Deploying VMware® vSphere™ 4 virtualization with 11th-generation Dell™ PowerEdge™ servers and Dell EqualLogic™ PS Series Internet SCSI (iSCSI) storage helps IT organizations confidently virtualize mission-critical Microsoft® applications and achieve outstanding performance, simplified management, and granular data protection. 

What brand of servers do you currently have in place? What kind of virtualization software do you currently have installed in production? Take the "Server Virtualization for Small to Mid-sized Business Survey" to provide your input on virtualization for SMBs and learn about virtualization solutions from Dell and VMware. 

Regardless of the geographic location of their data centres, companies must properly manage the server and storage resources within them. This video introduces a new approach to data centre management and details its essential technical characteristics and compelling benefits. 

Take the "Servers for SMB Survey" and share your input on server selection, application upgrades, and processor selection & preferred vendors. 

<p>Check out this expert E-Guide to discover the current state of backup, and learn about today's newest available data protection, virtualization and backup technologies.</p> 

Learn why unified storage can be ideal for mid-sized IT and find out which unified storage product's performance is "blazing" according to Taneja Group. 

In this e-guide from SearchServerVirtualization.com, gain expert advice on how to handle data center growth with capacity planning and resource provisioning. Learn how performance management and capacity planning go hand-in-hand and find out how to interpret capacity management metrics to reduce costs and simplify management. 

Manufacturers have specific instructions for the care of magnetic tape cartridges, which differ from tape technology to tape technology. It's important to follow those instructions in addition to the general suggestions presented here. Read this tutorial now to find out so much more. 

This expert e-guide explores the existing conditions that should spur the creation of a data governance initiative as well as the teams that should be involved in building it. Read this now and also gain a clear understanding of why data retention is imperative to your business and why it deserves the utmost attention from the proper stakeholders. 

<p>While many organizations rely on peak-load testing to ensure optimal application performance, balancing infrastructure costs and testing needs can be very challenging. This white paper introduces a new approach to application testing -- the cloud. Learn more about cloud-based application testing and review the key benefits it offers.</p> 

Industry expert Wayne Eckerson knows a thing or two about big data and how to handle it. So, it's in your best interest to view the second installment of a two-part video series as Eckerson discusses data warehouse architectures for storing big data. Learn how to evaluate whether data architectures can handle big data, amongst much more. 

In this exclusive podcast, listen as Nicole Bradberry, CIO of Rise Health Inc., describes the process of building a custom web application that her enterprise now utilizes to handle intake and aftercare procedures for primary care physicians. Gain insight into the IT innovation that landed Bradberry the coveted Business Harmonization Award.