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Podcast: Upgrading to vSphere: What you need to know sponsored by Dell and VMware PODCAST: Upgrading from VMware ESX and/or ESXi 3.x to vSphere 4 successfully involves careful planning. There are hardware, software and database requirements, as well as third-party software compatibility considerations. This podcast provides guidelines for planning a successful upgrade, and walks you through a proposed upgrade path step-by-step. Posted: 23 Aug 2010 \| Premiered: 23 Aug 2010 TOPICS: Computer Hardware \| Hardware Management \| Open Source Software \| Server Virtualization \| Software \| Software Upgrades \| Virtual Machine \| VMware \| VMware ESX

Presentation Transcript: Upgrading to vSphere: What you need to know sponsored by Dell and VMware PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: Upgrading from VMware ESX and/or ESXi 3.x to vSphere 4 successfully involves careful planning. There are hardware, software and database requirements, as well as third-party software compatibility considerations. This transcript provides guidelines for planning a successful upgrade, and walks you through a proposed upgrade path step-by-step. Posted: 06 Sep 2010 \| Published: 06 Sep 2010 TOPICS: Computer Hardware \| Hardware Management \| Open Source Software \| Server Virtualization \| Software Upgrades \| Virtual Machine \| VMware \| VMware ESX

Microsoft Lync Server Consolidation and TCO: Dell PowerEdge R720 vs. HP Proliant DL380 G7 sponsored by Dell and Microsoft TEST RESULTS: This test report evaluates two leading servers and their ability to support increasing communications requirements. Find out how each of these platforms performed under a variety of conditions and explore the advantages of consolidation. Posted: 25 Apr 2012 \| Published: 25 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Collaboration \| Hardware \| Instant Messaging \| Rack Servers \| Server Consolidation \| Server Hardware \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization

Dell Technical White Paper: Dell™ PowerEdge™ R720xd Scalability for Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008 R2 Databases - How R720XD Can Be Scaled Up From Processor and Disks Point of View for OLTP Based SQL Server Database Deployments sponsored by Dell and Microsoft WHITE PAPER: This white paper explores the unique requirements of OLTP workloads. Learn about a recommended hardware architecture and its key components that make it well suited for SQL environments. Posted: 30 Apr 2012 \| Published: 30 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Database Administration \| Database Architectures \| Database Design \| Database Management \| Database Performance Management \| Databases \| OLTP \| Server Hardware \| SQL \| SQL Server

IT Agility Delivered: Cisco Unified Computing System sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc. PRODUCT OVERVIEW: Companies must continue to provide basic business services even as they transition to a cloud environment. This white paper highlights a unified computing strategy that can address issues associated with assembling infrastructure components, multiple switching layers, and more. Posted: 24 May 2012 \| Published: 24 May 2012 TOPICS: Data Center Design \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Infrastructure Management \| Network Management \| Server Hardware \| Server Management \| Storage Architectures

When blade servers meet virtualization: Cost concerns sponsored by IBM EGUIDE: Customers interested in purchasing blade servers must carefully assess the costs of implementing and maintaining these platforms. This expert e-guide presents a cost/benefit analysis of blade servers and explains why virtualization should be factored into investment decisions. Posted: 27 Apr 2012 \| Published: 27 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Blade Servers \| Data Center Design \| Rack Servers \| Server Consolidation \| Server Hardware \| Server Virtualization \| Tower Servers \| VARs

Pre-build Infrastructure: The Smart Path to Virtualization sponsored by Dell, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Discover how leveraging pre-engineered and pre-built infrastructure can help your organization fast-track virtualization projects and eliminate many virtualization difficulties from the get-go. Posted: 11 May 2012 \| Published: 11 May 2012 TOPICS: Data Center Consolidation \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Server Consolidation \| Server Hardware \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization

Supercomputers: prestige objects or crucial tools for science and industry ? sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com PRESENTATION: Professor Hans Werner Meuer, co-founder of the Top500 supercomputer list, presents a critical assessment of high performance computing technology and applications. Posted: 20 Apr 2012 \| Published: 20 Apr 2012 TOPICS: High Performance Computing \| Research and Development \| Simulation and Analysis Software \| Supercomputers

Dell PowerEdge R515 Servers Delivered High-Availability Performance for 500+ Users With Plenty of Room for Growth sponsored by Dell and Microsoft WHITE PAPER: This test report underscores the need for a highly available data center to support applications running on virtual machines. Access a sample server and processor architecture and obtain detailed instructions for enabling it. Posted: 24 Apr 2012 \| Published: 24 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Data Center Design \| Data Center Management \| Downtime \| Hardware \| High Availability \| Server Consolidation \| Server Hardware \| Server Virtualization

IT Handbook: Hardware selection for SMBs and Midsize Data Centers sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel EBOOK: Many companies struggle to choose the right hardware to support their critical business functions. This IT handbook provides an expert checklist to help you navigate the server selection process, increase resource utilization, and design a disaster recovery strategy for your virtual environment. Posted: 09 May 2012 \| Published: 09 May 2012 TOPICS: Disaster Planning \| Disaster Recovery \| Disaster Recovery Planning for Virtual Environments \| Server Appliances \| Server Consolidation \| Server Hardware \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization \| SMBs

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