The whole idea behind virtual integration is that it lets you meet customers' needs faster and more efficiently than any other model. With vertical integration, you can be an efficient producer - as long as the world isn't changing very much.
Real entrepreneurs have what I call the three Ps (and, trust me, none of them stands for 'permission'). Real entrepreneurs have a 'passion' for what they're doing, a 'problem' that needs to be solved, and a 'purpose' that drives them forward.
VMWare, as you know, remains a public company, and Secure Works is also a public company. And it's possible in the future that within the group, we could have other public companies.
We tell prospective hires, 'If you want an environment that is never going to change, don't come here. This is not the place for you.'
I can predict things. I can improve the uptime and the reliability. I can intervene and cause a better outcome before there's a problem.
One of the interesting things about the Dell-EMC combination is that we don't have a lot of overlap.
