Using virtualization to consolidate your servers into a single more powerful server can benefit your business in a number of ways.

With a 26 disk capacity, the Dell PowerEdge R720xd server allows increased expansion flexibility over previous-generation servers. You can support your current load with less hardware and support even more users in the future.

This test report measures the database performance of two solutions: a three year old Dell PowerEdge 2950 III running SQL Server 2008 R2 and a Dell PowerEdge R720xd running the same workload in each of five virtual machines with SQL Server 2012.