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Year-End Tax Advice for Small Businesses
Are you missing out on tax deductions? What should you do if you can't pay your taxes this year? Craig Malmgren, a director and CPA with a California-based accounting firm, answers your questions.
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Easier Failover Clustering for High Availability
Podcast Provided by Dell: High availability is important in any enterprise and for any application in an IT infrastructure. But there are some applications – email for example – that are even more missions critical. With its release of Windows Server 2008, Microsoft has added some features that improve high availability clustering. But for some organizations this is all still a mystery. So Dell has worked for several years in close partnership to simplify the deployment and management of HA clusters. Featured are Kevin Guinn, lead engineer for cluster engineering and Shabana, senior engineer for the high availability clustering solutions ...
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The future of blades: Dell’s view
Podcast Provided by Dell: Blades are the fastest growing segment of the server market. While they are relatively new to many organizations, it might seem funny that we’re already talking about the future. But if you understand where blades are going, you can make better decisions today. With us is Mike Roberts, product planning manager for blades at Dell. Mike will talk about where blades have come from, where they are today, and where they’re going.
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Simplifying Deployment and Management of HPCC: Part 2
Podcast Provided by Dell: This is the second installment in our series on simplifying the deployment and management of High-Performance Compute Clusters (HPCC). As the cost of the hardware comes down, the smaller and smaller organizations are able to take advantage of the raw power of HPCCs. Find out what Dell is doing to simplify HPCC to make them affordable and manageable even for smaller organizations. This podcast features Tim Carroll, Senior Manager HPCC at Dell.
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Simplifying SAN connectivity with blades
Podcast Provided by Dell: There has been a real surge in the use and deployment of blade servers – it is the fastest growing segment of the server market. But as blades get brought into a data center infrastructure there are real issues with connecting them into the existing infrastructure, especially a storage area network infrastructure. So what is Dell doing about it, and what does Brocade have to do with Dell’s solution? Listen to Nelson Stewart, Product manager for Blade I/O products as he discusses these issues.
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Installation and Deployment Methods for Windows Server 2008
Podcast Provided by Dell: When installing a new system like Windows Server 2008 (Longhorn), many datacenter managers want to know what technologies and best practices are available to make the process foolproof. So what are the deployment methods that Dell has learned from literally thousands of installations? Listen to Syama Poluri, senior software engineer, explain how they make sure that Dell delivers new systems from the factory, and meet customers’ expectations.
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Hot Air in the Datacenter: The Real Story
Podcast Provided by Dell: Controlling power and thermals in the datacenter are hot topics (to coin a phrase) in IT. But with all the claims companies are making, what is the real story? Glenn Keels from Dell’s server group talks about hot air and cool facts, and how Dell’s strategy is significantly different from other companies. Want to learn about the differences? Check out this podcast.
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What you need to know about Microsoft Server 2008 Deployment
Podcast Provided by Dell: When does PE stand for ‘physical education’ and when does it have something to do with technology? When you’re talking about deployment of Microsoft Server 2008, also known as Longhorn. So what is new with Longhorn, how does WinPE make operating systems easier to install, and what tools are available? Listen to Jeff Lear, who works in Dell’s Factory Installation development team, as we continue our series on Microsoft Longhorn.
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When to Upgrade to Windows Server 2008/Longhorn
Podcast Provided by Dell: Windows Server 2008, previsously code named Longhorn, is a serious OS upgrade that will provide customers with loads of new features. But that word upgrade is pretty scary for most IT managers. So listen to expert Matthew Paul – who Manages Dell’s Windows Server Engineering – as he discusses the components, what’s better about it, and where it fits in an IT environment.
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Power Distribution Trends in the Datacenter
Podcast Provided by Dell: This is the fourth in a series about datacenter innovation in the management of power and thermals. Today we cover power distribution trends, and talk about things like the type of power (AC or DC?), ways of losing less power in the delivery, modular power delivery to lower costs, new ways of measuring and controlling power delivery, and alternate ways of guaranteeing power delivery. What is the industry is doing to address these issues? Find out from John Pflueger, who leads the power and thermal management initiatives at Dell.
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