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Top 10 Reasons to Migrate to WS08

White Paper Published By: Dell Windows Server

New virtualization tools, Web technologies, and security enhancements help save time and reduce costs, and provide you with high availability and increased flexibility for your changing business needs. Central to IT simplification is streamlining maintenance and maximizing availability — and by running Windows Server 2008 on Dell servers, you can do both.



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Dell Windows Server
Published:  Jan 16, 2009
Type:  White Paper
Length:  2 pages

8002 ® REVRES evolutionary Servers, evolutionary ServiceSW ®Windows Server 2008 is ready to run the next generation of networks, applications, and Web OD services?-?and Dell can help you get the most out of it.NIW Faster: We have ensured that our servers, both past and present, are ready for Windows Server ® TF 2008. Our migration services are also "right-sized" and tailored to your specific needs. You'll spend OS less time on deployment and configuration and more time on growing your business.O THE NEWRC Better: The new features in Windows Server 2008 simplify power management and help improve IM energy efficiency. Combined with Dell's Power and Cooling hardware solutions, you'll get the industry's most comprehensive green data center strategy.
Simplifying I T BENCHMARKSmarter: Our products, services, and use of industry-leading tools can help enable a seamless transition by creating a validated, repeatable migration process. With Dell, you can take advantage By reducing cost and complexity in your of the next-generation operating system...today.data center, you can devote more resources
to making innovation a daily business
practice. Central to IT simplification is the dell streamlining maintenance and maximizing difference®availability?-?and by running Microsoft simply putSimplification is in our DNA ®Windows Server 2008 on Dell servers, We are dedicated to helping you reclaim time and resources you can do both. DELL offers a complete through IT simplification.One Size Does Not Fit All portfolio of services We approach each customer differently, discovering the key to help simplify .dconcerns and determining the evresbest approach to deploying a adoption of Windows er sthsolution comprising of hardware, gir llsoftware, and services. Server 2008 A .cnI lleFully Integrated D 800We partner with industry 2© .cleaders such as Microsoft to nI llehelp ensure that our solutions D fo kalways work with the latest rametechnologies. dart a si More Than Hardware lleDWe complement our cutting-edge hardware with premier software and services for rapid deployment, increased manageability, and real business value. SIMPLIFY servers AT dell.com/WS2008Dell + Windows Server 2008: 1.  World-Class Web and Application Migrating the Dell WayA Powerful Combination Platform ®Windows Server 2008 can revolutionize your data center, but migrating to a new OS can be complicated and A secure, easy-to-manage platform for developing Microsoft has launched the risky without the proper planning. You may have concerns about data migration, hardware limitations, integration and reliably hosting applications and services.most advanced Windows Server of existing applications, and licensing issues. operating system yet: Windows 2. Improved Networking That's where Dell comes in. We have conducted extensive engineering around Windows Server 2008 to minimize ® Performance Server 2008. Dell closely the amount of work for your IT department. We will create a roadmap that is customized to your needs, ensuring Take full advantage of today's multi-gigabit that your migration is fast and reliable, with no interruption to your day-to-day business. Here's how:collaborated with Microsoft during networks, and completely secure and control development, gaining expertise . W indows Server 2008 is tested and validated on Dell servers to ensure it will work in your environment.the flow of network traffic.in all aspects of its features . D ell's Readiness Advisor tool scans your network to determine which Dell servers are ready for Windows and functionality. We created 3.  E nhanced Security Server 2008, saving you time and money.and Compliance a validated, repeatable process . U nmatched speed and security. We pre-install Microsoft security updates in every server we sell, enabling Developed from the ground up for security, secure integration and speeding up deployment time.designed to add reliability, helping you adhere to the strictest IT lower risk, and drive quicker . We worked with customers in a variety of industries and, as part of our Early Adopter Program, have devoted compliance standards. Plus, Network Access thousands of hours to developing our field readiness and expertise around Windows Server 2008. Now we engagement for migration. Protection helps ensure that any computer can pass our best practices on to you.connecting to the network meets corporate policy Than... [download for more]

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