transformation and an
improved end-user experience for GE employees worldwide.
Today's agreement builds on a history of collaboration between
the two organizations. GE has previously worked with Virtustream,
Pivotal and VMware, all Dell Technologies companies, to support
development of its Predix industrial IoT platform. In addition, GE
Digital is a Dell IoT Solutions Partner, and the companies have
worked together on a variety of Industrial IoT and OEM
initiatives.
Executive Quotes:
"Dell Technologies is uniquely
positioned to provide customers like GE with the essential building
blocks to transform their IT and realize the digital future," said
Michael Dell, chairman and
CEO, Dell Technologies. "We are
excited to deepen our relationship with GE to enable them to better
serve customers and to continue our mutual exploration of what's
possible for the industrial internet."
"GE's collaboration with Dell Technologies has helped us drive
the transformation of GE into a digital industrial company," said
Chris Drumgoole, vice
president and chief technology officer, digital technology at GE.
"The investment we are making today will continue to push us
forward and improve the end-user experience for our employees
around the globe."
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