Server Management Reports

WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to to learn how VMware View can help IT administrators decrease operating costs by centralizing management, data protection and security.

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 | Published: 10 Mar 2011

CASE STUDY: Managing close to 80 physical servers with limited technical resources can quickly become a challenge for any organization. learn how USM's IT team turned to Red Hat's 'Satellite' to provide a reliable, advanced, open source systems management solution to ease their systems management challenges.

Posted: 28 Jul 2009 | Published: 28 Jul 2009

WHITE PAPER: As data centers reach the upper limits of their power and cooling capacity, efficiency has become the focus of extending the life of existing data centers and designing new ones. As part of these efforts, IT needs to refresh existing infrastructure with servers that deliver more performance and scalability, more efficiently. Read on to learn more.

Posted: 08 Jul 2009 | Published: 08 Jul 2009

WHITE PAPER: Learn why Intel IT decided to move ahead with server refresh in 2009 after current economic conditions forced us to re-evaluate our strategy. Analysis found that delaying server refresh for a year would increase our costs by USD 19 million.

Posted: 30 Jun 2009 | Published: 30 Jun 2009

BOOK: Some of the most useful benchmarks and metrics in evaluating server performance are provided in this article along with descriptions to help IT managers identify the ones that best fit their organization.

Posted: 30 Jun 2009 | Published: 30 Jun 2009

WHITE PAPER: This paper examines the issues of backup and recovery in VMware virtual server environments, and outlines the key features of HP Data Protector.

Posted: 26 Jun 2009 | Published: 01 Nov 2008

EGUIDE: In this informative Pocket Guide, brought to you by SearchServerVirtualization.com, Dell and VMware, learn more about the virtual management tools on the market and their functionality. Discover which product capabilities organizations should consider when evaluating virtual infrastructure management technologies.

Posted: 22 Jun 2009 | Published: 22 Jun 2009

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: In this transcript, part II of "Benefits of Boosting Web Hosting", industry veteran Greg Schulz takes a closer look at the options and benefits of boosting web hosting efficiency.

Posted: 16 Jun 2009 | Published: 16 Jun 2009

EBOOK: This eBook provides comprehensive information about servers and server implementation to help IT managers choose the best option for their storage needs.

Posted: 15 Jun 2009 | Published: 01 Jun 2009

EBOOK: This eBook will walk you through some of the key steps to setting up a dedicated server room. Whether your server project is large or small, having a dedicated server room will allow you to store backup disks, blades, equipment, and also allow you to have an onsite console for administrators.

Posted: 15 Jun 2009 | Published: 15 Apr 2009

WHITE PAPER: This paper will discuss the importance of an enterprise-class storage infrastructure as you migrate to a virtualized data center. Dell™ EqualLogic™ PS Series Internet SCSI (iSCSI) storage area network (SAN) arrays enable advanced integration with the robust server virtualization.

Posted: 09 Jun 2009 | Published: 09 Jun 2009

EBOOK: This SearchDataCenter.com eBook takes a look at how to master the climate control for the data center. Organizations are creating more heat in smaller places which in turn requires efficient and effective climate control. Read this paper to learn more about how to properly cool your data center.

Posted: 29 May 2009 | Published: 29 May 2009

WHITE PAPER: The Dell PowerEdge M-Series blade servers help cut operating expenses through energy efficiency, product flexibility, and efficient use of data center space.

Posted: 19 May 2009 | Published: 01 Dec 2008

DATA SHEET: Dell recently introduced the 11th Generation line of PowerEdge Servers. This transition guide discusses new features available within the 11th generation line, and servea as a guide for understanding product transitions from Dell's 10th Generation Server Products to 11th Generation Server Products.

Posted: 19 May 2009 | Published: 19 May 2009

WHITE PAPER: Dell's end-to-end approach helps customers worldwide solve their power and cooling challenges and meet the demands of business growth with industry-standard solutions. They offer solutions you can deploy right now, as well as the right mix of tools, partnerships, and services to help you get the most from your existing infrastructure.

Posted: 19 May 2009 | Published: 09 May 2008

WHITE PAPER: This white paper discusses how reduced budgets and growing demands on IT departments have forced organizations to find ways to cut costs, increase IT resource productivity, and optimize existing investments. Find out more about on this topic and how the new Dell Management Console can assist you.

Posted: 19 May 2009 | Published: 01 Mar 2009

WHITE PAPER: This paper gives a brief introduction to the Lotus Domino performance benchmarking concepts and methodology. It will also outline the detailed procedures for running the Server Load Utility with the N8Mail Workload. Finally, it presents the performance results of Lotus Domino Server on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) for simulated workloads.

Posted: 18 May 2009 | Published: 15 May 2009

WHITE PAPER: This Red Hat reference guide will show step by step how to properly deploy IBM® Lotus® Domino® on an Enterprise Linux server.

Posted: 18 May 2009 | Published: 15 May 2009

WHITE PAPER: Dell EqualLogic Auto- Snapshot Manager / VMware Edition enables administrators to quickly and easily create hypervisor-aware snapshots of VMs-helping simplify data management, enhance scalability of data protection and recovery, and increase application performance.

Posted: 14 May 2009 | Published: 01 Nov 2008

EZINE: Renewed interest in data centers is presenting a unique challenge to IT professionals who must do more with less. Read in this latest issue how to use server virtualization to boost utilization while saving money.

Posted: 06 May 2009 | Published: 06 May 2009

WHITE PAPER: This Deployment Guide reviews the approach that Dell and Principled Technologies recommend for a tested and validated migration of SQL Server 2000 databases to SQL Server 2008 on the Dell PowerEdge R900 server and Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise.

Posted: 27 Apr 2009 | Published: 27 Apr 2009

TECHNICAL ARTICLE: Intel IT has standardized the Intel® Xeon® processors with a core frequency of 3 GHz for two-socket servers for design computing and enterprise server virtualization. Our analysis demonstrates that higher-end processors significantly enhance server performance for a minimal increase in total cost of ownership (TCO).

Posted: 21 Apr 2009 | Published: 21 Apr 2009

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: VMware's virtual infrastructure has become the de-facto approach used across the storage industry today for server consolidation. When coupled with Data Domain's backup to disk storage, it provides a compelling solution to consolidate and simplify backup and recovery for VMware environments.

Posted: 20 Apr 2009 | Published: 20 Apr 2009

IT BRIEFING: To gain full value of virtualization, you need servers that are built to handle the heavy and ever-changing demands of a virtualized and consolidated computing environment. To help you get maximum benefits from virtualization, Intel has built a better physical server platform with unique hardware-assist features to enhance the virtual data center.

Posted: 20 Apr 2009 | Published: 20 Apr 2009

IT BRIEFING: By replacing aging single-core processor-based servers with new, more energy-efficient servers, you can gain capacity to grow and to increase IT performance using fewer servers. The estimated cost savings from energy and other operating cost efficiencies can pay for new servers in a an estimated 8 months.

Posted: 20 Apr 2009 | Published: 20 Apr 2009