Deal Of The Century: How Michael Dell Turned His Declining PC Business Into A $40 Billion Windfall
Its biggest opportunity comes from “the edge,” he says, referring to the concept of managing data closer to where it’s generated. As energy, transportation, health care and communications infrastructure become digital, Dell predicts these “edge” needs will grow at a 17% annual clip.
“Gartner estimates 75% of data will be at the edge within five years,” he says. “You’re not going to move all that data to the cloud.”