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Power Efficiency and Management in Windows Server 2008 R2
sponsored by Dell EMC and Microsoft
WHITE PAPER: Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2, like its predecessor Windows Server 2008, has been designed with energy efficiency in mind. Recent tests found that Windows Server 2008 R2 improved power efficiency by up to 18 percent over Windows Server 2003, out of the box.
Posted: 13 Oct 2009 | Published: 01 Apr 2009

Dell EMC and Microsoft

ArcGIS® Server and Virtualization
sponsored by Esri
WHITE PAPER: Virtualization is becoming a standard IT practice. It is becoming more popular among ArcGIS customers as well. ESRI uses virtualization technologies for the development, QA and certification processes of ArcGIS Server. This paper provides an overview of virtualization and addresses some common questions regarding ArcGIS Server and virtualization.
Posted: 14 Apr 2010 | Published: 01 Jan 2010

Esri

The Power and Cooling Benefits of Hyper-V Server 2008 R2
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: Read this paper for resources to help you determine how much powering and cooling the data center is costing your organization, and learn how the Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 can help reduce these requirements.
Posted: 16 Nov 2010 | Published: 16 Nov 2010

Dell, Inc. and Intel®

Cisco Unified Computing System: Meet the Challenges of Today’s Microsoft Exchange Server Workloads
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This white paper explores the challenges of upgrading Microsoft Exchange and explains why it is essential that you successfully coordinate between server, storage, and network stacks to ensure stable business operations. Read this white paper to learn how a unified computing system can help you achieve this goal.
Posted: 11 Jan 2012 | Published: 11 Jan 2012

Cisco Systems, Inc.

Top 10 Reasons Why Customers Deploy Microsoft Applications with Hyper-V on EMC VNXe
sponsored by EMC Computer Systems (UK) Ltd.
WHITE PAPER: This guide provides an overview of the specific reasons customers choose to deploy Microsoft applications with Hyper-V on EMC's VNXe storage solution.
Posted: 12 Feb 2011 | Published: 12 Feb 2011

EMC Computer Systems (UK) Ltd.

Initial Investment Payback Analysis Summary Report: Dell PowerEdge R710 Solution with Hyper-V vs. Dell PowerEdge 2850 Solution
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: Dell commissioned Principled Technologies to estimate how many months it would take to recapture initial investment costs when consolidating multiple 4-year-old Dell™ PowerEdge™ 2850 server and storage solutions onto a Dell PowerEdge R710 server and storage solution using Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 with Hyper-V™
Posted: 02 Sep 2009 | Published: 01 May 2009

Dell, Inc. and Intel®

Deploying and Protecting Microsoft Applications with Dell Equallogic and Vmware vSphere 4.0 Integrated, Scalable and Cost: Effective Cloud-Like IT Environments for Your Mission Critical Applications
sponsored by DellEMC and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: 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.
Posted: 15 Sep 2010 | Published: 23 Sep 2009

DellEMC and Intel®

Enterprise Storage Solution for Hyper-V Private Cloud and VDI Deployments using Sanbolic’s Melio Cloud Software Suite
sponsored by Sanbolic Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Explore how an advanced, host-based storage fabric solution can provide the highly scalable and available storage necessary to support Hyper-V private cloud or VDI deployments.
Posted: 18 May 2012 | Published: 30 Apr 2011

Sanbolic Inc.

Cisco Unified Computing System: Meet the Challenges of Virtualization with Microsoft Hyper-V
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This white paper describes a recommended approach to help you optimize your virtual infrastructure and position your business to take advantage of public and private cloud services.
Posted: 11 Jan 2012 | Published: 11 Jan 2012

Cisco Systems, Inc.

Virtualizing Microsoft® Exchange Server 2007 on Dell™ Systems Running Microsoft Windows Server® 2008 Hyper-V™
sponsored by Dell EMC and Microsoft
WHITE PAPER: In this paper, various configurations of Exchange Server 2007 are tested in physical and virtual environments to evaluate the performance scalability and to understand the sizing requirements for Exchange Server 2007 in a virtualized environment.
Posted: 28 Oct 2009 | Published: 01 Apr 2009

Dell EMC and Microsoft