Small busi­nesses need to have the infrastructure in place that lays the foundation to con­tinue on an expansionary path. This often involves adding a server to the operating environment. This paper takes a close look at Windows Server 2008 R2 Foundation, Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard, and Windows Small Business Server 2008. 

<p>Use this resource as a guide to the benefits ERP systems have in store for the smaller businesses and how these perks differ from the advantages that larger organizations see.</p> 

If you'e a small or medium business owner with more than one computer, it's time to consider investing in a server. A server will keep your data secure and organized and will help you run your business more efficiently and professionally. If you've reached one of the 10 thresholds in this article, a server could do your business a world of good. 

A Dell First Server delivers many dividends providing a reliable, secure, robust, and feature-rich solution for a more collaborative, efficient, and productive small business. However, in order to realize these benefits, careful decision-making must take place to optimize all of the system's capabilities. 

Purchasing a server is a big ordeal for any business. It's costly, time-consuming and can sometimes be disruptive, but that initial investment in time and money usually pays off - and fast. Read this article to find out when it’s time to purchase a server and why you need to purchase one. 

Dell has a full line of the latest sever and storage hardware and software to enable you to consolidate and virtualize your environment, control your costs, and satisfy all of your IT needs. To learn more about the newest line of single- and dual-socket servers and storage in the Dell lineup, please read on. 

Watch this videocast for a virtual whiteboarding session with Zeus Kerravala, VP of Research for the Yankee Group, as he discusses with the things an SMB needs to think about when building a data center, also commonly known as a server room. Learn the 3 primary considerations for SMBs as the build their data centers. 

This white paper examines security technology and how it protects businesses of different sizes. It will look at why it’s important to size security carefully, whether for a 50-, 100- or 250-person organization, and look at how Dell and Intel security products can fit those needs. 

Cloud backup is now an option for SMBs, and this expert resource includes five best practices for moving to the cloud. 

This e-guide gives a comprehensive review of vSphere as it looks at some of the features in vSphere that are most important to data storage managers as well as best practices for vSphere. It also offers a list of the most common and affordable shared storage options for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) from different vendors. 

See what BI can do for your company in this complete four-chapter Shortcut Guide to BI success. Learn practical, affordable tips for creating or expanding your BI strategy. 

In this e-guide, find out how to improve the performance of SQL Server- based business intelligence applications in small and medium-sized organizations. 

Storage virtualization products are not just for large businesses. There are a variety of data storage virtualization solutions that are easy to set up and are priced right for small- and medium-sized businesses. In this SearchSMBstorage.com e-guide you will learn all about the virtualization options that are on the marketing for SMBs in 2011.