Traditionally a storage heavyweight, EMC has expanded its market presence in recent years with industry-defining acquisitions such as its US$2.1 billion purchase of RSA Security last year.

RSA Security recently reported strong Q4 results with revenues growing 26 per cent to $114 million.

Revenue from EMC's VMware subsidiary grew 101 percent to $232 million in the last quarter.

With so much market activity, Tucci will have plenty of customers to meet during his visit to Australia which begins in Sydney Wednesday.

During Tucci's two days in Sydney he will also meet channel partners and staff.