TEST RESULTS - In this report, we estimate both the number of older solutions each Dell PowerEdge R710 solution can replace and the payback period for replacing those older solutions. Read this white paper to learn more.
Posted: September 24, 2009 | Published: May 1, 2009


Topics:  IT Best Practices | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | Server Consolidation | Server Management | Server Provisioning | Server Virtualization | VMware

WHITE PAPER - The goal of this study is to determine if a multi?node Oracle RAC cluster can be replaced with a cluster consisting of fewer Dell PowerEdge 11G nodes (powered by Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 Series), and still process the OLTP workload faster with less power consumption and lower Oracle RAC licensing fees. Read this white paper to learn more.
Posted: September 24, 2009 | Published: July 1, 2009


Topics:  Multi-core Processor Architecture | Multi-core Processors | Oracle (Product) | Server Consolidation | Server Management | Server Provisioning | Server Virtualization | Workload Automation

WHITE PAPER - This white paper discusses detailed best practices for deploying a 150-user, 250-GB, three-tiered SAP® Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) landscape.
Posted: September 18, 2009 | Published: February 13, 2009


Topics:  Blade Servers | ERP | ERP Software | Server Appliances | Server Management | Server Provisioning | SMBs

VIRTUAL SEMINAR - Interact and learn, virtually, at Quest Connect '09. With 67 webcasts in three session halls, we're bringing content that directly benefits the way you do business - right to your desk.
Posted: September 18, 2009 | Published: October 21, 2009


Topics:  Access Control | Active Directory | Authentication | Identity Management | Microsoft Exchange | Microsoft Office | Server Provisioning | Social Networking | SQL Server | Training and Educational Services | Webcasts

WHITE PAPER - The recent push for more efficient computing platforms has businesses venturing beyond basic servers and systems. In order to manage resources more effectively, save data center space, reduce IT administrative tasks, and go green, many organizations have turned to virtualization. Learn how your organization can benefit from virtualization.
Posted: September 8, 2009 | Published: September 8, 2009


Topics:  Blade Servers | Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Management | Server Provisioning | Server Virtualization | Virtual Desktop Infrastructure | Virtual Machine | VMware

ANALYST REPORT - In this down economy, now is the time to examine the total cost of ownership (TCO) of your proprietary server infrastructure and migrate to a more cost-effective open systems platform designed for tomorrow. If this hits home for you, please read on.
Posted: September 2, 2009 | Published: May 27, 2009


Topics:  IT Governance | IT Management | IT Managers | IT Service Management | IT Spending | Open Systems Standards | Operating Systems | Server Management | Server Provisioning | TCO

WHITE PAPER - This paper explores common challenges associated with server virtualization deployments and the ways Citrix Essentials for Hyper-V together with Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V and Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager can help organizations maximize the value of server virtualization.
Posted: July 20, 2009 | Published: July 20, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Desktop Virtualization | High Availability | HyperWave | Microsoft Hyper-V | Server Provisioning | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Storage Provisioning | Storage Virtualization | Virtual Desktop Infrastructure | Workload Automation

WHITE PAPER - This solution brief discusses how the Dell EqualLogic™ PS Series can provide a fully virtualized storage infrastructure that delivers high availability, resiliency, flexibility, and scalability that is simple and cost-effective to deploy, manage and grow.
Posted: July 9, 2009 | Published: December 5, 2008


Topics:  High Availability | Infrastructure Management | SAN | Server Management | Server Provisioning | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software

WEBCAST - View this VKernel webcast to learn how to best optimize resource utilization in your current ESX environment. During this 30 minute presentation, we'll discuss how capacity planning is different in an ESX environment, resource alignment, and many other aspects of capacity planning within your current environment.
Posted: July 9, 2009 | Premiered: July 9, 2009


Topics:  Capacity Planning | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Centers | Enterprise Resource Management | Network Management | Server Provisioning | Server Virtualization | Systems Management | Virtual Machine Monitor | VMware | VMware ESX | VMware Server

EGUIDE - In this informative Pocket Guide, brought to you by SearchServerVirtualization.com, Dell and VMware, learn more about the virtual management tools on the market and their functionality. Discover which product capabilities organizations should consider when evaluating virtual infrastructure management technologies.
Posted: June 22, 2009 | Published: June 22, 2009


Topics:  Disaster Recovery | Hardware | Project Management | Server Consolidation | Server Management | Server Provisioning | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Service Creation Tools | VMware

EGUIDE - In this Pocket Guide, brought to you by SearchServerVirtualization.com, Dell and VMware, discover the central tasks in the assessment and planning stages of a virtualization project.
Posted: June 22, 2009 | Published: June 22, 2009


Topics:  Disaster Recovery | Hardware | Hardware Configuration Management | Project Management | Server Consolidation | Server Provisioning | Server Virtualization | VMware

WHITE PAPER - vSphere, VMware's latest release, adds approximately 150 new features to its previous VI3 product! The purpose of this white paper is to highlight the most notable of these features and to discuss the benefits they offer your organization's IT infrastructure.
Posted: June 1, 2009 | Published: May 1, 2009


Topics:  Cloud Computing | Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Disaster Recovery | Server Consolidation | Server Management | Server Provisioning | Server Virtualization | VMware | VMware Disaster Recovery | VMware Server

VIDEO - Discover benefits of virtualization like improving utilization, simplifying operations, and rapidly provisioning new servers. Learn more about the benefits of virtualization by viewing these brief flash overviews.
Posted: June 1, 2009 | Premiered: May 1, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Cooling | Data Center Management | Data Center Power Management | Data Centers | Operating System Virtualization | Operating Systems | Server Consolidation | Server Provisioning | Server Virtualization | Virtual Machine

PRODUCT OVERVIEW - Affordable high availability and disaster recovery solutions are critical to the survival of all SMBs in the event of a disaster. Building on years of helping SMBs protect their information, VMware and Dell provide cost-effective and robust data protection, disaster recovery, and high availability solutions.
Posted: June 1, 2009 | Published: February 1, 2009


Topics:  Backup Server Hardware | Backup Software | Backups | Continuous Data Protection | Disaster Recovery | Downtime | High Availability | SAN | Server Consolidation | Server Provisioning | Server Virtualization | SMBs

CASE STUDY - An aging, proprietary enterprise resource planning (ERP) system at Kelly Tractor limited the company's ability to integrate information from separate departments and build new, innovative sales and services tools. Read how the company benefited from Dell and VMware virtualization.
Posted: June 1, 2009 | Published: July 1, 2008


Topics:  Fibre Channel | Fibre Channel SAN | SAN | Server Consolidation | Server Management | Server Provisioning | Server Virtualization | Storage Architectures | Storage Capacity | Storage Consolidation | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management