This Technical Report describes using EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager / Microsoft Edition to perform online Smart Copy protection and recovery for SQL Server 

With the Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition (ASM/ME) from Dell, significant improvements to the storage efficiency of Exchange will be made by reducing the amount of storage actually used in a SAN deployment. 

Using groups effectively in Microsoft Operations Manager can customize the Operations Manager console for your users, provide more actionable alerting and can automatically react to changes in your environment. Read this white paper now to learn more. 

By rolling out Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 R2 with Hyper-V™ and Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager on Dell™ PowerEdge™ servers, Perkins & Company consolidated servers and provided employees with virtual desktops. Learn how these solutions helped save time for IT staff, improve productivity for employees, and much more! 

With Fluid Data storage, Dell Compellent offers one of the first SANs (Storage Center) to offer a Windows PowerShell–based command set to integrate Microsoft IT infrastructures. Check out this white paper to learn the four ways this new technology can help your organization save time and cut costs. 

Storage consolidation enables organizations to improve operational efficiency, reduce costs, and simplify management. But how does an organization ensure that consolidation does not cause performance issues? To avoid performance utilization problems administrators should provision storage so that loads are balanced across resources evenly. 

The unified messaging capabilities included in Microsoft Exchange 2010 are making it an obvious upgrade choice for many SMBs.Working with a single vendor like Dell that provides a range of server, storage and service options allows IT departments to roll-out Microsoft Exchange 2010 environments that are tuned to corporate requirements and budgets. 

This white paper discusses the information security and compliance issues associated with Microsoft SQL Server database systems. Whether you’re a CSO, IT manager, internal auditor or database administrator, you'll learn about the database security threat, how compliance fits into the overall scheme and what you should do to minimize your risks. 

Today’s business climate is more challenging than ever and businesses are under constant pressure to lower costs while improving overall operational efficiency. One way that enterprises of all sizes can reduce costs and improve business agility is by changing the way data protection is managed. 

Dell's Hyper-V Technology Introduction for Windows Server® 2008 is a rapid approach to the deployment and configuration of a Hyper-V and SystemCenter Virtual Machine Manager 2008 (SCVMM) based Proof of Concept (POC) into your pre-production test lab. 

Microsoft provides freely available and quite powerful tools that can help you image and deploy Windows 7. This white paper explores those components and their processes used during these deployments. 

Auto-Snapshot Manager extends the intelligence of Dell EqualLogic SAN and enables Administrators to create and manage Smart Copy snapshots, clones, or replicas for point-in-time copies of Exchange Storage Groups that can be instantly restored. 

The need for strategic information by department and executive managers is driving the transformation of tactical departmental systems into enterprise solutions, regardless of the size of the company employing the solutions.