PRODUCT LITERATURE: Daily data backups are an important, yet painful, operation - slowing production, requiring hands-on management and consuming media. Recovery is even more painful - finding the right backup media and restoring data back into a u...

Posted: 20 Sep 2007 | Published: 01 Jan 2005

WHITE PAPER: This paper discusses in detail the sizing features implemented in Dell Exchange 2007 Advisor Tool and deployment guidance for three reference architectures of small, medium and large Exchange environments.

Posted: 03 May 2007 | Published: 01 Apr 2007

WHITE PAPER: Migrating to Exchange Server 2007 needs careful considerations for configurations that affect availability or storage capabilities. This paper highlights Exchange 2007 deployment best practices, features and architectural benefits, server roles...

Posted: 03 May 2007 | Published: 01 Apr 2007

JOURNAL ARTICLE: This article focuses on a tool available in Oracle Database 10g that helps simplify the upgrade process significantly--the Database Upgrade Assistant utility.

Posted: 09 Mar 2007 | Published: 01 May 2006

WHITE PAPER: Learn how Dell IT made the transition from proprietary Unix-based servers to running mission critical supply chain management applications on standards-based servers to avoid significant expenditures, increase server uptime, and improve scalability.

Posted: 09 Mar 2007 | Published: 01 Jan 2007

WHITE PAPER: Best practices on the installation and configuration of Oracle Enterprise Manager and Dell OpenManage, including detailed instructions on how to monitor and manage alerts coming from the servers.

Posted: 09 Mar 2007 | Published: 01 Jan 2007

WHITE PAPER: This article explores how administrators can help ensure a successful transition to SQL Server 2005 by planning, testing, and using the Upgrade Advisor.

Posted: 31 Jan 2007 | Published: 31 Jan 2007

JOURNAL ARTICLE: See how the database mirroring feature of the Microsoft SQL Server platform can help enterprises of all sizes make their databases highly available.

Posted: 25 Jan 2007 | Published: 01 Nov 2006

WHITE PAPER: This white paper overviews MOM 2005 managing Windows and virtualization in the Dell Scalable Enterprise Reference Architecture layers for system management and managed nodes, with over 60 lab tips and cautions.

Posted: 24 Jan 2007 | Published: 01 Sep 2006

WHITE PAPER: See how enterprise database performance compares on the Dell PowerEdge 2950 Server verses the Sun Fire V490 UltraSPARC Server.

Posted: 24 Jan 2007 | Published: 01 Oct 2006

WHITE PAPER: This paper discusses the virtualization best practices Dell IT has developed as well as the architecture of its large server farm.

Posted: 24 Jan 2007 | Published: 01 Nov 2006

WHITE PAPER: See how enterprise database performance compares on the Dell PowerEdge 6850 and the Sun Fire V490 UltraSPARC Servers.

Posted: 24 Jan 2007 | Published: 01 Oct 2006

WHITE PAPER: Virtualization requires the consideration of two factors: how many virtual machines a single server can run and what level of performance these VMs can provide. This study compares and contrasts the performance of two generations of PowerEdge servers.

Posted: 24 Jan 2007 | Published: 01 Jan 2006

WHITE PAPER: Planning a migration or upgrade to SQL Server 2005, however, can be a challenging process. As organizations plan a SQL Server 2005 implementation, their first step should be to assess their current environment.

Posted: 15 Dec 2006 | Published: 01 Dec 2006

PRODUCT LITERATURE: Learn how to manage SQL Server 2005 in a virtualized environment. This paper provides best practices for managing a virtualized server farm with usage scenarios for virtualization and SQL Server and the performance results you can expect.

Posted: 27 Sep 2006 | Published: 01 Sep 2006

WHITE PAPER: Upgrading from SQL Server 2000 to 2005 may seem like a daunting task, but the benefits are plentiful. Get a comparison of features between the two versions, learn about simplified management with MOM management packs and improved database mirroring.

Posted: 18 Sep 2006 | Published: 15 Sep 2006

WHITE PAPER: As the data center becomes more standardized, centralized management of the systems resources through tools like the Microsoft Office Manager (MOM) becomes possible. Find out how MOM can quickly respond to hardware failure for SQL Server

Posted: 18 Sep 2006 | Published: 15 Sep 2006