Dell bets big on AI with new data servers and 'AI PCs' after 40 years of strategic pivots
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Michael Dell started his company selling PCs out of his college dorm room in 1984 and grew it into a tech giant, now positioning itself to benefit from the AI boom.
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Dell took the company private in 2013 to reset its strategy away from Wall Street scrutiny, then acquired data storage giant EMC in 2016 to expand into enterprise infrastructure.
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The company is now a dominant provider of servers, sensors and storage for corporations managing massive datasets needed to run AI applications.
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Dell is releasing new "AI PCs" with specialized chips, betting demand will grow as enterprises adopt more advanced AI capabilities.
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At 59, Dell has led his namesake company for 40 years, transforming it through major pivots while retaining tight customer focus, and sees a long runway ahead in the AI era.