To curb server proliferation and rising electrical costs, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center moved its virtualization infrastructure to the Windows Server 2008 operating system with Hyper-V technology, using Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 to manage its server landscape. 

The Cisco® WAN and application optimization solution is a set of tools and techniques working together to improve the reliability, performance and delivery of applications securely across a corporate network. 

This technical white paper discusses the features, benefits, and usage scenarios for RDS and is intended for server administrators who are already familiar with RDS as well as those server administrators who want to learn more about Microsoft's desktop and presentation virtualization technologies. 

This updated Forrester Research study, commissioned by Cisco Systems and Microsoft, focusses on the potential return on investment (ROI) of adopting Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) and adds the value associated with the future flexibility option of deploying Windows Server on WAAS to the branch offices. 

The purpose of this study is to provide readers with a framework to evaluate the financial impact of Progress Actional on its organizations. Forrester Research, Inc.'s aim is to clearly show all calculations and assumptions used in the analysis. Readers should use this study to better communicate a business case for investing in Progress Actional. 

Dell Application Compatibility Reporting Assessment provides a detailed compatibility analysis of your application portfolio. ACR includes extensive testing and investigation of each application to determine installation and functional compatibility with Microsoft® Windows® 7 and will accommodate either MSI or unpackaged applications. 

Dell's application migration services include application compatibility assessment, remediation, and expert packaging using Dell's unique, global, scalable, and cost effective factory approach. 

Upgrading the function and speed of your JD Edwards applications creates business value. How can you estimate the ROI for your specifications? This tool makes the first steps very easy. 

With XP support sunsetting, customers are concerned about data migration, hardware limitations, compatibility and integration of existing applications and licensing issues associated with upgrading to Windows 7. 

This Essential Guide offers a collection of tips, tools and techniques that you can use to back up your virtual servers more efficiently. Find out about the intricacies of using VMware's Consolidate Backup (VCB) application, get tips on how to fine-tune your current backup app for virtual servers, and read about the common problems and solutions. 

Download the Beta version of SharePoint Designer 2010, the tool of choice for the rapid development of SharePoint applications. 

The content in the planning and architecture guides IT Pros in the development of conceptual, logical, and physical designs for configuring Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 features, servers, and topologies.