Dell Solutions Help Businesses Take Advantage Of New Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Features

Customers running SQL Server 2008 R2 on Dell data center platforms get the ability to store and manage data effectively while also enabling sophisticated database mining and business intelligence. Dell and Microsoft solutions allow users to extract and analyze information from a multitude of sources, including relational databases, multi-dimensional sources, cloud services, data feeds, object and text files, and data from the Web with the confidence that the complete platform will scale to their operations. The value delivered in these new capabilities enables users to quickly transform huge quantities of data into meaningful information so individuals across the organization can make better informed business decisions.

With Dell and SQL Server 2008 R2 solutions, IT organizations can centrally manage critical, company-wide data assets in a secure manner, helping to ensure the integrity of information over time. 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.

A Single Point of Contact
Dell services provide full support for both Dell hardware and SQL Server 2008 R2. By providing a single point of contact, customers can reduce the risk, costs and time associated with assessing, designing, implementing, and managing SQL Server 2008 R2 all while increasing the performance, quality and reliability of their database environment. Dell’s standard-based technology platforms are designed to help customers improve flexibility, efficiency and scalability without promoting vendor lock-in through proprietary solutions.

Quotes
“This announcement is significant for Dell’s customers because it represents a major performance and management breakthrough for database infrastructures. Dell is in a unique position to offer the right mix of products and services to help businesses assess, plan and deploy Microsoft SQL Server 2008 and capture the benefits of the latest technology.”—Sally Stevens, vice president, Product Group Platform Marketing, Dell Inc.

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