Dell's Annual Industry Analyst Conference (DAAC) 2012

Dell hosts second annual industry analyst conference

The second Dell Annual Industry Analyst Conference (DAAC) held in Austin, Texas, featured a series of impactful and open conversations between Dell executives, customers, partners and analysts. The two-day event helped analysts better understand the ongoing transformation of Dell and served to reinforce and showcase the substantial progress the company has made since last year’s conference. Analysts heard directly from Dell executives, customers and technology partners who shared with them how the organization is investing in customers’ success through organic and inorganic activities, the delivery of new solutions and services, and a commitment to solving complex customer challenges.

This year Dell had the opportunity to engage with a broader global audience of analysts. Roughly 30% of all attendees came from outside the U.S.

05/14/2012 from saugatucktechnology.com	The “New” Dell: Reality or Positioning? by Mike West This week, Saugatuck subscription research clients get a comprehensive look at how and why Dell has been rebuilding and growing, and increasing profitability, while evolving its business model beyond the low-cost, consumer PC space where it began.
05/08/2012 from constellationrg.com	What might a Dell business smartphone include and would it be relevant? by Charles Brett The Dell Annual Analyst Conference was held in late April. It provided ample evidence of Dell's enterprise-orientation and the recruitment of John Swainson (ex-CEO of CA and before that head of IBM's WebSphere unit) brings genuine weight to Dell's software aspirations.
4/30/2012 from forbes.com	HP And IBM Need To Be Very Afraid Of Dell by Patrick Moorhead "What was clear was that Dell is all about business markets and in big business, it’s all about software and services."
4/30/2012 from technewsworld.com	A New Day Is Dawning for the Technology Market by Rob Enderle Last week, I was at the Dell (Nasdaq: DELL) annual Industry Analyst Conference, and it suddenly struck me that we are looking at a very different technology market this decade.
4/30/2012 from storagebytesnow.com	You are what you wear by Deni Connor At the Dell Annual Analyst Summit 2012 last week, Dell went a long way towards convincing analysts of their makeover from a box vendor to an end-to-end solutions IT provider.
4/27/2012 from cio.com	Dell Enables Women, Creates Unique Mobile Opportunities by Rob Enderle "At its annual analyst meeting, Dell showcased efforts to promote innovative niche technologies and efforts to promote women in the male-dominated IT sector."
4/27/2012 from k2advisory.com	Dell: Innovating for the mid-market design point by Katie Ring At Dell's annual analyst conference in Austin, the company focused on how it is reducing the IT complexity issue for CIOs by taking an innovation approach aligned to mid-market design requirements. So what exactly does this mean?
4/27/2012 from lauriemccabe.com	Dell 2.0: A Progress Report from Dell’s 2012 Annual Analyst Conference by Laurie McCabe "By the 2011 conference, Dell had put some more meat on the bones, highlighted by several acquisitions that leveraged cloud computing, remote services, and an expanding services play."
4/27/2012 from techaisle.com	Dell confirms its position as an end-to-end solutions company by Anurag Agrawal "At the recently held Dell Annual Analyst Conference, in Austin, the centerpiece of messaging was Dell’s relentless pursuit to be an end-to-end IT solutions provider and a trusted partner."
4/26/2012 from saugatucktechnology.com	CIO as a Service – The New Dell and Current Motor by Mike West "The end-to-end Cloud promise of a Dell infrastructure, solutions and services provider, that now rings fully true for the entrepreneurial startup, soon may scale up through the SMB and Midsize segments."
4/26/2012 from itbusinessedge.com	Empowering Women and Electric Scooters: Suddenly Dell Is a Very Different Company by Rob Enderle "Dell, through its Women’s Entrepreneur Network, created what appears to be the most focused effort to understand the unique needs of the most active members of this already powerful and growing power block and here it nearly stands alone."
4/26/2012 from forbes.com	Dell Enterprise One Year Later by Roger Kay "A lot of numbers were thrown around during the meeting, but one really stuck with me. Steve Schuckenbrock, President of Dell Services, noted that of the large services contracts that came up for renewal in 2011, Dell retained 100% of them."
4/25/2012 from saugatucktechnology.com	The New Dell by Mike West "Dell has not just made acquisitions, but has invested significantly in R&D to stimulate organic growth and innovation within the evolving culture of the company."
4/25/2012 from forbes.com	Is IT a Leading Indicator or an Anomaly? by Stephanie Losee "Yesterday at Dell’s annual analyst conference, Forrester Research analyst Ed Ferrara said that the positive news coming from Dell’s executives and its customers demonstrates that the economy is turning."
4/17/2012 from itbusinessedge.com	Michael Dell Interview: How Dell Is Being Reborn by Rob Enderle "Dell’s future is bright largely due to the power of a founder who can think strategically and doesn’t milk his company for personal gain. In the current environment that is a unique and powerful advantage."
4/16/2012 from forbes.com	Michael Dell On Dell's Present And Future Success by Rob Enderle "We are now a company with the most advanced market tested technologies in a number of critical IT segments and expect that we’ll provide proof points that will demonstrate that leadership."

Dell Vlog on YouTube

	Impressions of the Dell Annual Industry Analyst Conference 2012 #DAAC Industry analysts from across the globe came together in Austin, Texas, to learn how Dell is empowering IT organizations to achieve their full potential by delivering IT solutions that create competitive advantage and the power to do more. In this video, hear the analysts' impressions the event and of Dell's transformation into an end to end IT solutions provider.
	What do customers look for in an end-to-end solutions provider? Industry analysts from across the globe came together in Austin, Texas, to learn how Dell is empowering IT organizations to achieve their full potential by delivering IT solutions that create competitive advantage and the power to do more. In this video, analysts discuss what customers look for in an end-to-end IT solutions provider.
	What can IT do to drive business value for customers? Industry analysts from across the globe came together in Austin, Texas, to learn how Dell is empowering IT organizations to achieve their full potential by delivering IT solutions that create competitive advantage and the power to do more. In this video, analysts discuss how IT can drive business value for customers
	Michael Dell discusses Dell's transformation into enterprise solutions company During the past five years we've become a different company. In this video, Michael Dell shares the process we've made and the extreme focus on being an end-to-end solutions provider for our customers. We're moving from product conversations with our customers to solutions conversations.
	Steve Schuckenbrock on Dell Services Steve Schuckenbrock, president of Dell Services, discussed business outcomes of IT during the 2012 Dell Annual Analyst Conference (#DAAC) in Austin, Texas. He explains the true value of IT services is not in the technology or the data or the data center, but in enabling Dell's customers to achieve their business outcomes.
	Karen Quintos on how Marketing is delivering on brand promises and results for the business Industry analysts from across the globe came together in Austin, Texas, to learn how Dell is empowering IT organizations to achieve their full potential by delivering IT solutions that create competitive advantage and the power to do more. In this video, Dell Chief Marketing Officer, Karen Quintos, discusses how marketing is delivering on our brand promise.
	SAP on Managing Big Data Industry analysts from across the globe came together in Austin, Texas, to learn how Dell is empowering IT organizations to achieve their full potential by delivering IT solutions that create competitive advantage and the power to do more. In this video, Dell partner, SAP, talks about how they manage Big Data in the enterprise
	Anna Ewing explains how the NASDAQ relies on Dell solutions Analysts from across the globe came together in Austin, Texas, to learn how Dell is empowering IT organizations to achieve their full potential by delivering IT solutions that create competitive advantage and the power to do more.