Chris Evans from Architecting IT comments:
At EMC’s recent launch event (coverage here), the company provided teaser information on something called “Project Nile” — a sideways swipe at Amazon Web Services and something that’s due to develop into a product offering some time in 2014. But what is Project Nile, a platform, a product, a service? Hans De Leenheer’s recent interview with Chad Sakac and the latest Speaking in Tech podcast has thrown a little more light on the subject. Here’s what intel I’ve assembled so far.
Looks like EMC is repackaging their offerings to take advantage of the strengths of Amazon’s cloud offerings. Nice idea. Wonder how much Amazon was cutting into their margins?
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