EZINE - In this issue, we'll discuss how virtualization sprawl has quickly become a major issue in virtualized SharePoint deployments since today's technology makes it so easy to create virtual machines. We'll also talk about taking advantage of SharePoint's underutilized business intelligence tool, and using jQuery to enhance your user interface.
Posted: November 18, 2009 | Published: November 18, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Data Governance | Microsoft Hyper-V | Microsoft Office | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Virtual Machine | VMware ESX

WHITE PAPER - This white paper describes validated architectures for Dell | VMware™ virtual infrastructures. The Virtualization RA is intended to provide customers with an example basis to consider, evaluate, and select the Dell virtualization solution components that best fit their requirements.
Posted: November 17, 2009 | Published: September 1, 2008


Topics:  Data Center Construction | Data Center Design | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Storage Hardware | VMware | VMware ESX

WHITE PAPER - VMware's latest enterprise-level hypervisor product suite, vSphere, includes many new features and technological enhancements over its predecessor, VMware Infrastructure 3 (VI3). This white paper focuses on how VMware improved various storage technologies, how they relate to data backup and recovery, and more.
Posted: November 10, 2009 | Published: November 10, 2009


Topics:  Backup Software | Data Security | Disaster Recovery | File Recovery Programs | Storage Virtualization | VMware | VMware ESX | VMware Infrastructure 3

CASE STUDY - Isaac Agnew (Holdings) Ltd is one of the largest car retailers in Northern Ireland. When they needed a fast backup and recovery solution for their VMware ESX environment that didn’t require hours of rebuilding data, they turned to the Veeam Backup & Replication solution.
Posted: November 10, 2009 | Published: November 10, 2009


Topics:  Backup Software | Data Management | Data Replication | Data Security | Disaster Recovery | File Recovery Programs | Network Performance | VMware | VMware ESX | VMware Infrastructure 3

WHITE PAPER - This document describes an end-to-end solution for monitoring and managing VMware vSphere or Virtual Infrastructure 3 using a full integration with Microsoft Systems Center Operations Manager (Ops Mgr) to produce a comprehensive image of system health with minimal impact on your operations staff.
Posted: November 10, 2009 | Published: November 10, 2009


Topics:  Enterprise Systems | Microsoft Operations Manager | Network Monitoring | Network Performance | Server Virtualization | VMware | VMware ESX | VMware Infrastructure 3

CASE STUDY - Read this case study to learn how LifeChurch.tv implemented the Veeam Management suite Plus to manage their virtual infrastructure to decrease file-level recovery time from hours to seconds, reduce time to document infrastructure by 98 percent, and improve file copy speed six times faster than other products.
Posted: November 9, 2009 | Published: November 9, 2009


Topics:  Backup Software | Capacity Planning | Reporting Software | Server Management | Server Virtualization Software | Storage Management | Systems Management Software | VMware ESX

TECHNICAL ARTICLE - This tech report demonstrates how using Dell EqualLogic SAN Snapshots can improve data protection in a VMware Virtual Infrastructure environment.
Posted: November 5, 2009 | Published: May 1, 2008


Topics:  Backups | Data Recovery | Virtual Desktop Infrastructure | VMware | VMware ESX | VMware Infrastructure 3

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

WHITE PAPER - This paper provides an overview of deploying Exchange 2007 Server in a virtualized environment using VMware 3.5 Update 3 on Dell PowerEdge Servers and EqualLogic iSCSI storage array. In this paper a solution building block is proposed for 4000 mailbox users to deploy in an ESX environment running on Dell hardware.
Posted: October 20, 2009 | Published: May 1, 2009


Topics:  Email Server Software | Exchange Virtualization | iSCSI SAN | IT Managers | Microsoft Exchange | Server Consolidation | Virtual Machine | Virtual Machine Migration | VMware ESX

EZINE - In this month's issue, learn how to keep compliance a priority in a virtualized environment. Also in this issue, get advice on how to buy hardware for virtual systems, and take a closer look at your storage needs.
Posted: October 6, 2009 | Published: October 6, 2009


Topics:  Compliance (Systems Operations) | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Data Security | Regulatory Compliance | Server Hardware | Server Virtualization | Storage Capacity | Storage Virtualization | Virtual Machine | VM | VMware ESX

CASE STUDY - Read this case study to learn how the Dell IT group has virtualized more than 5,000 servers and saved the company over US$29 million using a scalable, worldwide virtualization model.
Posted: September 30, 2009 | Published: October 30, 2008


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Center Power Management | Server Consolidation | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | VMware ESX

ANALYST REPORT - In order to quantify the performance of several backup and recovery offerings, engineers ran a series of tests on a VMware ESX server environment configured with three virtual machines that were connected to a Fibre Channel storage area network. Read this paper to learn the results.
Posted: September 24, 2009 | Published: May 25, 2009


Topics:  Backup Software | Backups | Data Recovery | Data Replication | SAN | VMware | VMware ESX | VMware Server

TRAINING GUIDE - VMware vSphere is the next evolutionary step in IT computing. vSphere dramatically reduces capital and operating costs, and increases control over IT infrastructures while preserving the flexibility to choose any OS, application and hardware. Learn how to take advantage of this new technology with VMware training from Global Knowledge.
Posted: September 21, 2009 | Published: September 21, 2009


Topics:  Certification Programs | Configuration Management | Data Centers | IT Infrastructure | Load Balancing | Network Management | Server Management | Server Software | Server Virtualization | Training and Educational Services | VM | VMware | VMware ESX | VMware Infrastructure 3

WHITE PAPER - HP recently announced availability of a driver for their long-fielded HP Network Automation product which delivers integrated support of virtual switches (vSwitches) – virtual network elements that exist within VMWare’s ESX virtual server platform.
Posted: September 10, 2009 | Published: September 1, 2009


Topics:  Network Configuration Management | Network Management | Network Performance | Network Performance Management Software | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Virtual Machine Monitor | VMware | VMware ESX

WHITE PAPER - The deduplication capabilities of CommVault® Simpana® 8.0 software in the Dell™ PowerVault™ DL2000 – Powered by CommVault are designed to eliminate unnecessary copies of backup and archive data—providing an integrated, simplified way to streamline storage throughout the enterprise.
Posted: August 24, 2009 | Published: June 1, 2009


Topics:  Data Deduplication | Data Replication | Disk Backups | Storage Consolidation | Storage Management | Virtual Machine Backups | VMware ESX