Semiconductor company Broadcom (Nasdaq: AVGO) is in discussions to acquire VMware (NYSE: VMW) through a cash-and-stock transaction, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. News of a potential deal comes as Broadcom, which has a market value of $222 billion, seeks to expand its footprint in the corporate software market. In July 2021, reports emerge...
Ryan Hinkle, a government technology market veteran, has been named director of federal sales at Hitachi Vantara’s wholly owned subsidiary located in Reston, Virginia. He will responsible for developing and strengthening Hitachi Vantara Federal‘s business relationships across the public sector, the company said Tuesday. In his new capaci...
Executive Mosaic has introduced Jim Kelly, senior vice president and general manager of Dell Technologies‘ federal business, as the newest inductee into the Wash100 in recognition of his commitment to supporting federal customers who look to the company for its technology and expertise to carry out mission-critical work. This marks his first s...
In its most recent Executive Spotlight interview, ExecutiveBiz spoke with Jennifer Morrison, legal vice president of Dell Technologies, about the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification and other compliance standards for federal contractors and the significant challenges in maintaining ethical standards and corporate integrity in the sector. She ...
Al Ford and Brian Carnell of Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) said government agencies looking to adopt and rapidly field artificial intelligence tools to support missions and operations should shift from creating data lakes to using the federated learning approach. “Federated learning allows agencies to set up containers with AI algorithms at the e...
Jay Bokulic, a VMware executive most recently focused on national security accounts, has taken on a new role as senior director of federal strategic programs at the virtualization technology provider, FedHealthIT reported Tuesday. Bokulic will oversee business development efforts that support VMware’s strategic programs in the federal market a...
Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) has finished spinning off 81 percent of its equity ownership interest in VMware in a transaction aimed at establishing two independent companies that will continue to co-develop critical platforms under a commercial agreement. Michael Dell, chairman and CEO of Dell Technologies, said in a statement published Monday the...
Patrick Thomas, cloud technologist at Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL), said government agencies should come up with a more strategic approach to fielding and funding multicloud environments. “Beyond the total cost of ownership, they need to reevaluate how they pay for cloud products and services” by choosing between spending as a capital expe...
Keith Nakasone, former deputy assistant commissioner of acquisition management within the information technology office at the General Services Administration’s Federal Acquisition Service, will join VMware (NYSE: VMW) in mid-June as a federal strategist, FedScoop reported Wednesday. He brings 32 years of government service experience to his n...
Raghu Raghuram, who has been with VMware (NYSE: VMW) since 2003, has been elected by the board of directors to serve as CEO and board member of the Palo Alto, California-based technology company, effective June 1. “Raghu is now in position to architect VMware’s future, helping customers and partners accelerate their digital businesses in this...
