Virtualization Strategies for the CIO
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E-guide: Server Hardware for Virtualization: Exploring the Options
This expert resource provides insights into the various hardware options for virtualization technologies and private clouds. Learn about the next-gen blade servers specifically designed to optimize the benefits of virtualization.
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Hardware for SMBs and Midsize Data Centers
This IT handbook presents insights into choosing the right technology for a scalable and resilient data center for small and midsized businesses.
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E-guide: How to Successfully Implement Cloud Strategies
This expert guide from SearchServerVirtualization.com details how to successfully align virtualization and cloud strategies with business goals so you can achieve the desired benefits faster, as well as help bridge the gap between business and IT.
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E-guide: Desktop Virtualization: What Windows Managers Should Know
This expert guide breaks down desktop virtualization into four crucial categories so that Windows managers can get a firm grasp of how the technology can help ease the pressure of managing client workstations.
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E-guide: Best Practices to Get Started with Desktop Virtualization
This expert guide from SearchVirtualDesktop.com examines the 4 most common desktop virtualization use cases and details what you can expect from each case so that you have a better idea of what direction your project should go in.
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Virtualization Management – Minimizing the Very Real Virtual Bottleneck
Check out this resource that uncovers the capabilities and limitations of virtualization, so you can plan accordingly and achieve all of your anticipated benefits.
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Datacenter with energy, temperature and density under control
Check out this white paper to learn about a key case study of an organization that was able to optimize server management and energy consumption by deploying server platforms through innovative embedded capabilities.
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3 Business Workload Challenges Met
Access this resource to uncover the key capabilities of Dell PowerEdge severs, and how they can support your virtualization and mobile workforce demands.
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State of Servers: Full, Fast and Diverse
Check out this resource to uncover results and analysis from a survey of 534 of your peers on server technology movement, vendor plans and key industry trends.
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5 Steps to a More Secure Virtual Infrastructure
Check out this resource to uncover five steps that will help you create a secure virtual server environment for even your most sensitive data.
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Virtualizing SQL Server: What to Keep in Mind When Planning Your Migration
Consult this expert e-guide to find out how virtualizing SQL Server allows your organization to easily construct high-availability databases that don't involve the complexity and expense of Windows Clustering. It also discusses key ideas to keep in mind when virtualizing SQL servers.
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Upgrading to SQL Server 2012
Consult this expert e-guide to help determine if you should upgrade to an existing SQL Server instance to 2012 or implement a new instance. It outlines step-by-step instructions for what you need to know in order to prepare for SQL server 2012.
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Tips for a Smooth SQL Server Migration
View this expert e-guide to alleviate your fear of a SQL server migration. It outlines three easy ways to migrate to the latest release of SQL server and demonstrates the pros and cons of using SQL stored procedures. Consult this resource to determine if you should migrate from one method to another.
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Next-generation servers put to the test
This white paper presents the features and capabilities of the 12th generation Dell PowerEdge server portfolio and how these advancements can improve your operational performance.
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E-Guide: New Virtualization Software Reduces SQL Server 2012 Licensing Costs
This expert resource explores a virtualization strategy for reducing the licensing costs of Microsoft's SQL Server 2012 upgrade. Learn more about the benefits server virtualization can provide to your Microsoft environment.
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Building Blocks for IT Convergence
Access this presentation transcript to discover how implementing a converged infrastructure can help with data center complexity due to virtualization. Read on to learn more about converged data center specifications and advantages.
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The Road to Convergence
This essential resource discusses the top challenges in converging your data center infrastructure and best practices for creating a successful convergence strategy. Discover the core benefits this approach provides your IT infrastructure and how you can effectively simplify your data center management today!
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Speeding the Way to Virtualization
Access this exclusive source to learn how to implement virtualization in your business to reap the maximum amount of benefits.
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The Why, When and How of IT Convergence
Access this exclusive source to learn why and how IT convergence can benefit your business.
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Five Reasons to Make the Move to a Converged Infrastructure
This resource details the top reasons for converging your data center infrastructure that will simplify the management of your IT environment. Discover the key steps you must take in order to begin your journey to a converged infrastructure on the right foot.
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Private Clouds: Best Practices for CIOs
This e-guide offers the top five best practices for successfully deploying a private cloud. Discover the pitfalls poorly prepared IT staff commonly face and advice for avoiding these roadblocks as you implement your private cloud project.
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BYOPC Strategy: Policies and Problem Solving
Creating a bring your own PC (BYOPC) policy before implementation is crucial to the success of the initiative. In this E-Guide from SearchConsumerization.com, get help creating a policy that fulfills your employees' and your organizations' needs alike.
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IT Handbook: Windows 8 Migration Station
This handbook presents best practices for moving to Microsoft's latest operating system, including assessing your organization's needs to determine whether Windows 8 is a good fit, which applications should move over, and what help is out there for your migration project and licensing.
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About to Buy Guide: Backup Software for Exchange
In this Exchange backup software guide, learn where and why third-party backups are necessary. We'll also discuss key features and functionality of the biggest players and what interested buyers should look for.
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Gartner Report: Dell's Data Center Strategy: From Chassis to Fabric-Based System
This resource details a fabric-based infrastructure solution that optimizes data center efficiency and agility. Uncover the impacts and recommendations when considering a converged infrastructure strategy for your IT environment.