Innovation in RTP is a series of monthly discussions by various companies based in and around The Research Triangle Park. The goals are:
To build awareness of companies in and near The Research Triangle Park, of their local and global impact
To strengthen the community of professionals in the Park, with the hope of increasing innovation and new business opportunities
Upcoming Events
All sessions are held at RTP Headquarters, 12 Davis Drive
Wednesday, August 11th, 4-5pm, EMC Corp's Vicente Moranta discusses how EMC is leveraging Social Network Analysis as a Strategic Asset
Wednesday, Sept. 8th , stay tuned!
LinkedIn Group: Innovation in RTP Speaker Series [visit]
Hosted by the Research Triangle Foundation [visit]
Next Event
Wednesday – August 11th, 4 pm
RTP Headquarters, 12 Davis Drive
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Topic: How EMC is leveraging Social Network Analysis as a Strategic Asset
As leaders manage their organizations, many fail to take into account the social networks that are the backbone of all collaboration and information flow. At EMC, we have applied Social Network Analysis (SNA) in a number of critical projects to help our leaders make better decisions; from succession planning to troubleshooting virtual team collaboration, SNA has enabled EMC's managers to leverage the power of their existing networks to more quickly meet customer and market demands. Vicente Moranta is a Competitive Business Consultant at EMC Corporation where over the past eleven years he has held several New Product Development roles in support, engineering and marketing. In addition, Vicente is a Lecturer in Executive Education Programs and a Research Associate in Innovation Management and Technology Commercialization Lab at NC State University, focusing on Social Network Analysis used to improve Collaboration, Management of Technology and Organizational Culture. Vicente holds a BS in Computer Engineering ('99) and an MBA ('08) both from North Carolina State University. About EMC: Second only to your people, your information is your organization's most important asset. EMC provides the technologies and tools that can help you release the power of your information. We can help you design, build, and manage flexible, scalable, and secure information infrastructures. And with these infrastructures, you'll be able to intelligently and efficiently store, protect, and manage your information so that it can be made accessible, searchable, shareable, and, ultimately, actionable. In short, with an information infrastructure, you can avoid the potentially serious risks and reduce the significant costs associated with managing information, while fully exploiting its value for business advantage. Strong Leadership Record Our differentiated value comes from our sustained and substantial investment in R&D, our thousands of technical R&D employees around the globe, the industry's broadest portfolio of systems, software, and services, our ability to create total integrated solutions—all designed from top to bottom by us—and our commitment to delivering the best Total Customer Experience in this or any industry. 2008 marked the largest revenue year ($14.9 billion) in EMC's 30-year history and EMC's sixth year in a row of achieving double-digit annual revenue growth. In fact, from 2003 through the end of 2008, EMC's total consolidated revenues have grown at a compounded annual rate of 19 percent. A Global Presence Today, we employ approximately 40,000 people worldwide, more than 40 percent of whom work outside the U.S. We are represented by approximately 400 sales offices and scores of partners in more than 60 countries around the world. We have the world's largest sales and service force focused on information infrastructure, and we work closely with a global network of technology, outsourcing, systems integration, service, and distribution partners.