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EMC and PeopleSoft Form Strategic Alliance to Enhance Enterprise Storage and Application Software

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EMC Corporation, a leading provider of enterprise storage systems and software, has formed a technical alliance with PeopleSoft, a leader in enterprise application software. This strategic partnership marks a significant development in the enterprise storage space, further validating the importance of EMC's solutions in supporting growing information demands. The alliance will involve joint technical projects that showcase the advanced capabilities of EMC and PeopleSoft solutions in enterprise environments, addressing key areas such as high performance, availability, and functionality. The two companies have already completed a large-scale PeopleSoft payroll demonstration project, which featured a million-person payroll database, and have published a "best practices" guide to assist customers and prospects with similar large-scale projects.

Key Takeaways:

  • EMC is the first storage company to enter into a technical alliance with PeopleSoft, highlighting the strategic importance of enterprise storage.
  • The alliance will involve joint technical projects that validate and showcase the advanced capabilities of EMC and PeopleSoft solutions in enterprise environments.
  • The partnership involves a "best practices" guide, available on the World Wide Web, to provide technical assistance to customers and prospects seeking to implement similar large-scale projects.
  • The companies have collaborated on testing and validating EMC TimeFinder software with PeopleSoft applications, enabling users to create multiple copies of their enterprise application data for testing, backup, and other tasks.
  • EMC has joined PeopleSoft's Platform Alliance Program, and PeopleSoft is a member of EMC's Enterprise Alliance Program.
  • A recent survey found that new enterprise applications, such as PeopleSoft, are the leading reason for rapid growth in storage requirements, with close to half of surveyed IS executives reporting out-of-plan storage purchases.
  • The alliance will enable EMC and PeopleSoft to develop solutions that allow customers to better manage, protect, and share their enterprise information to improve core business processes.

Statistics:

  • EMC and PeopleSoft completed a large-scale demo project featuring a million-person payroll database.
  • A "best practices" guide has been published to assist customers and prospects with similar large-scale projects.
  • Close to half of surveyed IS executives reported that new enterprise applications were the leading source of out-of-plan storage purchases.
  • A recent survey found that new enterprise applications, such as PeopleSoft, are the leading reason for rapid growth in storage requirements.
  • EMC's Executive Vice President of Markets and Channels, Robert Dutkowsky, emphasized that joint customers have improved their PeopleSoft implementations due to the advanced features and functions of EMC Enterprise Storage and software.
  • EMC Corporation is a Fortune 500 company based in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, and is the world's leading supplier of intelligent enterprise storage systems and software.

Sources:

  • "EMC and PeopleSoft Form Strategic Alliance to Enhance Enterprise Storage and Application Software" (press release, EMC Corporation, 1997)
  • http://www.sequent.com/news/papers/peoplesoft/index.html (PeopleSoft and Sequent Computer Systems, Inc.)
  • Steve Tennant, Vice President of PeopleSoft's Business Development, cited in press release
  • Robert Dutkowsky, EMC's Executive Vice President of Markets and Channels, cited in press release
  • Find/SVP, research firm (cited in survey report)
  • EMC Corporation (http://www.emc.com)

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