Krista Macomber

Editor’s note: Krista Macomber is Research Analyst, Computing and Storage Practice at Technology Business Research, Inc. HAMPTON, N.H. – Cloud and big data built the foundation for EMC’s growth in 2011. EMC (NYSE: EMC), which has a big and growing presence in the Research Triangle Park, N.C. area with both manufacturing and research-and-development, has expanded its technology in high-growth areas, such as public, private and hybrid cloud buildouts and big data warehousing and analytics, as well as its services expertise to expand its addressable market and drive 4Q11 and full-year revenue growth of 14% and 18%, respectively – balanced...

Editor’s note: Krista Macomber is Research Analyst in the Computing and Storage Practice at Technology Business Research. HAMPTON, N.H. – IBM (NYSE: IBM) taps its historical ability to rapidly adapt to a shifting IT landscape, investing in Smarter Planet, Business Analytics and Cloud to enable its customers to derive greater value from their IT environments. As a result, IBM delivered 4% year-to-year revenue growth and continued profit expansion in 4Q11, led by 9% Software revenue growth. (Read earnings report here.) IBM continues leveraging software as a key differentiator to extend the capabilities of its hardware portfolio and tailor solutions to customers’...

Editor’s note: Krista Macomber is a Research Analyst with Technology Business Research.   HAMPTON, N.H. – Dell’s (Nasdaq: DELL) aggressive investment in acquisitions, R&D and sales and marketing to transition from high-volume hardware manufacturer to trusted IT advisor is resulting in consistent profit expansion while pressuring near-term revenue growth. Dell has acquired five companies to-date in 2011 and its R&D expense annual run rate is approaching $1 billion – keeping revenue flat annually for the second consecutive quarter at $15.4 billion while supporting operating margin growth of 70 basis points annually to 7.4% in 3Q11. (Read earnings report coverage here.)...

Editor’s note: Krista Macomber is a research analyst in the Computing and Storage Practice at Technology Business Research. HAMPTON, N.H. – TBR views IBM’s (NYSE: IBM) appointment of Virginia Rometty, current senior vice president and group executive of IBM Sales, Marketing and Strategy, as CEO, effective Jan. 1, as a reaffirmation of core IBM strategies. These include: • Expansion in growing geographies • Spearheading a solutions approach with Smarter Planet and other initiatives that marry analytics and services • Continued targeting of strategic acquisitions, primarily in the software space. TBR believes Rometty will apply her decade of experience leading...