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Clarke notes that Dell’s customers are moving from a proof-of-concept when it comes to AI, towards actually actioning the work and getting AI to work in their organization.
This is even true within Dell, he adds – outlining how over the past two and a half years, the company has implemented AI within its own business.
“We were all over the place,” Clarke laughs – but getting AI to work, especially with governance and methodology, on the vast range of disparate data and projects paid off big time.
Clarke moves on to show how far Dell has come in just a year – with huge advances in computing power and capabilities across the board, and things are only just getting started.
At the core of this is the Dell AI Factory, which combines the company’s key features and services to make it the world’s “#1 AI infrastructure”, Clarke says.
This is the day we make things real, Clarke says – especially when it comes to AI.
“Gen AI is only accelerating,” he notes, “I’ve never seen anything like this.”
The Capex investment in AI this year alone is more than the Apollo program which put a man on the moon, Clarke notes.
Right, here we go – the lights go up and Jeff Clarke, Vice Chairman & Chief Operating Officer, Dell Technologies, takes to the stage.
In case you were wondering, this morning’s musical entertainment is a (different) rock band, this time blasting out some Led Zeppelin among other rock classics – again, the perfect tonic to waking us all up…
After a quick dash, we’re in and seated for the day two keynote!
Entitled “Innovation in Action”, it’s set to be hosted by Jeff Clarke, Vice Chairman & Chief Operating Officer, Dell Technologies, and will feature a selection of special guests to talk us through some of the company’s newest innovations.
That’s a wrap here – we’re off to grab our seat for the second keynote, so will be back shortly!
A quick Q&A – can AI help full in resource and skills gaps?
It’s clear there are issues when it comes to such gaps, the panel agrees, especially when it comes to data-heavy tasks or specialized activity.
Where do we go next, Roese asks the panel?
The edge is a clear focus for many, allowing for greater control and collection of data – but XR also gets a mention, giving users a different way of accessing their data.
Also raised is boosting productivity via AI agents, and making sure sustainability concerns are addressed.
First up – what actually is “enterprise AI”?
Roese notes this term has gone through several iterations over the last few years, so where are we right now?
The consensus seems to be…there isn’t much of a consensus! It’s clearly AI is being deployed across multiple industries, from safety at a train operator, to developing mixed reality workflows in construction, to deploying the latest coding tools.
Roese notes that we’re now in “year three” of Gen AI, as the technologies and services being developed are now properly reaching maturity – so what effect will this have on companies?
We’ll have photos to come shortly, but first, a panel session!
Hosted by John Roese, Dell Technologies CTO and Chief AI Officer, alongside customers from CSX Corporation, Dauntless XR, Fluidstack and Worley, it’s going to look at….surprise, surprise, AI!
Unsurprisingly, Dell’s booth is massive, and split into several areas, each showcasing a different theme the company wants to excel in…
Good morning and welcome to day two of Dell Technologies World 2025.
We’re well rested and ready for another packed day – first up, an exclusive look at the Dell stand on the show floor, before the day two keynote, which promises to be a cracker.
Stay tuned for the latest updates!
The final question is about local and regional energy production, and how this might affect building or planning new data centers.
Holmes notes once again that partnerships are essential – and providing the balance between the energy available, and the capacity on offer, might be the main point.
With that, it’s a wrap here – we’ll be back shortly.
Next is a question about power expansion – are you building to a GPU, or is it something else?
Shedd notes that although the curve keeps going up, with no end in sight (for the time being at least) – with Dell announcing new rack hardware and cooling services to ensure optimal running.
But not that many customers are building to this kind of scale, he adds – it’s very much customer-specific.
Schmitt adds understanding of customer scale and needs is vital – so optimizing for performance per watt is the important thing.
The next question concerns workload scheduling in data center- what is its role?
Ty Schmitt, Dell Vice President and Fellow, has joined us, and explains factoring in this functionality at a rack or cluster level has been a huge advantage – although this is often customer-specific.
Time for Q&A – first up, how does Dell deal with the potential over-hype when it comes to generative AI?
Holmes counters by saying there are “profound applications of Gen AI” that are changing how organizations do business.
Shedd adds that while he sees the skepticism, but notes the scale and breadth of Gen AI technology shows how it can be useful for organizations across the board.
When it comes to learnings, Shedd notes that working together with customers, and listening to them to learn their needs, is vital.
“Every deployment is unique,” he says.
Where Dell really excels is deployment and field services, he adds, deploying the technology at scale, and quickly.
Asked about the challenges, opportunities and learnings, Shedd notes power cooling technology can be a huge advantage moving forward.
Starting from the chip, to the rack, to the row, up to the data center, heat needs to be considered at each stage, he says, meaning a 1% improvement at any stage can roll in to big opportunities as a whole.
The more efficiently heat is collected, the easier it is to reject the heat outside of the building.
Energy grids have previously been build on the supply angle, he notes – this is not the case as much now, and managing the demand and load being put on the grid is becoming an increasing worry.
Data center providers can also play their part, Holmes adds – partnerships are, “absolutely key to success”.
Holmes adds he meets with energy firm executives regularly, and their biggest challenges are permitting and a stable regulatory environment.
Both of these are crucial given the scale of the possible investment asked of the energy providers, which can potentially span multiple decades, he says.
We need to think hard about how we unleash AI, whilst staying supportive of sustainability.
After introductions, Holmes starts off by outlining how Dell’s approach to working with energy companies has changed significantly in the past few years, especially as AI demand continues to rise.
Building and deploying huge amounts of AI infrastructure without impacting the grid is a key concern, he notes.
Next up is a press roundtable, focussing on energy and AI, hosted by Tim Shedd, Dell Engineering Technologist and David Holmes, CTO for Global Industries.
So what happened at Michael Dell’s opening keynote this morning?
The company founder and CEO Michael Dell was in bullish mood talking about its AI goals, saying the technology is “the new electricity“.
Dell also declared the company was ready to take on the increased demand for PCs following the Windows 10 End of Life in October 2025, pitching AI PCs as the future for businesses everywhere.
And that’s a wrap on the opening keynote from Dell Technologies World 2025! Dell thanks us for coming, and we’re off to hit the show floor for a look around.
We’ll be back shortly with more coverage of press and media panels, so stay tuned for more updates soon.
“AI is the new electricity – and Dell is the grid powering this transformation,” Dell declares.
“At our core, we’re about solving the world’s toughest problems.”
“AI is for all of us – it’s for all of human progress,” Dell notes.
Dell is back to wrap up, highlighting the importance of relationships in business, especially when it comes to living up to your commitments.
He also highlights the commitment to green initiatives and energy, with new Dell products and services coming out to help boost efficiency, as well as initiatives to reclaim and re-use older components and products.
“For us to realise the potential of AI, we need to do it responsibly,” he notes.
“This is a once in a lifetime opportunity…this is incredibly exciting technology,” Huang concludes, “this is the beginning of a decade of transformation.”
“This is unquestionably the biggest platform shift” of the last 30 years, Huang notes – many systems were built in the old age, and now need to be brought into the age of AI.
Sadly – it’s only by video, as Dell sat down with Huang prior to the show.
Huang notes how Nvidia is queuing up for the huge potential offered by enterprise AI, particularly when it comes to agents, as well as the innovation provided by Dell’s AI Factory.
Our next and final guest is one of the biggest names in tech right now – fresh from Computex, it’s leather jacket aficionado, and Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang.
Dell managed services are also expanding across more Nvidia platforms, allowing users to manage the entire AI lifecycle.
“We are on the cusp of an intelligence explosion,” he notes – and working with Nvidia is the key.
The companies are unveiling version 2 of the Dell-Nvidia AI Factory, offering some hugely advanced hardware, along with a new cooling system designed to take some of the strain off the system.
It’s time to look at the Dell AI Factory – the full big-picture view of AI from the company.
Dell notes it can be more than 60% more effective than public cloud, and this will only get better as more investment comes in.
“AI is the operating system that will power the world forward,” he declares.
The challenge now is making AI more accessible to customers, he says.
Next up, Dell switches to focus on reimagining on how businesses can capture value from their data
“We are entering the age of ubiqutious AI”, he says, as AI becomes as commonplace as electricity.
However this doesn’t mean AI is here to replace human workers, he notes.
Godbole lays out how a company like Lowe’s is not just a home improvement powerhouse, but a technology titan – bringing a whole host of systems and services to help make what can be a stressful process much more seamless for customers.
AI Agents are a major focus for businesses everywhere, Dell notes, especially as data moves from cold storage to warm and hot tiers, as multi-agent systems get the most out of it.
Dell has been pushing this for some time, he notes – and with that, it’s time to welcome our next guest – Seemantini Godbole, Executive Vice President, Chief Digital & Information Officer, Lowe’s.
We’ll hear more on specific news in the day two keynote tomorrow, Dell teases…
We swiftly move on to compute and infrastructure – Dell wants to be the hardware powering all your workloads.
Storage is a huge focys for the company – namely PowerStore, the perfect choice for disaggregated architecture, Dell says, helping save capacity, power and space.
PowerScale and PowerProtect also get a shout out – all forming a key part of Dell’s overall architecture offerings.
We bid farewell to our guest, and Dell switches to talking about the company’s backbone – the PC.
AI innovations are replacing aging technology – namely, Windows 10 – and Dell is ready to help power the next generation of productivity.
Laptops are becoming AI worksations, Dell notes, inckuding the new Dell Pro Max with Nvidia GB300 – offering a ridiculous amount of power under your desk.
“AI is moving out of the cloud, onto the edge, bringing intelligence to every device in real time,” he notes.
It’s time for our first guest – Larry Feinsmith, Head of Global Technology Strategy, Innovation & Partnerships, JPMorganChase.
He notes Dell and JPMorganChase have been partners for over 30 years, and as it handles billions of transactions per day, needs a technology platform it can rely on.
“We firmly believe technology is a differentiator,” Feinsmith notes.
Dell moves on to highlight that it’s OK to be overwhelmed by the sheer amount of potential AI offers.
“The real danger is staying still,” he declares.
“Here at Dell, we love data…and turbocharged by AI, that engine of progress is going faster than ever before,” he adds.
He mentions the “AI Factory” – Dell’s system designed to help companies of all sizes get the most out of AI.
“AI can power your progress,” Dell adds, noting that all companies should be able to benefit.
The lights go down and Michael Dell, Chairman and CEO of Dell Technologies, takes to the stage.
He welcomes us to “Dell Technologies Way” – a street that’s alive with our energy, creativity and data.
“Data is at the center of everything, everywhere, all the time,” he notes, with most of this produced at the edge, where AI thrives.
“The future of AI will be decentralized…and that’s why Dell is pioneering the edge AI revolution,” he adds.
The music is cut off (mid-way through a triumphant finale of Bohemian Rhapsody) and it’s time to kick off Dell Technologies World 2025 – with a video highlighting some of the biggest innovations and updates from the company.
We’re in and seated – as usual for Las Vegas keynotes, we’re immediatey bombarded by loud music, this time by a rock group playing covers of your favorite hits.
Chappel Roan’s “Pink Pony Club” is a bit of an odd choice for 9.30am though…
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Good morning from day one of Dell Technologies World 2025!
We’re heading down to breakfast before today’s keynote, starting at 10am PT/1pm ET/6pm BST.
Hosting this morning is Michael Dell, Chairman & CEO, Dell Technologies, who is set to be joined on stage by some very high-profile guests…
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