Dell Tech World 2026 keynote
Michael Dell · May 18, 2026 · 1h 6m · Las Vegas, Nevada
Summary
Dell'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 · AI-written summary from the published transcript
- 1New open models on the Dell AI Factory include MiniMax M2.7, DeepSeek V4, GLM 5.1 and Kimi K2.6, joining Gemma 421:14
- 2Google and Dell bring Google Distributed Cloud with the new Gemini models on premises22:04
- 3OpenAI and Dell are building an on-prem solution based on OpenAI's Codex agentic harness22:32
- 4Palantir Foundry and its Ontology come on premises on Dell ObjectScale and PowerFlex23:20
- 5Dell framed "hybrid AI" as a competitive advantage: powerful AI that is open, secure and yours24:37
- 6Starburst and NVIDIA speed up Dell's analytics engine, with Vera CPUs for three times faster SQL40:16
Announced
1 available the same day| 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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About this keynote
Keynote page: www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1tetAL6RSc
- Michael DellChairman and CEO, Dell Technologies
Companies named: Google, Nvidia, OpenAI, Palantir, ServiceNow, Starburst, Dell
Last changed 2026-09-24.
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