Server Consolidation Reports

WHITE PAPER: In this paper, various configurations of Exchange Server 2007 are tested in physical and virtual environments to evaluate the performance scalability and to understand the sizing requirements for Exchange Server 2007 in a virtualized environment.

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 | Published: 01 Apr 2009

DATA SHEET: Simplify, consolidate, and aggressively accelerate virtualization with a portfolio of services that help decrease TCO and speed time to value. Dell ProConsult Virtualization Services simplify virtualization by helping you assess, plan, design and implement virtualization projects. Read this data sheet to learn more.

Posted: 28 Oct 2009 | Published: 28 Oct 2009

WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper outlines the benefits derived and the costs associated with virtualization in the Remote Offices/Branch Offices, in the classic model versus the proposed model.

Posted: 27 Oct 2009 | Published: 27 Oct 2009

WHITE PAPER: Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2, like its predecessor Windows Server 2008, has been designed with energy efficiency in mind. Recent tests found that Windows Server 2008 R2 improved power efficiency by up to 18 percent over Windows Server 2003, out of the box.

Posted: 13 Oct 2009 | Published: 01 Apr 2009

DATA SHEET: The new Windows Server® 2008 R2 operating system provides a productive and cost-effective server platform with low-cost virtualization, power-saving capabilities, and a superior experience for end users. Read this data sheet to learn more!

Posted: 13 Oct 2009 | Published: 13 Oct 2009

PRODUCT OVERVIEW: To gain full value of virtualization, you need servers that are built to handle the heavy and ever-changing demands of a virtualized and consolidated computing environment. To help you get maximum benefits from virtualization, Intel has built a better physical server platform with unique hardware-assist features to enhance the virtual data center.

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 | Published: 06 Oct 2009

TECHNICAL ARTICLE: Servers based on the Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series provide a foundation for IT management to refresh existing or design new data centers, achieving greater performance and energy efficiency.

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 | Published: 06 Oct 2009

WHITE PAPER: This paper discusses the complementary benefits of combining features of VMware and 3PAR technologies to gain increased performance and avoid the cost of over-provisioning servers and storage in an IT infrastructure.

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 | Published: 01 Oct 2006

WHITE PAPER: PlateSpin® Recon from Novell is a sophisticated workload analysis, planning and management solution that provides new levels of intelligence, visual analysis and forecasting for optimizing the data center.

Posted: 01 Oct 2009 | Published: 01 Oct 2009

WHITE PAPER: Virtualization is more than just a concept-- it is a concrete business strategy that can provide tangible value for companies in virtually any industry. Read this paper to learn more about Dell's virtual infrastructure solutions.

Posted: 29 Sep 2009 | Published: 17 Dec 2007

PRODUCT LITERATURE: Vyatta offers users the unique ability to connect, protect, and optimize virtual appliances and applications within popular virtualization platforms by offering a complete software-based network operating system that eliminates the hardware dependencies of proprietary networking gear.

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 | Published: 25 Sep 2009

TEST RESULTS: In this report, we estimate both the number of older solutions each Dell PowerEdge R710 solution can replace and the payback period for replacing those older solutions. One key finding discovered is that each Dell PowerEdge R710 solution can replace up to nine Dell PowerEdge 2850 solutions, and could yield a payback in around 9 months.

Posted: 24 Sep 2009 | Published: 01 May 2009

TEST RESULTS: In this report, we estimate both the number of older solutions each Dell PowerEdge R710 solution can replace and the payback period for replacing those older solutions. Read on to learn more.

Posted: 24 Sep 2009 | Published: 01 Mar 2009

TEST RESULTS: In this report, we estimate both the number of older solutions each Dell PowerEdge R710 solution can replace and the payback period for replacing those older solutions. One key finding discovered is that each Dell PowerEdge R710 solution can replace up to nine HP ProLiant DL385 solutions, and could yield a payback in under 9 months.

Posted: 24 Sep 2009 | Published: 01 Mar 2009

TEST RESULTS: In this report, we estimate both the number of older solutions each Dell PowerEdge R710 solution can replace and the payback period for replacing those older solutions. Read this white paper to learn more.

Posted: 24 Sep 2009 | Published: 01 May 2009

WHITE PAPER: Increasing energy efficiency with x86 servers. Robert Frances Group (RFG) explains why Intel/IBM is a winning combination.

Posted: 23 Sep 2009 | Published: 23 Sep 2009

WHITE PAPER: This document covers the key overall concepts and procedures you need to setup and configure your Hyper-V platform. It reviews in detail the approach that PT and Dell recommend for a tested and validated installation of Windows Server 2008 and Hyper-V.

Posted: 10 Sep 2009 | Published: 10 Sep 2009

CASE STUDY: Lakeview Medical Center needed to optimize their IT environment to combat data center infrastructure challenges. CDW helped them put VMware to work consolidating their servers and providing a more efficient environment. Read this quick case study to learn how they reduced backup times, improved response times, and reduced cost of ownership.

Posted: 09 Sep 2009 | Published: 09 Sep 2009

WHITE PAPER: This paper will give an overview of the best servers for virtualization.

Posted: 08 Sep 2009 | Published: 08 Sep 2009

CASE STUDY: Intel helps design and deploy a data center that packs 25 percent more servers into 56 percent of the space.

Posted: 08 Sep 2009 | Published: 08 Sep 2009

WHITE PAPER: This paper demonstrates the value of a Xeon 7400 Dunnington system, 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: 08 Sep 2009 | Published: 08 Sep 2009

WHITE PAPER: System Center lowers the cost of delivering datacenter services through integrated, end-to-end management of physical and virtual environments, and supports the optimization of the datacenter in three primary ways. Each of these benefits, and the solutions that enable them, are discussed in this paper.

Posted: 08 Sep 2009 | Published: 08 Sep 2009

WHITE PAPER: Whether you are deploying virtualization for the first time or looking to increase the value of your existing solution, choosing the right hardware is as important as choosing the right virtualization software. This paper will discuss some of the basics of server virtualization.

Posted: 03 Sep 2009 | Published: 03 Sep 2009

WHITE PAPER: Dell commissioned Principled Technologies to estimate how many months it would take to recapture initial investment costs when consolidating multiple 4-year-old Dell™ PowerEdge™ 2850 server and storage solutions onto a Dell PowerEdge R710 server and storage solution using Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 with Hyper-V™

Posted: 02 Sep 2009 | Published: 01 May 2009

ANALYST REPORT: Dell has teamed-up with Intel and Red Hat and developed a migration strategy to simplify the consolidation of the enterprise data center from an outdated, proprietary architecture to an easily managed open systems platforms. To learn about how easy it is to migrate from UNIX to Red Hat Enterprise Linux on Dell PowerEdge servers, please read on.

Posted: 02 Sep 2009 | Published: 01 Jul 2009