EMC started on a journey to the cloud ten years ago, long before the term “cloud” became popular, laying the foundation for more focused efforts that began in 2004. In April 2009, ESG published an initial audit of EMC’s achievements, which were impressive: $74 million in data center equipment savings, $12+ million in power and space savings, and dramatic increases in productivity, efficiency, and resource utilization. This update examines EMC’s efforts over the past year, and reveals an acceleration of savings and a launch pad for further success. In 2004, EMC faced challenges familiar to most IT.
