Rising energy costs and new environmental regulations make it critical that you get the utmost performance from every watt of energy and spend less money to do so. At Dell, we have met this challenge with cutting-edge innovations. 

As part of our Fresh Air initiative, our PowerEdge servers have been designed for sustained operation at temperatures ranging from minus 23°F (5°C) to 113°F (45°C) with humidity levels ranging from 5% to 90&. This robust level of design has been validated by recent tests indicating that the components can tolerate up to 900 hours of 104°F (40°C) operation per year and up to 90 hours per year at 113°F (45°C).

Because Dell Fresh Air enables you to operate your server infrastructure in warmer temperatures, you have greater flexibility in choosing where you deploy your Dell servers.

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Industry benchmarks demonstrate that Dell PowerEdge 12th generation servers allow you to consolidate workloads more effectively – without any significant impact to performance. Every major subsystem in the new servers has been upgraded to give you:

• Better disk performance
• Better memory/processor performance
• Better I/O performance
• Reduced electrical costs

Our Performance Comparison Tool will allow you to compare the benefits of the new Dell PowerEdge 12th generation servers versus your existing HP infrastructure so that you can clearly identify how best to take full advantage of these new innovations.

Whether you are looking to cut operating costs, reduce server footprint, or simply take advantage of the highest performing x86 servers in the industry, Dell has a server infrastructure solution that can be tailored to meet your unique requirements.

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Dell OpenManage software is the most robust, efficient and elegantly integrated server management tool in the industry. What's more, Dell is recognized for a number of industry firsts in systems management, including:

• 2009—Embedded server management with Lifecycle Controller
• 2010/2011—Integrated Dell server lifecycle management with BMC, Microsoft and VMware
• 2012—Comprehensive agent-free management

Dell PowerEdge 12th generation servers operate seamlessly within your existing server management infrastructure with plug-ins that support leading technologies such as Microsoft® Operations Manager, VMware vCenter™, and even your existing HP Systems Insight Manager software.

With the release of our latest servers, Dell has extended our technology leadership by reducing the time required to bring a server on-line. For example, you can now deploy new Dell PowerEdge 12th generation servers up to 21% faster, with up to 57% fewer steps, and up to 52% less system administrator time when using the Dell Management Plug-in for VMware vCenter versus the HP Insight Control for VMware vCenter 6.3.1.

With all of these new management benefits, there has never been a better time to refresh your infrastructure with Dell PowerEdge servers.

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Dell PowerEdge 12th generation servers deliver data protection and maximum uptime for your most critical server workloads. To help ensure your Dell server infrastructure operates continuously we’ve added several innovations, including:

• Best-in-class RAID functionality with no extra charge for RAID 6
• Malware-resistance and faster encryption built into our new 12th generation servers
• Firmware signing and encrypted credentials to maintain the integrity of your environment
• A full range of memory protection features, such as memory mirroring and memory hot spare
• Built-in, agent-free management to eliminate risks associated with downloading drivers
• Dell Internal Dual SD Module to protect vital Hypervisor functions

Dell PowerEdge 12th generation servers give you assurance that your demanding workloads and critical data are highly-available and protected at all times.

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