Dell Technologies World 2026
May 18, 2026 · Las Vegas, Nevada · Dell Tech World 2025
Dell Tech World 2026 Day 1 Keynote | Unleash the Future of AIMay 18, 2026 · 1h 6m · Michael DellDell's 2026 message was "hybrid AI": bring frontier and open models to enterprise data on premises. The Dell AI Factory added open models (DeepSeek, MiniMax, GLM, Kimi, Gemma, Nemotron, Mistral), Google Distributed Cloud with Gemini, an on-prem solution built on OpenAI's Codex, Palantir Foundry on Dell storage, and faster analytics with Starburst and NVIDIA.
Key themes: AI infrastructure, Open models, Data platforms
- 1New open models on the Dell AI Factory include MiniMax M2.7, DeepSeek V4, GLM 5.1 and Kimi K2.6, joining Gemma 4
- 2Google and Dell bring Google Distributed Cloud with the new Gemini models on premises
- 3OpenAI and Dell are building an on-prem solution based on OpenAI's Codex agentic harness
- 4Palantir Foundry and its Ontology come on premises on Dell ObjectScale and PowerFlex
- 5Dell framed "hybrid AI" as a competitive advantage: powerful AI that is open, secure and yours
- 6Starburst and NVIDIA speed up Dell's analytics engine, with Vera CPUs for three times faster SQL
| Announcement | Status |
|---|---|
| Open models on the Dell AI FactoryDeepSeek, MiniMax, GLM, Kimi, Gemma, Nemotron, Mistral | GA |
| Google Distributed Cloud with Gemini on DellGemini models on premises | Announced |
| OpenAI Codex on DellOn-prem agentic coding solution | Announced |
| Palantir Foundry on Dell storageOntology on ObjectScale and PowerFlex | Announced |
| Starburst analytics with NVIDIAVera CPUs and Blackwell GPUs for SQL | Announced |
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