Swainson will report to dell chairman and ceo michael dell. According to swainson, dell is well placed to support customers technology strategies as the world moves from physical hardware, such as storage area. The dell brand is one of the most recognizable in technology. Jul 06, 2012 that said, this acquisition is a big deal that bodes well for the future of dell. John swainson february 10, 2014 building software solutions today to solve tomorrows challenges the mission of the dell software group dsg is to provide solutions to help our customers address the increasingly complex challenges they are facing as they seek to take advantage of new technologies like cloud computing, mobile devices and. Jul 25, 2014 i think it just made a good press release, john swainson, who heads dells global software business, said in an interview with reuters in toronto on thursday. John swainson joined siris capital as an executive partner in november of 2017 and has over 40 years of technology industry experience. John swainson, president, dell software, said the close of the quest acquisition is a. John swainson chair of the board of directors travelport. Were proud to have built a robust portfolio of software solutions that help make the lives of customers easier, said john swainson, president, dell software. Dell s software leader, john swainson, has a big challenge. Dell software chief swainson talks scale, perception, growth zdnet. One conference attendee asked dell software president john swainson about the companys strategy for the k appliance, and swainson insisted that the popular product will have a bright future. He was hired in february 2012 by michael dell to create and run an enterprise software division inside of dell inc.
Available for pcs, poweredge servers, powervault, ps series and sc series storage, and dell emc networking. Dell names john swainson president of new software group. Dell is a us multinational computer technology company that develops, sells, repairs, and supports computers and related products and services. Swainson will report to michael dell, chairman and ceo of dell. San francisco its been a busy year for john swainson, the president of dell software, who just passed his first anniversary on the job. John swainson has been president of dell software for the past 16 months, since he was hired by founder michael dell in 2012 to start the software business. Whether theyre managing applications and data, securing their networks, protecting critical information, or deriving key insights from data, customers across the globe have. Jul 19, 2012 today, the dell software leadership team, headed by john swainson, was in san francisco with media and analysts to discuss the software group, the market opportunity it aims to capture, and dells future plans and strategy for software and the expected improved outcomes for our customers. Were excited for you to join us virtually at dells upcoming press and analyst event hosted by dell software group president john swainson on wednesday, april 24. While it made numerous software acquisitions, including some good ones like scalent, boomi, and. Dells software leader, john swainson, has a big challenge. Apr 24, 20 during a media presentation at the hotel monaco on wednesday afternoon, dell software president john swainson asserted that the inclusion of software is the glue that connects the hardware and. It is a computer software and hardware company founded by michael dell. Jul 19, 2012 swainson s mission is not to launch a standalone software business within dell, but to build a software unit that can complement and augment dell s existing products and services.
Dell said friday it has purchased backup software vendor appassure, in the first of an expected run of acquisitions following dell s appointment of former ca ceo john swainson as head of a new. Dell sheds software assets with quest software and sonicwall. Dell software was created merging various acquisitions mainly quest software and sonicwall by dell inc. Swainsons mission is not to launch a standalone software business within dell, but to build a software unit that can complement and augment dells existing products and services. Swainson was president of the software group of dell inc. It is a computer software and hardware company founded by.
Dell said friday it has purchased backup software vendor appassure, in the first of an expected run of acquisitions following dells appointment of former ca ceo john swainson as head of a. Dell completes acquisition of quest software channel daily news. Dell details plans for remixed software strategy the register. According to swainson, dell is well placed to support customers technology strategies as the world moves from physical hardware, such as storage area networks, to softwaredefined devices. John swainson serves as president, software, for dell. The new president of dell software group is none other than john swainson, the same guy who rescued ca from the brink of collapse and turned it into a truly good software company. View john swainsons profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional. Named after its founder, michael dell, the company is one of the largest technological corporations in the world, employing more than 145,000 people in the u. John swainson, the former chief executive of ca technologies who joined dell in february, said software is a higher margin business than most of the companys other units, but is not big enough. Suresh vaswani, president, dell services, will continue in his current capacity. Dell is one of the leading manufacturers of computing products that includes computers, laptops, monitors, smartphones, tablets, peripherals and television. Swainson said dell will work to keep the quest business as intact as possible as it integrates into dell s software business. Dell spins off software division to private equity firms.
Dell looks back on a year of software acquisitions it. Convince customers the traditionally hardware focused vendor has a breadth. Accelerating results john swainson, president dell software tom kendra, vp and gm systems management, dell software doug schmitt, vp global support services, dell services customerled interactive breakout sessions transform. Dell buys appassure for software backup network world. Francisco partners and elliott management to acquire the. Nabbing quest, one of the largest established and independent suppliers of enterprise software tools, is a coup for john swainson, whom dell brought on board in february to build a software. Dell positions software as a key to channel growth. When john left ca, it was the best it had been in its entire history. Dell headquarters is located in rock round, texas united states. Supportassist is a proactive monitoring software with automatic failure detection and notifications for dell pcs and tablets. The gathering comes at a critical time, as dell tries to keep its staff, partners and customers focused on business solutions rather than the companys pending. Today, the dell software leadership team, headed by john swainson, was in san francisco with media and analysts to discuss the software group, the market opportunity it aims to capture, and dells future plans and strategy for software and the expected improved outcomes for our customers. It is an information and technology services provider based in the united states.
Dell software chief swainson talks scale, perception, growth. Dell pins software hopes on the midmarket computerworld. View john swainsons profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Request support or replacement parts online, integrate support apis into your help desk or train your staff on dell emc products. That said, this acquisition is a big deal that bodes well for the future of dell. John swainson, president of dell software group, said in a statement. Appassure supports physical servers and vmware, hyperv and xenserver. Quest supports heterogeneous and nextgeneration virtualized and cloud. The company is known for toad, a product used by database professionals, in addition to other offerings for microsoft azure cloud management, software as a service, security, workforce. The former ceo of ca john swainson comes to dell ap dell is launching a new software group and has hired former ca ceo john swainson to lead it. Swainson most recently served as a senior adviser to private equity firm silver lake. The software group will build on dells software capabilities and provide greater innovation and organizational support to create a more competitive position in delivering endtoend it solutions to customers. Whether theyre managing applications and data, securing their networks, protecting critical information, or deriving key insights from data, customers across the globe have come to. The software group will build on dell s software capabilities and provide greater innovation and organizational support to create a more competitive position in delivering endtoend it solutions to customers.
Dell looks back on a year of software acquisitions it world. Were excited for you to join us virtually at dell s upcoming press and analyst event hosted by dell software group president john swainson on wednesday, april 24. Platform management business offerings by extending their capabilities to further support sharepoint, sharepoint online, and onedrive for business. Prior to joining siris, john swainson was the president of the dell software group. It was born a hardware company in 1984 and deservedly rocketed to fame, but it has always been about the hardware. Michael dell also intends to form a new executive group that will combine efforts of both dell and emc for innovation and solution. Dell software was a division of dell with headquarters in round rock, texas, united states. He was the president of the dell software group until november 2016 having. Quest will help dell provide server, storage, networking and end user computing solutions and services to customers, said john swainson, president of dells software group.
Dell details plans for remixed software strategy the. Quest software, also known as quest, is a privately held software company headquartered in. On the announcement call, swainson claimed it will be. At the event, youll hear from john, other senior dell executives, and dell customers and partners about the latest endtoend solutions and capabilities, including key updates from the dell software group and dell services. He was the president of the dell software group until november 2016 having been hired in february 2012 by michael dell to create and run an enterprise software division inside of dell inc.
Jun 20, 2016 were proud to have built a robust portfolio of software solutions that help make the lives of customers easier, said john swainson, president, dell software. During a media presentation at the hotel monaco on wednesday afternoon, dell software president john swainson asserted that the inclusion of software is the glue that connects the hardware and. Dell names john swainson president of new software group dell. Dell software group sold to help fund looming emc deal. John swainson, president, dell software, will continue in his current capacity. One conference attendee asked dell software president john swainson about the companys strategy for the k appliance, and swainson insisted that the. On march 5, 2012, john swainson became president of dell software. Dell has appointed john swainson president of the companys software group as of march 5, the company announced thursday. John swainson joined siris capital as an executive partner in november of 2017. Dell software chief swainson talks scale, perception. Dell roadmap session centers on integration, skips kace. Jul 02, 2012 quest will help dell provide server, storage, networking and end user computing solutions and services to customers, said john swainson, president of dells software group. That follows what dell has done with other companies it s bought.
It isnt clear what the operating structure will be for quest and sonicwall or what the future holds for dell software president john swainson. Convince customers the traditionally hardware focused vendor has a breadth of. I think it just made a good press release, john swainson, who heads dells global software business, said in an interview with reuters in toronto on thursday. Francisco partners and elliott management to acquire the dell. Supportassist is free of charge, secure and streamlines traditional support routines. Dell emc support technologies techdirect request support or replacement parts on your dell emc products, integrate apis into your help desk, and train your staff.
In june 2016, dell announced the sale of their software division, which included the quest, sonicwall, and one identity businesses, to francisco partners and elliott management corporation. The new president of dell software group is none other than john swainson, the same guy who rescued ca from the brink of collapse and turned it into a. Accelerating results john swainson, president dell software tom kendra, vp and gm systems management, dell software doug schmitt, vp global support services, dell services customerled interactive breakout sessions. Dells software unit updates byod, it consumerization. In 2009, its big perot systems acquisition marked the first real departure from this hardware heritage. Quest software, also known as quest, is a privately held software company headquartered in aliso viejo, california, united states with 53 offices in 24 countries. Dell sheds software assets with quest software and. John swainson, president of dell software, argues the case. Upon being installed, the software adds a windows service which is designed to run continuously in the background. My real target is more like three in the 2016 time frame, swainson told one news outlet. Were proud to have built a worldclass portfolio of software solutions. Dell, blackberry downplay threat from appleibm alliance. The software group will build on dells software capabilities and provide greater innovation and organizational support to create.
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