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Live Event
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5 Must-Dos When Starting Your Own Business
We all have had the itch at least once, to start and run our own business. The ability to have a career that we feel passionately about, or feel a real skill in executing is very attractive, but there are a lot of critical issues that you need to get a handle on if you are going to be successful.
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Technology Brief
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Operational Savings Driven by Migrating RISC Systems to Industry-Standard Platforms
Many companies are opting to retire their RISC-based server architectures in favor of more open, industry-standard equipment and application stacks. The benefits include higher performance, lower expenses, and improved scalability and growth potential. In this brief, we’ll look at some of the operational expenses that can be recouped through migration away from RISC, and discuss Dell’s industry-leading products and services that can help your company make the move.
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Compute More, Spend Less: Solaris Operating Systems on Dell PowerEdge Servers
Dell is expanding the range of enterprise class operating systems to offer more choice and flexibility, thereby enabling you to drive standardization in the data center. Dell is Simplifying IT by making it even easier to acquire an integrated Solaris-based solution -- now you can get Solaris certified Dell platforms.
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RISC Migration as a Cost-Cutting Strategy
As demands grow to support more applications and users, and as older systems reach the end of their useful lifetimes, choices must be made. Do you keep these applications running on RISC, or do you migrate to standards-based solutions? Fortunately, there is a compelling case to move many more of these applications off of RISC and onto standard platforms. Download this technology brief to learn more.
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The Great Virtualization Migration
Virtualization is a key component of the Dell Scalable Enterprise strategy. Working with industry leaders Intel, VMware, Altiris and EMC, Dell offers mature, proven, best-of-breed solutions that can deliver dramatically higher levels of operational efficiency.
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Protecting Your Critical Data: Best Practices
Losing data can happen many ways including disk failures, theft, or accidental deletion. Find out how easy it is to put this worry behind you. Read this article to learn how to protect your most important IT asset, your data.
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Podcast
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Best Practices: Migrating to Windows Server 2008
The hardest part of adopting any new software is migration. Migration is always scary, but best practices already exist to reduce the time and risk. Hear from the actual engineer that has been working for two years on Windows Server 2008 about ways to simplify migration, so you can start getting the benefits sooner and with less hassle.
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Dell Enterprise Podcast Series
Hear experts talk about key enterprise infrastructure strategies that can help you grow your business.
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Dell Flexible Computing Podcast
Industry experts discuss Flexible Computing as a holistic strategy to drive simplicity and lower cost in your IT infrastructure to help customers grow their businesses. You will hear about cultural and business evolutions that continue to add complexity to the issues and challenges already faced by IT managers, which can be alleviated by alternate computing technologies.
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How to Be Ready for Windows 7
Today, IT professionals are mandated to lower operating costs, enhance security, and simplify both systems administration and management. Yet, challenges persist in the realm of End User/Client Computing. The good news is that substantial relief is on the horizon with Windows 7. Download this podcast to learn about the benefits of Windows 7 and best practices for migration.
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Overview of New Security Features in Windows Server 2008
Hear about Bitlocker, and important component in WS08 that adds whole disk encryption and secure startup.
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Product Literature
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Mainstream E6400 & E6500
Featuring dramatic innovations in performance, durability and security, Dell Latitude Mainstream laptops provide exception productivity and a low TCO
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Data Protection Using Premium Features: PowerVault MD3000 and MD3000i
Dell offers key-enabled premium features to help enhance then functionality of the PowerVault MD3000 and MD3000i storage arrays. These optional premium features include Virtual Disk Snapshot and Virtual Disk Copy. These data protection features provide real-world benefits for data backup and data management.
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Dell Database Solutions: SQL Server 2005
Dell has partnered with Microsoft to create partner reference configurations that offer a single source for sizing, installation, and support of all hardware and software.
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Dell Infrastructure Consulting Services: Virtualization
Dell Virtualization Consulting Services help you realize tangible results by designing and implementing practical, reliable and comprehensive virtualization solutions for your unique goals.
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Dell Latitude Essential E5400 & E5500
Dell Latitude Essential laptops revolutionize business technology by helping reduce IT costs and maintaining flexibility.
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News Release
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Dell`s New Remote-Assistance Tool Helps Resolve Most Common Computer Issues
With 95 Percent Customer Satisfaction Rate, DellConnect Expands to Support U.S. Consumers, Small Businesses
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Purdue University Chooses Dell for Campus Supercomputer
Purdue University scientists conduct research in a variety of fields.
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The Importance of Defragmentation in RAID Environments
Automatic defrag allows RAID to provide the full benefit for which it was intended
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The Right Defrag Prevents Unnecessary Hardware Upgrades
A hard drive is the only computer component that has mechanical, moving parts that can break down. Every time a file is requested, a read write head must move across the disk platters and retrieve that file, and file fragmentation adds additional movements for every fragment.
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Top Ten Reasons for VARs to Embrace Defrag
After a one year case study at over 75 Channel events, Diskeeper Corporation today announced the Top Ten Reasons for VARs to Embrace Defrag.
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White Paper
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Leveraging Hospital Resources to Lower Barriers and Drive Meaningful Use of EMR by Physicians
The HITECH Act puts in place provisions for subsidies to help drive electronic medical record adoption as well as future penalties for providers that fail to adopt EMRs. The act has made EMR adoption a fiscal imperative, but many providers find the initial investment and
maintenance costs to be key barriers to EMR adoption. This white paper from Health Industry Insights, an IDC company, discusses how providers can meet the challenges of EMR implementation and deliver value that makes the most of the cost relief available from the stimulus package.
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Solaris to Linux Migration – Migrating applications from Sun SPARC to Dell PowerEdge R900
This Migration Guide reviews the approach that Principled Technologies and Dell recommend for a tested and validated migration of Oracle 9i databases to Oracle 11g on the Dell PowerEdge R900 server and RHEL 5.2.
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7 Steps to Local Search Dominance
Right now, in every community in America, increasing numbers of people of all ages are turning to the World Wide Web to find products and services right there at home. This trend, known generically as local search, presents a huge opportunity for small businesses that are focused on winning in this arena. Download this white paper to learn more.
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A Migration Guide for Porting Applications
When porting an application to a new hardware platform, engineers must resolve issues across several development areas. Download this white paper to learn what these issues are and how to avoid them.
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A Practical Guide to Building a Patch Management Process
This guide will assist system administrators and IT managers who have been assigned the task or have identified the need to establish a patch management strategy. It details best practice approaches for implementing a sound patch management process and outlines methods to control and mitigate vulnerability risks within information systems.
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Article
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Accelerating OS Deployment with Microsoft Windows Deployment Services
Microsoft Windows Deployment Services (WDS) provides an accessible, flexible way to perform mass deployments of current and legacy Windows operating systems. Using customized answer files and taking advantage scripting and other tools with WDS can help dramatically reduce the time to perform highly configured mass deployments with minimal infrastructure impact.
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Building the Efficient Enterprise with Dell, Intel, and VMware vSphere 4
The next generation of virtualization solutions goes beyond just servers to include virtualized storage, networking, and I/O. When IT managers combine VMware vSphere software, 11th-generation Dell PowerEdge servers with the Intel Xeon processor 5500 series, and advanced Dell EqualLogic storage arrays, they can create the ultimate in powerful, flexible computing models: an internal cloud. Read this article to learn more.
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Compute More: Consume Less Smart Policies Unleash Data Center Productivity
This article discusses how changing your mind-set can help meet compute demand for years to come. By setting operational policies around virtualization, regular hardware refreshes, and best-practices data center design, IT leaders can help improve productivity and lower
power consumption—enabling much more useful work to be performed within facilities that are already in place.
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Dell Enterprise Technology Center
Have questions about how you can leverage High-Performance Cluster Computing to take your enterprise to the next level? Get the answers you need at the Dell Enterprise Technology Center.
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Dell Power Solutions Article: Systems Management Simplified
Enterprises are getting hit by a double whammy as systems management complexity spirals out of control and outstrips infrastructure spending. By giving administrators single-pane access to comprehensive management functions and scalable process automation across a broad range of Dell and partner systems, the new Dell Management Console Powered by Altiris from Symantec can free vital IT resources to advance innovation and help lower the cost of doing business. Read this article to learn more.
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Tech Analysis
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Disaster Recovery Using Dell EqualLogic PS Series Storage and VMware Site Recovery Manager
This tech analysis shows how VMware Site Recovery Manager along with Dell EqualLogic PS Series storage replication can help make disaster recovery manageable, affordable and automated. Download to learn more.
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M600 Performance Comparison vs. HP and IBM
The renowned testing firm, Principal Technologies, provides specific performance comparisons for Dell, HP, and IBM Blades and shows how Dell wins.
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Out of the Box Comparison -- Dell, HP, IBM Blade Servers
What happens when your blade system arrives? Well you'd be amazed at how different the experience is. See the benefits that third party analysis firm Principal Technologies found for the Dell M1000e.
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Webcast
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Cost-Efficient, High Impact Business Solutions with Dell and VMware vSphere
Virtualization is no longer only about consolidation. It has emerged as a key strategic driver for maximizing IT cost savings and enables you to deliver business services on-time, within budget and with managed SLAs. Many storage and server implementations often fall short of these goals. Learn how Dell Enterprise and VMware are integrating VMware vSphere with emerging Dell storage and server architectures to help you save money and go beyond consolidation.
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Meeting the Demands for the Secure and Efficient Business Desktop
The fundamental approach to the design and use of Desktop Computers has not changed in 30 years, but as we face numerous demands from the organization that impact the delivery and use of client computing, there is a definitive need for a change. Download this eSeminar to learn more about how Dell's Flexible Computing Solutions provide end-users with superior performance and solve new IT demands.
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Save Your Education IT Budget: Dell's Flexible Computing Changes the Game!
With the economic downturn and reduced support from state and federal governments, Education budgets are under tremendous pressure to do more with less. How can you navigate this situation? Watch this eSeminar to learn more about how Dell's Flexible Computing solution can help schools save time and money.
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A New Healthcare Approach with Dell Mobile Clinical Computing to Lower Cost & Meet Compliance
These are very turbulent times for the IT capabilities in the Healthcare Industry, and the reality for IT Infrastructure is that the old approach of PC Centric client computing is just not up to the tasks that are demanded. Watch this eSeminar to learn more about Dell's new approach to client computing, Mobile Clinical Computing.
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Take Control! Managing Your Application Library
Learn how Dell Services can help reduce your labor costs and free up your IT talent for strategic projects.
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Video
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Windows Vista: Essential Benefits and Deployment Strategies
Windows Vista is here, but is your business ready for it? This video provides an update on some of the more practical features of Vista including tighter security measures, like user access control.
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Addressing Today's Alternate Desktop Management Needs Webcast
On-Demand Desktop Streaming allows for improved support and reduced tasks.
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All-day Computing & Battery Life
Experience "All-Day-Computing" and how one user overcomes multiple obstacles while staying connected.
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ATLAS: From Dream to Reality
ATLAS is a particle physics experiment at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. Watch this showcase of images and video clips from the construction of the ATLAS experiment up to the moment when the first splash of particles in ATLAS was seen on September 10, 2008.
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Customer Success Story: Zion-Benton High School in Illinois
This short video is a powerful customer testimonial illustrating a subset of benefits received by this high school from implementing On-Demand Desktop Streaming. It incorporates views on I.T simplification, security optimization, and resulting reliability and improved scalability. The video illustrates how IT staffs can do more with less, in less time.
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Brochure
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Flex Computing Solution
Dell delivers the complete package of hardware, software, and services to ensure that your users have the optimal computing environment and your IT department has an easier time managing it. Click through to read an insightful overview of Dell Flexible Computing solutions and the benefits they can bring to your bottom line.
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Flex Assessment Data Sheet
How do you know whether Dell Flexible Computing is right for your organization? Dell Global Services can help, with a thorough assessment of your environment, your users, and your computing needs. This helpful brochure gives you an inside view of Dell’s assessment service.
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Dell - Microsoft Hyper-V and SCVMM
Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V, Microsoft’s next generation hypervisor technology, adds an exciting new dimension to the server virtualization market. With Hyper-V and Microsoft’s integrated Server Management suite, you can take advantage of a powerful set of tools to help simplify infrastructure management and better utilize your hardware investments. Dell closely collaborated with Microsoft during development of Windows Server 2008, gaining expertise in all aspects of its functionality, including virtualization. By working with Dell, you benefit from a fully engineered virtualization solution and extensive experience to help simplify and accelerate your virtualization deployments.
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Dell Asset Recovery Services
Dell delivers peace of mind with comprehensive asset recovery and data security services.
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Client Migration and Deployment Services
End-to-end migration and deployment services for desktops and notebooks.
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Research Report
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Software as a Service - Selective Hosting Can Boost Flexibility and Speed
The more heavily organizations rely on everyday applications, the less attention they want to pay to them.
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A Roadmap to Starting Your UC Implementation
Learn how to implement a UC solution that meets all your requirements.
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Business Risk of a Lost Laptop: A Study of IT Practitioners
This study was conducted to understand the risks to organizations’ personal and confidential information as the number of lost or stolen employee-assigned laptops increases. Dell Corporation and Ponemon Institute also wanted to learn if there are significant differences in how companies in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Mexico and Brazil are addressing the business risk of lost laptops.
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Dell Latitude E4300 Ultra-Portable Notebook Competitive Analysis
Dell commissioned Principled Technologies to test the performance and features of two 13-inch ultraportable notebook systems: Dell Latitude E4300 and Lenovo ThinkPad X301. Download this research report to learn what the findings were.
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Desktop Virtualization in Healthcare
In this research report, Forrester Consulting examines the total economic impact and potential return on investment that enterprises may realize by deploying VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure. This report illustrates the financial impact of moving from a traditional one-PC-per-user model to a centralized, hosted virtual-desktop delivery model.
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Tool
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10 Essential Blogging Tools
Nearly every small business has a ton of knowledge and expertise on the key aspects of the business, the products or services it provides, and the customers it serves. Sharing that wealth of information can benefit your customers and your suppliers. Download this tool to learn more.
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Microsoft Windows Vista Cost and Benefit Estimator
The Microsoft Windows Vista Cost and Benefit Estimator is a tool that is designed to help quantify the costs and benefits of using Windows Vista.
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What to Do If You Think You Have a Virus
What if your computer suddenly shuts down by itself? Or you find that certain files are missing or won`t open. Or that your programs begin to operate very slowly. Such odd behavior might be a sign of a common hardware or software problem. Or it might mean your PC is infected with a computer virus
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Best Practices for Windows Vista Migration Presentation
Dell and Microsoft recently held a series of face-to-face seminars entitled, "Best Practices for Windows Vista Migration." During this invitation-only series, top industry experts shared all the information needed to put together a successful Windows Vista migration plan, and they offered an exclusive look at the Best Practices they put in place for such a migration.
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Build Your Business Credit
Small business owners know how difficult it can be to stay on top of financial obligations. When your company’s available working capital is limited, you may need access to business credit in order to meet your expanding business needs. The flexibility to obtain financial resources when most needed can help your company to reduce business risk.
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Case Study
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Zion Public Schools Making the Grade
An Illinois school district realized significant savings and improved performance by adopting Dell Flexible Computing and On-Demand Desktop Streaming. Click to learn how the IT department is saving weeks of work, responding more quickly to user requests, and delivering a consistent experience on all computers.
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How Dell Does IT
When Dell moved one of its critical supply chain systems from a legacy UNIX system to industry-standard technology and Oracle Database 10g, it boosted performance and cut $5 million out of IT costs.
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A Model of Virtualization
Business growth and a fast-paced product development cycle require the Dell IT team to accelerate deployment of new servers and applications—without exceeding data center space and within power constraints. Download this case study to learn how Dell PowerEdge servers enables the Dell IT team to speed new server deployment, use data centers more efficiently, and dramatically reduce server costs.
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Absolute Scalability: Improve IT Staff Efficiency by 15 Percent
SoftLayer needed a scalable storage solution that would allow it to provide SAN storage capacity to customers on demand. The company also wanted to unify three separate storage islands for better manageability. Using Dell EqualLogic storage arrays, SoftLayer allows customers to “provision” their own storage on demand via a Web-based portal.
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Airport Insecurity: The Case of Lost Laptops
Everyday business travelers are putting the sensitive and confidential data of their organizations at risk when they travel through airports. Sponsored by Dell, Ponemon Institute conducted this study, Airport Insecurity: The Case of Lost Laptops to understand the current risks posed to sensitive and confidential data contained in the laptops of business travelers.
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Product Demo
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VMware DRS Demonstration of Dynamic VM Migration with Spikes in Workload
Using the DVD Store Application, workload is generated on a VMware DRS cluster to create an unbalanced environment. DRS recognizes this unbalance and migrates the VM using Vmotion to another ESX Host in the cluster that has free resources.
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VMware HA/DRS Demonstration of Planned Maintenance
This demo shows the ability of VMware DRS to easily migrate VMs off ESX Hosts in need of planned maintenance. Planned maintenance such and firmware and BIOS updates can then be performed with little impact to the users on those VMs.
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VMware High Availability Demonstration of an Unplanned Outage
This demo shows what happens when the Virtual Infrastructure is presented with an ESX Host failure. A Dell PowerEdge blade is physically removed from the chassis, and the resulting failure and recovery of the VMs is seen in the demo.
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eWeek Podcast
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Dell Polishes Platinum Service
eWEEK Labs Director Jim Rapoza gives his thoughts on benchmarking and Peter Coffee says doing the wrong things faster is not as powerful a strategy as doing only the right things.
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Dell Recalls Millions of Notebook Batteries
In this eWEEK Podcast, Dell recalls millions of notebook batteries, Microsoft prepares another Vista build, COBOL developers look to Java and XML, and IT managers look to cool down hot data centers.
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iSCSI Storage a Virtual Reality
In this eWEEK Podcast: Server virtualization only addresses half the problem of data center footprint, with storage being at least as critical a concern. Peter Coffee talks with EqualLogic exec Tim Sherbak about the opportunities for a fusion play combining iSCSI standards with VMware platform refinements to make storage more manageable and cost-effective.
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Ubuntu Talks Dell
In an exclusive interview, Mark Shuttleworth, CEO of Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, talks with eWEEK Senior Editor Peter Galli about the news that Dell will ship Ubuntu Linux preinstalled on some of its desktop and laptop computers.
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Review
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Dell Axim X51v
The Dell Axim X51v is the first Windows Mobile 5 handheld and trades some speed for more features and improved battery life. (PC Magazine Review)
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Dell Bolsters High-end Blade System
PowerEdge 1855 is built for 64-bit but doesn’t support 4-way technology. (eWEEK Review)
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Dell Dimension 9100
If you crave an upgrade from that 2- to 3-year-old midrange system sitting on your desk, the Dimension 9100 can take the home media hobbyist to the next level. (PC Magazine Review)
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Dell Dimension E310
The Dell Dimension E310 is an entry-level Media Center PC with the innovative and desperately needed DataSafe backup technology. (PC Magazine Review)
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Dell Dimension E510
This is a good Media Center for entry-level users or those moving beyond basic multimedia tasks. (PC Magazine Review)
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Trial Download
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Undelete 2009 Home
Undelete 2009 captures and protects all deleted files, allowing instant file recovery with just a few mouse clicks
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Undelete 2009 Professional
Undelete 2009 captures and protects all deleted files, allowing instant file recovery with just a few mouse clicks.
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Undelete 2009 Server
File deletion accidents don't need to cost the company time and money. Why suffer through one more restore from backup? Undelete 2009 Server Edition gives your users real-time data protection with instant recovery. No file server should be without it!
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