It would be fair to say that IT is faced with the first true and fundamental change in the demands on Data Center Technology. Over-building and over-provisioning are no longer possible. Efficiency and Low Cost are the keys! There are important best practices and strategic data center initiatives that must be part of the plan to drive Efficiency. These include Virtualization, Efficient Power and Cooling Strategies, RISC Migration, Blade Servers and Server Consolidation. This Smart Site will help you find the information you need to drive a new level of Data Center Efficiency. You'll be able to sign up and view eSeminars, read the latest Whitepapers, have access to short video reports and even communicate with your peers! And this site will be regularly updated with new and even more compelling information.

ADDITIONAL SOLUTIONS

Thermal Design of the Dell Poweredge T610, R610, and R710 Servers
Driven by rising energy cost and environmental initiatives, server and data center power consumption has become one of the foremost concerns for IT professionals and data center managers. This technology brief provides insight into the cooling design and thermal management of the PowerEdge R710, R610, and T610 monolithic servers.

Unified Server Configurator Overview
Dell introduces the Unified Server Controller as a part of the latest PowerEdge server embedded management capability that facilitates IT administrators to perform various operations without the use of any media.

Enterprise Storage Designed for Today's Needs & Tomorrow's Growth
Read this brochure to learn more about the unique partnership between Dell and EMC partnership which brings to market enterprise-class storage with a common, high-availability architecture and excellent investment protection.

Virtualization Advisor Tool
Virtualization is changing the way resources are deployed and managed by greatly simplifying and speeding IT response to a changing business environment. This tool is designed as a guide for customers with a comfortable knowledge of virtualization and their server/storage environment.

RISC MIGRATION

Simplifying UNIX Migration
The move from UNIX to Linux makes sense in almost any environment, and now, with today's economic environment and every budget being cut, it makes more sense than ever before. Read this white paper to learn more about a migration strategy that will simplify the consolidation of the enterprise data center from an outdated, proprietary architecture to easily managed open systems platforms.
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DNS Migration to a Dell-Solaris Platform
This research report measured the DNS performance of Dell and Sun servers running on the Sun Solaris operating system. The study compared a typical existing installation with a typical new purchase configuration, so as to analyze what customers might experience if they were staying with Solaris and its bundled BIND DNS server software, but were migrating from RISC to x86. Read the report to find out the result.
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The Dell Guide to Data Consolidation & Management
In 2006, users worldwide generated 161 billion exabytes of digital data. By 2010, that number will increase six-fold. Adding more storage as needed can cause increased complexity, dwindling data center real estate, and time-consuming maintenance. How will you deal with explosive data growth in your environment?.
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eSEMINARS

Wednesday, October 28
Break free from proprietary technology & save!
Break the constraints of proprietary technology and benefit from the flexibility and control open solutions provide. The time to migrate from RISC/UNIX and modernize your data center with an open standards-based Dell/ Linux platform is now. Join Dell and Intel to learn more.
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Tuesday, October 13
Learn how Dell IT uses Virtualization &' saved $29M
Being able to "look over the shoulder" of those who have undertaken and successfully complete a Virtualization project provides the kind of insight you need to make the best decisions and achieve the highest level of success in your organization. This eSeminar will provide that information.
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PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT

Dell/EMC CX4 Series

The CX4 series helps you optimize your storage environment, better manage your power and cooling requirements and cost. New enhancements to virtual provisioning and storage management in virtualized server environments help reduce hardware costs and management time and effort.
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