ANALYST REPORT - In March of 2009, VMware contacted Taneja Group to conduct an assessment of how VMware ESXi 3.5 and Microsoft Hyper-V compare when it comes to hosting multiple virtual machines - what is referred to in this report as "VM Density." Read this analyst report to learn about key findings from this study.
Posted: June 16, 2010 | Published: March 1, 2009


Topics:  Microsoft Hyper-V | Server Consolidation | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | TCO | Testing | Virtual Machine | VMware | VMware ESX | VMware Infrastructure 3

WHITE PAPER - Business Ready Configurations for Virtualization are pre-configured, easy to order, bundled solutions that include Dell PowerEdge™ blade servers, Dell EqualLogic™ SAN, and VMware vSphere™. This white paper provides a detailed reference architecture for the Business Ready Configurations.
Posted: November 17, 2009 | Published: July 1, 2009


Topics:  Blade Servers | Data Center Construction | Data Center Design | Server Virtualization | Storage Architectures | Storage Hardware | Storage Virtualization | Virtual Machine | Virtual Machine Migration | VMware | VMware Infrastructure 3

WHITE PAPER - This whitepaper provides an overview of the networking architecture for VMware Infrastructure 3 on Dell PowerEdge blade servers. It provides best practices for deploying and configuring your network in the VMware environment.
Posted: November 17, 2009 | Published: April 1, 2009


Topics:  Blade Servers | Network Architectures | Network Best Practices | Network Management | Network Managers | Networking | Systems Management | VMware | VMware Infrastructure 3

CASE STUDY - Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A., a Columbia, South Carolina-based law firm with five locations throughout the state sought to consolidate legacy servers, improve availability for remote users, boost storage capacity and implement a new disaster recovery DR/BC strategy. Read this case study to learn about their new Dell and VMware solutions.
Posted: August 17, 2009 | Published: April 1, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Disaster Recovery | Email Management Software | High Availability | Legal Services Industry | RPO | Server Hardware | Server Virtualization | Storage Capacity | VMware | VMware Infrastructure 3

CASE STUDY - Acme Truck Line, Inc. wanted to develop a cost-effective, comprehensive disaster recovery plan. Read this brief case study to see how they implemented VMware Infrastructure 3 and Dell EqualLogic iSCSI SANs to deliver an affordable and flexible virtual platform that supports disaster recovery needs for companies of all sizes.
Posted: June 1, 2009 | Published: May 29, 2009


Topics:  Disaster Planning | Disaster Recovery | iSCSI SAN | IT Infrastructure | SAN | VMware | VMware ESX | VMware Infrastructure 3 | VMware Server

WHITE PAPER - Read this article to learn how Dell has developed adaptive power management and worked with VMware to develop ways to autonomically and proactively power-down underutilized systems during off-peak times.
Posted: June 1, 2009 | Published: May 29, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Management | Data Centers | IT Infrastructure | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | VMware | VMware Infrastructure 3