4 Bottom-Line SMB Benefits of Upgrading to Next Generation Servers

Companies of every size see capital expense savings from virtualization,

typically from reducing the number of physical servers they use

and maintain. But, for growing businesses, virtualization really pays

off when it comes to operating expense savings. Key gains come from

reduced labor costs that result from decreased maintenance requirements,

from higher availability and simplified disaster recovery, from

faster application deployment, and from reducing power costs. In that

light, server refresh in support of virtualization can be an effective

way of keeping personnel and physical infrastructure maintenance

costs from eating into the operational savings that virtualization is so

capable of delivering.

A server refresh that’s built on systems tuned for operational efficiency

from the start can drive operational expense value even higher,

faster. The Dell 12

seamless operation of dynamic infrastructures by automating tasks

and enabling staff to monitor and remediate from anywhere at any

time. The same tools and processes can be used across bare-metal,

multi-hypervisor and multi-OS environments, simplifying management.

Businesses also can benefit from not having to constantly turn

security personnel’s time and attention to the virtual server infrastructure:

The first wave of 12

Intel

they provide advanced security features, including Intel Advanced

Encryption Standards New Instructions (Intel AES-NI), which reduces

the performance penalties of encryption, and Intel Trusted Execution

Technology (Intel TXT), which provides hardware-based resistance to

software attacks that occur before the virtual machine boots.

Servers that are even as little as three years old fall far behind the new

generation of servers in their ability to provide optimal performance

for enterprise application and data workloads, especially as they grow

more complex.

Indeed, many organizations that want to gain additional business

benefits by virtualizing more critical applications, for example, are

running up against hardware constraints in servers that are only a

generation or two old. Older server infrastructure lacks the memory

capacity to accommodate growing workloads and complex virtualization

projects. That may be one reason why only 41 percent of

463 respondents to a recent Enterprise Strategy Group

virtualized all the applications they see as a good fit for virtualization.

The latest generation of servers takes the memory issue well in

hand, providing much greater memory density (up to 768GB) than in

the past. Coupled with power of the new Intel processors, the additional

memory capacity allows more virtual machines and workloads

per physical server without creating performance bottlenecks.

When access to data is faster, productivity rises and customer needs

are met more quickly. In addition to supporting a large memory footprint

to accommodate more virtual machines and more demanding

workloads, Dell 12

through new technology such as solid state flash drives and

CacheCade IO acceleration, which increases I/O for data sets such as

databases. These features allow data to be turned into relevant information

much faster, leading to better business decisions and results.

One example of how new technology can boost business results:

Dell’s 12

of memory and PCIe SSD (solid state drive) for speeding access to

data, which is critical given how much more demanding virtual

computing workloads are than applications running in traditional

environments. The Intel Xeon processor E5 family in the 12

PowerEdge systems offers Intel’s latest Turbo Boost Technology

2.0, which adapts to spikes in workloads, delivering up to two times

more performance than the previous generation of turbo technology.

1 2

future versions of Microsoft

and performance with future operating systems and Microsoft Hyper-V

virtualization environments.

Companies of every size see capital expense savings from virtualization,

typically from reducing the number of physical servers they use

and maintain. But, for growing businesses, virtualization really pays

off when it comes to operating expense savings. Key gains come from

reduced labor costs that result from decreased maintenance requirements,

from higher availability and simplified disaster recovery, from

faster application deployment, and from reducing power costs. In that

light, server refresh in support of virtualization can be an effective

way of keeping personnel and physical infrastructure maintenance

costs from eating into the operational savings that virtualization is so

capable of delivering.

A server refresh that’s built on systems tuned for operational efficiency

from the start can drive operational expense value even higher,

faster. The Dell 12

seamless operation of dynamic infrastructures by automating tasks

and enabling staff to monitor and remediate from anywhere at any

time. The same tools and processes can be used across bare-metal,

multi-hypervisor and multi-OS environments, simplifying management.

Businesses also can benefit from not having to constantly turn

security personnel’s time and attention to the virtual server infrastructure:

The first wave of 12

Intel

they provide advanced security features, including Intel Advanced

Encryption Standards New Instructions (Intel AES-NI), which reduces

the performance penalties of encryption, and Intel Trusted Execution

Technology (Intel TXT), which provides hardware-based resistance to

software attacks that occur before the virtual machine boots.

Servers that are even as little as three years old fall far behind the new

generation of servers in their ability to provide optimal performance

for enterprise application and data workloads, especially as they grow

more complex.

Indeed, many organizations that want to gain additional business

benefits by virtualizing more critical applications, for example, are

running up against hardware constraints in servers that are only a

generation or two old. Older server infrastructure lacks the memory

capacity to accommodate growing workloads and complex virtualization

projects. That may be one reason why only 41 percent of

463 respondents to a recent Enterprise Strategy Group

virtualized all the applications they see as a good fit for virtualization.

The latest generation of servers takes the memory issue well in

hand, providing much greater memory density (up to 768GB) than in

the past. Coupled with power of the new Intel processors, the additional

memory capacity allows more virtual machines and workloads

per physical server without creating performance bottlenecks.

When access to data is faster, productivity rises and customer needs

are met more quickly. In addition to supporting a large memory footprint

to accommodate more virtual machines and more demanding

workloads, Dell 12

through new technology such as solid state flash drives and

CacheCade IO acceleration, which increases I/O for data sets such as

databases. These features allow data to be turned into relevant information

much faster, leading to better business decisions and results.

One example of how new technology can boost business results:

Dell’s 12

of memory and PCIe SSD (solid state drive) for speeding access to

data, which is critical given how much more demanding virtual

computing workloads are than applications running in traditional

environments. The Intel Xeon processor E5 family in the 12

PowerEdge systems offers Intel’s latest Turbo Boost Technology

2.0, which adapts to spikes in workloads, delivering up to two times

more performance than the previous generation of turbo technology.

1 2

future versions of Microsoft

and performance with future operating systems and Microsoft Hyper-V

virtualization environments.

Collaboration technologies such as Microsoft SharePoint 2010 are

taking off in growing businesses. One of the ironies of collaboration

technology is that the more popular and widely used it becomes

within an organization, the slower document access becomes — if

the underlying technology isn’t up to the task. Leading-edge capabilities

in Dell 12

CacheCade I/O acceleration, more flexible network connection

options, and more — support the expansive growth of key collaboration

deployments, including SharePoint, and promote the efficient

use of IT resources as collaboration workloads are virtualized, a

sure step to accelerating business speed. An example of how Dell

is supporting customer needs for flexible I/O is its 10Gb Ethernet

Select Network Adapter, an innovation that makes possible switchindependent

partitioning for maximizing bandwidth use across

organizations and workloads.

Collaboration isn’t the only business application to flourish on

a strong server foundation. ERP virtualization also benefits from

advanced server technology. Memory density, the right balance of

processing throughput, consolidated external and internal storage

and I/O bandwidth are crucial to ensure that business peers get the

benefits of boosted transaction performance, without tech-caused

delays. With the Intel Xeon processor E5 product family, I/O latency

can be reduced up to 30 percent with Intel Integrated I/O

for the PCIe 3.0 specification improves I/O bandwidth up to two

times

Cutting-edge technology found in Dell’s 12

pays off for growing businesses in terms of lower operational

costs, increased IT and business productivity, and business agility. By

enabling IT to move more nimbly, the business can make the most of

opportunities as they present themselves.

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