Quick Primer on Sun Federal's Reference Architecture-based Solutions

According to Mark Perkins, CTO, Sun Microsystems Federal, business can use Sun's blueprint for "architecture-based solutions" to help organizations achieve high-quality implementations and get to market faster.

Sun Federal has adopted a solution-based strategy that aligns with government agency mission critical goals and priorities. The architecture was developed from Sun and OEM technologies, people, and processes and includes solutions in the following areas: datacenter, software, security, and specialty, which includes service components.

The solution portfolio meets several needs for federal business solutions. A breakdown of the solutions addresses components in the following areas (Perkins highlights are included):

Datacenter

Datacenter Optimizer: "Reducing the number of redundant systems decreases both cost and risk while reducing distractions from the performance of agency core missions. Sun has a successful track record helping customers reduce costs, deliver predictable service levels and improve manageability."

High Performance Computing: "Sun’s solution powers the University of Texas Austin’s Texas Advanced Computer Center (TACC) - Number 6 in TOP500.org’s list of supercomputers."

Virtualization System

Eco Innovation Portfolio: "Sun’s Eco Innovation Portfolio of products and services offers the industry’s most innovative and open energy-efficient solution. Now, going green is the smart and safe way to drive higher profits. It is good for business and good for the planet."

Information Lifecycle Management

Disaster Recovery, Continuity of Operations Planning: "On average, 20% of business applications will fail to recover when disaster strikes. With Sun, you can replicate production databases, improve storage utilization and management, reduce datacenter power, cooling and space requirements, provide resumption of the applications that support business operations, and optimize efficiency and performance of you business environment."

Cloud Computing: "Sun’s cloud computing infrastructure includes the enterprise-class services, platforms, open-source software, and networked storage to enable organizations to access supercomputing power and flexibility without the costs and IT infrastructure headaches!"

Software

Business Optimization / Virtualization Offering

Enterprise Messaging: "Sun delivers the core building blocks for implementing a robust enterprise-wide and service-provider–ready messaging solution with Microsoft Exchange or Open Source JES."

Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) / Enterprise Service Bus Solution (ESB) Solutions

Security

Multi-Level Security: "Sun offers a portfolio of fully defined, next generation, stateless, multi-level, ultra-thin client architectures and products for government. Products include secure multilevel desktop servers, storage, network intrusion and Sun’s proven operation system, open source Solaris 10 with Trusted Extensions."

Identity Management: "Sun’s open, integrated infrastructure supports collaboration across multiple, dynamic, heterogeneous agencies and IT environments both internal and external."

Cyber Security

Specialty

Unified Communications and Desktop Virtualization (Mitel)

Secure Messaging and Collaboration (BlueSpace): "The BlueSpace and Sun solution leverages Sun’s unique strengths in the defense and intelligence communities."

Data Retrieval (CopperEye): "CopperEye and Sun have teamed to provide an innovative enterprise data retention and retrieval solution that provides fast query access to large volumes of business transaction data stored in low-cost file systems."