Network Management Strategies for the CIO
All Research Sponsored By:Dell and Microsoft
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What's New in Windows Server 2012: Moving Beyond the Data Center
This exclusive resource discusses how Windows Server 2012 can enable mobility, flexibility and agility by utilizing a consistent set of tools and frameworks to meet the needs of today's IT.
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Optimizing Microsoft® SharePoint with Dell
The workplace is quickly becoming a highly mobilized environment where employees can work remotely. As executives work from home or during travel, important company data is housed in remote buildings far from the protection of the office walls. View this resource to learn more about protecting your business with governance and compliance.
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Reap the benefits of Microsoft® Exchange sooner with Dell solutions
This resource discusses the system requirements for running Exchange 2010 and offers advice to help you evaluate your existing infrastructure. Learn more about advanced system solutions that can maximize the advantages of this latest Exchange upgrade.
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Understanding Microsoft Offloaded Data Transfer on Dell EqualLogic PS Series Arrays
This crucial paper examines a storage solution that delegates the heavy lifting of large data transfers to the intelligence of the storage array, reducing the utilization of resources and improving user productivity and efficiency.
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Microsoft® SharePoint® Server 2010
This informative white paper contains a comprehensive load testing study of a small virtualized SharePoint Server farm and provides various architecture suggestions based on how many users you wish to support.
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Virtual Network Architecture
Legacy networks simply cannot fulfill the needs of today's user. A new architecture needs to emerge: a virtual network infrastructure. This whitepaper details how Dell's Virtual Network Architecture provides the flexibility and scalability you need in a cloud foundation.
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Microsoft® Lync® Server 2010 on DellTM Systems
This critical resource provides configurations that can be used to architect Lync 2010 infrastructures ranging from 500 to 25,000 users so that you organization's communications are efficient and effective.
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Microsoft Exchange 2010 on Dell Systems Simple Distributed Configurations
This architectural reference guide provides nine sample hardware configurations for Exchange 2010 specifically designed for enterprises who want to leverage the native high-availability and disaster recovery features of this latest Exchange upgrade while simplifying operations and management.
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Microsoft® Exchange Server 2010 on Dell™ Systems Agile Consolidated Configurations
This informative paper provides configuration guides for consolidating and standardizing your Exchange Server 2010 environment to increase efficiency and productivity while reducing costs.
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Dell & Microsoft Deliver a Unique Platform for Converged Data Centers
Access this resource to learn about a solution that integrates a modular blade infrastructure, unified management, and advanced Microsoft virtualization software to deliver an efficient, agile enterprise-class data center in just 10u of rack space.
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General Introduction to Microsoft® Exchange Server 2010 Sizing
Review this white paper to explore the latest architectural improvements in Exchange Server 2010 along with the sizing and server role considerations for this upgrade. In addition, learn more about deployment models and example hardware options.
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Accelerating the Benefits of Microsoft Windows Server 2012 with Dell PowerEdge 12th Generation Servers
This crucial paper takes an in-depth look at how a Dell server solution can accelerate the benefits of Windows Server 2012. Discover how you can increase performance whether your servers are stand-alone, virtualized or used in a cloud environment.
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Driving Efficient IT Through a Simplified Windows Storage Environment
This paper explains how organizations can enhance IT efficiency and free up time and resources by implementing a unified, virtualized storage environment. Access it now to learn about unifying storage with a scale-out architecture, the impact of application server complexity on storage and how to manage application storage cost-effectively.
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IT Handbook: The Microsoft Product Update Roundup
Microsoft will release new versions of 12 of its products with an eye toward better integration of systems and applications that will brace environments for the cloud era. This special supplement covers the feature updates that could make a difference for your IT environment.
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Dell PowerEdge R515 servers delivered high-availability performance for 500+ users with plenty of room for growth
This test report details the need for high availability data center infrastructure to support applications running on virtual machines. Learn more about a sample configuration and access instructions on implementing it.
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Dell EqualLogic PS Series and Microsoft WS2008 Hyper-V: Enabling the Next Generation Virtualized Data Center
This resource outlines a virtualization technology to optimize storage on Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V environments offering capacity and efficiency benefits for your VM workloads.
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Dell 2-2-1 Solutions: High-Availability Virtualization with Dell PowerEdge R410 Servers
This configuration guide walks you through the critical activities that take place during a virtualization deployment and describes a recommended reference architecture that can help you achieve your desired results. Learn more about the key features of this technology and how to properly enable them in this essential resource.
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Presentation Transcript: Understanding the Benefits of Application Virtualization
Explore how application virtualization can help your business prepare for the consumerization of IT. Access this expert resource to gain insights on its many use cases, how it differs from desktop virtualization, and the substantial benefits it can offer both your IT department and end-users.
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E-Guide: Understanding Data Integration Technology Options
Read this e-guide to learn how to develop an effective data integration strategy in your organization so you can avoid business intelligence (BI) process issues. Also, gain insights on how to select the right data integration platform for your company.
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E-Guide: Building an Effective BI Strategy
This e-guide discusses how to effectively take advantage of business intelligence (BI) technologies in your organization by utilizing essential tactics. Discover the benefits of data warehousing appliance technologies and how to select the best one for your needs.
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E-Guide: Data Warehousing for Growing Data Volumes
With an influx of big data flooding businesses everywhere, the data warehousing landscape is changing rapidly. To learn more about the latest trends and advances in the big data management and data warehousing market, as well as steps you should take before investing in new technologies, review this expert e-guide now.
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E-Guide: BI Management Best Practices
Today’s business users demand faster access to real-time business intelligence (BI) data. Access this expert e-guide for advice on how to make BI systems faster, more responsive, and more effective, and discover how your peers have derived maximum value from growing data volumes and the challenges they experienced along the way.
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E-Guide: Data Warehousing in SQL Server Environments
What's different about Microsoft's latest release, SQL Server 2012, that has midsize companies considering it for their big data analytics and data warehousing needs? Read this expert e-guide to find out. Also, find tips on choosing between SQL Server's native backup compression and third-party tools.
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E-Guide: BI Technologies in SQL Server 2012
Are the new big data analytics and business intelligence (BI) features in SQL Server 2012 worth the cost of an upgrade for your organization? Is SQL Server's native backup compression or a third-party product best suited to your data warehousing needs? Read this e-guide to find expert advice on both of these questions.
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E-Guide: Windows Storage Server 2008 R2: Attain Shared Storage in Virtual Data Centers
Although Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 is widely touted as a NAS appliance, it can also function as an iSCSI target. This expert e-guide provides an in-depth overview of this platform, its' new features, and lesser known uses.