PowerEdge servers

Features: Dell had announced that it is now taking orders for

ninth-generation PowerEdge servers equipped with the highest performing Intel

Xeon 5100 series (Woodcrest) processors. It also announced Platinum Plus-its

latest enterprise service with the highest level of support for server and

storage system customers.






Customers can now order PowerEdge 1950, 2950, 2900 and 1955 blade servers with
Intel Xeon 5100 series processors that help lower power consumption and can

deliver up to a 152 percent performance increase over the previous generation 2U

Dell PowerEdge server.








Features



The Dell PowerEdge 1955 meets data center needs by reducing

complexity without burdening customers with the price premium or acquisition

cost previously associated with the platform. The PowerEdge 1955 blades are

engineered to deliver investment protection to customers, leveraging the current

7U chassis and enabling customers to deploy the PowerEdge 1955 side-by-side with

existing PowerEdge 1855 blades.






The new server portfolio also can lower power consumption by up to 25 per cent,
providing an increase in performance per watt of electricity of up to 169

percent and addressing customer requirements to reduce the cost and

environmental impact of data center power demands.






Platinum Plus



Platinum Plus provides productivity tools and is a key differentiator

in Dell's strategy to enable a higher level of control for its business,

education and government customers, which comprise about 85 percent of Dell's

revenue.






“This premium 7x24 service is the latest result of more than $200 million Dell
has invested in enterprise service and support over the past several years,”

said Rajan Anandan, vice president & general manager Dell India — Sales

and Marketing. “Platinum Plus complements the recent and most comprehensive

enhancements ever to our PowerEdge server portfolio to provide more reliability

and global consistency for our business customers with mission-critical needs.

Most importantly Platinum Plus will help IT managers transform their operations

from costs centers to competitive advantages.”






Exclusive features



Platinum Plus includes the industry's first Operations Performance

Benchmarking feature, a patent-pending methodology that allows customers to

routinely compare critical IT performance metrics to historical results and

similarly configured environments. The new offering helps IT managers

cross-check performance in various locations against case activity rates and

time needed to resolve issues.






Platinum Plus also introduces the Enterprise Command Center Real-Time Tracking
Window, a Web-enabled feature to provide customers a virtual Enterprise Command

Center to follow ongoing support activities. The feature also utilizes Google

Earth Pro to create an interactive 3D display of Command Center information.






With the Real-Time Tracking Window, customers can view around-the-world,
real-time status of open service dispatches without picking up the phone. This

new capability is particularly useful for support teams that must identify and

connect resources and open dispatches across multiple locations.

The Dell PowerEdge 1950, 2900, 2950 and PowerEdge 1955 blade

servers featuring Intel 5100 series dual-core Xeon processors are available for

order today and are scheduled to ship July 18.

Price:  Prices for the servers start at

Rs 92195/-, Rs 87166/-, Rs 95591/- and Rs 68928/- respectively. Prices for the Dell

PowerEdge 2900 and 2950 Storage Servers start at Rs 1,27,707/- and Rs 1,36,081/-

respectively.