WHITE PAPER - Business Ready Configurations for Virtualization are pre-configured, easy to order, bundled solutions that include Dell PowerEdge™ blade servers, Dell EqualLogic™ SAN, and VMware vSphere™. This white paper provides a detailed reference architecture for the Business Ready Configurations.
Posted: November 17, 2009 | Published: July 1, 2009


Topics:  Blade Servers | Data Center Construction | Data Center Design | Server Virtualization | Storage Architectures | Storage Hardware | Storage Virtualization | Virtual Machine | Virtual Machine Migration | VMware | VMware Infrastructure 3

WHITE PAPER - 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.
Posted: November 17, 2009 | Published: April 1, 2009


Topics:  Blade Servers | Network Architectures | Network Best Practices | Network Management | Network Managers | Networking | Systems Management | VMware | VMware Infrastructure 3

WHITE PAPER - 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.
Posted: November 10, 2009 | Published: November 10, 2009


Topics:  Backup Software | Data Security | Disaster Recovery | File Recovery Programs | Storage Virtualization | VMware | VMware ESX | VMware Infrastructure 3

CASE STUDY - Isaac Agnew (Holdings) Ltd is one of the largest car retailers in Northern Ireland. When they needed a fast backup and recovery solution for their VMware ESX environment that didn’t require hours of rebuilding data, they turned to the Veeam Backup & Replication solution.
Posted: November 10, 2009 | Published: November 10, 2009


Topics:  Backup Software | Data Management | Data Replication | Data Security | Disaster Recovery | File Recovery Programs | Network Performance | VMware | VMware ESX | VMware Infrastructure 3

WHITE PAPER - This document describes an end-to-end solution for monitoring and managing VMware vSphere or Virtual Infrastructure 3 using a full integration with Microsoft Systems Center Operations Manager (Ops Mgr) to produce a comprehensive image of system health with minimal impact on your operations staff.
Posted: November 10, 2009 | Published: November 10, 2009


Topics:  Enterprise Systems | Microsoft Operations Manager | Network Monitoring | Network Performance | Server Virtualization | VMware | VMware ESX | VMware Infrastructure 3

TECHNICAL ARTICLE - This tech report demonstrates how using Dell EqualLogic SAN Snapshots can improve data protection in a VMware Virtual Infrastructure environment.
Posted: November 5, 2009 | Published: May 1, 2008


Topics:  Backups | Data Recovery | Virtual Desktop Infrastructure | VMware | VMware ESX | VMware Infrastructure 3

SOFTWARE DOWNLOAD - Quickly finds where resource capacity (CPU, memory, and storage) are being wasted in the virtual infrastructure. By identifying zombie VMs, expired snapshots, and other wasteful consumers, users can reclaim expensive capacity to optimize virtual environments and achieve a better, faster ROI.
Posted: September 25, 2009 | Published: September 25, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Network Monitoring | Network Performance | ROI | Server Virtualization | Virtual Machine | VM | VMware | VMware Infrastructure 3

WEBCAST - In this webcast, learn how virtual desktop implementation can ensure data security and uphold legal compliance standards. Discover how to execute best practices for data backup and offsite storage. Gain insight into how desktop virtualization can be utilized to improve data security and availability.
Posted: September 24, 2009 | Premiered: September 24, 2009


Topics:  Continuous Data Protection | Data Security | Desktop Management | Desktop Virtualization | Information Security | Regulatory Compliance | Remote Access Protocols | Security | Virtual Desktop Infrastructure | VMware | VMware Infrastructure 3

TRAINING GUIDE - VMware vSphere is the next evolutionary step in IT computing. vSphere dramatically reduces capital and operating costs, and increases control over IT infrastructures while preserving the flexibility to choose any OS, application and hardware. Learn how to take advantage of this new technology with VMware training from Global Knowledge.
Posted: September 21, 2009 | Published: September 21, 2009


Topics:  Certification Programs | Configuration Management | Data Centers | IT Infrastructure | Load Balancing | Network Management | Server Management | Server Software | Server Virtualization | Training and Educational Services | VM | VMware | VMware ESX | VMware Infrastructure 3

WEBCAST - This webcast discusses ways to reduce costs and improve return on investment with desktop virtualization. Learn how implementing this technology enables you to reduce IT staff costs by more than 40 percent. Discover ways to reduce infrastructure expenses and total cost of ownership by more than 50 percent.
Posted: September 17, 2009 | Premiered: September 17, 2009


Topics:  Business Continuity Planning | Data Centers | Desktop Management | Desktop Virtualization | Desktop Virtualization Software | Help Desk Management | IT Management | Virtual Desktop Infrastructure | Virtual Machine | VMware | VMware Infrastructure 3

CASE STUDY - GFT focuses on providing their customers an exceptional experience with a best-in-class online interface. GFT needs to stay more accessible, more reliable, and more secure than their competitors. To optimize their IT environment, GFT engaged CDW for consulting, design, and implementation of multiple IT solutions. Read on to learn more.
Posted: September 10, 2009 | Published: September 24, 2008


Topics:  Backups | Converged Networks | Data Recovery | Disaster Recovery | Infrastructure Management | Infrastructure Services | IP Networks | Security | VMware | VMware Infrastructure 3

WHITE PAPER - Virtualization basically means inserting a software layer between your hardware and your operating system. This decouples the operating system from the hardware and allows you to run many operating systems at the same time on top of that same physical piece of hardware. Read this short paper to learn about the benefits of using virtual servers.
Posted: September 8, 2009 | Published: September 8, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Management | Operating System Virtualization | Server Management | Server Virtualization | VMware | VMware Infrastructure 3 | VMware Server

WHITE PAPER - Virtualization has become a common solution to the problem of server sprawl. By using this technology to consolidate servers, many companies are using less floor space, cutting energy consumption, and simplifying management. But IT must translate these technological advantages into concrete improvements for the business. Read on to learn more.
Posted: September 8, 2009 | Published: September 8, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Desktop Virtualization | ROI | Server Virtualization | TCO | VMware | VMware Infrastructure 3

TECHNICAL ARTICLE - This Technical Report focuses on the installation, configuration and usage of Auto-Snapshot Manager/VMware™ Edition to obtain hypervisor aware snapshots and provide an additional layer of data protection for the Virtual Environment.
Posted: August 24, 2009 | Published: October 1, 2008


Topics:  Continuous Data Protection Software | SAN | Virtual Machine | Virtual Machine Backups | VMware | VMware Infrastructure 3

PRODUCT DEMO - View this step-by-step product demonstration to see how to implement a high performance, highly available, and easily scaled SAN without impacting applications or limiting performance as workloads change and grow.
Posted: August 24, 2009 | Published: August 24, 2009


Topics:  Data Recovery | High Availability | iSCSI SAN | SAN | Storage Hardware | VMware | VMware ESX | VMware Infrastructure 3