Cloud Computing Strategies for the CIO
All Research Sponsored By:Dell and Microsoft
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Microsoft Roadmap: Chapter 2: Office 365 – Messaging and collaboration
This expert IT guidebook offers a snapshot of the latest Exchange offerings including Office 365 and Exchange 2013 helping you to evaluate and understand the latest Exchange options. Review the pros and cons of on-premise, off-premise and hybrid Exchange strategies.
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Mastering Active Directory migrations
This crucial resource details the major challenges that you will face during an Active Directory migration, also discussing the necessity of selecting the right tools that satisfy your specific requirements and speed your migration.
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Managing Windows Server Operations & Migration
This exclusive paper examines how, even with limited in-house experiential knowledge of a Windows Server migration, you can streamline both the migration and operation of Windows Server environments, freeing up IT to focus on more important tasks that require their attention.
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What's New in Windows Server 2012: Moving Beyond the Data Center
This exclusive resource discusses how Windows Server 2012 complements ongoing cloud and virtualization initiatives to enable mobility, flexibility and agility by utilizing a consistent set of tools and frameworks to meet the needs of today's IT.
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Optimizing Microsoft® SharePoint with Dell
The workplace is quickly becoming a highly mobilized environment where employees can work remotely. As executives work from home or during travel, important company data is housed in remote buildings far from the protection of the office walls. View this resource to learn more about protecting your business with governance and compliance.
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Reap the benefits of Microsoft® Exchange sooner with Dell solutions
This resource discusses the system requirements for running Exchange 2010 and offers advice to help you evaluate your existing infrastructure. Learn more about advanced system solutions that can maximize the advantages of this latest Exchange upgrade.
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Understanding Microsoft Offloaded Data Transfer on Dell EqualLogic PS Series Arrays
This crucial paper examines a storage solution that delegates the heavy lifting of large data transfers to the intelligence of the storage array, reducing the utilization of resources and improving user productivity and efficiency.
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Microsoft® SharePoint® Server 2010
This informative white paper contains a comprehensive load testing study of a small virtualized SharePoint Server farm and provides various architecture suggestions based on how many users you wish to support.
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Virtual Network Architecture
Legacy networks simply cannot fulfill the needs of today's user. A new architecture needs to emerge: a virtual network infrastructure. This whitepaper details how Dell's Virtual Network Architecture provides the flexibility and scalability you need in a cloud foundation.
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Microsoft® Lync® Server 2010 on DellTM Systems
This critical resource provides configurations that can be used to architect Lync 2010 infrastructures ranging from 500 to 25,000 users so that you organization's communications are efficient and effective.
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Microsoft Exchange 2010 on Dell Systems Simple Distributed Configurations
This architectural reference guide provides nine sample hardware configurations for Exchange 2010 specifically designed for enterprises who want to leverage the native high-availability and disaster recovery features of this latest Exchange upgrade while simplifying operations and management.
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Microsoft® Exchange Server 2010 on Dell™ Systems Agile Consolidated Configurations
This informative paper provides configuration guides for consolidating and standardizing your Exchange Server 2010 environment to increase efficiency and productivity while reducing costs.
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Dell & Microsoft Deliver a Unique Platform for Converged Data Centers
Access this resource to learn about a solution that integrates a modular blade infrastructure, unified management, and advanced Microsoft virtualization software to deliver an efficient, agile enterprise-class data center in just 10u of rack space.
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General Introduction to Microsoft® Exchange Server 2010 Sizing
Review this white paper to explore the latest architectural improvements in Exchange Server 2010 along with the sizing and server role considerations for this upgrade. In addition, learn more about deployment models and example hardware options.
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Accelerating the Benefits of Microsoft Windows Server 2012 with Dell PowerEdge 12th Generation Servers
This crucial paper takes an in-depth look at how a Dell server solution can accelerate the benefits of Windows Server 2012. Discover how you can increase performance whether your servers are stand-alone, virtualized or used in a cloud environment.
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PowerEdge R720 with Samsung SSDs and Windows Server 2012 (500 users)
In this crucial paper, get an in-depth look at a server solution that, when used with Windows Server 2012, can easily support 500 users with great performance, all while still leaving room for your organization to grow.
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PowerEdge R720 with Samsung SSDs and Windows Server 2012 (60 users)
This crucial white paper discusses a virtual desktop server solution that can enable your organization to host up to 60 users on a single server with great performance. Discover how you can extend your virtual desktop infrastructure while still giving your organization room to grow.
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Scale Your Data Center—Right into the Cloud
Access this exclusive resource to discover how your organization can start scaling your existing solutions to gradually and cost-effectively transform your data center into an effective private cloud without adding layers of complexity to your infrastructure.
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Consolidating Servers with the Dell PowerEdge R720 Running Microsoft Windows Server 2012 and Microsoft SQL Server 2012
This informative paper details a server consolidation strategy that utilizes Windows Server 2012 and a powerful virtualization platform to consolidate 8 legacy servers to a single VM, increasing performance by an average of 412.2% while cutting overall costs.
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20 Fast Facts About Microsoft Windows Server 2012
This exclusive resource provides 20 facts about the Windows Server 2012 and thus allows readers to analyze whether or not the OS can provide the scalability and flexibility necessary for the service delivery that today's end users demand.
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How to Get Maximum Benefit from Windows Server 2012
This expert resource breaks down the Windows Server 2012 upgrade. Gain insight into the key features of this latest Microsoft server OS and review management tools for streamlining your migration and maximizing your investment.
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Microsoft Windows Server 2012 For Dell PowerEdge Systems: Installation Instructions And Important Information
This technical guide discusses the pre-installation requirements of Windows Server 2012 and outlines methods for installing this server 0S. Gain access to the key steps in deploying Window Server 2012 and simplify your installation process today.
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Top Ten Reasons for Choosing Microsoft Windows Server 2012 with Dell
This technical blog discusses the top ten reasons for combining server refresh and migration to Windows Server 2012. Learn more about the key benefits a combined software and hardware upgrade can provide to your storage, networking, systems management and virtualization.
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Accelerating the Benefits of Windows Server 2012 - Video
Access this video to learn about the over 300 new features of Windows Server 2012 and how you can simplify the implementation of this operating system.
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Migration Considerations for Windows Server 2012
Access this white paper to learn more about Dell's support for Microsoft Windows Server 2012 and other essential things to consider when upgrading your servers from a previous Microsoft operating system. Also discover the advanced networking, storage and security features offered.