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Research Offered by Dell and Microsoft

Dell Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Reference Architecture by Dell and Microsoft . December 05, 2008 - 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.

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Dell High Availability Solutions Guide for Microsoft Hyper-V by Dell and Microsoft . December 11, 2008 - This Dell High Availability Solutions Guide for Microsoft Hyper-V introduces different options to implement HA for Hyper-V environments.

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Dell PowerVault MD3000i high-availability testing on Windows Server 2008 R2 and Hyper-V by Dell and Microsoft . October 01, 2009 - Dell Inc. (Dell) commissioned Principled Technologies (PT) to determine whether the Dell™ PowerVault™ MD3000i iSCSI storage array in a high-availability configuration can support small (200-user) and medium (500-user) organizations simultaneously running a variety of virtualized workloads in both an optimized and degraded system state.

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Microsoft® Hyper-V™ R2 Reference Architecture for Dell® PowerEdge™ Rack Servers and Dell PowerVault™ Storage by Dell and Microsoft . February 05, 2010 - This white paper includes information useful both before and after the purchase of a business ready configuration that includes Dell PowerEdge R710 servers, Dell MD3000i iSCSI storage, and Microsoft Hyper-V technologies.

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Perkins & Company reclaims 62% of data center floor space and gives staff anytime, anywhere access with virtualization solution from Dell by Dell and Microsoft . June 01, 2010 - 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!

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Podcast: The Real Deal About Windows Server 2008 R2: Latest Security Enhancements  by Dell and Microsoft . May 21, 2010 - This podcast compares the first and second releases of Windows Server 2008. Discover security improvements to this enhanced operating system and learn how they impact your small or mid-sized business.

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Podcast: The Real Deal about Windows Server 2008 R2: Optimizing the Best New Features for SMBs by Dell and Microsoft . May 20, 2010 - With the release of Windows Server 2008 R2, came a number of new features.  Some of them offer more benefit to SMBs than others. In this podcast, learn about the best new features of Windows Server 2008 R2 that will have the most impact on SMBs, including BranchCache, File Classification Infrastructure and more.

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Podcast: Top Hyper-V Deployment Scenarios by Dell and Microsoft . March 20, 2009 - In this podcast, senior enterprise IT architect Nelson Ruest breaks down some of these scenarios, with details on how Hyper-V can provide benefits in test and development situations and business continuity.

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Presentation Transcript: The Real Deal about Windows Server 2008 R2, Part 1 - Latest Security Enhancements by Dell and Microsoft . May 21, 2010 - This presentation transcript compares the first and second releases of Windows Server 2008. Discover security improvements to this enhanced operating system and learn how they impact your small or mid-sized business.

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Presentation Transcript: The Real Deal About Windows Server 2008 R2, Part 2 - Best New Features for SMBs by Dell and Microsoft . May 14, 2010 - With the release of Windows Server 2008 R2, came a number of new features. Some of them offer more benefit to SMBs than others. In this presentation transcript, learn about the best new features of Windows Server 2008 R2 that will have the most impact on SMBs, including BranchCache, File Classification Infrastructure and more.

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Presentation Transcript: Top Hyper-V Deployment Scenarios by Dell and Microsoft . March 20, 2009 - In this transcript, senior enterprise IT architect Nelson Ruest breaks down some of these scenarios, with details on how Hyper-V can provide benefits in test and development situations and business continuity.

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Survey: Server Virtualization for SMB Survey by Dell and Microsoft . April 29, 2010 - In 2010, what are your plans for server virtualization? What key feature is most important to you when evaluating virtualization technologies for your organization? Take this survey to contribute your thoughts on server virtualization for SMBs!

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The Real Deal about Windows Server 2008 R2: Latest Security Enhancements by Dell and Microsoft . May 21, 2010 - This videocast compares the first and second releases of Windows Server 2008.  Discover security improvements to this enhanced operating system and learn how they impact your small or mid-sized business.

•	View The Real Deal about Windows Server 2008 R2: Latest Security Enhancements research abstract

The Real Deal about Windows Server 2008 R2: Optimizing the Best New Features for SMBs by Dell and Microsoft . May 14, 2010 - With the release of Windows Server 2008 R2, came a number of new features.  Some of them offer more benefit to SMBs than others. In this videocast, learn about the best new features of Windows Server 2008 R2 that will have the most impact on SMBs, including BranchCache, File Classification Infrastructure and more.

•	View The Real Deal about Windows Server 2008 R2: Optimizing the Best New Features for SMBs research abstract

Top Hyper-V Deployment Scenarios by Dell and Microsoft . March 20, 2009 - In this videocast, senior enterprise IT architect Nelson Ruest breaks down some of these scenarios, with details on how Hyper-V can provide benefits in test and development situations and business continuity.

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Virtualization 101 by Dell and Microsoft . December 2008 - In this podcast, virtualization expert Anil Desai provides an easy-to-understand primer on virtualization that will quickly bring any listener up to speed on the topic.

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Virtualizing Microsoft® Exchange Server 2007 on Dell™ Systems Running Microsoft Windows Server® 2008 Hyper-V™ by Dell and Microsoft . April 01, 2009 - In this paper, various configurations of Exchange Server 2007 are tested in physical and virtual environments to evaluate the performance scalability and to understand the sizing requirements for Exchange Server 2007 in a virtualized environment.

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