Sun launched a new approach and introduced solutions for data management at its quarterly Network Computing Event [16340] held this past week. The company also welcomed back Richard Green, who will head its software division[16347], and announced the SolarisTM Operating System (Solaris OS) will have zettabyte file system (ZFS) in its June release [16302].
New Sun CEO and President Jonathan Schwartz revealed some of his next steps for the company in a recent interview [16311]. Sun also has won over Fox Television Stations [16306], HBO [16307], Nickelodeon Movies [16308] as well as multiple other customers [16309] this past fiscal third quarter.
The Storage section covers the new Sun StorageTekTM 5320 NAS [16346], Sun StorageTekTM Virtual Storage Manager system 4e and 5 [16345] and Sun Managed Operations for Storage [16344].
Learn about User Process Rights Management [16270], Xinerama [16242], SOA for composite applications [16250], availability and disaster recovery options [16268], plus more in SysAdmin.
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Customers with specified HP, IBM or Dell servers are eligible for 15 percent off the list price of configurations of the Sun Fire T2000 Server when trading in one of these competitor products. The Sun Fire T2000 Server is a fast as well as space and energy efficient server ideal for web-tier and app-tier environments.
Customers with specified Itanium-based workstation have the opportunity to trade-up to an eligible Sun Ultra 40 workstation and receive 20 percent for their trade-in allowance from now until June 30, 2006. With this limited time trade-up promotion, customers get double the trade-in allowance.
During Sun's Network Computing Launch held May 2, the company introduced its new comprehensive four-step data management strategy that addresses identity management, virtualization, security and open and easily integratable systems and software. Several key products and services were announced, showcasing Sun's strategy and product portfolio for managing data and driving smarter data infrastructures as well as presenting enhancements to the Solaris 10 Operating System.
Former Sun Vice President and General Manager of Solaris products Richard Green has rejoined the company as executive vice president of Sun Software, effective immediately. Green will assume responsibility for the overall operational leadership of Sun's software division, overseeing the Solaris Enterprise System, including the Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS) and the Sun Java Enterprise System suites, among others.
The Solaris ZFS (Zettabyte File System) 1.0 will be available in June as part of the next commercial release of the Solaris 10 Operating System (Solaris OS), Sun announced during its May 2 quarterly network computing event. Additionally, Solaris 10 6/06 OS will combine advanced Predictive Self-Healing and networking technologies with a fully-supported PostgreSQL open source database.
Adoption of the Solaris 10 Operating System (Solaris OS), Sun Java Enterprise System, Sun storage products and Sun's line of industry-standard Sun Fire servers continues, as noted by Sun during its fiscal third quarter earnings call on April 24. Thirty-eight recent customers from a variety of industries have selected Sun services and technologies to advance their computing environments.
Each week, we determine which articles have been most frequently referenced by logged-in subscribers to provide you with a list of the most popular articles for each of the last three issues. The Web version of this article lists the top 10 articles for each of the last three issues. The top articles for the three most recent issues were:
98.4: Two New SPARC Processors in the Works
98.3: Virtualize Applications and Desktops with Sun Secure Global Desktop Software
98.2: New Carrier-grade Netra AdvancedTCA Blade Server Line
Sun CEO and President Jonathan Schwartz's iconoclastic nature has the industry waiting to see where this 40-year-old strategist will be leading the technology company that has weathered many ups and downs during its near 25-year history. New York Times Writer John Markoff peers into the new Sun leader's aspirations and the company's current status in the marketplace.
Sun technologies will be powering Fox Television Stations Inc.'s new centralized sales, traffic and programming management system, replacing stand-alone solutions based on IBM AS400 servers. The project is expected to take less than three years and will include integration with neighboring systems and the gradual rollout across all Fox Television stations.
Home Box Office, better known as HBO, needed to have a flexible, cost-effective and secure way to reliably deliver its award-winning content via multiple communications channels. The successful television network and global broadcaster decided to standardized on Sun technology and has evolved its digital broadcast architecture exclusively using Sun Microsystems' workflow and storage technologies.
Complex computer-generated animation for the upcoming Nickelodeon Movies project "Barnyard" was created with the help of Sun Microsystems Inc. The Paramount Pictures distributed movie relied on Sun Fire servers and Sun StorEdge data management systems to assist "Barnyard's" artists in quickly identifying incomplete scenes, making necessary edits and managing finished shots.
Zodiac Gaming demonstrated a next generation solution for interactive gaming at the request of Sun Microsystems. Using Java technology running on an OpenCable Application Platform (OCAP) set-top box and a mobile handset, the demonstration allowed for games such as No Limit Texas Hold 'em to be played on a television, PC or mobile phone.
Introducing Sun Ray Software 4, a secure, cost-effective solution that delivers a rich, virtual Windows, Linux or Solaris desktop to Sun Ray clients. If your organization is looking to reduce IT costs related to desktop and application configuration, and secure the desktops in your environment, Sun Ray technology provides the perfect solution.
Introducing the Sun StorageTek 5320 Network Attached Storage (NAS) appliance with AMD Opteron processor model 252 that delivers a 55 percent increase in performance from previous generations, Sun reports. The Sun StorageTek 5320 NAS appliance is available now through Sun and its qualified reseller partners, starting at US$49,990 for a 2.0 terabyte system.
The Sun StorageTek Virtual Storage Manager (VSM) family simplifies data management by storing data on a virtual disk buffer and migrating it to a tape device based on user-defined policies. Two new products will be joining the Sun StorageTek system portfolio - VSM system 4e and VSM system 5 - helping to fulfill Sun's mission to "Virtualize Everything."
A new management service named the Sun Managed Operations for Storage incorporates technologies from the recently acquired StorageTek and SevenSpace with Sun's service level management capabilities to provide customers flexibility and choice in their management of heterogeneous disk and tape storage.
Glenn Brunette continues his discussion of the use of privilege with the Solaris 10 Operating System (Solaris OS) in the Sun BluePrints OnLine article "Privilege Bracketing in the Solaris 10 Operating System." Brunette describes the use of the Solaris OS Process Rights Management feature in the implementation of the "least privilege" access principle.
Users of the Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS) for x86 Platforms who require additional screen real estate will find Wenlong Zhang's BigAdmin paper "Configuring Xinerama on the Solaris OS for x86 Platforms" a helpful how-to guide.
The white paper "Systematic Development and the Service Oriented Architecture" addresses the development process and suggests a rationalized approach designed to make it a more systematic and manageable operation.
Tim Read's Sun BluePrints OnLine paper entitled "Architecting Availability and Disaster Recovery Solutions" discusses the options for meeting the service level agreements (SLAs) for mission and business critical services with particular reference to the Sun Cluster software.
In their Sun BluePrints OnLine paper "The Service Delivery Network: A Case Study," Mikael Lofstrand and Jason Carolan, both of Sun Client Solutions, demonstrate the use of the Sun Service Delivery Network (SDN) in the design of a secure e-mail application. The paper focuses on the design process rather than the details of the application layer.
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