Dell Technologies World 2019: News, Announcements And Analysis

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WATCH: Dell Explains Why New Offerings Provides The Best Of Hybrid Cloud InfrastructureDell EMC Cloud’s Vice President of Product Marketing Varun Chhabra discusses the new Dell Technologies Cloud Platform And Microsoft Azure VMware Solution with CRNtv at Dell Technologies World.

WATCH: Headlines You Missed From Dell Technologies World 2019Dell Technologies told a cloud story at its annual customer and partner conference in Las Vegas, announcing new integrations with VMware and Microsoft Azure.

10 Wild And Awesome Scenes From Dell Technologies World 2019From a miniature Fenway Park to Shaquille O’Neal’s size 23 shoes, here are 10 images from Dell Technologies World 2019 in Las Vegas that you need to see.

WATCH: Dell Technologies Channel Chief Presents Her Vision For Success At GPS With Magic And MusicDell Technologies Channel Chief Joyce Mullen says partners are driving huge growth for the company. In an interview with CRNtv at Dell Technologies World, she shares how she plans to continue that momentum.

WATCH: Dell’s Cheryl Cook Discusses Newly Rebranded Dell Technologies Partner ProgramDell Technologies has rebranded its partner program following its return to the public market. Dell’s Senior VP of Global Partner Marketing Cheryl Cook discussed the details of the program with CRNtv’s Diana Blass at Dell Technologies World.

WATCH: Dell’s Chief Commercial Officer On Why 98% Of The Fortune 500 Is Partnering With Dell TechnologiesDell CCO Marius Haas explains how companies like the McLaren Group are using Dell’s technology and how partners stand to benefit.

Pat Gelsinger’s 5 Boldest Remarks To Dell Partners At Partner Summit‘We see that these technologies and the momentum that we’ve built, the solutions that we’ve architected over the last 18 months, really positioning us like no one else,’ said VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger on stage at Dell’s Global Partner Summit.

Dell EMC And VMware Launch SD-WAN Edge ‘Prime Time’ Solution‘What we have is Dell, who is the leader in open networking category, combining forces with VMware software, and we’re delivering an SD-WAN solution bundled together,’ says Brian Henderson, director of converged infrastructure and open networking product marketing at Dell EMC.

CRN Exclusive: Dell EMC Opens Up About New Midrange Storage Coming This YearDell EMC has been developing a new midrange storage line to eventually replace a number of current products including the Unity and CS families, and has quietly been making that new line, called "Trident" or "Midrange.next" available for alpha testing.

5 Things To Know About Dell's 10th-Gen Latitude Notebook LineupDell is doubling down on portability and security for the latest refresh to its business-focused Latitude notebook portfolio.

Dell VMware Doubling Down On Integrations; Partners ‘Thrilled’“The more advantages and the more integrations that Dell and VMware have – that’s a major competitive advantage for us,” said Rick Gouin, CTO at Winslow Technology Group.

New Dell Technologies Partner Program: 7 Things You Need To KnowHere are seven things all Dell EMC channel partners need to know about now becoming a member of the groundbreaking Dell Technologies Partner Program.

Dell EMC Partner Program Reborn As Dell Technologies To Drive Channel Sales‘With the Dell Technologies Partner Program, we are simplifying the whole opportunity for partners to embrace and participate in the breadth of portfolio and solutions across the strategically aligned businesses,’ says Cheryl Cook, senior vice president of Global Partner Marketing for Dell EMC.

Dell Chaperones Broad VMware-Microsoft Alliance In The CloudAfter years of acrimony, the two IT giants are preparing to introduce Azure VMware Solutions, a native, fully supported VMware environment in Azure, as well as integrated Desktop-as-a-Service and device management capabilities.

Michael Dell’s 5 Biggest Statements At Dell Technologies World‘At the core, we’re combining the innovations of Dell EMC, VMware and Pivotal, to create a developer friendly, highly-automated, intelligent and efficient cloud architecture,’ says Dell Technologies CEO and founder Michael Dell on stage at Dell Technologies World 2019.

‘Powerful’ VMware Cloud On Dell EMC Data Center-as-a-Service Launched‘We’re taking this notion [and model] of cloud and applying that to on-premises to give customers all the benefits of cloud with all the benefits of on-premises environments. So it’s the best of both worlds,’ says Kit Colbert, vice president and chief technology officer for VMware’s Cloud Platform Business Unit.

Dell Technologies Cloud: ‘The Best Hybrid Cloud Platform On Earth’‘Dell and our channel partners now have a well-oiled hybrid cloud platform that can be used to help our customers achieve their cloud ambitions,’ says Matt Baker, senior vice president, Dell EMC Strategy and Planning in an interview with CRN.

Dell’s New Cloud Offerings: 5 Things Partners Need To KnowCRN breaks down how partners can drives sales around Dell Technologies’ new Cloud Platforms and Cloud Data Center as a Service launched Monday at Dell Technologies World.

Dell Technologies Launches Unified Workspace To 'Radically Change' End-User ComputingThe offering brings together technologies from VMware, Dell Technologies and Secureworks to improve the end user experience and simplify IT.

Secureworks Goes Beyond Managed Services With New Analytics ToolBy unbundling its new threat detection and response offering from managed security, Secureworks hopes to appeal to customers with a more mature security practice.

Dell Technologies World 2019 Preview: 5 Big Things To ExpectCRN breaks down five important news topics that will likely be front and center at Dell Technologies World 2019.

Medical Topics News

Aug. 18, 2023 — A new study suggests that using big data and machine learning in antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance in livestock production methods could help inform interventions and offer protections ...

Aug. 18, 2023 — According to new research, T cells have a nuclear receptor doing something very odd—but very important—to help them fight pathogens and destroy cancer cells. This receptor, called retinoic acid ...

Aug. 17, 2023 — Scientists found that immune cells present in individuals long before influenza infection predict whether the illness is ...

Aug. 17, 2023 — New research shows that intermittent fasting and calorie restriction change the microbiome composition in the gut, which could affect other functions in the ...

Aug. 17, 2023 — Early social and environmental exposures can have large and lasting effects on child development and adult health. One of the systems that is vulnerable to external influence is the gut microbiome. A ...

Aug. 17, 2023 — Scientists have developed an AI model that accurately estimates a patient's age, using chest radiographs of healthy individuals collected from multiple facilities. Furthermore, they found a ...

Aug. 17, 2023 — A single injection of a novel CRISPR gene-editing treatment safely and efficiently removes SIV -- a virus related to the AIDS-causing agent HIV -- from the genomes of non-human primates, scientists ...

Aug. 16, 2023 — Prior vaccination against tetanus and diphtheria, with or without pertussis (Tdap/Td); herpes zoster (HZ), better known as shingles; and pneumococcus are all associated with a reduced risk for ...

Aug. 16, 2023 — Researcher discovers possible link of mitochondrial function to the development of ...

Aug. 16, 2023 — Scientists have uncovered how a newly discovered gene, NEK1, in which mutations have been linked to ALS cases, disrupts the function of the motor neuron and causes it to degenerate and ...

Aug. 16, 2023 — Medications to treat various chronic diseases may hinder the body's ability to lose heat and regulate its core temperature to optimal levels. The loss of effective thermoregulation has ...

Aug. 16, 2023 — Researchers have found that molecules in vegetables like broccoli or cauliflower help to maintain a healthy barrier in the lung and ease ...

Aug. 16, 2023 — Surgeons have transplanted a genetically engineered pig kidney that continues to function well after 32 days in a man declared dead by neurologic criteria and maintained with a beating heart on ...

Aug. 16, 2023 — Teeth could be capable of preserving antibodies for hundreds of years, allowing scientists to investigate the history of infectious human diseases, a new study has ...

Aug. 16, 2023 — A psychological study suggests our brain can assess the state of our own health more precisely than we think -- and it is probably even able to correctly evaluate the state of our immune ...

Aug. 16, 2023 — A new method allows large quantities of muscle stem cells to be safely obtained in cell culture. This provides a potential for treating patients with muscle diseases -- and for those who would like ...

Aug. 16, 2023 — A research team has recently made a significant advancement in spinal cord injury treatment by using genetically modified human neural stem cells (hNSCs). They found that specifically modulating a ...

Aug. 16, 2023 — In antibacterial photodynamic therapy, irradiation is used to produce reactive oxygen species that kill off bacteria. Because it requires external light and oxygen, this method is only suitable for ...

Aug. 16, 2023 — An unusual case of a Long Covid patient's legs turning blue after 10 minutes of standing highlights the need for greater awareness of this symptom among people with the condition, according to ...

Aug. 15, 2023 — A popular weight loss medication may prevent up to 1.5 million heart attacks and strokes over 10 years, and could result in 43 million fewer obese people. The study estimated a reduction in ...

I tested Dell's latest XPS laptops and can't recommend them enough

Buying a computer is no easy task. You're spending a lot of money on something that will essentially be your new best friend. 

You do all your work on this machine, and once you're done for the day, you watch the latest movies and shows on it to relax. And if it ever gets damaged, you worry that it might be broken. Your life depends on your laptop running smoothly at all times.

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So whenever I shop for a laptop, I look for something that fits all the criteria I mentioned. I go in looking for a new best friend. I want a laptop that can handle a day's work and then shift over to being an entertainment device without missing a step. While it doesn't have to be a master at everything, it at least has to be pretty good at everything.

Not only have I found a laptop that fits this bill, I found two: the Dell XPS 13 Plus and the XPS 17.

Sporting a stunning OLED screen, great performance, and a stylish design, Dell's new XPS 13 Plus is a great everyday laptop that can easily meet the needs of even the busiest professional.

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It's not surprising at all the laptops I recently had the pleasure of trying out are from Dell's XPS lineup. The series often appears on many best-of lists and for good reason. These devices offer top-tier performance due to a combination of great design, a variety of features, long battery life, and ease of use.

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Between the two, the XPS 13 Plus is the lesser of the pair, but it's still a powerful laptop. Big things can come in small packages, after all. Upon opening the model for the first time, I was greeted by a stunning 13.4-inch, 3.5K resolution OLED touchscreen. It sports Dell's own InfinityEdge monitor technology allowing for bright, vibrant colors and pitch-black shadows. I tell you; the amount of detail I saw in the movies I watched on the XPS 13 Plus was nothing short of impressive.

Design-wise, the laptop looks more stylish than the usual. The zero-lattice keyboard feels comfortable to type on, and below the keyboard is a seamless wrist rest protected by a thin layer of glass. The tracking pad isn't clearly marked, although it is right in the middle. 

However, the most eye-catching part of the XPS 13 Plus has to be the capacitive touch function row. You see, the keyboard lacks all function keys, replacing them with an opaque touch screen. It's a cool way to switch between media and function keys on the fly.

XPS 13 Plus lattice keyboard and function row

Despite how much I liked the XPS 13 Plus, I wouldn't buy one for me personally. Don't get me wrong – it's a good computer. The unit I had came equipped with a 13th Gen Intel Core i7-1360P processor, Iris XE graphics card, and 16GB of RAM. But I want something more. A machine that I can rely on to meet all my needs as a consumer. Case in point: the XPS 17 9730.

Dell XPS 17 9730 is larger in almost every way

The XPS 17 9730 is a more capable multi-media machine. The unit that I had had a 13th Gen Intel Core i7-13700H processor and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 graphics card, one of the best GPUs on the market today. Granted, it's not the top-of-the-line RTX 4090 model, but it is pretty close. The graphical fidelity of the games I played was simply amazing. I didn't even have to lower the settings to get it to run well. All this is further boosted by a 17-inch 4K resolution screen.

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Of course, a powerful graphics card has other uses besides video games. Content creators and editors can get a lot of mileage out of the rendering speed from an RTX 4070 graphics card.

Dell took 2022's XPS 17 laptop and made it better by equipping it with some of Nvidia's best graphics cards enabling optimal all-around performance. And not just for gaming as the power of the hardware can also be useful in other pursuits.

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Additionally, the XPS 17 is quite sturdy. The keyboard is covered in a carbon fiber finish, the touchpad deck has a rubber coating, plus the frame is made out of aluminum. Put everything together, you have a sturdy, lightweight laptop (about five pounds) that you can take anywhere. 

The construction of the XPS 17 may seem like a random thing to focus on, but when it's a computer this thin, it can make or break a laptop. You should aim for something lightweight, but you wouldn't want a device that feels awful to type on or feels like it's about to snap in a two at a moment's notice. You'd want something that'll last. I can say with confidence the XPS 17 falls under that category.

It would be remiss of me to not mention the areas where both laptops come up short because there are a few things you should know about. For the XPS 13, it only has two Thunderbolt 4 ports so you can't even connect a USB drive. The laptop also gets uncomfortably hot. To the point where I recommend using it on a tablet instead. 

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The XPS 17 has more ports, plus the box comes with a USB-C to USC-A adapter for flash drives. It certainly doesn't get as hot. However, the display isn't as good as the XPS 13. It's not an OLED screen, which is a bit disappointing. The front-facing cameras on both computers are not the highest of the end as well, maxing out at a resolution of 720p. 

Regardless of any shortcomings, either of these Dell laptops will make anyone happy. If I had to pick between the two, I would choose the XPS 17 because of the RTX 40 series graphics card. I want that power. On the other hand, if you're a college student or professional who just wants a great performing machine that's more lightweight, go with the XPS 13 Plus. You can't go wrong.