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. 

This whitepaper will discuss how the push for continued virtualization and the "cloud"- along with a consolidated view that manages the infrastructure - is quickly becoming a reality due to market and end-user demand. You'll also learn what questions to ask yourself to assist in creating an organizational strategy for the best management approach. 

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. 

With the emergence of standards-based architectures, virtualization, and ubiquitous high-speed connectivity, cloud computing technology is primed to form the basis for a new, highly efficient enterprise IT infrastructure. Read this paper to learn more. 

In this webcast, see how a revolutionary solid-state storage technology is supercharging Microsoft Exchange, helping users get more performance and reliability for less. It helps Exchange users get the most out of every dollar by making it possible to support more mailboxes per mailstore, increase access times and decrease backup/recovery times. 

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. 

According to industry statistics, the majority of a typical company's data doesn't reside on data center storage -- it lives on the "edge." The edge may be desktop PCs, laptops or even smart phones and PDAs. In this videocast W. Curtis Preston describes the most effective techniques, tools and best practices for protecting edge or mobile data. 

While energy consumption of overall data center operations and server-related equipment is generally understood, the story is quite different when it comes to storage systems. This paper offers practical advice on how to measure storage system efficiency and compares the efficiency numbers of several common storage solutions. 

Protecting data that is not in the primary datacenter amplifies all the traditional challenges of backup - either there is not enough bandwidth to accomplish a remote backup in the window available, or the process of handling and shipping tapes is in the hands of non-IT employees. 

This document provides valuable insight on determining the number and size of datastores, planning the storage environment, and tuning performance of the Emprise 7000 system. 

More and more organizations are implementing server virtualization to enhance efficiency and resource utilization within their data centers. However, provisioning and managing storage within the virtual environment can be complicated and time consuming. This paper presents a line of storage solutions that simplify and accelerate server processes. 

Disk-based backup systems fundamentally change the way we do backup and recovery. But the key is to treat disk as disk and not as tape. Solutions need to recognize the intelligent features of disk and take advantage of those features. This podcast explores how to leverage the advantages of disk for best possible backup performance and maximum ROI. 

This paper proposes several sample virtualization architectures based on Dell's server and storage products. Architectures are divided into three main categories: Small, Medium, and Large. These categories are based on the features and capacity of each product, as well as the complexity of the overall architecture.