This world of PC/UNIX system integration demands a product available for the newest PC architectures and is easy to use and easy to manage. Applications normally available on expensive UNIX workstations can be readily accessed from enterprise desktops. 

In this FAQ you'll learn about Dell's Windows 7 Readiness Assessment (W7RA). W7RA is a gap analysis of a customer’s ability to migrate to Windows 7 in a given timeframe. Your migration project is evaluated in terms of Dell's Best Practices learned from internal and customer Windows 7 migration projects. 

In this FAQ with Jeff Boles, Jeff discusses the ins and outs of file virtualization. He tells users the benefits and drawbacks of file virtualization, which file virtualization products are on the market and how they might work in specific IT shops, as well as how file virtualization affects replication or migration of files. 

As storage capacity needs grow in SMBs, disk is increasingly being used as a backup storage target. In this FAQ, Executive Editor and Independent Backup Expert W. Curtis Preston, discusses the role of disk-based backup in the SMB space. Curtis takes a closer look at the benefits and cost differentiators of moving from tape to disk for data backup. 

Trying to decide if online backup, or backup as a service, will be beneficial to your small-midsized business (SMB)? John Merryman, services director for recovery services at GlassHouse Technologies Inc., discusses the benefits and drawbacks of online backup today. His answers are also available as an MP3 download. 

Please review this presentation transcript featuring Andrew Burton, Editor of SearchDisasterRecovery.com, and Jeff Boles, Senior Analyst with the Taneja Group. The transcript documents their discussion about WAN clustering. Find out exactly what you need to set up a WAN cluster and what vendors offer WAN clustering support. 

Trying to decide if online backup, or backup as a service, will be beneficial to your small or midsized business? Check out this podcast, where you’ll learn the benefits and drawbacks of online backup, the major players in online backup today, what to look for when evaluating online backup options, and more. 

Global data deduplication allows users to deduplicate data across multiple boxes, which can simplify management as companies back up more and more data. W. Curtis Preston, executive editor of the Storage Media Group, discusses the pros and cons of global deduplication, who should consider it, and which vendors are offering it today in this Q&A. 

This podcast shares techniques for communicating with your customers in an acceptable manner that fits their preferences while expanding your marketable universe. 

This white paper discusses one of the most effective ways to extend CRM functionality to competitively enhance your customers' experiences. 

Frequently, organizations that operate contact centers are faced with the challenge of working with inadequate telephony equipment. Frustrations range from having to get a few more years out of telephone equipment to having disparate systems. Read this white paper to learn about how contact centers can resolve these telecommunications complexities. 

Because network attached storage (NAS) is file-based (rather than block-based) storage, it is particularly suited for storing the types of unstructured, file-based data that is a challenge for many storage pros today. This FAQ Presentation Transcript answers key questions about NAS advantages and implementations. 

Many of today's businesses rely on Unix for their highest workloads, limiting their ability to execute effective transaction processing. In this expert E-Guide you will discover how Linux can be used to perform high transaction rates at a low cost. Read on to learn more.