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The Efficient Enterprise: Boosting Your Data Center IQ PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 18 June 2009 13:00
Weathering a tough economic climate means putting a hard stop on wasteful spending. At times like this, it is essential for IT executives to work proactively with business strategists to devise innovative ways to get the job done while consuming as few resources as possible, through measures such as enhanced energy efficiency, increased server and storage virtualization, smart systems management, and an intensified focus on smooth integration and scalability.Dell servers, storage, and management systems can help IT organizations meet today?s economic challenges while supporting fast, seamless growth. New 11th-generation Dell PowerEdge rack, tower, and blade servers feature the Intel Xeon processor 5500 series, Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) memory, and a high-performance, energy-efficient architecture designed for virtualization and easy customization?helping simplify management while helping reduce total cost of ownership. Dell EqualLogic PS6000 series Internet SCSI (iSCSI) storage area network (SAN) arrays are designed for energy efficiency as well, and include a virtualized scale-out architecture and a rich set of software features. And Dell systems management tools such as the Dell Management Console powered by Altiris from Symantec as well as the Unified Server Congurator enabled by the Lifecycle Controller help streamline and simplify IT management. Dell Services can help further support business growth through a customized, modular approach.Many business visionaries recognize that the biggest long-term savings may come from strategic capital investments that advance data center efficiency and intelligence?particularly cost-efficient deployments of blade servers and iSCSI storage?as well as best practices for energy management and IT simplification. By increasing overall efficiency and scalability, IT executives can keep pace with ever-changing business requirements while continuing to innovate essential systems and services that give their organizations the competitive edge.
Source : http://www.dell.com/downloads/global/power/ps2q09-20090243-CoverStory.pdf  
 
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