VMware cloud strategy involves a three-pronged approach

The VMware cloud strategy, announced at VMworld 2016, includes Cross-Cloud Architecture, Cloud Foundation and a combination of Photon Platform and vSphere Integrated Containers. The Dell purchase of EMC forever changed the landscape of enterprise IT. VMworld 2016 was the last big stage for Dell to showcase its strategy for integrating into a world where Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure loom large. In the past, an EMC majority-owned VMware stumbled when delivering the message on hybrid cloud. VMware now has abandoned competing directly in the public cloud and has refocused the messaging. What makes VMworld 2016 any different than previous VMworld conferences?