"#1 in servers by unit sales" IDC WW Quarterly Server Tracker, 2016 Q4 historical release, March 1, 2017. Dell leads the WW x86 Server unit volume with share of 21.0% over HPE units volume share of 20.5%. On a share basis, this is considered a statistical tie for #1, within 50 bps.

"#1 converged systems" Based on revenue for the 4Q 2016 period; IDC Worldwide Quarterly Converged Systems Tracker, March 23, 2017.

"#1 in data protection" Based on aggregate data protection and recovery software and purpose-built back-up appliance revenue as of March 2017.

"Complete 3x more IT projects" Adam DeMattia and John McKnight, ESG Research Insights Paper: “How IT Transformation Maturity Drives IT Agility, Innovation, and Improved Business Outcomes," April 2017"

"#1 solutions in converged, cloud, servers and All-Flash" According to publicly available Q4 2016 data, Dell EMC holds number one positions in revenue for storage, converged systems, servers, and cloud infrastructure. (*Cloud excludes double counting of storage and servers. Tie for Servers, based on units sold.)

"#1 external storage" Based on revenue for the 4Q 2016 period; IDC Worldwide Quarterly Enterprise Storage Systems Tracker, March 3, 2017.

"#1 converged systems" Based on revenue for the 4Q 2016 period; IDC Worldwide Quarterly Converged Systems Tracker, March 23, 2017.

"#1 in data protection" Based on aggregate data protection and recovery software and purpose-built back-up appliance revenue as of March 2017.

"#1 All Flash Market Leader" Ranking by vendor revenue. IDC Tracker. “Worldwide Quarterly Enterprise Storage Systems Tracker.” 1Q17.

"4x faster" Based on internal testing vs. Hitachi (IOPS for OLTP w/ compression)

"Lowest $/GB for hybrid array" Dell EMC internal analysis, April 2017. Net effective capacity after 5:1 data reduction including 5 years of 7x24x4hour on-site support as compared to other midrange storage from major-vendors. Customer’s price may vary based on a variety of circumstances and data should be used for comparison purposes.

"#1 Converged Portfolio" Source: Based on Dell EMC revenue, March 2017.

"4.6x faster setup of new systems" Source: Based on Edison Group white paper, “VCE VxRailTM Appliance Cost and Maintenance Advantages," May 2016.

"3x more innovation time" Source: IDC White Paper, sponsored by VCE, "The Business Value of VCE Vblock Systems: Leveraging Convergence to Drive Business Agility." May 2015.

"25% increase in application developer productivity" Source: Based on Forrester Total Economic Impact Study commissioned by Dell EMC, “A Practical Guide for Evaluating Value of Dell EMC Converged Infrastructure for Data Center Modernization,” March 2016.

“#1 in servers by unit sales” IDC WW Quarterly Server Tracker, 2017 Q1 historical release, May 18, 2017. Dell leads the WW x86 Server unit volume with share of 21.2% over combined HPE/New H3C Group units volume share of 20.8%. On a share basis, this is considered a statistical tie for #1, within 50 bps.

“Up to 12x more database IOPS in a vSAN cluster” Principled Technologies (PT) report commissioned by Dell EMC, “Faster, more powerful handling of database workloads,” June 2017, using the DVDStore2 benchmark comparing R720 servers with HDD-based EqualLogic shared storage versus R740xd servers with Internal NVMe and SAS SSD disks in a 2-node vSAN cluster. Actual performance will vary based on configuration, usage and manufacturing variability. Full Report: facts.pt/7PjXq2

“Up to 61% reduction in maintenance costs” Results based on a study of 14 global organizations conducted by IDC and commissioned by Dell EMC, “Accelerate Business Agility with Faster Server Refresh Cycles,” May 2017.

Principled Technologies report commissioned by Dell EMC, “IT Service Transformation with Hybrid Cloud: Buy or Build,” March 2016. TCO is calculated over three years compared to a BYO solution.

"#1 in data protection" Based on aggregate data protection and recovery software and purpose-built back-up appliance revenue as of March 2017

"150% faster backup" Based on internal testing, in comparison to HPE, October 2016

"36x less protection storage on average required" Based on internal Dell EMC analysis, January 2017

"10x faster deployment" Based on Dell EMC internal analysis, February 2017