--- title: BLOG | Dell description: Dell | Industry news and insights on Information Technology in the Boston Cambridge area, specifically for small and medium business enterprises. Supported by Focus Technology Solutions IT Consulting Firm Boston, MA. --- ![blog-and-news-banner](https://info.focustsi.com/hubfs/blog-and-news-banner.jpg "blog-and-news-banner") ## [Focus Technology Achieves Titanium Tier in 2020 Dell Technologies Partner Program](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/focus-technology-achieves-titanium-tier-in-2020-dell-technologies-partner-program) Posted by [Chris Caprio](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/author/chris-caprio) on Tue, Mar 31, 2020 **BOSTON (PRWEB) MARCH 31, 2020** Focus Technology, a leading provider of next-generation IT infrastructure, managed IT services, cyber security and cloud solutions, announced today it has achieved the prestigious Titanium Solution Provider tier in the Dell Technologies Partner Program for 2020. This is the third consecutive year Focus has advanced its tier status with Dell—moving from Gold to Platinum to Titanium—signifying the firm’s rapid growth over the past three years. [Read More](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/focus-technology-achieves-titanium-tier-in-2020-dell-technologies-partner-program) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/focus-technology-achieves-titanium-tier-in-2020-dell-technologies-partner-program#comments-listing) Topics: [Dell](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/topic/dell) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [Why Avamar](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/resource/why-avamar) Posted by [Focus Solutions Engineer](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/author/focus-solutions-engineer) on Mon, Sep 12, 2016 The question really shouldn’t be “why Avamar?” but instead why NOT? If you haven’t looked in a few years maybe you should look again.  With the introduction of the Dell EMC Data Protection Suite, Avamar can be packaged to almost any budget, without compromising any of its features. If anything the DPS Suite adds additional functionality that in years past would have added cost.  The DPS Suite gives customers the choice to license Avamar either by the amount of data they are backing up or by the number of ESXi sockets they have. [Read More](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/resource/why-avamar) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/resource/why-avamar#comments-listing) Topics: [Avamar](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/topic/avamar), [Backup](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/topic/backup), [Dell](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/topic/dell), [EMC](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/topic/emc) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [Is Hyper-converged Right for Me?](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/resource/is-hyper-converged-right-for-me) Posted by [Focus Solutions Engineer](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/author/focus-solutions-engineer) on Mon, Apr 11, 2016 ## Background There has recently been a lot of development in the hyper-converged space. Traditionally the two big players in the space have been Nutanix and Simplivity. In the past year, we have seen entries from EMC, VMware, Cisco, and others. The idea behind hyper-converged is to provide the customer with a simple way to design and expand systems. Each vendor is trying to commoditize the infrastructure, thus making it easier for a customer to design and expand. [Read More](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/resource/is-hyper-converged-right-for-me) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/resource/is-hyper-converged-right-for-me#comments-listing) Topics: [VCE](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/topic/vce), [VMware](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/topic/vmware), [Vxrail](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/topic/vxrail), [Dell](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/topic/dell), [EMC](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/topic/emc), [Evorail](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/topic/evorail), [Hyper-converged](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/topic/hyper-converged), [Hyperflex](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/topic/hyperflex), [Nutanix](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/topic/nutanix) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## [Dell Acquires EMC](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/resource/dell-acquires-emc) Posted by [Bill Smeltzer](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/author/bill-smeltzer) on Tue, Oct 13, 2015 [![emcdellblog](https://info.focustsi.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/emcdellblog-300x150.jpg?width=300&height=150&name=emcdellblog-300x150.jpg)](https://info.focustsi.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/emcdellblog.jpg) [Read More](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/resource/dell-acquires-emc) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/resource/dell-acquires-emc#comments-listing) Topics: [Acquistion](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/topic/acquistion), [Dell](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/topic/dell), [EMC](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/topic/emc), [Integration](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/topic/integration) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) | | | | --- | --- |