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Business Ready Configuration for Virtualization: A Solution Guide for Dell PowerEdge R710 Servers, Dell MD3000i Storage, and Microsoft Hyper-V
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel
 | White Paper: | Posted: 24 Nov 2009
| | Published: | 24 Jul 2009 | |
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This white paper provides reference architectures and best practices for deploying and configuring Dell’s eleventh generation R710 server, using Dell MD3000i Storage Array and Microsoft Virtualization. The solution is based upon iSCSI storage technology as the storage environment.
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Energizing Education: Blackboard enriches the educational experience
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel
| Case Study: | Posted: 24 Nov 2009
| | Published: | 24 Aug 2009 | |
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Blackboard needs a highly available, very scalable platform for its mission-critical learning management system offered through managed hosting from six global data centers. Ease of set-up and monitoring are of paramount importance. Read this case study to learn how Dell servers and Intel processors make it happen.
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Business Ready Solutions for Virtual Infrastructure Availability Using Dell™ Poweredge™ Servers, Dell Owervault™ Storage, and VMware vSphere™
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel
| Product Overview: | Posted: 24 Nov 2009
| | Published: | 24 Jul 2009 | |
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This white paper presents an example configuration and best practices for deploying and configuring a highly available architecture using an example solution configuration and then discussing how the configuration helps in maximizing uptime.
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Instantis Goes Green, Saves Green with Dell
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel
| Case Study: | Posted: 24 Nov 2009
| | Published: | 24 Aug 2009 | |
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Read this paper to find out how Instantis managed to accommodate rapid customer growth, deliver outstanding performance, ensure “five-nines” availability for customers around the globe, cut ongoing IT costs, and reduce the environmental footprint of data center operations through reduced energy consumption.
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eGuide: Examining Blade Servers and Virtualization and the Related Channel Opportunities
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel
| eGuide: | Posted: 21 Oct 2009
| | Published: | 21 Oct 2009 | |
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In this expert E-Guide, brought to you by SearchSystemsChannel.com and Dell, you will discover the critical role blade servers play in your customers' virtualization plans.
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Initial Investment Payback Analysis: Dell PowerEdge R710 solution with VMware ESX vs. Dell PowerEdge 2850 solution
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel
| Test Results: | Posted: 24 Sep 2009
| | Published: | 01 May 2009 | |
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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 with VMware ESX can replace seven Dell PowerEdge 2850 solutions, and could yield a payback in under 18 months.
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Initial Investment Payback Analysis: Dell PowerEdge R710 solution with Hyper-V vs. HP ProLiant DL385 solution
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel
| Test Results: | Posted: 24 Sep 2009
| | Published: | 01 Mar 2009 | |
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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.
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Initial Investment Payback Analysis: Dell PowerEdge R710 solution vs. HP ProLiant DL385 solution
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel
| Test Results: | Posted: 24 Sep 2009
| | Published: | 01 Mar 2009 | |
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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.
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Initial Investment Payback Analysis: Dell PowerEdge R710 solution with VMware ESX vs. HP ProLiant DL385 solution
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel
| Test Results: | Posted: 24 Sep 2009
| | Published: | 01 May 2009 | |
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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.
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Virtualized OLTP workload performance comparison of end-to-end solutions: Dell vs. HP
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel
| Test Results: | Posted: 24 Sep 2009
| | Published: | 01 Mar 2009 | |
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One of the key findings discovered in this series of tests is that the Dell PowerEdge R710 server and Dell EqualLogic storage supported 22.2% more virtual machines than did the HP ProLiant DL385 G5 server and HP StorageWorks EVA 4400. Read this test report to learn more.
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Consolidating Multiple Oracle OLTP Workloads on the Dell PowerEdge R710 Server
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel
| White Paper: | Posted: 24 Sep 2009
| | Published: | 01 Jul 2009 | |
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The goal of this study is to determine if a multi?node Oracle RAC cluster can be replaced with a cluster consisting of fewer Dell PowerEdge 11G nodes (powered by Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 Series), and still process the OLTP workload faster with less power consumption and lower Oracle RAC licensing fees. Read this white paper to learn more.
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OLTP and Exhange Server performance summary of Intel Xeon Processor E5506, E5520, E5540, and X5550 on the Dell PowerEdge R710 Server
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel
| Test Results: | Posted: 24 Sep 2009
| | Published: | 01 Apr 2009 | |
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One key finding discovered from this test is that the Intel Xeon Processor E5520 2.26GHz-based Dell PowerEdge 710 server achieved 75.9% higher SQL Server 2008 performance than did the Intel Xeon Processor E5506 2.13GH-based Dell PowerEdge 710 server. Read this test report summary to learn more key findings.
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vSphere Virtual Infrastructure Business Ready Solutions for the R610 and R710 PowerEdge Servers
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel
| White Paper: | Posted: 24 Sep 2009
| | Published: | 01 Jul 2009 | |
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This white paper presents a sample Dell solution -- using the Dell R610 and R710 PowerEdge Servers (powered by Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 Series) -- designed to tolerate faults at multiple infrastructure layers to provide maximum level of availability for the virtual infrastructure.
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Making the News: Dell helps a media company maintain its competitiveness in the evolving news business, reducing the time needed to publish breaking stories by 50 percent
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel
| Case Study: | Posted: 24 Sep 2009
| | Published: | 01 Feb 2008 | |
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This case study looks at Media General a large regional communications company with over four dozen TV stations and newspapers plus an extensive online service. With the rapidly growing demand for online services and the changing online environment Media General turned to Dell for solutions.
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Reaching New Heights: High-performing, clustered Workstation environment cuts energy consumption by 50 per cent
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel
| Case Study: | Posted: 24 Sep 2009
| | Published: | 01 Sep 2008 | |
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Alenia Aeronautica, an Italian aviation company, wanted to increase processing speeds so that its engineers could run complex electromagnetic equations quickly and cost-effectively. Read this case study to see what solutions Dell had to offer.
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