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Sun Microsystems Inc. outlined its three-pronged approach to
virtualization: harnessing commodity technologies; delivering Sun's own
advanced products and technologies; and leveraging Sun's global
expertise in providing systems and software. Sun will continue to help
customers use virtualization to gain better synergy
and productivity out of their computing infrastructure.
Sun Microsystems Inc. outlined its three-pronged approach to
virtualization: harnessing commodity technologies; delivering Sun's own
advanced products and technologies; and leveraging Sun's global
expertise in providing systems and software. Sun will continue to help
customers use virtualization to gain better synergy
and productivity out of their computing infrastructure.
The cornerstone of Sun's virtualization strategy is the Solaris
10 operating system -- its cross-platform capabilities, Solaris
Containers, and the fact that it is both free and open source, make it
a good choice for eliminating the physical and cost barriers associated
with
data center growth and management.
"Virtualization is a layer of lubrication that unifies previously
siloed areas of computing," said John Fowler, executive vice
president of Sun's systems group. "As server sprawl accelerates and power and
cooling costs grow, we see an opportunity to apply our years of
expertise in network computing/virtualization to help customers solve
these challenges. The Solaris OS is the foundation of our approach, and
we build on it with Sun servers, storage, services, and partner
services as well."
As a complement to Sun's existing virtualization products and services, Sun announced six new offerings:
- LDoms: Virtualization technology for Sun Fire T1000 and T2000
servers with CoolThreads technology that lets customers run
multiple OS's simultaneously with Solaris Containers; it helps
customers to reduce server footprint, while increasing server
utilization and datacenter efficiency.
- Solaris
on Xen: In 2007, Sun will deliver fully supported Xen
functionality in an update to Solaris 10. This means that
customers will be able to run concurrent Solaris 10, Linux and
Microsoft Windows OS's as "guests" on a Solaris 10-based virtual
machine. In addition to the system flexibility this offers, the fact
that Sun's Xen hypervisor is based on Solaris 10 means
customers can benefit from unique Solaris 10 features such as
Predictive Self-Healing, DTrace, Solaris ZFS and Solaris Trusted
Extensions, even if they aren't running their applications on Solaris
10.
- Sun Fire x64 Servers: "Galaxy" Sun Fire X4000 server line powered by next-generation AMD Opteron processors and Solaris 10.
- Solution Customer Workshops: A two-day collaborative session
designed to assess a customer's current business requirements, match
them to technology and determine actionable next steps. This
complimentary workshop delivers a
high-level total-cost-of-ownership analysis that estimates the
potential long-term savings for the customer.
- Life Cycle Services for Virtualization: Consulting, education and
support services to help architect, implement and manage a customer's
virtualization solution investment.
- Extended VMware Support: Support for VMware ESX 3.0.1 on the Sun Fire X4600 server and Sun Blade modular systems.
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