Dell looks to cloud for next chapter amid VMware talks

Dell Technologies Inc. unveiled software that could burnish its hybrid-cloud aspirations, in the hardware giant’s effort to plot a future beyond a possible spinoff of its most prized asset, VMware Inc.

The product, called Project Apex, will let customers manage information and applications across public clouds and their own data centers, Round Rock, Texas-based Dell said Wednesday in a statement. It will also help customers use the company’s technology based on consumption or through a subscription. The initiative is similar to rival Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.’s GreenLake product that gives customers a unified view of their information technology environment.