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Dell, Inc.

Overview: Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) is a leading global systems and services company and No. 34 on the Fortune 500. For more information, visit www.dell.com.

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A Smart Path to Virtualization by Dell, Inc. November 01, 2008 - Read this white paper to learn about how Dell is providing answers to key virtualization questions for the enterprise. Topics include; how to migrate to a fully virtualized environment as well as how the IT infrastructure should be configured for maximum benefit.

  view A Smart Path to Virtualization research abstract

Addressing Significant Growth Of Data With The iSCSI Protocol by Dell, Inc. June 20, 2008 - In the summer of 2008, Dell commissioned a study by Forrester Research to determine the current state of iSCSI adoption, the applications that it is commonly used for, drivers for adoption, experience of adoptors, and attitudes of those who have not yet adopted the protocol. Read the fascinating findings here.

  view Addressing Significant Growth Of Data With The iSCSI Protocol research abstract

Auto-Snapshot Manager/Vmware Edition Automated, Integrated, and Scalable Protection of Virtual Machines by Dell, Inc. June 24, 2009 - This paper will discuss High performance, space-efficient hypervisor-aware SAN-based snapshot and replication support, backup and recovery, IT infrastructure, as well as virtual security.

  view Auto-Snapshot Manager/Vmware Edition Automated, Integrated, and Scalable Protection of Virtual Machines research abstract

Benefits and Best Practices For Deploying SSDS In An OLTP Environment Using Dell Equallogic PS Series by Dell, Inc. May 05, 2009 - Using Solid State Disks (SSDs) in enterprise storage arrays is one of today's hottest storage trends. This whitepaper discusses the best practices for deploying SSDs in an OLTP environment using Dell EqualLogic PS Series arrays.

  view Benefits and Best Practices For Deploying SSDS In An OLTP Environment Using Dell Equallogic PS Series research abstract

Building a Highly Reliable SAN by Dell, Inc. July 2008 - System reliability is a vital component in Storage Area Network (SAN) design that keeps your production environment operating and avoids data loss and downtime.

  view Building a Highly Reliable SAN research abstract

Business-Ready Configurations for Deploying and Using VMware Virtualization on Dell Blades and in iSCSI Storage Environments by Dell, Inc. May 20, 2009 - In this technical article you will learn how the Business-Ready Configurations for Dell PowerEdge™ blade servers, Dell EqualLogic™ SAN, and VMware Infrastructure™ provides a detailed reference architecture for deploying and using VMware virtualization on Dell blades and iSCSI storage environments.

  view Business-Ready Configurations for Deploying and Using VMware Virtualization on Dell Blades and in iSCSI Storage Environments research abstract

Comprehensive Data Protection and Disaster Recovery for VMware Virtual Infrastructure by Dell, Inc. May 13, 2009 - Read this solution brief to learn how the Dell EqualLogic PS Series' bundled Auto-Snapshot Manager and Auto-Replication features are used to effectively integrate with VMware for scalable online data protection of the complete virtual infrastructure. This paper also discusses protection and simplification for the virtual environment.

  view Comprehensive Data Protection and Disaster Recovery for VMware Virtual Infrastructure research abstract

Dell Equallogic PS Series and VMware View Enhance Virtual Desktop Project Success by Dell, Inc. May 13, 2009 - Read this white paper to to learn how VMware View can help IT administrators decrease operating costs by centralizing management, data protection and security.

  view Dell Equallogic PS Series and VMware View Enhance Virtual Desktop Project Success research abstract

Dell PowerVault DL2000: Powered by Symantec Backup Exec - ESG Lab Validation Report by Dell, Inc. January 26, 2009 - This ESG Lab Validation explores how the DL2000, pre-installed with Symantec Backup Exec 12.5 software, can be deployed to protect critical data in about 20 minutes.

  view Dell PowerVault DL2000: Powered by Symantec Backup Exec - ESG Lab Validation Report research abstract

Dell/EMC CX4 and Dell PowerEdge Blades for Oracle and Microsoft Exchange Environments by Dell, Inc. December 30, 2008 - Dell/EMC CX4 series storage arrays and Dell PowerEdge blade servers can be advantageously de-ployed in Oracle and Exchange 2007 solutions. The examples provided in this paper depict two such solutions.

  view Dell/EMC CX4 and Dell PowerEdge Blades for Oracle and Microsoft Exchange Environments research abstract

Dell/EMC CX4 Exchange Performance by Dell, Inc. October 08, 2008 - This white paper takes a high-level look at the features and functionality that make the CX4 an excellent choice for Microsoft Exchange and other electronic mail systems. It examines new features, discusses disaster recovery and VMware integration, and provides a brief example of CX4's performance in Exchange environments.

  view Dell/EMC CX4 Exchange Performance research abstract

Deploying SQL Server 2008 on Windows Server 2008 using Dell PowerEdge servers - a Dell Deployment Guide by Dell, Inc. April 27, 2009 - In this report, Principled Technologies has performed hands-on testing and drawn on real-world experiences to document best practices to help systems administrators and database administrators simplify operations and take advantage of new features in SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition.

  view Deploying SQL Server 2008 on Windows Server 2008 using Dell PowerEdge servers - a Dell Deployment Guide research abstract

eGuide: Performing a Successful Migration to SQL Server 2008 by Dell, Inc. May 06, 2009 - This eGuide brought to you by SearchSQLServer.com and Dell will teach you how to get started in terms of server migration and testing your system. This eGuide will also outline some of the tools available for increasing scalability as well as some key tips and best practices.

  view eGuide: Performing a Successful Migration to SQL Server 2008 research abstract

eGuide: Why Migrate to SQL Server 2008: Considerations Before Making the Move by Dell, Inc. May 06, 2009 - This eGuide, brought to you by SearchSQLServer.com and Dell, will outline some key considerations before making the move to SQL Server 2008. Find out if upgrading to SQL Server 2008 is right for your business as well as some key security and compliance features.

  view eGuide: Why Migrate to SQL Server 2008: Considerations Before Making the Move research abstract

Enhancing Virtualization Performance with VMware VStorage by Dell, Inc. June 24, 2009 - VMware® vSphere™ is the industry's first private cloud operating system that provides a comprehensive framework from which Dell can help deliver enhanced virtualization capabilities to clients.

  view Enhancing Virtualization Performance with VMware VStorage research abstract

ESG Lab Validation Report: Dell PowerVault DL2000 - Backup to Disk Appliance by Dell, Inc. January 26, 2009 - This report documents ESG Lab‘s testing of the Dell PowerVault DL2000 Powered by CommVault, which is a fully integrated backup to disk appliance that offers reliable data protection with file level data deduplication and fast, drill-down recovery.

  view ESG Lab Validation Report: Dell PowerVault DL2000 - Backup to Disk Appliance research abstract

Exchange 2007 performance test comparing Dell PowerVault MD3000i iSCSI SAN Array and HP StorageWorks 2000i Modular Smart Array (Principled Tech) by Dell, Inc. May 06, 2009 - This test report details the results of an Exchange 2007 performance test comparing the Dell PowerVault MD3000i iSCSI SAN Array with the HP StorageWorks 2000i Modular Smart Array. The results may surprise you! Read on for more!

  view Exchange 2007 performance test comparing Dell PowerVault MD3000i iSCSI SAN Array and HP StorageWorks 2000i Modular Smart Array (Principled Tech) research abstract

Exchange 2007 SAN performance test: Comparing performance between Dell EqualLogic PS Series SAN and HP StorageWorks 4400 Enterprise Virtual Array by Dell, Inc. April 30, 2007 - Dell, Inc. commissioned Principle Technologies to compare the performance on a heavy Exchange 2007 workload of two mid-range Storage Area Network (SAN) solutions. Tested and compared were the Dell PowerVault MD3000i iSCSI SAN Array and HP StorageWorks 2000i Modular Smart Array. Read this paper for a detailed analysis of the results.

  view Exchange 2007 SAN performance test: Comparing performance between Dell EqualLogic PS Series SAN and HP StorageWorks 4400 Enterprise Virtual Array research abstract

Get More Virtual with Dell and VMware vSphere by Dell, Inc. June 09, 2009 - Learn how Dell has designed and integrated the Dell EqualLogic Virtual SAN with VMware® vSphere 4.0 with to help you save money and get more virtual.

  view Get More Virtual with Dell and VMware vSphere research abstract

Integrating Virtualized Servers with VMware vStorage-Enabled Dell EqualLogic iSCSI SANs by Dell, Inc. November 01, 2008 - Dell™ EqualLogic™ Auto- Snapshot Manager / VMware Edition enables administrators to quickly and easily create hypervisor-aware snapshots of VMs-helping simplify data management, enhance scalability of data protection and recovery, and increase application performance.

  view Integrating Virtualized Servers with VMware vStorage-Enabled Dell EqualLogic iSCSI SANs research abstract

Intelligent Data Management for SMBs by Dell, Inc. January 26, 2009 - The Intelligent Data Management (IDM) approach is used to simplify IT with products, services, and partnerships that make it easy and affordable for SMBs to manage and leverage their information from creation to end of life.

  view Intelligent Data Management for SMBs research abstract

iSCSI for TL-Series Tape Libraries by Dell, Inc. September 30, 2008 - To supplement the growth in iSCSI SANs, Dell has introduced an iSCSI-to-SAS bridge card for the TL-series of tape libraries. This allows a customer to directly attach a tape backup target to their iSCSI 1Gb Ethernet SAN with little to no degradation in transfer speed. This white paper explores
this setup and configuration.

  view iSCSI for TL-Series Tape Libraries research abstract

IT Consolidation with VMware and Dell EqualLogic iSCSI SANs by Dell, Inc. May 14, 2009 - Dell EqualLogic&trade PS Series iSCSI SANs help to reduce the cost and complexity of IT Consolidation and uniquely integrate with VMware® Infrastructure to enable the fully virtualized IT environment

  view IT Consolidation with VMware and Dell EqualLogic iSCSI SANs research abstract

Leveraging Dell/EMC CX4 with Enterprise Flash Drives for Oracle Database Deployments by Dell, Inc. April 30, 2009 - This white paper examines the performance considerations of placing Oracle Databases on enterprise flash drives versus conventional hard disk drives, as well as discusses the best practices for placing partial database contain-ers on flash drives.

  view Leveraging Dell/EMC CX4 with Enterprise Flash Drives for Oracle Database Deployments research abstract

Leveraging four-socket servers for your SQL 2000 to SQL 2008 consolidation by Dell, Inc. April 27, 2009 - Read this consolidation whitepaper to learn how consolidating eight Dell PowerEdge 6650 servers onto a single Dell PowerEdge R900 server with a PowerVault MD1000 storage array can yielded results that enabled use of nearly one-fifth the rack space, one-third the power, and one-eighth the number of SQL Server licenses.

  view Leveraging four-socket servers for your SQL 2000 to SQL 2008 consolidation research abstract

Lulu.com executes Disaster Recovery plans 83% faster using VMware Infrastructure 3 and Dell EqualLogic iSCSI SANs by Dell, Inc. May 14, 2009 - VMware Infrastructure 3 and Dell EqualLogic iSCSI SANs deliver a flexible, scalable, and highly available virtual infrastructure that provides the IT agility that Lulu requires to effectively run its busines.

  view Lulu.com executes Disaster Recovery plans 83% faster using VMware Infrastructure 3 and Dell EqualLogic iSCSI SANs research abstract

McAllen ISD simplifies its messaging, storage and backup infrastructure while reducing power and cooling requirements by a projected 86% by Dell, Inc. April 01, 2009 - Check out this case study to see how Dell teamed up with Mc Allen Independent School District to simplify its messaging, storage, and backup infrastructure while reducing power and cooling requirements by a projected 86%.

  view McAllen ISD simplifies its messaging, storage and backup infrastructure while reducing power and cooling requirements by a projected 86% research abstract

Meeting Economic Challenges Through Accelerated Virtualization by Dell, Inc. June 01, 2009 - With the current economic state the way it is CIOs must rethink how they manage IT costs and operations. This white paper will take a closer look at how virtualization can help cut down the costs as well as improve efficiency of the data center.

  view Meeting Economic Challenges Through Accelerated Virtualization research abstract

Microsoft SQL Server in a VMware Environment on Dell PowerEdge Blades and Dell EqualLogic Storage by Dell, Inc. April 30, 2009 - This white paper provides an overview for deploying SQL Server in a virtualized environment for VMware ESX 3.5 Update 4 (U4) running on the latest PowerEdge M610 and M710 blade servers and EqualLogic PS6000XV iSCSI storage arrays.

  view Microsoft SQL Server in a VMware Environment on Dell PowerEdge Blades and Dell EqualLogic Storage research abstract

Migrating SQL 2000 to SQL 2008- a Dell Deployment Guide by Dell, Inc. April 27, 2009 - This Deployment Guide reviews the approach that Dell and Principled Technologies recommend for a tested and validated migration of SQL Server 2000 databases to SQL Server 2008 on the Dell PowerEdge R900 server and Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise.

  view Migrating SQL 2000 to SQL 2008- a Dell Deployment Guide research abstract

OLTP performance test comparing Dell PowerVault MD3000i iSCSI SAN Array and HP StorageWorks 2000i Modular Smart Array by Dell, Inc. November 28, 2008 - Dell, Inc. commissioned Principle Technologies to compare performance for online transaction processing (OLTP) of two entry-level storage arean network (SAN) solutions - the Dell PowerVault MD3000i iSCSI SAN Array and HP StorageWorks 2000i Modular Smart. Read this paper for a detailed comparative analysis.

  view OLTP performance test comparing Dell PowerVault MD3000i iSCSI SAN Array and HP StorageWorks 2000i Modular Smart Array research abstract

On Demand Webcast: Cost Efficient - High Impact Business Solutions with Dell and VMware vSphere by Dell, Inc. May 13, 2009 - Watch this webcast to learn how Dell and VMware are delivering integrated enterprise solutions to help reduce the cost of IT, as well as some best practices and planning considerations for cost efficiently deploying a virtual data center.

  view On Demand Webcast: Cost Efficient - High Impact Business Solutions with Dell and VMware vSphere research abstract

Prescription For Growth: Dell Storage Helps Navicure Reduce Disaster Recovery Site Deployment Time By Nearly 75% by Dell, Inc. June 05, 2009 - Navicure, an insurance claims processing company, needed a more robust storage and disaster recovery solution. They chose a scalable, in-house storage area network using Dell EqualLogic PS Series Internet SCSI arrays, and automated the planning, testing, and deployment of a disaster recovery solution using VMware Site Recovery Manager software.

  view Prescription For Growth: Dell Storage Helps Navicure Reduce Disaster Recovery Site Deployment Time By Nearly 75% research abstract

Protecting a Paperless Office by Dell, Inc. June 05, 2009 - Peterson Sullivan PLLC needed a consolidated yet scalable IT infrastructure. They created just that with VMware software, Dell PowerEdge servers, and Dell EqualLogic storage while enhancing data protection with Auto-Snapshot Manager/VMware Edition software for automated, integrated, and scalable protection of virtual machines.

  view Protecting a Paperless Office research abstract

Security through Maturity: A Brief on Securing iSCSI Networks by Dell, Inc. May 13, 2009 - Read this white paper to learn about how Internet SCSI (iSCSI) offers a scalable, simplified, and cost-effective way to implement storage area networks (SANs) using Ethernet components.

  view Security through Maturity: A Brief on Securing iSCSI Networks research abstract

Simple, Affordable Disaster Recovery Automation in the Virtualized IT Datacenter by Dell, Inc. May 13, 2009 - In this session, we will review the latest advancements in protecting against disaster in virtual environments and highlight real-world customer experiences.

  view Simple, Affordable Disaster Recovery Automation in the Virtualized IT Datacenter research abstract

SQL 2000 to 2008 consolidation made easy with two-socket servers by Dell, Inc. April 27, 2009 - Read this consolidation whitepaper to learn how consolidating legacy Dell PowerEdge 2650 servers onto a single Dell PowerEdge R805 server with a PowerVault MD1000 storage array can yielded less than one-third the rack space usage, less than one-fourth the power, and one-eighth the number of SQL Server licenses.

  view SQL 2000 to 2008 consolidation made easy with two-socket servers research abstract

Swiss manufacturer installs out-of-the-box storage area network in less than half an hour by Dell, Inc. March 01, 2009 - The existing storage solution at Eternit (Schweiz) AG, was unable to meet the
growing needs of the organization. The company wanted a solution that was scalable, cost efficient and easy to use. Read this case study to find out how Dell was able to assist with these goals.

  view Swiss manufacturer installs out-of-the-box storage area network in less than half an hour research abstract



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