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Leap forward with fast, agile & trusted solutions from Intel & Microsoft*
Eman Yarlagadda (for Christine McMonigal)
Hybrid Cloud – Product Marketing
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5. Challenges facing today’s data center
Managing an ever- more complex range of mission-critical workloads
Facing difficult decisions about workload placement
Under pressure to deploy optimal infrastructure, quickly

6. Introducing Intel® Select Solutions
Verified solution configurations optimized for specific data center workloads across
COMPUTE, STORAGE, AND NETWORK
Developed from rich Intel expertise with our
INDUSTRY ECOSYSTEM PARTNERS
and collaboration with the world’s leading
DATA CENTERS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS

7. The Intel® Select Solution edge for data centers
All Intel® Select Solution configurations and benchmark results are VERIFIED BY INTEL

8. Based on Intel® Xeon® Scalable processor family
Verified hardware configurations based initially on Intel Xeon Scalable platforms
Designed specifically for today’s data center and communications network requirements
Optimized for data protection and resiliency, system agility, and service reliability

9. Intel® Select Solutions coming to market
Intel® Select Solutions for
Microsoft
SQL Server 2016
Intel® Select Solutions for
Microsoft
SQL Server 2017
Intel® Select Solutions for Microsoft
Windows Server
Intel® Select Solutions for
NFVi on
Ubuntu* v16
Intel® Select Solutions for
NFVi on
Red Hat*
* Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others

10. Intel® Select Solutions coming to market
Intel® Select Solutions for
Microsoft
SQL Server 2016
Intel® Select Solutions for
Microsoft
SQL Server 2017
Intel® Select Solutions for Microsoft
Windows Server
Where to buy:
Demo
Booth # 1726
Demo Booth # 349
Demo Booth # 513

11. Intel® Select Solutions for Microsoft SQL Server
Achieve the database performance and flexibility your organization needs, in less time and with less tuning
Intel® Select Solutions for Microsoft
SQL Server 16
Optimized for OLTP
Minimize time, cost, and complexity of evaluating hardware and software integrations
Minimize time and investment to deploy technology once you have selected it
Verified to meet or exceed a specified performance threshold
Optimized for performance, security, reliability and agility
Intel® Select Solutions for Microsoft
SQL Server 17
Optimized for HTAP
* Coming Q4 2017

12. Intel® Select Solutions for Windows Server software-defined storage
Advance hyperconverged infrastructure with Microsoft, reducing CapEx and OpEx while increasing efficiency and security
Intel® Select Solutions for Windows Server Software Defined Storage
Transform your infrastructure faster, with lower investment
Reduce the time required to evaluate, select, and purchase Windows Server Software-Defined (WSSD) solutions
Performance verified to a specific benchmark across compute, storage, and network, on trusted Intel architecture
Optimized for hyperconverged infrastructure built with Windows Server

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Call to Action
Request systems based on the Intel® Xeon® Scalable platform as you modernize your data center
Intel® Select Solutions will make it easier and quicker to choose data center solutions with performance optimized for your workloads
Look for Select Solutions for Microsoft SQL 16, SQL 17 and Windows Server
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