When it was time to refresh the headquarters' IT infrastructure, the Earth Rangers IT group knew that any new computer systems had to meet their own high environmental standards. In this case study, you'll learn why they decided to create a virtualized server infrastructure using solutions from Dell and VMware and the benefits achieved. 

Although United States Infrastructure Corporation (USIC) was using ruggedized laptops, the computers were not standing up to construction site conditions, and slow warranty service was hurting productivity. Dell™ Latitude™ All Terrain Grade (ATG) laptop computers with Intel® Core™2 processors prove they are up to the job... 

Infor ERP LX, the next version ERP BPCS, is a scalable, comprehensive, flexible and integrated ERP solution for mixed-mode and process manufacturers operating in an IBM System i environment. The solution improves the efficiency of core business processes. 

This paper provides guidance on how to develop a good, simple strategy to evaluate and choose the right ERP software package for your company. 

Manufacturers must be prepared to recognize impending change as early as possible, assess the potential impact, determine the optimum strategy for dealing with the change, and implement that strategy in the most effective way possible. In this white paper you'll learn 4 steps toward developing chaos-tolerant business processes. 

While energy consumption of overall data center operations and server-related equipment is generally understood, the story is quite different when it comes to storage systems. This paper offers practical advice on how to measure storage system efficiency and compares the efficiency numbers of several common storage solutions. 

Listen to this podcast to learn key considerations for building a new data center. Receive strategies for each step of your infrastructure construction, from the data center design to finding the right contractor to carry out the project. 

In this podcast, virtualization expert Anil Desai talks with WhatIs.com's Alex Howard about Microsoft's Hyper-V, a new virtualization platform from the Redmond-based software giant. 

In this informative E-Guide learn specifically how Hyper-V is designed to meet high availability requirements, how this technology is being used at the hardware level, role of a 64-bit operating system with virtualization and more. 

This Dell High Availability Solutions Guide for Microsoft Hyper-V introduces different options to implement HA for Hyper-V environments. 

In this E-Guide learn how Microsoft Hyper-V fits into the server virtualization landscape, with insight on exactly what Hyper-V has to offer, and analysis of how the Microsoft technology stacks up against the competition. 

This paper explains, how to provide adequate network redundancy and isolation, adaptive automation practices for high availability and the best tools to eliminate separate virtual and physical management structures.