December 2009 - (Free Research) In August 2009, Dell commissioned Forrester Consulting to evaluate the current state of storage and perceptions/interest regarding new storage technologies, including unified fabric - the concept of using the same physical network or common network protocol for storage and application network traffic. Read this report to learn about key findings.
March 2007 - (Free Research) iSCSI technology provides superior manageability to Fibre Channel for virtualized environments. Specifically, iSCSI lets users in virtualized environments utilize all the functionality available to non-virtualized systems.
October 2009 - (Free Research) Using OS lock down scripts can be time consuming and error prone. Keeping those scripts up-to-date as new guidelines are published requires a continuous cycle of research, interpretation, and script revision. Do you really have time for this? Security Blanket automates the process of locking down Linux and Solaris operating systems.
June 2009 - (Free Research) In this report, Enterprise Strategy Group discusses how Hitachi midrange storage systems can be deployed to cost-effectively provide easy-to-configure storage for Exchange environments of all sizes with excellent operational efficiency, offering affordable scalability, reliability, availability, and performance.
July 2008 - (Free Research) Built on patented peer storage architecture, the Dell EqualLogic PS Series of Internet SCSI (iSCSI) storage arrays offer high performance, reliability, intelligent automation, and seamless virtualization of storage to enable simplified enterprise storage deployment and management, and comprehensive data protection.
September 2009 - (Free Research) The advent of 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE), Data Center Bridging (DCB), and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)offers enhanced performance and throughput for connecting networked storage to servers. Whether using the Internet SCSI (iSCSI) or Fibre Channel protocols, organizations have a clear path for unifying a network fabric in 10GbE environments.
June 2009 - (Free Research) Organizations can benefit from the advantages of 10GbE, consolidation on Dell PowerEdge blade servers, and virtualization with VMware. By implementing 10GbE solutions, organizations can enjoy the economies they hoped to obtain by consolidating and virtualizing their server environment, along with increased performance, reliability, and security.
November 2008 - (Free Research) Dell™ EqualLogic™ Auto- Snapshot Manager / VMware Edition enables administrators to quickly and easily create hypervisor-aware snapshots of VMs-helping simplify data management, enhance scalability of data protection and recovery, and increase application performance.
May 2009 - (Free Research) In this session, we will review the latest advancements in protecting against disaster in virtual environments and highlight real-world customer experiences.
November 2009 - (Free Research) This webcast discusses virtual desktop architecture, the role of virtualized iSCSI SANs in simplifying infrastructure, and server and storage best practices.
May 2009 - (Free Research) This white paper provides an overview of recommended servers, storage, software, and services. It can be used to plan, scope, and procure the required components to set up a virtualization infrastructure.
April 2009 - (Free Research) This white paper provides an overview for deploying SQL Server in a virtualized environment for VMware ESX 3.5 Update 4 (U4) running on the latest PowerEdge M610 and M710 blade servers and EqualLogic PS6000XV iSCSI storage arrays.
February 2010 - (Free Research) This white paper includes information useful both before and after purchase of a business ready configuration that includes Dell PowerEdge R710 servers, Dell MD3000i iSCSI storage, and Microsoft Hyper-V technologies.
December 2007 - (Free Research) Virtual desktops can help reign in IT costs and greatly simplify management. Watch now to explore virtualization benefits, trends and architectures. Learn about the role of virtualized iSCSI SANs (storage area networks) to enhance scalability and why you should consider desktop virtualization now.
August 2009 - (Free Research) Today, new levels of automation and integration between VMware and Dell EqualLogic arrays are now available to protect the entire virtualized infrastructure. Dell EqualLogic PS Series virtualized iSCSI SANs have been a popular storage choice in VMware-based environments.
June 2009 - (Free Research) Navicure, an insurance claims processing company, needed a more robust storage and disaster recovery solution. They chose a scalable, in-house storage area network using Dell EqualLogic PS Series Internet SCSI arrays, and automated the planning, testing, and deployment of a disaster recovery solution using VMware Site Recovery Manager software.
April 2009 - (Free Research) This whitepaper provides an overview of the networking architecture for VMware® Infrastructure 3 on Dell™ PowerEdge blade servers. It provides best practices for deploying and configuring your network in the VMware environment.
April 2009 - (Free Research) Server virtualization is an ever more important tool for reducing cost, increasing availability, and enhancing business agility. But for many organizations, the savings that come from server consolidation are the primary reason for server virtualization.
November 2008 - (Free Research) In this solution brief learn how the Dell EqualLogic™ PS Series can provide a fully virtualized storage infrastructure that delivers high availability, resiliency, flexibility, and scalability that is simple and cost-effective to deploy, manage and grow.
November 2009 - (Free Research) VMware's latest enterprise-level hypervisor product suite, vSphere, includes many new features and technological enhancements over its predecessor, VMware Infrastructure 3 (VI3). This white paper focuses on how VMware improved various storage technologies, how they relate to data backup and recovery, and more.
September 2009 - (Free Research) Dell’s enterprise solutions, including EqualLogic iSCSI SANs, PowerEdge Virtualization Servers and Global Infrastructure Consulting Services (GICS) can help organizations confidently deploy, manage and protect their Tier-1 Microsoft® applications within a VMware vSphere environment.
