Dell Database Solutions: SQL Server 2005

Dell Database Solutions: SQL Server 2005

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SQL Server 2008
Consolidation Guide: SQL on Dell 2650 to Dell 2950
Consolidation Guide: SQL on Dell 6650 to Dell R900
Consolidation Guide: SQL on Dell 6650 to Dell R905
Consolidation Guide: SQL on Dell 2650 to Dell R805
Consolidation Guide: SQL on HP DL585 to Dell R905
Consolidation Guide: SQL Server 2000 to SQL Server 2008 on Dell Multi-Core Servers
What You Need to Know About SQL Server 2008
Deployment Guide: SQL Server 2008 on WIndows Server 2003
Deployment Guide: SQL Server 2008 on WIndows Server 2008
SQL 2000 to SQL 2008 Migration Guide on Windows 2008
Microsoft FastTrack BI Solutions
SQL Server 2005
SQL Server Always On
SQL Server 2005 on Windows Server 2008 Guide
Best Practices for Upgrading to SQL Server 2005
How To Guide: SQL Server 2005 Consolidation
Best Practices for Backup and Restore in SQL Server 2005
Deploying MS SQL Server BI/DW Configurations on Dell PowerEdge servers and PowerVault storage
Performance of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 BI and DW Solutions on Dell PowerEdge and Dell PowerVault Storage
SQL Virtualization
Virtualization Best Practices Guide for SQL Server
Virtualization Guide for SQL Server 2000
Virtualization Guide for SQL Server 2005
Virtualization Guide for SQL Server 2008

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Dell and SQL Server 2005

Maximize value with minimized risk and cost

  • Faster implementation with standardized solutions resulting in a lower TCO
  • Reduced complexity by using industry standard platforms and applications
  • Leverage industry best practices for infrastructure and applications deployment and management – reducing the need for added layers of systems management
  • Maximize existing investments in Windows based training, tools, and personnel
Dell's SQL Server solutions help minimize risks and costs through tested and validated solutions while providing outstanding price / performance and essential availability. In addition, according to the Transaction Processing Performance Council (TPC), Dell is the leader in SQL Server TPC-C price / performance and has been for 29 of the last 30 quarters1. Industry-leading price performance and an 80% increase in SQL Server performance over Dell’s previous generation servers.

Simplify Planning and Deployment:

Dell's SQL Server solutions help you simplify the planning, procurement, deployment, management and maintenance of your database implementations. Dell provides expert advice with an easy to use SQL Server Advisor Tool to help you create a SQL Server 2005 configuration with a complete view of all the hardware, software and services options.

Answer a series of simple questions about your needs and the SQL Advisor Tool analyzes your inputs and recommends a configuration based upon Dell performance sizing and best practices. Click here to access the tool.

Streamline Procurement:

For simplified procurement, you can choose the flexibility of volume licensing or the simplicity of OEM licensing for your SQL Server 2005 needs through Dell. In fact, Dell is the only leading systems vendor selected by Microsoft to provide an OEM version of SQL Server 2005. Click here for more information on software licensing.

Better support through centralized services and licensing

With Dell's Enterprise Support service, you receive single point of contact for your entire solution. Dell supports the entire database stack, from servers and storage to OS and SQL Server itself, providing accountability and simplified problem identification and resolution.

Get Started:

To help get you started and to keep your databases operating at peak performance, Dell provides a variety of additional SQL Server services, including upgrade, cluster design and deployment, and performance tuning services. Click here for more information on Dell database services.

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