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| Home > News & Events > eNews > March 2011 E-Newsletter |
 March 2011 E-NewsletterSpring is just around the corner and this season brings with it new announcements, promotions and exciting events. Take a few minutes to catch-up on all the Broadview action.  Microsoft Hero's of Hyper-VMicrosoft provides a familiar and consistent platform across traditional, private and public cloud environments, so that you can leverage investments and skill sets you already have, while taking advantage of the new value the cloud provides. By building your private cloud on Windows Server and Hyper-V you will benefit from the deep integration and ecosystem that Microsoft provides. On Thursday, March 24, 2011 from 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm Broadview Networks will identify the unique advantages that a Microsoft virtualization and management solution brings to clients and which features of the solution clients find most compelling. Discussion will cover:
Door prizes and a catered lunch will be provided.  Microsoft Hyper-V SpotlightSince Hyper-V Server is a dedicated stand-alone product, which contains only the Windows Hypervisor, Windows Server driver model and virtualization components, it provides a small footprint and minimal overhead. It easily plugs into customers’ existing IT environments, leveraging their existing patching, provisioning, management, support tools, processes, and skills. Some of the new key features that are available in Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 are live migration, cluster shared volume support and expanded processor and memory support for host systems. IT Pros can easily learn to leverage their existing knowledge and skills with Microsoft virtualization products, as well as the collective knowledge of the community, minimizing any learning curve. In addition, with Microsoft providing comprehensive support for Microsoft applications and heterogeneous guest operating systems, customers can virtualize with confidence and peace of mind. Customers can use Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 for the following scenarios:
Customers should use Windows Server 2008 R2 to get application failover capabilities or flexible and cost-effective virtualization rights (one free virtual instance for Standard Edition, four free virtual instances for Enterprise Editions, and unlimited virtual instances for Datacenter Edition with the purchase of a license of Windows Server 2008), and flexible and cost-effective virtualization rights.
For more information please email solutions@broadviewnetworks.ca  Recap: Microsoft Wins Ultimate VAR of the YearFor more information on Microsoft Licensing solutions contact solutions@broadviewnetworks.ca  Dell Certified Partner Spotlight
As a Dell Certified Partner, Broadview Networks has the ability to deliver more value to customers than Dell Managed Partners.  Introducing CompellentCompellent Fluid Data technology broadens Broadview Networks and Dell’s storage solutions portfolio for scaling and managing more data with fewer resources in enterprise and cloud data centers. The Compellent acquisition is Dell’s latest strategic investment to expand its award-winning, enterprise storage portfolio which includes EqualLogic and PowerVault. The combination of Compellent technology with current Dell storage solutions significantly advances the Dell strategy to help customers better manage data growth, reduce storage costs and dramatically simplify the management of IT infrastructure. Compellent is a leading provider of enterprise-class network storage solutions that automate the movement and management of data throughout its lifecycle. The Storage Center is a Storage Area Network, or SAN, that is designed to significantly lower storage and infrastructure capital expenditures reduce the skill level and number of personnel required to manage information and enable continuous data availability and storage virtualization. Storage Center is based on innovative Fluid Data Architecture, which allows enterprises of all sizes to move beyond simply storing data to actively, intelligently managing data. With Fluid Data storage, users are able to intelligently store, recover and manage large amounts of data with minimal effort. The sophisticated software is combined with standards-based hardware into a single integrated solution. The Storage Center is the most comprehensive enterprise-class network storage solution available today, providing increased functionality and lower total cost of ownership when compared to traditional storage systems. Compellent was founded by a team of storage industry veterans with the vision of delivering a highly scalable, feature rich, easy to use and cost effective SAN for enterprises of all sizes. We believe Storage Center is an innovative solution that provides a point-and-click graphical user interface, automated tiered storage, integrated data and disaster recovery, efficient thin storage provisioning, storage virtualization and the flexibility to effectively combine advances in storage technologies into one integrated solution. Compellent has designed a highly scalable, enterprise-class storage solution with an intelligent software architecture, advanced storage virtualization capabilities and a modular, standards-based hardware platform. Storage Center is designed to work with most server operating systems in use today without installing additional server software. These underlying technologies enable Storage Center to overcome the limitations of traditional storage systems and operate as a fully integrated solution managed through a single, intuitive, user interface. Building on the Fluid Data Architecture, Storage Center’s integrated suite of software applications dramatically improve utilization, automate tiered storage, streamline storage administration and speed data and disaster recovery. A base configuration of Storage Center typically includes a controller, disk enclosure, disk drives, connectivity hardware, Storage Center Core software and Dynamic Capacity. For more information please e-mail solutions@broadviewnetworks.ca  Promotion: Microsoft Office Home and Business 2010Get Microsoft Office Home and Business 2010 for ONLY $329.00 Microsoft Office Home and Business 2010 is the essential software suite for managing small businesses and working from home. Enhanced tools and features help you run your business, connect with customers, and organize your household more efficiently. Office Home and Business 2010 features photo, video, and text effects for creating standout documents and presentations. More communication tools in Outlook 2010 help you stay in touch and organized. Office Home and Business 2010 makes it easier than ever for you to manage things in the office, at home, or in between. Includes: Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Powerpoint, Microsoft Word, Microsoft OneNote Can be installed on 1 PC, and 1 portable device of the same user Call 204.984.9897 or e-mail solutions@broadviewnetworks.ca for more information. |
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