GFT focuses on providing their customers an exceptional experience with a best-in-class online interface. GFT needs to stay more accessible, more reliable, and more secure than their competitors. To optimize their IT environment, GFT engaged CDW for consulting, design, and implementation of multiple IT solutions. Read on to learn more. 

System reliability is a vital component in Storage Area Network (SAN) design. But since SANs are built using both mechanical and electronic parts, component failures due to usage, environmental factors, or manufacturing defects are not uncommon. This paper covers how to reduce and eliminate downtime. 

This white paper presents an example configuration and best practices for deploying and configuring a highly available architecture using an example solution configuration and then discussing how the configuration helps in maximizing uptime. 

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. 

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. 

In this expert E-Guide, brought to you by SearchDataCenter.com and Dell, you will gain insight into best practices for data center design and maintenance in today's down economy. 

Dorado Software recently introduced Redcell OpsCenter 6.1 platform and Redcell Advanced Monitors to help you visualize, clarify and monitor IT resources and the network fabrics that bind them. This paper explores these new capabilities and how they uniquely position Dorado Software customers for the benefits of an SLA‐oriented management approach. 

With the momentum of IP convergence and the movement toward an all digital world, professional communication systems combining telephony over IP, e-mail, instant messaging and audio/video conferencing services are sparking serious interest due to the benefits they offer. Read on to learn more. 

This paper explores how the right mobile CRM application, one designed with the sales staff in mind, can lead to greater sales productivity, reduced costs, shortened sales cycles and increased revenue. 

This case study provides IT professionals and technical decision makers working in large enterprises with the information they need to plan and deploy server virtualization by using Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V. 

Read this paper and get a look at how the next generation microarchitecture's dynamically scalable and design-scalable features directly contribute to power efficiency and performance. 

Join our guest speaker Krystal Sautter, of Moving Beyond the Bricks, as she outlines what it takes to get moving. Watch this webcast to learn how to use virtual infrastructure, staff for at-home positions and manage, train and coach home agents and evaluate your results. 

This session is designed to help you capture the best architecture/technical solutions and ensure that they are repeated by all developers.