July 24, 2009 - (Free Research) 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.
July 24, 2009 - (Free Research) 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.
September 21, 2009 - (Free Research) Increased adoption of VMware infrastructure and continued performance advances in hardware and software have driven the virtualization of Microsoft Exchange. This paper will detail experiments that demonstrate the efficient performance and scalability of Exchange when running inside a virtual machine on a VMware vSphere™ 4 environment.
May 11, 2010 - (Free Research) This white paper will explore some of the different approaches to client virtualization to help enterprise IT professionals determine which path makes the most sense for their organization.
November 24, 2008 - (Free Research) This service can help you prepare to take full advantage of server virtualization, which can lower total cost of ownership, increase agility, and reclaim IT staff time. We can provide architectural recommendations and a road map for adopting virtualization through the use of automated discovery tools and best practices.
June 16, 2009 - (Free Research) Implementing the newest blade servers will enable you to decrease power consumption and optimize performance in your virtualized data center. Listen to this expert podcast to learn more about how you can consume less power and cut cooling costs.
January 22, 2009 - (Free Research) This white paper walks you through how Data Domain integrates with NBU, including planning and sizing considerations, operational considerations, offsite replication, and other integration basics so you can get the most out of this powerful solution.
December 08, 2008 - (Free Research) In 2008, Forrester answered 106 end user inquiries on archiving, including questions on eDiscovery, retention, message archiving, and using archiving to cope with the data growth explosion. This white paper summarizes these answers and explains why it's necessary to retain data for regulatory compliance or legal discovery purposes.
February 01, 2009 - (Free Research) This document is intended to aid IT administrators and other stakeholders responsible for managing SharePoint deployments, in planning and implementing a comprehensive, reliable, and efficient compliance strategy appropriate to their organizational needs.
April 05, 2010 - (Free Research) Recent technology advances in five key areas put efficiency gains on the fast track. Here's how Dell can help CIOs capitalize on virtualization, mobility management, storage optimization, cloud services, and automated IT management.
April 05, 2010 - (Free Research) 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.
July 01, 2010 - (Free Research) Read this article as W. Curtis Preston explains those things you should (or shouldn't) be doing if you are performing data deduplication.
May 11, 2010 - (Free Research) The white paper outlines the advantages, limitations, and best practices of using Winchester Systems v-IP Virtual iSCSI Storage Appliance and FlashDisk RAID in conjunction with a VMware virtual infrastructure. It is intended to provide a clear understanding of how v-IP integrates with VMware and focuses on the product’s robustness.
June 07, 2010 - (Free Research) The June 2010 cover story of Storage magazine provided insights on where solid state makes sense in today’s storage environments. This month’s issue also reveals the winners of our latest Quality Awards survey for backup and recovery software, best practices from W. Curtis Preston for backing up Microsoft SharePoint and much more.
June 02, 2010 - (Free Research) VMware vSphere v4 includes the ESX server virtualization layer, VMware VMotion for live virtual machine migration, VMware DRS for continuous load balancing, and more. VMware ESX abstracts processor, memory, storage, and networking resources into multiple virtual machines (VMs), enabling greater hardware utilization and flexibility.
May 10, 2010 - (Free Research) Improving your storage management and better leveraging your network-attached storage (NAS) data or block storage data is a challenge for many IT organizations. Read this transcript to learn best practices for improving storage management and how to better control NAS data storage systems via data classification, tiering techniques and more.
June 17, 2010 - (Free Research) The benefit of leveraging virtualization is obvious: more virtual servers at DR sites means reduced capital expense for disaster recovery and fewer physical servers that need to be purchased. Download this exclusive guide to learn best practices for strategizing and deploying a sound DR plan.
August 19, 2010 - (Free Research) There are many approaches to remote office data protection and system availability. This paper describes best practices in using available technologies for protection, recovery and availability of remote or branch office systems, applications and data.
March 06, 2009 - (Free Research) This paper reviews e-discovery scenarios where Legal and IT must be a united front; understanding both sets of requirements and responsibilities, managing the e-discovery process, and action steps for Legal and IT to ensure regulatory compliance and reduced costs and risk of e-discovery.
April 07, 2010 - (Free Research) This white paper is intended for people who are proposing solutions, who are providing installation services or consulting, and who might be assisting in deploying VMware ESX backup solutions with HP ProLiant servers and HP StorageWorks storage technologies.
December 11, 2008 - (Free Research) This guide primarily focused on storage arrays based on their support for key virtualization features, such as high availability and virtual machine migration.
