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PRODUCT LITERATURE - This document describes the results of work done by VMware in conjunction with Dell to create a scalable server and storage architecture for VMware View environments.
Posted: November 25, 2009 | Published: November 25, 2009


Topics:  Server Management | Server Virtualization | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Virtualization | Virtual Desktop Infrastructure | VMware

TECHNICAL ARTICLE - To help address the challenges of enterprise desktop management, VMware and Dell have created a scalable VMware View reference design based on VMware Infrastructure 3, Dell PowerEdge servers, and Dell EqualLogic PS Series storage arrays.
Posted: November 25, 2009 | Published: November 25, 2009


Topics:  Desktop Virtualization | Desktop Virtualization Software | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | VMware | VMware Server

VIDEOCAST - View this webscast for a solution perspective on desktop virtualization, the drivers behind it and the challengesin in achitecting and implementing it.
Posted: November 25, 2009 | Premiered: November 25, 2009


Topics:  Desktop Virtualization | Desktop Virtualization Software | Storage Virtualization | Storage Virtualization Software | VMware | VMware Server

TECHNICAL ARTICLE - Standard remote desktop technologies offer numerous benefits based on server consolidation, but may also restrict operating systems and deliver reduced functionality. Read this brief paper to learn more.
Posted: November 25, 2009 | Published: November 25, 2009


Topics:  Desktop Management | Desktop Virtualization | Remote Computing | Remote Network Management | Remote Users | Server Consolidation | Server Virtualization | Storage Consolidation

PODCAST - This podcast discusses how virtualization has gone beyond data center consolidation to become a key strategic driver for maximizing IT cost savings while enabling organizations to deliver solutions to customers in a timely manner and within SLA requirements.
Posted: November 25, 2009 | Premiered: November 25, 2009


Topics:  Cloud Computing | Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Disaster Recovery | High Availability | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | SLA | VMware

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

CASE STUDY - 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: November 24, 2009 | Published: October 31, 2008


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

BROCHURE - VMware vSphere™, the industry's first cloud operating system, leverages the power of virtualization to transform datacenters into dramatically simplified cloud computing infrastructures and enables IT organizations to deliver the next generation of flexible and reliable IT services.
Posted: November 24, 2009 | Published: April 3, 2009


Topics:  Cloud Computing | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Disaster Recovery | High Availability | Server Virtualization | VMware | VMware ESX

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

ANALYST REPORT - In August 2008, Qualcomm commissioned Forrester Consulting to evaluate the benefits that North American businesses have experienced as a result of providing notebook users with mobile broadband connectivity. In this paper you'll hear what IT and telecom/network decision-makers had to say.
Posted: November 17, 2009 | Published: December 1, 2008


Topics:  Broadband Wireless Networks | CIOs | Customer Service | Mobile Device Management | Mobile Workers | Network Managers | Notebook Computers | SMBs | WLAN | Workforce Planning

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 blue print or a starting configuration, for designing Microsoft® Exchange Server 2007 storage in a virtualized server environment using Dell™ EqualLogic™ arrays.
Posted: October 28, 2009 | Published: May 1, 2009


Topics:  IT Infrastructure | IT Managers | Microsoft Exchange | Microsoft Hyper-V | Server Virtualization | Storage Architectures | Storage Devices | Storage Hardware | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Systems | Storage Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - This Forrester Research paper will show you how analyzing your options for upgrading to Windows 7 can save you down the road. One of the first steps IT managers should take is to determine their firm's Windows 7 licensing strategy and how it fits into their broader Microsoft relationship.
Posted: October 23, 2009 | Published: July 22, 2009


Topics:  Licensing | Operating Systems | Software | Software Licensing | Software Migration | Software Upgrades | Windows | Windows Vista | Windows XP

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 white paper provides analysis and advice on how Dell Virtual Remote Desktop (VRD), a server-hosted desktop virtualization, can deliver substantial benefits, simplifying lifecycle management, and driving ongoing cost and productivity benefits.
Posted: October 21, 2009 | Published: July 1, 2009


Topics:  Desktop Management | Desktop Virtualization | Desktop Virtualization Software | IT Asset Management | IT Management | Productivity | Virtual Desktop Infrastructure