Dell Technologies’ largest event of the year, Dell Technologies World 2020, will become a virtual conference due to ongoing concerns around the coronavirus outbreak. “There’s two principal impacts right now: one is in our domestic China business as the Chinese economy softens, given what they are going through to try to contain the virus, and then the question becomes, will there be any supply chain or lead- time dynamics.” Coronavirus tech conference cancellations list: Apple WWDC, Salesforce Dreamforce, Microsoft Build and Ignite, VMworld, HPE Discover, Gartner, Dell World and more. “We continue to take steps to protect Dell Technologies team members and communities by following the health and safety guidelines from the World Health Organization and Centers for Disease Control—and coordinating with local health officials,” said Dell in an email to CRN.Dell has advised any of its more than 14,000 central Texas-based employees capable working from home to do so through March 24 out of caution in order to help ensure team members who must be onsite can do so more safely, according to a The Dell employee infected with the coronavirus is reportedly a software engineer in his 40s from the Indian state of Karnataka, according to multiple media outlets in India.The patient reportedly flew out of Austin to New York on Feb. 28 and then to Dubai on Feb. 29.
The PGA TOUR is very mindful of concerns regarding the Novel Coronavirus COVID-19 in light of the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play … Dell Technologies confirms to CRN that one of its employees has tested positive for the coronavirus and is asking some employees to work from home. “The core of what we set out to accomplish together is still important, which is why we will deliver keynotes, select breakout sessions and live chats with experts as a virtual experience,” said Dell.Dell is just the latest IT company to either postpone, cancel or make a conference virtual as the number of infected people with the coronavirus outside China has tripled over the past week.
Dell Technologies’ largest event of the year, Dell Technologies World 2020, will become a virtual conference due to ongoing concerns around the coronavirus outbreak. Dell’s stock is currently down 8 percent at $36.43 per share as of Monday morning. Two of the nation's leading IT distributors, Hewlett Packard Enterprise is canceling or postponing most of its events Other IT vendors such as Amazon and Google are The total number of cases of the virus has surpassed 110,000 worldwide with infections in more than 100 countries. The $92 billion Round Rock, Texas-based infrastructure giant said the “core” of what it wanted to accomplish during the conference can still be achieved via a virtual event. As we learn more about the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, we know this is the right thing to do, given the global nature of Dell Technologies World,' says Dell Technologies in a statement. The patient developed symptoms several days later and was diagnosed with coronavirus in India on March 9 and placed in isolation. According to multiple India-based news outlets, the Dell employee’s family and others he had been in contact with were all quarantined for a mandatory 28 days.The Dell news comes in the wake of the revelation that This week, Dell announced that its flagship “Because nothing is more important than the health and safety of our team members, customers, partners and suppliers, we have decided to make Dell Technologies World 2020 a virtual event,” said Dell in a statement. Dell, which is the worldwide server market leader, reported a Dell CFO Tom Sweet said the declines were due to a challenging sales environment in China due to U.S.-China trade tensions and slower spending within the enterprise segment in the U.S. “The coronavirus has created some level of uncertainty. “This decision was not made lightly. The ongoing impact of coronovirus on the channel calendar has struck again, with Dell deciding it will turn its Las Vegas get-together in May into a virtual event. Please see our statement regarding Dell Technologies World 2020. “Because nothing is more important than the health and safety of our team members, customers, partners and suppliers, we have decided to make Dell Technologies World 2020 a virtual event,” said Dell in a statement. One employed tested negative, while the other tested positive and has since been placed in quarantine in India, Dell said.
“This decision was not made lightly. … We do expect our normal sequentials from Q1 to Q4 [2021] to be softer as a result of the coronavirus impact,” Sweet said. As we learn more about the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, we know this is the right thing to do, given the global nature of Dell Technologies World.”Dell Technologies World 2020 was scheduled to take place from May 4 to May 7 in Las Vegas.