VIDEO - VMware is enabling the next generation in IT by delivering the industry’s first cloud operating system. Dell and VMware are working together to bring customers the latest in enterprise computing innovations.
Posted: November 24, 2009 | Premiered: November 24, 2009


Topics:  Cloud Computing | Enterprise Computing | Enterprise Systems | Operating System Virtualization | Operating Systems | VMware

EBOOK - A solid disaster recovery plan can overcome bandwidth and latency issues without any data loss. Techniques to restore data and prevent loss vary in the virtual data center. In Chapter 1 of this eBook, you'll learn about disaster recovery strategies for the virtual data center.
Posted: November 19, 2009 | Published: November 19, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Data Deduplication | Disaster Recovery | SAN | Server Virtualization | Storage Virtualization | Virtual Machine | Virtual Machine Backups

VIDEO - Join Robin Johnson, Dell's Chief Information Officer, as he explains the most efficient way to run an IT enterprise. You'll learn how a basic management philosophy and a belief in industry standard technology can lead to great success.
Posted: October 21, 2009 | Premiered: October 21, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | Desktop Management | Enterprise Resource Management | Enterprise Systems | IT Spending | Order Management Systems | Server Consolidation | Server Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - This paper describes the Dell Reference Architecture, a blueprint or a starting configuration, for Microsoft® Exchange Server 2007 in a virtualized server environment and provides guidelines for designing and sizing the storage for the same using Dell EqualLogic PS Series storage systems.
Posted: October 20, 2009 | Published: October 20, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Best Practices | Data Recovery | Exchange Virtualization | Microsoft Exchange | Server Consolidation | Server Virtualization | Storage Best Practices | Storage Hardware | VMware ESX

WEBCAST - Watch this webcast to learn how to ensure application security and availability in your VMware environment. Discover how to provide quick recovery of applications and how to use automation for server application protection.
Posted: October 20, 2009 | Premiered: October 20, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Security | Disaster Recovery | High Availability | iSCSI SAN | IT Infrastructure | Microsoft Exchange | SCSI Devices | Server Virtualization | Storage Virtualization | Virtual Machine | VMware

VIDEO - This videocast sponsored by Dell and Intel featuring experts, Brian Madden and Gabe Knuth, explains the real possibilities of desktop virtualization versus its potential capabilities.
Posted: October 9, 2009 | Premiered: October 9, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Management | Desktop Virtualization | Host Management | Terminal Server Software | Virtual Desktop Infrastructure | Virtual Machine | VM | VMware

EDITORIAL RESOURCE GUIDE - Read this expert E-Guide from Dell to learn key concepts that will help you architect your next SQL Server installation.
Posted: October 9, 2009 | Published: October 9, 2009


Topics:  Database Administration | Database Administrators | Database Design | Database Management | Database Performance Management | Databases | High Availability | Server Virtualization | SQL Server

VIDEO - This videocast sponsored by Dell and Intel featuring virtualization experts, Brian Madden and Gabe Knuth, discusses the top 15 reasons why virtual desktop projects fail. Discover the considerations to make when virtualizing desktops, like hidden costs, implementation planning and user needs.
Posted: October 9, 2009 | Premiered: October 9, 2009


Topics:  Desktop Virtualization | Desktop Virtualization Software | Server Hardware | Server Virtualization | Virtual Desktop Infrastructure | Virtual Machine

DATA SHEET - To capitalize on the benefits of Windows 7, you must make sure your computing environment is ready for the upgrade. Dell's Windows 7 Readiness Assessment is designed to identify application compatibility, hardware compatibility and migration readiness and to provide the recommendations needed to help make your transition to Windows 7 smooth.
Posted: October 7, 2009 | Published: October 7, 2009


Topics:  Operating Systems | Software Asset Management | Software Implementation | Software Installation | Software Migration | Software Upgrades | Windows

WHITE PAPER - Auto-Snapshot Manager extends the intelligence of Dell EqualLogic SAN and enables Administrators to create and manage Smart Copy snapshots, clones, or replicas for point-in-time copies of Exchange Storage Groups that can be instantly restored.
Posted: September 23, 2009 | Published: September 23, 2009


Topics:  Data Loss Prevention (DLP) | Data Management | Data Security | Disaster Planning | Disaster Recovery | Security | Security Management | Security Threats

WHITE PAPER - Dell’s enterprise solutions, including EqualLogic iSCSI SANs, PowerEdge Virtualization Servers and Global Infrastructure Consulting Services (GICS) can help organizations confidently deploy, manage and protect their Tier-1 Microsoft® applications within a VMware vSphere environment.
Posted: September 24, 2009 | Published: September 23, 2009


Topics:  Application Infrastructure | Data Management | Data Storage | Data Warehouse Architectures | Enterprise | Enterprise Systems | Microsoft Hyper-V | VMware

WHITE PAPER - In this expert E-Guide, brought to you by SearchEnterpriseDesktop.com and Dell, you will gain insight into the top reasons to deploy virtual desktops in your organization.
Posted: September 23, 2009 | Published: September 22, 2009


Topics:  Cluster Management | Data Management | Desktop Management | Desktop Virtualization | Desktop Virtualization Software | Endpoint Security | IT Infrastructure

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT - Because network attached storage (NAS) is file-based (rather than block-based) storage, it is particularly suited for storing the types of unstructured, file-based data that is a challenge for many storage pros today. This FAQ Presentation Transcript answers key questions about NAS advantages and implementations.
Posted: September 14, 2009 | Published: September 14, 2009


Topics:  Business Continuity Planning | Data Management | Disk Backups | NAS | Storage Architectures | Storage Best Practices | Storage Capacity | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Management Software

WHITE PAPER - This Guide is a companion to How to Guide: Consolidating multiple SQL Server systems onto Dell PowerEdge Servers using Microsoft’s Hyper-V. In this Guide, we use the Dell PowerEdge R900 and PowerEdge R905 as target servers.
Posted: September 10, 2009 | Published: September 10, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Databases | Microsoft Hyper-V | Server Consolidation | Server Management | SQL Server | Storage Consolidation

WHITE PAPER - This document covers the key overall concepts and procedures you need to setup and configure your Hyper-V platform. It reviews in detail the approach that PT and Dell recommend for a tested and validated installation of Windows Server 2008 and Hyper-V.
Posted: September 10, 2009 | Published: September 10, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Management | Databases | Microsoft Hyper-V | Server Consolidation | Server Management | SQL Server | Storage Consolidation