Server Consolidation Reports

CASE STUDY: Midway Independent School District sought to gain control over server sprawl and implement a consolidated solution for growth. Read this case study to learn how Dell servers, storage and Intel technology provided a firm foundation for education applications, growth and 50% power and cooling savings.

Posted: 02 Jul 2010 | Published: 01 Feb 2010

CASE STUDY: Boston Medical Center (BMC) needed to find ways to lower its operational costs to work within smaller budgets despite exploding data volumes, a sprawling server farm and 6,000 desktop users who needed access to clinical applications for patient care. The hospital pursued a data center virtualization strategy after partnering with Dell.

Posted: 02 Jul 2010 | Published: 01 Jun 2010

CASE STUDY: Read this case study to learn how Dell helped BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York harness blades to shrink its data center footprint by 75 percent and improve efficiency by more than 50 percent.

Posted: 02 Jul 2010 | Published: 01 Apr 2009

WHITE PAPER: This research paper, based on independent third-party research and MicroStrategy surveys of customers using business intelligence (BI) in 64-bit environments, explores adoption trends leading to a 64-bit era in business intelligence. Read on to find out so much more.

Posted: 30 Jun 2010 | Published: 30 Jun 2010

WHITE PAPER: Consolidating and/or virtualizing SQL Server databases can improve data center efficiency and enable you to tackle database sprawl, achieve high availability, and boost agility. Beginning with the value 4 processor (4P) capabilities of the AMD Opteron™ 6000 Series platform, the AMD/Dell/Microsoft combination can help produce substantial savings.

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 | Published: 25 Jun 2010

EBOOK: Virtualization's abstraction of resources offers some compelling solutions for keeping around old equipment past its usefulness for primary workloads. In chapter 4 of this e-book, you'll learn smarter ways to deal with reallocating your unused server and storage hardware.

Posted: 23 Jun 2010 | Published: 22 Jun 2010

ANALYST REPORT: This document provides a quick reference to understand the offerings and capabilities of nine service players in virtualization consulting services. This research can help you make informed decisions on your “long list” of providers for a virtualization program.

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 | Published: 27 Oct 2009

ANALYST REPORT: The data center of every business, whether SMB or enterprise, needs to find its own sense of balance between simplification and optimization that needs to be attained in order to lower the total cost of ownership (TCO) of the enterprise information technology (I.T.) infrastructure. To learn how Dell can lower the TCO of your data center, read on.

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 | Published: 30 Mar 2009

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: Everyone is talking about virtualization as a critical component to the success of a data center. What are some of the benefits of virtualization? What are the cost benefits of using Windows Server 2008 R2 for virtualization? Learn more in this presentation transcript.

Posted: 14 Jun 2010 | Published: 20 May 2010

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: Everyone is talking about virtualization as a critical component to the success of a data center. What are some of the benefits of virtualization? What are the cost benefits of using Windows Server 2008 R2 for virtualization? Learn more in this presentation transcript.

Posted: 14 Jun 2010 | Published: 20 May 2010

WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to learn how Dell ProConsult Services helped develop and implement a flexible, scalable, automated virtualized infrastructure for several companies, allowing them to take advantage of cloud computing and focus on their core business.

Posted: 11 Jun 2010 | Published: 11 Jun 2010

WHITE PAPER: In 2005, Intel IT began planning, engineering, and implementing a virtualized business computing production environment as part of its overall data center strategy. Read this white paper to learn more about how Intel’s virtualization strategy has helped lower costs, increase agility, and reduce energy consumption.

Posted: 09 Jun 2010 | Published: 01 Jan 2010

WHITE PAPER: Planning a virtualization deployment can be a challenging task, particularly when it comes to the storage infrastructure. Read this white paper to develop a better understanding of storage’s role in virtual environments.

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 | Published: 02 Jun 2010

WHITE PAPER: Dell Virtualization Solutions with VMware provide the most efficient virtual infrastructure foundation to power vSphere 4 cloud infrastructures. Read this paper to learn more about the features and business benefits of Dell and VMware solutions for your cloud computing infrastructure.

Posted: 14 May 2010 | Published: 13 May 2010

WHITE PAPER: Virtualization on industry-standard servers has transformed IT service delivery, enabling companies to dramatically consolidate infrastructure, reduce costs, and much more. Read this paper to learn about the features and benefits of Vmware vSphere and the Intel Xeon processor 7500 series-based servers.

Posted: 10 May 2010 | Published: 05 May 2010

EZINE: Learn how to perform that task in a scalable way to prevent enterprises from taking their server virtualization efforts beyond server consolidation and into dynamic resource allocation. Also in this issue, find out which tools can help ease the workload in your virtual environment, and get five tips for virtualizing Microsoft Exchange Server 2007.

Posted: 03 May 2010 | Published: 03 May 2010

WHITE PAPER: This paper discusses both Microsoft's out-of-box migration approaches and Metalogix's SharePoint Site Migration Manager 2010. It describes common migration scenarios, and how those scenarios can be addressed using the different migration approaches.

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 | Published: 28 Apr 2010

TECHNICAL ARTICLE: Read about Intel IT's testing of the Intel Xeon processor 5600 series that delivered up to 17.3X throughput improvements compared with single-core Intel Xeon processors and up to a 15:1 consolidation ratio by replacing servers based on single-core Intel Xeon processors.

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 | Published: 09 Apr 2010

ASSESSMENT TOOL: Developed with key learnings from Intel IT's experience in justifying server refresh internally, this tool allows you to enter data about your existing environment and evaluate the benefits of replacing it with the latest generation of Intel-based servers.

Posted: 09 Apr 2010 | Published: 09 Apr 2010

WHITE PAPER: The value of data center virtualization continues to grow. This white paper discusses the features and benefits of the Intel Xeon 7500 series processor combined with Dell PowerEdge servers and VMware® vSphere™.

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 | Published: 01 Mar 2010

WHITE PAPER: Large-scale consolidation using Dell PowerEdge servers with the Intel Xeon 7500 series processors and Hyper-V can multiply the benefits of virtualization, while significantly reducing associated costs. Read this white paper to learn more.

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 | Published: 10 Mar 2010

ANALYST REPORT: In late 2008, Forrester Research commenced work on a research project commissioned by Dell, Inc., that focused on examining the potential return on investment (ROI) enterprises may realize by adopting Dell's server virtualization solutions in conjunction with VMware's ESX server and virtualization platform. Read this study to discover key findings.

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 | Published: 13 Feb 2009

WHITE PAPER: Working with Dell will ensure that your virtualization projects achieve fast time to value and return on investment (ROI). Read this paper to learn about how Dell Global Infrastructure Consulting Services, backed by a close partnership with Microsoft, offers flexible, high-impact consulting services for comprehensive solution design and much more.

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 | Published: 05 Apr 2010

EBOOK: Chapter 4 of this e-book summarizes strategies for lessening the environmental impact of data centers and helps IT managers create a holistic four-phased approach to an energy-efficient data center project that includes persuading C-level executives to pursue energy efficiency, measuring data center energy consumption, and much more.

Posted: 01 Apr 2010 | Published: 30 Mar 2010

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: This presentation transcript explores the role that planning plays in the success or failure of virtualization adoption. Gain insight into each phase of the project life cycle and how the associated processes can be improved for effective implementation.

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 | Published: 18 Mar 2010