Unprecedented Efficiency = PowerEdge Blade Solutions

By consolidating servers and networking into a single, denser, more energy-efficient unit, blade solutions save space and power while simplifying server provisioning and management.

Planning, however, for higher density in the data center requires a methodical assessment of your current computing environment and a simplified approach to blade server deployment.

• Our comprehensive data center assessment offer can help you plan your migration effectively.
• Our methodical project management can help lead to a faster return on your investment.
• Our end-to-end solution, with a single point of contact for service, software, hardware and support, can help make the process simpler.

The new PowerEdge™ blade servers, powered by the Intel® Xeon® Processor 5500 Series also offer:

• Power efficiency, design for consolidation and a proven formula to help free up floor space in your data center.
• Modular I/O options that help give you the flexibility to adapt to the latest technologies.
• Virtualization-ready capabilities with built-in hypervisor availability.
• Streamlined systems management that can help reduce cost and complexity.

Leverage Dell’s new technologies to help make your data center more flexible and efficient today.

Efficiency means decoupling from proprietary technologies

Because making the switch from proprietary UNIX-based infrastructure to the proven x86 server platform makes obvious sense, Dell demystifies and simplifies the complicated and daunting Unix migration process.

Whether your direction for UNIX migration is Linux® (Red Hat® or SUSE), Solaris™ or Windows®, we have introduced services solutions and a new PowerEdge™ line of servers powered by the Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series to deliver greater efficiency, better performance and improved availability.

• Our comprehensive assessment of your environment helps you plan your migration effectively.
• Our methodical project management can help lead to a faster return on your investment.
• Our end-to-end solution, with a single point of contact for service, software, hardware and support, can help make the process simpler.

Now is the time to reduce your total economic impact, improve performance, increase scalability and maximize availability. Leverage Dell’s new technologies to help make your data center more flexible and efficient today.

Virtualization technology. Virtualization expertise.

An optimized virtualized environment benefits from reduced footprint, minimal floor space needs, lower power and cooling costs, and a reduction of support and capital expenditures while enhancing service levels for end users. When considering a virtualization solution, develop a strategic approach.

Dell has refined its extensive virtualization experience from thousands of implementations worldwide to focus on real-life problems such as:

• Performance — Will your tier 1 and core applications perform up to expectation in your virtual environment?
• Application availability — Does virtualization present an increased risk to your application availability?
• Support — Are your most critical applications supported? What can you do if they’re not?
• Operations — Have you identified the impact to operational processes in a virtual environment? Backups, sunsetting virtual machines, security, capacity planning and networking changes for example.
• Management — If you’re heavily virtualized, have you realized the promise of automation and policy-driven actions?

You could accelerate results and maximize return — for example, you can optimize virtual-server and virtual-desktop environments with the latest generation of PowerEdge™ servers powered by the Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series; Dell EqualLogic™ storage; Dell/EMC storage; PowerConnect™ networks and Latitude™ and OptiPlex™ clients. You can also deploy business-ready configurations using Dell’s award-winning platforms, reference architectures and advanced integration with virtualization software partners.

Microsoft Exchange 2010 and Dell.
Easy to implement. Efficient to run.

Dell and Microsoft help you address the constant challenges and changes surrounding e-mail, voice mail, and instant messaging head-on by making your Exchange migration and deployment seamless. Our expertise with thousands of Microsoft® Exchange engagements gives us the crucial experience to implement and run Microsoft Exchange 2010 quickly and efficiently.

• Our comprehensive assessment of your environment helps you plan your migration effectively.
• Our methodical project management can help lead to a faster return on your investment.
• Our end-to-end solution, with a single point of contact for service, software, hardware and support, helps make the process simpler.

By migrating to the new Microsoft Exchange, you can take full advantage of the capabilities of our new PowerEdge™ line of servers powered by the Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series, which delivers great efficiency, performance, and availability including support of up to 3 times the number of mailboxes per server. A well-implemented Exchange migration can also help you:

• Enable Anywhere-Communications Access Dell servers and storage-enabled users.
• Support 10GB mailboxes and mailbox consolidation for better productivity and lower costs.
• Simplify your mailbox architecture regardless of size.

Now is the time to reduce your total economic impact, improve performance, increase scalability and maximize availability. Leverage Dell’s new technologies to help make your data center more flexible and efficient today.

Microsoft SQL 2008. Migrate databases efficiently with Dell.

Dell and Microsoft have partnered to offer the services expertise to help you migrate to Microsoft SQL 2008 faster and more efficiently. With Microsoft discontinuing product support for SQL 2000, Dell can help you with a seamless migration to SQL 2008.

Through hands-on experience with real-world engagements, Dell understands the challenges of migrating from Microsoft SQL 2000 to Microsoft SQL 2008, which means your enterprise gets a tested, validated and smooth migration process.

• Our SQL Advisor tool can help you effectively plan for your database infrastructure and database sizing.
• Our experience helps customers streamline upgrades and migration from an older version of SQL Server, or from a different database technology, into a newer higher performance database environment.

Microsoft SQL 2008 is completely redesigned to support enterprise level business. The Dell PowerEdge™ line of servers, powered by the Intel® Xeon® Processor 5500 Series, is an excellent server for upgrading critical database applications to Microsoft SQL 2008 while:

• Reducing server count by up to 2/3 and lower TCO with SQL 2008, which costs 33% less than other leading database technologies.
• Increasing database management efficiency with multi-core, multi-socket servers, running in 64-bit mode.
• Benefit from new features like data compression, transparent data encryption, and support for spatial data.

Take advantage of SQL 2008 with Dell and make your data center more flexible and efficient today.