The companies say that with Dell and SQL Server 2008 R2 solutions IT organizations can centrally manage critical, company-wide data assets in a secure manner.

“Other key product highlights on SQL Server 2008 R2 include:

- Users can quickly transform huge quantities of data into meaningful information by being able to import this data into Excel and Microsoft SharePoint Server for a familiar user experience.

- Utilize support for Windows Server 2008 R2, including Hyper-V with Live Migration to consolidate and virtualize IT environments.

- Data warehouse scalability from tens to hundreds of terabytes through massively parallel processing . With this release SQL server can support up to 256 logical processors allowing for more applications to run on a single large server.

- SQL Server Control Point provides a single location for managing and deploying applications while providing centralized views over resource utilization on both physical and virtual machines.

- Data-tier application support allows for easier developing, deploying, and managing of databases. Data-tier applications provide a single unit for authoring, deploying, and managing the data-tier objects instead of having to manage them separately.

- Microsoft does not price per-core for multi-core processors giving users added savings on licensing costs.”

The solution enables a single point of contact, meaning that Dell services provide full support for both Dell hardware and SQL Server 2008 R2.

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“Dell PowerEdge R910: The PowerEdge R910 is an ideal platform for RISC/UNIX migrations, large database deployments and server virtualization implementations. This 4U rack server is available with a high-performance four-socket Intel Nehalem-EX processor, up to 64 DIMM slots for memory, redundant power supplies and a failsafe embedded hypervisor to give customers the performance, reliability and memory scalability they need to run mission critical applications.

Dell PowerEdge M910: A high-performance four-socket Intel Xeon 7500 based blade server, the PowerEdge M910 is best suited for customers looking to maximize the advantages of server virtualization and consolidation or for use as a medium or large database platform. This full-height blade can scale up to 512GB of RAM across 32 DIMM slots.

Dell PowerEdge R810: The PowerEdge R810 is best suited for customers looking to consolidate server hardware through virtualization and deploy email messaging and database applications. The 2U offering is available in high-density two- or four-socket varieties and is powered by Intel Nehalem-EX processing technology. Through advances in memory management, up to 32 memory DIMM slots can be accessed by just two low cost processors, enabling it to manage four socket workloads.

Dell PowerEdge R815: Ideal for virtualization, high-performance computing, email messaging, and database workloads, the PowerEdge R815 powered by AMD Opteron processors offers customers an excellent balance of memory scalability of up to 32 DIMMs with the ability to deploy up to 48 processing cores. This four-socket, 2U solution is ideal for customers seeking a capable and affordable computing platform.”

Dell has also announced that it is now offering the new Intel Xeon 5600 series processors across its entire line of two-socket PowerEdge servers, including two blade servers (M710, M610), four rack servers (R710, R610, R510, R410) and three tower servers (T710, T610, T410).

Dell has posted a video overview of the Dell PowerEdge R510, a new 2-socket 2U multi-purpose rack server with the option of having 12 hot-plug hard drives. It supports Intel Nehalem processors.

The MD1200 and MD1220 are designed for 6Gb/s SAS environments and Dell PowerEdge servers with the new PERC H800 HostRAID adapter.

The MD1200 expansion array can support twelve 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch SAS hard drives and SAS solid state drives, whereas the MD1220 supports up to twenty four 2.5″ SAS HDDs and SSDs. Both units have a 2U form factor.

The PERC H800 enables expansion to 8 enclosures, 4 per port.

Dell’s PowerVault MD1200 and MD1220 start at $4,399 at the Dell SMB online store.

Designed for small businesses and larger offices, the Intel 3420 chipset-based PowerEdge R210 is offered with one of Intel Xeon 3400 Series quad-core processors, up to 16GB of unbuffered DDR3 memory using 4 DIMM slots, and up to two 2.5”/ 3.5” SAS, SATA or SSD non hot-plug drives.

The R210 has a single PCI Express Gen. 2 slot and comes with an onboard SATA storage controller without RAID support, as well as with optional software or hardware RAID 0 and RAID 1-capable controllers. Customers can also choose one of host bus adapters for connectivity to external storage devices. Network adapter choices include an embedded dual Gigabit Ethernet LAN adapter by Broadcom, and optional single-, dual- or quad-port Gigabit NICs. For system management, the PowerEdge R210 provides a baseboard controller or one of iDRAC6 controllers that enable advanced and remote management. The power supply is a non-redundant 250W unit.

Regarding other features, there are an optional DVD drive, two USB ports, and a VGA output on the front, as well as an eSATA port, additional two USB connectors, a Serial port, and another VGA output on the back of the chassis. The VGA outputs are managed by the Matrox G200 GPU.

The 1U rack server measures 1.67″ (H) x 17.1″ (W) x 15.5″ (D) and weighs up to 17.77lbs.

The R210 comes without operating system or with one of Microsoft Windows Server 2008/2003 and Small Business Server 2008 editions, as well as with optional Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server or Red Hat Enterprise Linux. The factory installed virtualization option is Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V.

The base price for the Dell PowerEdge R210 is $999, with the 3Yr Basic Hardware Warranty included.

The server can be purchased at the official Dell online store.

The PowerEdge T110 has an onboard SATA controller without RAID functionality, but there’s a variety of optional SAS/SATA storage controllers supporting up to RAID 10, as well as additional host bus adapters for connection to other storage devices. The basic network adapter is an embedded dual Gigabit Ethernet NIC, which can be accompanied by various single- and dual-port Gigabit cards. For server management, the T110 includes a baseboard controller.

The new entry-level server features up to two DVD or DVD/RW drives, optional PowerVault tape or HDDs for backups, the Matrox G200 video chip and four PCI Express 2.0 slots: two x8 slots (one with x16 connector), a x4 slot (with x8 connector), and a x1 slot. On the back of the case, there are an eSATA connector, four USB ports, a Serial port, and a VGA output, while the front of the case features two USB ports.

The included 305W power supply is non-redundant.

Regarding software, the PowerEdge T110 comes without operating system or with one of Windows Server, Windows Essential Business Server, and Small Business Server editions, as well as with optional Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server or Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

The starting price for the Dell PowerEdge T110 is $599, with the 1Yr Basic Hardware Warranty included.

Along with a single Intel Xeon 3400 Series quad-core CPU, the Intel 3420 chipset-based PowerEdge T310 includes up to 32GB of registered (RDIMM) or up to 8GB of unregistered (UDIMM) DDR3 memory, and up to four 3.5″ cabled or hot-swap SAS or SATA hard drives for a maximum of 4TB of internal storage.

The system has an onboard SATA controller without RAID functionality, but there’s a variety of additional storage controllers supporting up to RAID 10. The basic network adapter is an embedded dual Gigabit NIC, which can be accompanied by various single-, dual-, or quad- port Gigabit cards. For server management, customers can use the baseboard management controller and one of optional iDRAC6 controllers.

Dell’s T310 features a DVD drive, optional PowerVault tape or hard drives for backups, and five PCIe Gen. 2 slots: two x8 slots (one with x16 connector), a x4 slot (with x8 connector), and two x1 slots.

Power supply options include a redundant 400W and a non-redundant 375W unit.

On the front of the chassis, the 20.5 inches deep tower server has an optional LCD screen for system monitoring.

The new PowerEdge comes without operating system or with one of Windows Server, Windows Essential Business Server, and Small Business Server editions, as well as with optional Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server or Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

The starting price for the Dell PowerEdge T310 is $949, with the 3Yr Basic Hardware Warranty included.

The server can be purchased at dell.com.

The virtualization oriented T710 is based on the Intel 5520 chipset and supports up to two quad-core or dual-core Intel Xeon 5500 series processors. It has 18 DIMM slots for up to 144GB of ECC DDR3 memory and supports 16 2.5-inch or 8 3.5-inch hot-plug hard drives, depending on customer’s choice. The 5U chassis, mountable in 19″ racks, also includes two media bays for optical drives or tape backup units, and optional redundant power supply.

Integrated storage controller choices include SAS 6/iR or PERC 6/i SAS RAID, but there’s also a variety of additional HDD controllers. For LAN connectivity, there are two embedded dual port Broadcom NetXtreme IITM 5709c Gigabit Ethernet NICs with failover and load balancing. Customers can additionally choose between various host bus controller, management card, and network adapter options.

Dell’s T710 has 6 PCI Express 2.0 slots and the integrated Matrox G200 video chip, and offers an interactive LCD on the front of the server for system health monitoring, alerts and control of basic management configuration.

Regarding software, the PowerEdge T710 ships without OS or with one of Windows Sever, SUSE Linux, or Red Hat Linux editions, with VMware or Citrix virtualization software (optionally embedded), and with various optional management and backup applications.

The Dell PowerEdge T710 currently starts at $1,199 at the official Dell Small Business website.

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