This Guide is a companion to How to Guide: Consolidating multiple SQL Server systems onto Dell PowerEdge Servers using Microsoft’s Hyper-V. In this Guide, we use the Dell PowerEdge R900 and PowerEdge R905 as target servers. 

This article focuses on tools that are a part of the SQL Server application which after proper setup can prevent data loss on a record, table or database level. 

This white paper includes information useful both before and after purchase of a business ready configuration that includes Dell PowerEdge R710 servers, Dell MD3000i iSCSI storage, and Microsoft Hyper-V technologies. 

Acme Truck Line, Inc. wanted to develop a cost-effective, comprehensive disaster recovery plan. Read this brief case study to see how they implemented VMware Infrastructure 3 and Dell EqualLogic iSCSI SANs to deliver an affordable and flexible virtual platform that supports disaster recovery needs for companies of all sizes. 

This screencast will walk you through the process of getting an up-to-date development environment up and running with PHP 5.3, MySQL 5.1 and IIS 7.5, on Windows 7. 

This document provides an overview of BranchCache, explains the different modes in which BranchCache operates, and describes how BranchCache is configured. The paper also explains how BranchCache works with Web servers and file servers and the steps BranchCache takes to determine that the content is up-to-date. 

Database consolidation can take many forms, but getting the most out of your available resources is always the goal. Read this E-Book to learn about your SQL Server consolidation options. 

The recent push for more efficient computing platforms has businesses venturing beyond basic servers and systems. In order to manage resources more effectively, save data center space, reduce IT administrative tasks, and go green, many organizations have turned to virtualization. Learn how your organization can benefit from virtualization. 

In this expert E-Guide, brought to you by SearchServerVirtualization.com and Citrix, you will discover how a server consolidation plan can be used to eliminate virtualization sprawl in your organization. Gain insight into five common warning signs of virtualization sprawl, and learn how consolidation plays a pivotal role in reducing this problem. 

Despite the growing benefits of server virtualization, only 15% to 20% of today's organizations have launched initiatives to virtualize their servers. In this expert E-Guide, brought to you by SearchServerVirtualization.com and Dell, you will gain insight into the reasons mainstream IT environments should implement virtualization. 

Watch this webcast to learn how to ensure application security and availability in your VMware environment. Discover how to provide quick recovery of applications and how to use automation for server application protection. 

The City of Monroe posted its employees' and elected officials' email addresses on its web site (without a spam filter) - to disastrous results. In this case study, you'll learn how Google Message Security solution immediately reduced the number of offensive and often pornographic, spam that reached the City's email servers by 95 percent.