Dell and Microsoft can provide a comprehensive set of technologies for creating, provisioning, managing, and securing both virtual and physical environments. Using familiar interfaces and common management consoles, an environment based on Dell and Microsoft technologies can deliver cost, service-level, and agility benefits, while helping to reduce the complexity that can result from disparate point solutions.

Dell has been engaged with Microsoft for over two years providing input on design and testing of the next -generation Microsoft^®  Windows^®  Server operating system, which includes Hyper-V^TM , the hypervisor-based server virtualization technology, as a key feature. Additionally, the Dell Global Infrastructure Consulting team has been actively working with early adopters of Microsoft's virtualization technology to build a pool of knowledge and best practices. This work is paramount to delivering the best experience for your Dell and Microsoft virtualization deployments.

Dell and Microsoft Advantages

A simplified approach to systems management

Dell and Microsoft help eliminate the management complexity driven from multiple management consoles traditionally required to manage your IT environment.

• With Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM), Microsoft Hyper-V^TM and other popular hypervisors can co-exist in your IT environment.
• When you use SCVMM, Microsoft System Center and Dell OpenManage^TM , you can manage your complete environment - virtual and physical - with the same tool.

• Dell can deliver a flexible solution that makes sense for your budget, staff and business.
• With a broad range of servers and storage products designed to deliver optimal virtualization performance and certified with Microsoft virtualization technology

Explore the components of Dell’s HyperV solutions

• We have invested thousands of hours developing expertise, both in the lab and in the field, designing and deploying Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and Hyper-V^TM based virtual infrastructure.
• By working with Dell, you can tap into our extensive pool of best practices, innovative tools, and automated analysis, to help simplify your transition to virtualization and empower your IT staff.

• Servers - Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V^TM
• Desktop - Windows Vista Enterprise Centralized Desktop
• Applications - Microsoft Application Virtualization
• Presentation - Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services