Dell Technologies

Dell Technologies sells computers, servers, storage systems and related services. Michael Dell started the business in 1984 while a student at the University of Texas. It became known for selling PCs directly to buyers, built to order.

The company is based in Round Rock, Texas. Its Client Solutions Group makes laptops, desktops and monitors under the Dell, XPS, Latitude and Alienware names. The Infrastructure Solutions Group makes PowerEdge servers and storage for data centers, and it has grown with demand for AI servers.

Dell bought EMC in 2016 in one of the largest technology deals on record. That brought in VMware, which was later spun off. Dell went private in 2013 and returned to public markets in 2018. It sells to consumers, schools, governments and large companies. Michael Dell is chairman and chief executive. The company employs a large global workforce and has sales offices in many countries. Its AI server business has grown as customers build data centers for training and running models.