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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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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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Pitfalls of database migration and how to avoid them
Podcast Provided by Dell: On the surface, database migration seems easy – you’re just moving data from one place to another. But we all know it is a lot more difficult than that. So what are the common misconceptions people have before they start, and how can they avoid the mistakes that can cause downtime or worse yet, loss of data. Dell has completed tens of thousands of migrations, so what did we learn and how can we help simplify this task? Listen to Zafar Mahmood, Senior Solutions Consultant in the database applications team at Dell, who particularly focuses on ...
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Windows Server 2008: Overview of Server Core
Podcast Provided by Dell: Windows Server 2008, or what has been called Longhorn, is the first major server operating system upgrade from Microsoft in about five years. So we’re continuing our series on its components. We’re talking today with an expert on Server Core, which is an integrated piece of the operating system that significantly reduces server maintenance and management. Listen to a discussion with David Troeger, who is Dell’s Development Manager for Windows Server 2008.
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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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Can Client Image Management be Simplified?
Podcast Provided by Dell: How hard is it to manage your image? Not your personal image, but rather the one on your computer. Everyone in IT knows that a client image includes everything on the system: the operating system, networking, software and settings. IT also knows how difficult it is to manage system images in an IT environment. So how do you simplify this complex process? Listen to Chris Harding, Senior Manager for Services New Product Development at Dell, as he talks about Image Direct, a simple online tool available free to Dell customers.
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Simplifying High-Performance Compute Clusters (HPCC): Part 1
Podcast Provided by Dell: While High-Performance Compute Clusters were once only thought of as 1000-node super computers, today we’re seeing them used for smaller applications and in smaller organizations. But traditionally getting the raw power of HPCCs came with some complex issues – design, deployment, management, cost, and many others. This podcast is the first in a series featuring Tim Carroll, Senior Manager HPCC at Dell. Join us as we learn what the issues are, and more importantly what Dell is doing to simplify HPCC to make them affordable and management even for smaller organizations.
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Why is Flexible I/O a Better Blade Strategy?
Podcast Provided by Dell: As data centers are designed, there are many considerations: density, power, performance, space and cooling. Blades can potentially accomplish all of these goals. But there is a more basic question: How do you know that the blades you buy today will be able to handle your needs tomorrow? Since most blades today are built for specific workloads, changing needs might prematurely end the life of an important part of the infrastructure. For this reason, Dell has launched a new blade with flexible I/O capabilities, so that as needs change, so too can the configuration of the ...
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