An OpenSolaris Information Resources article describes what its author determined were the most important differences between OpenSolaris and Linux to assist new users interested in transitioning to OpenSolaris. The article covers the user interface, sudo command, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), top command, prstat command, and file systems. This article offers a brief overview of differences and does contain resource links on the topic for more indepth information.

The book "Pro OpenSolaris", published in April 2009, by Harry Foxwell and Christine Tran focuses primarily on the key OpenSolaris features that the authors believe should be learned and used for Web development. Based on OpenSolaris 2008.11, the book targets readers that are comfortable with the user and development environments of GNOME and Linux. Scott Dickson shares his impressions of the book in a quick review, and offers an abbreviated comparison to "OpenSolaris Bible."

Get to know the Sun Secure Global Desktop Software in a relatively new white paper that presents an overview of the product. The May 2009 PDF covers the software's architecture, client support, Adaptive Internet Protocol (AIP), administration and management tools, application connectivity, the server array, authentication, security, load balancing, printing, client drive mapping, copy and paste, session management and Webtop. In June, Sun released Version 4.5 of its access solution that now enables the deployment of applications on servers rather than clients, and provides the ability to manage and deliver access to Windows, Linux, Solaris, AS/400 and Mainframe systems from a single PC.