This white paper provides an overview of recommended servers, storage, software, and services. It can be used to plan, scope, and procure the required components to set up a virtualization infrastructure. 

Business Ready Configurations for Virtualization are pre-configured, easy to order, bundled solutions that include Dell PowerEdge™ blade servers, Dell EqualLogic™ SAN, and VMware vSphere™. This white paper provides a detailed reference architecture for the Business Ready Configurations. 

To help address the challenges of enterprise desktop management, VMware and Dell have created a scalable VMware View reference design based on VMware Infrastructure 3, Dell PowerEdge servers, and Dell EqualLogic PS Series storage arrays. 

This videocast offers recommendations for moving your virtualization project from the testing phase to production. Learn how to plan virtualization design to ensure a smooth transition to production rollout. Discover ways to align your implementation with best practices and determine which next steps to take to prepare for production. 

This white paper presents an example configuration and best practices for deploying and configuring a highly available architecture using an example solution configuration and then discussing how the configuration helps in maximizing uptime. 

This paper describes the Dell Reference Architecture, a blue print or a starting configuration, for designing Microsoft® Exchange Server 2007 storage in a virtualized server environment using Dell™ EqualLogic™ arrays. 

The Xiotech Value Index was designed to establish an industry benchmark for evaluating disparate data storage systems. This formula determines each system’s “Value Index” by taking a holistic view of the system, analyzing its functionality versus its cost. Higher Value Indexs are more desirable. 

A successful data center construction or renovation project requires managers to carefully follow each phase of the process - design, construction, review and acceptance. Read this eBook Chapter to learn more. 

This eGuide will discuss physical considerations for data center network design, how best to build your network infrastructure, and how to monitor and manage your data center network. 

Join Brian Babineau, Senior Analyst with ESG, as he explores high-speed, power-efficient deduplication with industry innovators Nexsan and FalconStor who have formed a strategic venture to deliver the cost saving benefits of these technologies in an integrated system designed to optimize almost any backup environment and deliver immediate ROI. 

Organizations are often challenged by the need for a “mixed” data protection strategy that includes VCB or esXpress, agent-based backups of VMs, and backups of non-VMware systems. Quantum provides a broad portfolio of highly scalable disk and tape solutions designed to meet the data protection needs of any VMware environment. 

Join Chris Carrier, Director of Marketing at EMC, to learn about our industry-leading solutions and services, designed to help you optimize, extend, and accelerate your VMWare infrastructure. Whatever your company size, environment, or business challenge, EMC has the solution you need to address your most challenging virtualization demands.