| | | A Strategy You Can't Afford to Ignore  Are you looking for ways to save money on IT and improve business continuity? Virtualization might be just the solution you need. In this issue, you'll learn about cost-competitive virtualization solutions that help you get the most out of your IT resources. | Feature Article Conjure up some virtual magic Server virtualization isn't just for big businesses with huge server installations. Many midsize companies can benefit from virtualization, helping save money on hardware, electricity, and even real estate, as well as reduce downtime and boost productivity. And perhaps best of all, virtualization can free your IT staff to think strategically about the information architecture of the business. Click the link above to read the full article. | | |  | | | | Tips & Tricks | | With Microsoft System Center Essentials 2007, you can easily manage computers in your IT environment without the hassle of manually installing software on multiple computers. | | | Learn how to deploy Silverlight on all of your users' computers at once. Download the Silverlight Deployment Guide v2 to learn more. | | | The Internet Explorer 8 Deployment Guide documents the options and processes involved in deploying Internet Explorer 8 to users' computers in a network environment. | | | With good operational practices, you can improve your organization's ability to recover damaged or lost data. | | | Ask the Expert | | Q: We're one of the lucky companies—we've maintained growth throughout the recession. What we gain from being lean and mean, I think we're starting to lose in efficiency. We're a company with salespeople scattered across the country in satellite offices (many in their homes, actually), and we're experiencing growing pains. We lost a few days of sales when our system crashed. Any suggestions that won't cost us our projected 2010 profits? A: Midsize companies are experiencing growing pains as they try to stretch their IT dollars. If this sounds like you, you'll want to learn how virtualization can save you time and money and improve your staff's productivity. Click here to read the rest of Rieva's response. Ask Rieva a Question Submit your brief questions on how to manage and grow your business to AskRieva@microsoft.com. | | | | | | | Downloads | | Try the demo to see how the integrated capabilities of e-mail, instant messaging, Web conferencing, and content management work together. | | | Download or place a DVD order for a fully functional trial version of the Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system today. | | | A comprehensive, cross-platform solution for the virtualized data center that helps enable centralized management of virtual IT infrastructure, increased server utilization, and dynamic resource optimization of virtual IT infrastructure. | | | Case Study | | Kroll Factual Data of Loveland, Colorado, is a longtime provider of information services to the mortgage industry. The firm wanted to optimize its server infrastructure to better meet spikes in demand and reduce data center costs. With its new optimized infrastructure, the company can grow faster, scale quickly to meet customer needs, and dramatically reduce IT costs. "Slashing our servers from 650 to 22 physical machines has led to even greater cost savings. We believe that Hyper-V has helped us reduce our energy usage by 90 percent."
Chris Steffen
Principal Technical Architect
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