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1 Russia CoE Overview Inga Petryaevskaya, New Business Development Manager 14 th of November,

2 Russia COE Symmetrix CLARiiON Major COE teams formed 2007 SSPG 2008 Launch of Co-op program Launch of Internship Program Launch of Lab Cloud Service TRIN ownership Launch R&D with Academia Best employer in Russia Russia Day in Hopkinton Community Involvement award 2

3 Mission and Engineering Culture We translate SMART engineering capabilities into leading EMC products and technologies Elements of the SMART engineering culture Excellent problem solving and creativity Fundamental knowledge, scientific background Systematic approach, end to end design Strong development processes and focus on process improvement Quality, reliability in terms of milestones and deliverables Fast learning 3

4 Russia COE strategy Alignment between EMC strategy and Russia strengths Storage and appliances Content capture and management in the cloud BIG DATA solutions and analytics SDN/Network virtualization 4

5 Russia COE Contribution to EMC Products 5

6 Russia COE Investment into Innovation and Talent Pipeline Research collaborations Excellent relations with top 7 tech universities in StP and 2 in Moscow 4 joint R&D projects and 1 GTM project with Universities completed in joint R&D projects with Universities ongoing Participation in conferences, seminars, lectures Co-op projects and internships 8 co-op projects accomplished in co-op projects ongoing 15 interns, 13 actively engaged into BU work Student mentoring program, support of student contests and Olympiads, regular student visits to the COE Organic and external innovation Technical Board and technical seminars EMC showcase 5 finalists in patents filed since 2007 Active collaboration with VC community, incubators and start-ups 6

7 Innovations in Russia CoE University Programs/ External Innovations Internal Innovations Russia CoE Venture & startups 7

8 Geography of Russia CoE s Universities Activities Collaboration in the field of Computer Science and IT: Collaboration in the field of Big Data and Data Analytics: Moscow Lomonosov State University Kurchatov Institute of Russian Academy of Science National Research Institute of Higher School of Economics State University Institute of Physics and Technology Saint Petersburg State University of IT, Mechanics and Optics State Technical University State University of Aerospace Instrumentation State University (Math and Mechanics Department) State Electrotechnic University Academic University of Russian Academy of Science State Railways University Partnership Network Expands its Geography with Research Activities 8

9 Talents Pipeline UNIVERSITY High School 1 st Year 2 nd Year 3 rd Year 4 th Year 5 th Year 6 th Year External Mentoring Program Co-op projects Internship program Organization and support of events for schoolchildren Excursions to CoE Lab for pupils EMC First year students scholarship : 107 students from Math- Mech Department of SPBSU 2012:30 students of 6 best technical Universities in SpB One year before graduation students are already prepared for conversion to SW Engineers Position 9

10 Mentoring Program Overview More than 100 students of leading Saint Petersburg Technical Universities have become EMC grant holders since External Mentoring Program is a way to create a closed Alumni Club for EMC grant holders, retain and develop the most prospective talents 10

11 Mentoring Program Overview What is mentoring? Development and acquiring competencies and skills for work and life; Establishment of informal relationships between two parties: mentee and mentor; Maintaining focus on personal and professional growth goals; Mentor a trusted friend, counselor or teacher, usually a more experienced person (Wiki). Components of mentoring program: Mentor-mentee communication (usually 2-4 times per month, at EMC office) On-site trainings and seminars ( Introduction to SW Engineer Profession, OOP and C++, Making a good CV, How to pass an interview, Presentation skills, Russian language for developers, etc.) 11

12 Co-op program overview Scope Educational task, solving industrial problem; 1 EMC Supervisor (usually the employee, who proposed the project idea); nd - 3 rd year students of leading Technical University 1 University supervisor, holding required expertise; 2-12 months duration; Weekly visits to CoE office for results checking; Professors and students grants for projects participants. Leads to Interns and Associate Engineers hiring EMC technologies Evangelism Implementation of Tools for BU Topics for future R&D projects 12

13 Internship Program Overview Interns are mostly master students and already hold bachelor degrees (or study at 4 th year or bachelor program); Interns participate and make a great contribution in real BU work; 5%-10% percent of Russia CoE employees are interns; 90% - 95% of interns are converted to EMC Fulltime employees after year of successful internship (17 conversions in 2012). 13

14 R&D Program Overview Topics for external research (aligned with CoE strategy): Storage and appliances; Content capture and management in the cloud; Big Data solutions and analytics; SDN/Network virtualization. University for projects realization is selected according to its unique expertise and existing groundwork; Execution team consists of 3-5 people (Professors, Associate Professors, Senior Students); Team members are given by EMC grants for all the projects time; Projects could also be considered as a possible ways for startup spin-offs. 14

15 Booming Russian Venture Ecosystem More than 110 venture funds The number of startups increases Business incubators development Opportunities for EMC: Governmental programs Be a part of the booming VC ecosystem as a potential strategic investor Leverage Russian strong mathematical potential and generate interest among startups in Big Data Analytics Evangelism of EMC s technologies Acquire IP Mega grants 15

16 M&A activities in Russia EMC Venture Funds Partnership Main business incubators Start-up contests and educational events Close partnership with 5 leading VC s with investment focus on IT New contacts with VCs focusing on Bio-Tech Companies pipeline increases Screening of Skolkovo resident companies Partnership with Universities EMC visits to BI Meetings with residents Sponsorship of interesting events Lectures about EMC technologies EMC nominations at startups contests to gather targeted projects Keynote speech at 42 Conference Upcoming International Economic Forum, Round Table Russian startups: local and global EMC educational program for startups in Israel Key-note at DLD Moscow is a member of booming Russian Venture ecosystem! 16

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