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White papers, data sheets and brochures

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    20 Fast Facts About Microsoft Windows Server 2012

    1/31/2013

    Review virtualization, data storage, networking and systems management facts about Microsoft Windows Server 2012 and discover how Dell PowerEdge 12th generation servers can help you get the maximum value from the Server 2012 platform.

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    Scale Your Data Center - Right into the Cloud

    11/15/2012

    Learn how to scale your data center and move seamlessly into a private cloud with Microsoft Windows Server 2012 and Dell PowerEdge 12th-generation servers that run on Intel Xeon processors.

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    Consolidating Servers With the PowerEdge R720 Running Windows Server

    11/7/2012

    Consolidate your physical servers into virtual machines with Dell PowerEdge R720 servers running on Microsoft Windows Server and SQL Server 2012 to help you save space, reduce costs, simplify management and achieve exceptional server performance.

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    PowerEdge 12G Servers With Windows Server 2012 Migration

    11/6/2012

    Simplify your server infrastructure by migrating to Dell PowerEdge 12th-generation servers with Microsoft Windows Server 2012 to help you consolidate servers, improve ROI, and take advantage of the latest in hardware and software technology.

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    PowerEdge R720 With Samsung SSDs and Windows Server 2012 — 60 users

    10/23/2012

    Deploy Dell PowerEdge R720 server with Samsung SSDs and running on Microsoft Windows Server 2012 in your virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) to help you maximize server resources, simplify management, enhance security and save costs.

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    PowerEdge R720 With Samsung SSDs and Windows Server 2012 — 500 users

    10/23/2012

    Easily support remote users by deploying Dell PowerEdge R720 server with Samsung SSDs running on Microsoft Windows Server 2012 in your VDI to help maximize your server resources and enable you to handle additional business applications.

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    Migration Considerations for Windows Server 2012

    10/19/2012

    Learn about available Dell server support for Microsoft Windows Server 2012. Discover how you can configure your existing Dell support system to run on the latest server operating system from Microsoft.

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    SUU/DUP with Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Cluster Aware Update

    10/12/2012

    Learn how to use Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Cluster Aware Update (CAU) to update Dell firmware and driver using Dell Server Utility (SUU) or individual Dell Update Package (DUP).

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    What Dell and Windows Server 2012 Can Do for You

    10/1/2012

    Accelerate the virtualization of your infrastructure with Dell PowerEdge servers running Windows Server 2012. Discover versatile, available and scalable solutions to help you improve productivity, lower costs and prepare for cloud computing.

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    High Available and Scalable Performance with PowerEdge R720

    9/7/2012

    Meet your business performance needs while reducing downtime with Dell 3-2-1 Reference Configurations. Review the test results conducted by Principled Technologies and build up additional components for your growing business.

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    Scalable Performance and Simplicity in Setup

    9/7/2012

    Deliver the performance your business needs with Dell 3-2-1 Reference Configurations. Review the test results and discover how you can leverage the scalability of the Dell 3-2-1 solution to build up additional components for your growing business.

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    Accelerating the benefits of Windows Server 2012

    9/5/2012

    Discover how you can accelerate the benefits of your Windows Server 2012 OS — in terms of infrastructure, storage, network and power manageability, virtualization and reliability — with Dell 12th-generation PowerEdge servers.

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    vStart 50m Fast Track with Windows Server 2012

    8/23/2012

    Bring agility to your organization and achieve the benefits of virtualization rapidly with Dell vStart 50m, a pre-engineered and prebuilt virtualization solution optimized for Microsoft Windows Server 2012.

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    Dell DVS reference architecture for Windows Server 2012

    8/14/2012

    Review the architecture, configuration, implementation considerations and performance analysis of Dell Desktop Virtualization Solutions (DVS) for Windows Server 2012 running on Force10 switch, PowerEdge servers, EqualLogic storage and Wyse endpoints.

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    Understanding Microsoft Offloaded Data Transfer on EqualLogic arrays

    8/8/2012

    Optimize your Dell EqualLogic PS Series storage area networks (SANs) with the Offloaded Data Transfer (ODX) feature — a bulk data transfer functionality of Microsoft Windows Server 2012 that helps improve compute utilization.

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    Dell and Microsoft deliver a unique platform for Converged Data Centers

    8/8/2012

    Learn how the Dell Converged Data Center solution, configured with Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V platform, can help you rapidly deploy a computing infrastructure, maximize IT efficiency and enhance system agility.

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    Virtual Network Architecture

    8/6/2012

    Virtualize, automate and implement networking functions and services in your business with the Dell Virtual Network Architecture (VNA). Review the principal elements and applications of VNA for traditional, virtual and cloud IT environments.

Videos

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    Windows Server 2012 Migration Video

    11/14/2012

    Learn how migrating to Dell PowerEdge 12th-generation servers with Microsoft Windows Server 2012 can help you improve performance, productivity, security and manageability, as well as deliver long-term operational savings in your IT infrastructure.

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    Dell PowerEdge R720 Server with Samsung SATA SSDs Video

    11/14/2012

    Discover how Dell PowerEdge R720 server with Samsung SATA SSDs and Microsoft Windows Server 2012 — a desktop virtualization solution that delivers exceptional performance — can handle additional business applications as your productivity needs grow.

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    Dell’s Ready to Use Virtual Hard Disk with Windows Server 2012

    9/11/2012

    Save time and resources when deploying a large- or small-scale virtual machine network using Dell Virtual Hard Disk for Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V. This ready-to-use pre-installed virtual hard disk is available as an option when you buy Dell servers.

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    Dell's Multilingual Media for Microsoft Windows Server 2012

    9/11/2012

    Maximize your Windows Server 2012 experience with Dell Multilingual Media — a single OS media that contains all languages supported by Dell, except for simplified and traditional Chinese — available in selected PowerEdge servers.

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    DellTools PowerShell Module for Windows Server 2012

    9/11/2012

    Convert your server system to server with GUI during configuration and to server core mode when transitioning to production, and vise versa, with DellTools PowerShell (PS) Module for Windows Server 2012.

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    Windows Server 2012 Hardware Events in the Windows Event Logs

    9/11/2012

    Learn how to enable Microsoft Hyper-V virtualization role and hardware events log in Windows Server 2012 for Dell PowerEdge servers. Discover how you can view basic hardware information about your system easily without installing any software agents.

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    Windows Server 2012 Consistent Device Naming (CDN)

    9/11/2012

    Ensure that your devices are named in a consistent and predictable manner with the Consistent Device Naming (CDN) feature of Windows Server 2012 for Dell 12th-generation servers. Discover how CDN can help speed up the deployment of your network tools.

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    Windows Server 2012 Offloaded Data Transfer

    8/27/2012

    Reduce processor utilization of your server storage with Offloaded Data Transfer (ODX), a performance enhancement feature available in Windows Server 2012. Discover how ODX can help you get the most out of your Dell Compellent and EqualLogic storage.

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    Windows Server 2012 Single Root I/O Virtualization

    8/27/2012

    Enhance the performance and speed up your VM network with the SR-IOV feature of Microsoft Windows Server 2012. Discover how SR-IOV increases your TCP throughput, enabling you to virtualize demanding workloads and reduce processor utilization.

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    Accelerating the Benefits of Windows Server 2012

    8/21/2012

    Discover how Dell solutions can help you simplify and accelerate your Windows Server 2012 implementation, enabling you to enhance virtualization, IT management, cloud computing and worker productivity faster.

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    Openmanage Integration Suite for Microsoft System Center

    8/12/2012

    Learn about the enhanced capabilities of the Dell OpenManage Integration Suite for Microsoft System Center. Discover how it can help maximize your IT investment, increase productivity and simplify the management of your PowerEdge server environment.

Case Studies

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    EBZ Group

    7/1/2012

    Systems provider saves around €180,000 a year with virtualized server and storage architecture, improving management and reducing energy consumption by around 25 percent.

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    Cass Information Systems, Inc.

    5/1/2012

    Cass Information Systems runs high-performance storage without a dedicated SAN manager.

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    How Dell Does IT: Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Services

    5/1/2012

    The Dell Global Online Quality team enhances coverage across 20 languages, up to 45 percent faster.

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    FORCE Technology

    3/1/2012

    Denmark-based simulator company drives growth of around 15 percent a year with flexible solutions.

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    Texmo Industries

    2/1/2012

    Manufacturer gets pumped up by high performance

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    Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech

    2/1/2012

    Virginia Bioinformatics Institute finds cures for life-threatening diseases with Dell and Intel technology.

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    Grow Financial Federal Credit Union

    1/1/2012

    Grow Financial uses Dell Compellent SANs to improve IT agility.

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    Navicure, Inc.

    1/1/2012

    Navicure achieves business agility and meets data storage requirements

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    HOLT CAT

    1/1/2012

    HOLT CAT simplifies management and expands virtual host capacity

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    Gazprom Marketing & Trading Limited (GM&T)

    1/1/2012

    Energy firm supports rapid expansion with virtualized data centre

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    Grupo Posadas S.A.B.de C.V.

    12/1/2011

    Grupo Posadas achieves 1.61 million USD ROI in 33 months with Dell server virtualization solution.

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    Adhunik Group

    11/1/2011

    Delivering innovative production capabilities

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    PING

    8/1/2011

    PING drives innovation home with Dell Compellent Storage Center SAN with Dell Fluid Data technology.

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    Hanshin Expressway Company Limited

    7/1/2011

    Hanshin Expressway consolidates physical servers by 75 percent and decreases energy consumption by 80 percent through virtualization.

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    BOSTER

    5/1/2011

    German hosting company delivers cloud services with scalable server and storage infrastructure.

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    Explorer Pipeline

    5/1/2011

    Explorer Pipeline cuts power and cooling costs for primary data center by 70 percent while reducing IT administration time by up to 5 days a month.

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    B&G Manufacturing

    5/1/2011

    SAP II solution enables B&G Manufacturing shop-floor workers to gain on-demand processing and real-time visibility into overall floor operations.