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Power Efficiency and Management in Windows Server 2008 R2
sponsored by Dell EMC and Microsoft
WHITE PAPER: Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2, like its predecessor Windows Server 2008, has been designed with energy efficiency in mind. Recent tests found that Windows Server 2008 R2 improved power efficiency by up to 18 percent over Windows Server 2003, out of the box.
Posted: 13 Oct 2009 | Published: 01 Apr 2009

Dell EMC and Microsoft

Virtualizing Microsoft® Exchange Server 2007 on Dell™ Systems Running Microsoft Windows Server® 2008 Hyper-V™
sponsored by Dell EMC and Microsoft
WHITE PAPER: In this paper, various configurations of Exchange Server 2007 are tested in physical and virtual environments to evaluate the performance scalability and to understand the sizing requirements for Exchange Server 2007 in a virtualized environment.
Posted: 28 Oct 2009 | Published: 01 Apr 2009

Dell EMC and Microsoft

Maximizing Value in the Efficient Data Center
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: Large-scale consolidation using Dell PowerEdge servers with the Intel Xeon 7500 series processors and Hyper-V can multiply the benefits of virtualization, while significantly reducing associated costs. Read this white paper to learn more.
Posted: 07 Apr 2010 | Published: 10 Mar 2010

Dell, Inc. and Intel®

Consolidating Multiple SQL Server 2000 systems using Hyper-V
sponsored by Dell and Microsoft SQL
WHITE PAPER: This document covers the key overall concepts and procedures you need to setup and configure your Hyper-V platform. It reviews in detail the approach that PT and Dell recommend for a tested and validated installation of Windows Server 2008 and Hyper-V.
Posted: 10 Sep 2009 | Published: 10 Sep 2009

Dell and Microsoft SQL

Top 10 Reasons Why Customers Deploy Microsoft Applications with Hyper-V on EMC VNXe
sponsored by EMC Computer Systems (UK) Ltd.
WHITE PAPER: This guide provides an overview of the specific reasons customers choose to deploy Microsoft applications with Hyper-V on EMC's VNXe storage solution.
Posted: 12 Feb 2011 | Published: 12 Feb 2011

EMC Computer Systems (UK) Ltd.

The Power and Cooling Benefits of Hyper-V Server 2008 R2
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: Read this paper for resources to help you determine how much powering and cooling the data center is costing your organization, and learn how the Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 can help reduce these requirements.
Posted: 16 Nov 2010 | Published: 16 Nov 2010

Dell, Inc. and Intel®

Distributed IT Infrastructures: Alternative Approaches
sponsored by VM6 Software
WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper outlines the benefits derived and the costs associated with virtualization in the Remote Offices/Branch Offices, in the classic model versus the proposed model.
Posted: 27 Oct 2009 | Published: 27 Oct 2009

VM6 Software

Total Cost Comparison in Small to Medium Business Scenarios: VMware vSphere vs. Microsoft Hyper-V
sponsored by Dell and VMware
WHITE PAPER: See how vSphere and Hyper-V compare, and which reduced operational costs by up to 91% in two years.
Posted: 25 Jul 2013 | Published: 01 Sep 2012

Dell and VMware

Initial Investment Payback Analysis Summary Report: Dell PowerEdge R710 Solution with Hyper-V vs. Dell PowerEdge 2850 Solution
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: Dell commissioned Principled Technologies to estimate how many months it would take to recapture initial investment costs when consolidating multiple 4-year-old Dell™ PowerEdge™ 2850 server and storage solutions onto a Dell PowerEdge R710 server and storage solution using Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 with Hyper-V™
Posted: 02 Sep 2009 | Published: 01 May 2009

Dell, Inc. and Intel®

Deploying and Protecting Microsoft Applications with Dell Equallogic and Vmware vSphere 4.0 Integrated, Scalable and Cost: Effective Cloud-Like IT Environments for Your Mission Critical Applications
sponsored by DellEMC and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: Dell’s enterprise solutions, including EqualLogic iSCSI SANs, PowerEdge Virtualization Servers and Global Infrastructure Consulting Services (GICS) can help organizations confidently deploy, manage and protect their Tier-1 Microsoft® applications within a VMware vSphere environment.
Posted: 24 Sep 2009 | Published: 23 Sep 2009

DellEMC and Intel®