POWER OF ATTORNEY



      Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes

and appoints each of Barbara E. Coluci, Sandra J. Brochu and June D.

Duchesne, signing singly, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-

fact to:



      (1)  execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the

undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director of EMC Corporation

(the "Company"), Form ID, Forms 144 in accordance with Rule 144 of the

Securities Act of 1933 and Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Section

16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;



      (2)  do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the

undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute

any such Form ID, Form 144, 3, 4 or 5, complete and execute any amendment

or amendments thereto, and timely file (whether by mail, electronic

transmission or other acceptable means) such form with the United States

Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar

authority; and



      (3)  take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection

with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be

of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the

undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such

attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of

Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and

conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-

fact's discretion.



 The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full

power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing

whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of

any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and

purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with

full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming

all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or

substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this

power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.  The

undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving

in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor

is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to

comply with Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Section 16 of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934.



      This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until

the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 144, 3, 4 or 5 with

respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities

issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a

signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.



      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of

Attorney to be executed as of this 14 day of January 2015.



      /s/ Jose E. Almeida

           Jose E. Almeida

Witness:



/s/ Kirsten Almeida

 (Signature)



Kirsten Almeida

(Printed Name)