Office Scale to Hyperscale: Optimizing Server Virtualization

Office scale to hyperscale: Optimizing server virtualization What are the roadblocks to meeting growing IT demands? Scale up/Scale out Data center design Increased processing power Additional processors, interface cards and memory creates more components to manage. means greater energy use. IT management Maintaining security Two layers, physical and virtual, create more complexity. Multi-tenant cloud servers heighten risks. Dealing with component failure Increased downtime for repairs. How to make server virtualization ideal for any environment – from home office to hyperscale. Flexible platforms, adaptable infrastructures. Consistent, Optimized by workloads and environment. stable architectures. Dell's end-to-end solutions – from servers and software to networking and services – help optimize virtualization. Maximize operational Optimize flexibility at any scale. Ensure worry-free computing. effectiveness. Reduce the complexities of infrastructure management and optimize resource consumption. Provide versatile solutions tailored to deliver maximum performance for all Deliver robust, highly available platforms designed for specific needs. environ ments and workloads. Dell servers are efficient, flexible and agile. 28% 43 92% More energy efficient Days per year saved in system admin time Less time to deploy Dell storage improves scalability, efficiency and costs. Reduce Improve TCO by up to 55% with EqualLogic. tier 1 storage by 70%. Dell Active Fabric provides efficient, simplified networking. 86% 77% 59% Less time to design and deploy Less power Average savings Dell converged platforms for any scale. 2x Compute nodes per rack. 6x Faster implementation of new virtual infrastructure. 99% Fewer steps to deploy complex virtual infrastructure. Dell's end-to-end solutions for virtualization - from office to enterprise to hyperscale. DELL Source: Virtualize Your Entire Data Center. Dell World 2013 Customer Presentation. ----.