WHITE PAPER - This paper describes the Dell Reference Architecture, a blue print or a starting configuration, for designing Microsoft® Exchange Server 2007 storage in a virtualized server environment using Dell™ EqualLogic™ arrays.
Posted: October 28, 2009 | Published: May 1, 2009


Topics:  IT Infrastructure | IT Managers | Microsoft Exchange | Microsoft Hyper-V | Server Virtualization | Storage Architectures | Storage Devices | Storage Hardware | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Systems | Storage Virtualization

CASE STUDY - The retail giant Tesco has aggressive plans for global growth and has expanded its international presence significantly, including penetration of the huge US market. A key element in its expansion plan is its common operating model, which called for crucial mainframe applications to be modernized to run on standardized platforms worldwide.
Posted: October 27, 2009 | Published: October 27, 2009


Topics:  Application Deployment | Data Migration | Data Replication | Enterprise Applications Software | IT Managers | Mainframe Computers | Oracle (Product)

CASE STUDY - The property tax system for Marin County, California, was increasingly expensive to maintain; furthermore, it was not possible to integrate it with newer modern technologies. Read this case study to learn how they updated and modernized this critical application without losing valuable IT assets embedded in the current system.
Posted: October 27, 2009 | Published: October 27, 2009


Topics:  .NET | Application Integration | Applications Management | COBOL | Data Migration | IT Managers | IT Spending | Mainframe Computers | SQL Server

CASE STUDY - Following a Business Process Outsourcing agreement for the administration of Life and Pension products, HCL Insurance BPO Services, undertook a full analysis of the inherited infrastructure. A risk was identified with the third party mainframe used to host its CAPSIL insurance application.
Posted: October 27, 2009 | Published: October 27, 2009


Topics:  Business Process Outsourcing | Business Processes | COBOL | Data Migration | Insurance Industry | IT Managers | Mainframe Server Hardware

CASE STUDY - In October 2003, DaimlerChrysler South Africa decided that significant cost savings could be achieved by migrating its mission critical systems onto a contemporary low cost platform and in the process remove the mainframe. This case study presents the challenges the company faced as well as the solution and benefits achieved.
Posted: October 27, 2009 | Published: October 27, 2009


Topics:  COBOL | Data Security | High Availability | IT Managers | IT Spending | ROI | Software Migration | TCO | UNIX

WHITE PAPER - The tools for assessing enterprise-level green practices have evolved from do-it yourself Excel spreadsheets to elaborate carbon accounting software suites available on a subscription basis. By first determining a baseline, organizations can set clear goals for adopting greener IT practices.
Posted: October 21, 2009 | Published: October 1, 2009


Topics:  CIOs | Data Center Design | Data Center Management | Data Center Power Management | Data Centers | Green Data Center | Green Storage | IT Asset Management | IT Managers

WHITE PAPER - In September 2009, Wipro Ltd (Wipro), a global corporation in the Information Technology Enabled Services (ITES) industry which was head-quartered in Bangalore, India, was reviewing its Green IT plan. Read this white paper to learn more about Wipro's quest to become a true ecologically sustainable company.
Posted: October 21, 2009 | Published: September 1, 2009


Topics:  CIOs | Data Center Management | Green Data Center | Green Storage | IT Asset Management | IT Management | IT Managers | Power Consumption Monitoring

WHITE PAPER - This whitepaper provides an overview of using the operating systems deployment capabilities of Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) 2007™ to deploy a customized OS image on Dell client systems in a heterogeneous environment.
Posted: October 20, 2009 | Published: May 1, 2009


Topics:  IT Management | IT Managers | Network Managers | Operating Systems | Systems Management | Systems Operations

WHITE PAPER - This paper provides an overview of deploying Exchange 2007 Server in a virtualized environment using VMware 3.5 Update 3 on Dell PowerEdge Servers and EqualLogic iSCSI storage array. In this paper a solution building block is proposed for 4000 mailbox users to deploy in an ESX environment running on Dell hardware.
Posted: October 20, 2009 | Published: May 1, 2009


Topics:  Email Server Software | Exchange Virtualization | iSCSI SAN | IT Managers | Microsoft Exchange | Server Consolidation | Virtual Machine | Virtual Machine Migration | VMware ESX

EGUIDE - This E-Guide provides insight into how service providers can broaden their reach beyond bandwidth and hosting services by learning how to capitalize on the cloud computing age.
Posted: October 19, 2009 | Published: October 19, 2009


Topics:  Cloud Computing | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | IT Managers | Network Security | Telecommunications Industry | Telecommunications Services | VPN | Web Services

WHITE PAPER - The Microsoft® Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2008 provides unified processes and tools for desktop and server OS deployment using a common deployment console and a collection of best practices. The toolkit provides a single mechanism for image creation and an automated installation process to reduce deployment time.
Posted: October 19, 2009 | Published: June 1, 2009


Topics:  Best Practices | IT Management | IT Managers | Network Management | Network Managers | Operating Systems | Server Management

VIDEO - Oracle Exadata provides the reliability, scalability, and extreme performance that database customers have been demanding in today's difficult business environment. Watch this video and learn about the exponential increases in data delivery speeds and system response times that Oracle Exadata provides.
Posted: October 19, 2009 | Premiered: October 19, 2009


Topics:  Database Administration | Database Administrators | Database Management | Database Server Software | Databases | IT Managers | Oracle (Product) | Server Hardware

WEBCAST - Learn how new developments in BI make it easier and faster to serve those departments and groups whose BI needs have gone unmet. Birst hosts this educational webinar featuring Boris Evelson, Principal Analyst at Forrester Research.
Posted: October 19, 2009 | Premiered: October 19, 2009


Topics:  Analytic Applications Software | Business Intelligence | Business Intelligence Software | Dashboards | Data Management | Data Management Software | IT Management | IT Managers | Reporting Software

CASE STUDY - Bankinter, a multichannel bank, chose to work together with Intel and Infogroup in order to benefit from Intel® Core™ 2 Processor with vPro™ technology which it believed could meet its desktop platform manageability challenge.
Posted: October 15, 2009 | Published: May 9, 2008


Topics:  Desktop Applications Management | Desktop Computer Support | IT Management | IT Managers | IT Service Management | IT Services

WHITE PAPER - The Dell™ Management Console Powered by Altiris™ from Symantec™ provides a comprehensive management platform based on standardized IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) processes—facilitating the adoption of industry best practices and helping streamline and simplify IT management in enterprise data centers.
Posted: October 15, 2009 | Published: March 1, 2009


Topics:  Data Centers | IT Asset Management | IT Best Practices | IT Governance | IT Management | IT Managers | IT Service Management | IT Services | IT Systems | IT Workforce | ITIL