WHITE PAPERVirtualization allows businesses to run multiple operating systems and applications simultaneously on the same server - delivering a range of great benefits. With Dell and VMware solutions, customers of all sizes can quickly and confidently deploy virtualization.

When:

Mar 4, 2011

Sponsor:

Dell and VMware

Summary:

SMBs everywhere are facing common business problems such as reducing IT operating costs, protecting valuable data, maintaining application availability, and cutting power consumption - just to name a few.  Access this webcast for a look at these specific problem and how virtualization can help overcome them.

PRODUCT OVERVIEWDell and VMware deliver a powerful, integrated virtual infrastructure that delivers outstanding degrees of control and simplicity, freeing IT staff to focus on delivering services that differentiate the business. Read this solution brief to learn more!

ANALYST REPORTIncreasing the use of server virtualization is a top priority for small and midsize businesses. According to ESG's 2010 Spending Intentions Survey, it is nearly tied as the top priority for SMBs over the next 12 to 18 months. Read this white paper and learn how VMware is helping companies boost the value of server virtualization.

CASE STUDYLayered Tech chose Dell servers to build a new infrastructure that would take its managed hosting and cloud services to a new level, and saw performance increase by 22 percent. Download this case study for more information.

When:

Mar 4, 2011

Sponsor:

Dell and VMware

Summary:

Access this webcast to learn how mission critical applications, such as Microsoft Exchange and SQL databases, run and perform in a virtualized environment and the benefits made available by making this transition.

PRODUCT OVERVIEWVMware vCenter Server provides a scalable and extensible platform that forms the foundation for virtualization management. VMware vCenter Server centrally manages VMware vSphere environments allowing IT administrators dramatically improved control over the virtual environment compared to other management platforms.

CASE STUDYThe Dell IT group has virtualized more than 5,000 servers and saved the company over US$29 million using a scalable, worldwide virtualization model.

ASSESSMENT TOOLThis virtualization savings calculator will help you find out how much you would save by using virtualization, simply by entering the amount of servers you are currently using. Also learn the potential environmental impact and take a look at several solutions available.

ASSESSMENT TOOLDiscover how easy it is to simplify your server environment and save money with a market-leading virtualization solution from VMware. Access this assessment tool and complete a few short questions to download your VMware vSphere solution recommendation - affordable and easy to deploy.

TRIAL SOFTWAREGet a free 60-day evaluation of VMware vSphere, the industry's leading and only robust virtualization platform for building cloud infrastructures.

TRAINING GUIDEThis course examines virtual infrastructures, and the evolution of the vSphere 4 environment and the products that are found in that environment. It aims to equip you with the knowledge required to decide which VMware datacenter products best meet your organization's virtualization needs.

WHITE PAPERThis FAQ guide features 24 commonly asked questions and answers - both general and technical - regarding the Dell Management Plug-in for VMware vCenter.

PRODUCT LITERATURETo help simplify enterprise desktop management, Dell and VMware have created a flexible, highly scalable desktop virtualization reference architecture based on Dell PowerEdge servers, Dell EqualLogic PS Series iSCSI SAN arrays, and powerful new VMware View 4 technology.

WHITE PAPERiland needed a fully redundant, cloud-ready solution that would provide customers with high availability, scalability, ease of management and financial efficiencies. This case study examines the solutions iland decided to deploy and the benefits achieved.

PRESS RELEASEDiscover how the Dell and VMware partnership has succeeded in pushing forth virtualization and cloud computing in today's data centers.

VIDEOIn this demo, you'll see how VMware vSphere™ 4 enables you to: slash capital and operational costs through consolidating servers, enhance staff productivity and business responsiveness, minimize downtime and recover quickly from unplanned outages, and easily secure, backup and recover your business critical application and data.

WHITE PAPERThis paper looks at how the VMware vCenter product family, together with vSphere, represents the only complete stack for shifting the data center paradigm from component-level infrastructure management to true service-level management of dynamic IT infrastructure.

WHITE PAPERThe purpose of this guide is to support a self-guided, hands-on evaluation of VMware vSphere™ 4 by press reviewers, technology analysts, and IT professionals who wish to compare vSphere to competing virtualization products such as Microsoft Hyper-V and Citrix XenServer.

WHITE PAPERWith the launch of vSphere 4, VMware introduces a new version of the hypervisor, ESX 4.0 and the management interface, vCenter. Some key benefits offered by this release are greater resource efficiency, management control and freedom of choice for virtual datacenter storage resources and connectivity options.

VIDEOIn this videocast, learn how virtualization can benefit your disaster recovery and high availability strategy. Discover the differences between physical and virtual environments and learn about architectural considerations to support virtualization.

VIDEOThis videocast offers recommendations for moving your virtualization project from the testing phase to production. Learn how to plan virtualization design to ensure a smooth transition to production rollout. Discover ways to align your implementation with best practices and determine which next steps to take to prepare for production.

VIDEOThis videocast explores several virtualization applications, and details 10 common use cases for virtualization and it can help your company improve their IT infrastructure. Discover how to enhance your disaster recovery and high availability plans without draining the IT budget.

VIDEOIn this videocast, learn how to ensure high availability (HA) to meet end user needs. Discover how virtualization software helps ensure optimal HA and get tips to plan for your high availability requirements. Find out how to combine virtualization software with servers and planning time to reach high levels of availability.

VIDEOIn this videocast, learn how to implement a cost-effective, efficient disaster recovery (DR) plan with virtualization. Discover 4 different DR methods that work with virtualization to help prevent future disasters. Learn how to plan for DR by defining requirements and assigning application inventory to service levels.

WHITE PAPERIn this tutorial on Site Recovery Manager disaster recovery best practices, learn what you need in place to use VMware Site Recovery Manager, how to test and execute your recovery plans, and if Site Recovery Manager would be a good fit for your company's disaster recovery strategy.

EGUIDEIn this e-guide from SearchServerVirtualization.com, gain expert advice on how to handle data center growth with capacity planning and resource provisioning. Learn how performance management and capacity planning go hand-in-hand and find out how to interpret capacity management metrics to reduce costs and simplify management.

EGUIDEVirtualization is a white hot topic in the IT world, and with good reason. It's vital for networking professionals to understand how server virtualization and networks affect each other. In this expert e-guide learn about managing virtualization networking, distributed virtual switching, network capacity planning for virtualization and more.

EGUIDEIn this e-guide on VMware and data backup, catch up with the latest developments in VMware backup and recovery. Learn about new VMware data backup and recovery tools, whether or not VMware Consolidated Backup is right for your organization, how to use VMware Data Recovery Manager and more.