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- The University of Missouri-Rolla Reconstructs Its Data Centers Using dell poweredge servers and VMware Virtualization Software
- The University of Missouri has provided education, research opportunities, and services to its students since it was founded in 1839. The UMR IT department needed to be able to deploy and reclaim resources in a fast, predictable manner to maximize efficiency and responsiveness while minimizing downtime. After researching different vendor...
- Tags: Software, Dell PowerEdge Server, Dell Computer Corp., Data Center, VMware Inc., University Of Missouri, Dell PowerEdge, Servers, Hardware
- Case studies
- Welch's Juices Up Its IT Infrastructure
- The fruit juice and jelly business is not immediately seen as a hotbed of innovation, but Welch's is out to change that perception. Founded in 1869 by physician and dentist Dr. Thomas Bramwell Welch, the company possesses a rich tradition of innovation. The company wanted to replace antiquated mainframe environment...
- Tags: Dell PowerEdge Server, IT Infrastructure, Dell Computer Corp., Information Technology, Welch, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Servers, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware
- Case studies
- Web Marketing Specialists Optimise Customer Service With Standardised IT Infrastructure
- German marketing solution provider newtention offers marketing companies web-based application service provider (ASP) tools with which they can increase the effectiveness of their online marketing campaigns. To ensure these solutions were reliable and high-performing, newtention installed Dell PowerEdge servers in its data processing centre. Today, Dell PowerEdge servers provide a...
- Tags: Dell PowerEdge Server, Web, Customer Service, Dell Computer Corp., Dell PowerEdge, Marketing Research, Servers, Marketing, Hardware
- Case studies
- Messaging Services Move to the Express Lane
- Throughout the state of Texas and parts of Mexico, H-E-B is recognized as a leading grocer and a household name in the food industry. They needed to simplify messaging administration and support, improve capabilities of company e-mail system, and expand the use of messaging service features. H-E-B evaluated several hardware...
- Tags: Dell PowerEdge Server, Dell Computer Corp., Messaging, Microsoft Corp., Dell PowerEdge, Groupware, Servers, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware
- Case studies
- Uelzena eG Migrated Its SAP R/3 Solution From Unix to Windows 2000 Running on dell poweredge servers - Improving Performance by a Factor of Five and Halving Maintenance Costs at a Stroke
- The Uelzena eG group, which employs about 500 people and has a yearly turnover of over 250 million Euros, manufactures innovative dry and semi-finished products for the food industry, as well as butterfat for the baking and confectionary industries. The company decided to migrate because the bills were far too...
- Tags: Dell PowerEdge Server, Dell Computer Corp., Performance, Industry, SAP R/3, SAP AG, Server, Dell PowerEdge, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 2000, Operating Systems, UNIX, Enterprise Software, Software
- Case studies
- Cox Communications Makes Strategic Shift to dell poweredge servers With Red Hat Linux and Oracle to Run Mission-Critical Solutions
- Cox Communications is the third largest cable TV provider in the United States with more than 6.7 million subscribers in 20 states. The company has been building communications networks for the cable television industry for 43 years and today employs more than 23,000 people. Standardize on server architecture that will...
- Tags: Dell PowerEdge Server, Linux, Dell Computer Corp., Oracle Corp., Red Hat Inc., Red Hat Linux, Dell PowerEdge, Cox Communications Inc., Data Centers, Servers, Open Source, Storage, Hardware, Data Management
- Case studies
- Using VMware High Availability and VMotion With Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Virtual Machines on dell poweredge servers
- When running applications in a virtualized environment, such as VMware Infrastructure 3, there are new capabilities that are made possible by the virtualization layer. In some cases, it is these new capabilities that make the case for virtualization compelling enough for even performance intensive, mission critical applications like Microsoft Exchange...
- Tags: Dell PowerEdge Server, Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Exchange Server, High Availability, VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Dell PowerEdge, Virtual Machine, E-mail Servers, Groupware, Servers, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware
- White papers 2007-10-01
- Deploying Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g Grid Control R3 on dell poweredge servers, Dell|EMC and Dell PowerVault Storage
- This paper provides an architectural overview and configuration guidelines for deploying Microsoft SQL Server 2005 on Dell PowerEdge servers with Dell PowerVault storage. Using the knowledge gained through joint development, testing and support with Microsoft, the Dell SQL Server Reference Architecture documents "best practices" that can help speed SQL Server...
- Tags: Dell PowerEdge Server, Oracle Enterprise Manager, Dell Computer Corp., Dell PowerVault, Oracle Corp., Grid, Dell PowerEdge, Servers, Storage Management, Hardware, Storage
- White papers 2007-07-01
- Deploying Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing Solutions on dell poweredge servers and Dell PowerVault Storage
- This paper provides an architectural overview and configuration guidelines for deploying Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Business Intelligence and Data Warehouse solutions on Dell PowerEdge servers with Dell PowerVault storage. Using the knowledge gained through joint development, testing and support with Microsoft, this Reference Configuration for SQL Server documents "best practices"...
- Tags: Dell PowerEdge Server, Data Warehouse, Dell Computer Corp., Dell PowerVault, Microsoft SQL Server, Storage, Microsoft Corp., Dell PowerEdge, Microsoft SQL Server 2005, Business Intelligence, Databases, Servers, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Hardware
- White papers 2007-09-01
- Deploying Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition on dell poweredge servers and Dell PowerVault Storage
- This paper provides an architectural overview and configuration guidelines for deploying Microsoft SQL Server 2005 on Dell PowerEdge servers with Dell PowerVault storage. Using the knowledge gained through joint development, testing and support with Microsoft, the Dell SQL Server Reference Architecture documents "Best practices" that can help speed SQL Server...
- Tags: Dell PowerEdge Server, Dell Computer Corp., Dell PowerVault, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Corp., Dell PowerEdge, Microsoft SQL Server 2005, Servers, Storage Management, Databases, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Storage, Software, Data Management
- White papers 2007-05-01
- Sun teams up with Dell to put Solaris on PowerEdge servers
- Sun Microsystems and Dell have announced a distribution agreement to put Sun's Solaris 10 operating system on Dell's PowerEdge servers. Jonathan Schwartz, Sun's chief executive, noted that, "We have 12 million (Solaris) licenses in the marketplace, and a majority of them aren't running on Sun hardware." ...
- Tags: Dell PowerEdge Server, Team, Dell Computer Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Agreement, Dell PowerEdge, Sun Solaris, UNIX, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2007-11-17
- Sun teams up with Dell to put Solaris on PowerEdge servers
- Do you run Solaris in the office? Which brand of servers do you run Solaris on?
- Tags: Servers, UNIX, Operating systems, paulmah@..., Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, server, Dell PowerEdge Server, Dell PowerEdge, Dell Computer Corp., team
- Discussion threads 2007-11-18
- Boosting Data Transfer With TCP Offload Engine Technology on Ninth-Generation dell poweredge servers
- TCP/IP Offload Engine (TOE) technology makes its debut in the ninth generation of Dell PowerEdge servers, and is expected to boost data transfer performance for many key enterprise applications. This paper explores the anticipated benefits of TOE technology being developed by Broadcom, Dell, and Microsoft. The online economy - particularly...
- Tags: Dell PowerEdge Server, Dell Computer Corp., TCP, Dell PowerEdge, Tcp/Ip, Ethernet, Network Technology, Networking, Servers, Hardware
- White papers 2006-08-01
- Virtualization Using XenEnterprise With dell poweredge servers and Storage
- Server Virtualization is fast becoming a fore-front technology in datacenters. Dell PowerEdge servers and storage coupled with XenEnterprise software from XenSource provide a compelling solution to realize a scalable and dynamic virtual datacenter. This paper describes an overview of XenSource's XenEnterprise virtualization software and the installation and configuration steps for...
- Tags: Dell PowerEdge Server, Dell Computer Corp., Dell PowerEdge, Server Virtualization, XenEnterprise, Virtualization, Data Centers, Servers, Storage Management, Hardware, Storage, Data Management
- White papers 2007-05-01
- Virtualization Using XenEnterprise With dell poweredge servers and Dell OpenManage
- Server Virtualization is fast becoming a fore-front technology in datacenters. Dell PowerEdge servers and storage coupled with XenEnterprise software from XenSource provide a compelling solution to realize a scalable and dynamic virtual datacenter. This paper describes an overview of XenSource's XenEnterprise virtualization software and the installation and configuration steps for...
- Tags: Dell PowerEdge Server, Dell Computer Corp., Dell PowerEdge, Server Virtualization, Dell OpenManage, XenEnterprise, Virtualization, Data Centers, Servers, Storage Management, Hardware, Storage, Data Management
- White papers 2007-05-01
- VMware HA/DRS Solution Scenarios on dell poweredge servers
- Servers are increasing in performance at an exponential rate and customers are discovering that they are able to run many applications on a single server through the use of virtualization. This means that customers run the risk of multiple virtual server downtimes if a single physical server goes down. Enterprise...
- Tags: Dell PowerEdge Server, Dell Computer Corp., VMware Inc., Dell PowerEdge, Server Virtualization, Servers, Virtualization, Hardware
- White papers 2007-04-01
- Management Solution for 9th-Generation Poweredge Servers Running Netware 6.5
- This paper outlines the reference architecture, step-by-step instructions on how to implement the architecture, and the support model for this configuration. The main goal of this architecture is to provide a method for the instrumented PowerEdge server and its internal storage to send SNMP alerts. The architecture separates the server...
- Tags: Dell PowerEdge Server, NetWare 6.5, Dell PowerEdge, Novell NetWare, Architecture, Servers, Hardware
- White papers 2007-02-09
- Building a Single Image for dell poweredge servers Using Altiris Deployment Solution
- Using hardware-independent images for OS deployment can free administrators from creating and maintaining separate images for each hardware vendor and server model in their environment, helping significantly simplify server provisioning processes. Altiris Deployment Solution software enables administrators to create and deploy these images on Dell PowerEdge servers. This paper focuses...
- Tags: Dell PowerEdge Server, Dell Computer Corp., Image, Dell PowerEdge, Altiris Inc., Servers, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software
- White papers 2007-02-01
- Best Practices for Migrating to VMware Infrastructure 3 on dell poweredge servers
- Virtualization is an example of an infrastructure technology that enables Scalable Enterprise solutions. VMware ESX Server is a feature and market leader in server virtualization. One of the key advantages of server virtualization is the portability of the Virtual Machines (VMs) from one physical server to another. This paper will...
- Tags: Dell PowerEdge Server, Dell Computer Corp., VMware Inc., VMWare ESX Server, Best Practice, Dell PowerEdge, Virtualization, Server Virtualization, Servers, Hardware
- White papers 2007-02-01
- SMS Custom Reporting for dell poweredge server Inventory
- This white paper demonstrates the creation of a baseline report for the currently-installed firmware, driver, and Dell OpenManage Server Administrator versions. There are four phases of this process: modifying or creating the sms_def.mof file, creating a Structured Query Language (SQL) database, creating a Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 report, running...
- Tags: Dell PowerEdge Server, Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003, SMS, Dell PowerEdge, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Servers, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Hardware
- White papers 2007-01-03
