Sun Storage J4000 Array Family Customer Quotes

IT Discovery

IT Discovery (www.it-discovery.com) leverages the social network and machine learning in the service of information retrieval. By deconstructing a large document collection into its constituent parts–dates, topics, correspondents, and text–and providing search results instantly instead of in minutes, IT Discovery provides real technology leverage for both linear and non-linear, strategic document review.

"Our high-performance search platform puts tremendous pressure on our data center. With the Sun Storage J4400 array, we can place 24—or even 48—drives in a single chassis. We can link them to a Sun SPARC Enterprise T5240 server for massive parallel processing. We have two-to-four times fewer disk arrays to manage, and we can manage them with Solaris ZFS. And not once has I/0 been an issue. In short, the J4400 has been simply stunning."

--Jason Bond Pratt, CIO, IT.com

Oregon State University

Ocean observatories (sensors) and numerical models, in part because of their connection to the Internet, are enabling large continuous streams of complex, multi-dimensional data which requires a new approach to managing storage.

"The Sun Storage J4500 array offers us high reliability, fast performance, and simple IT management. For example, now we don't have to reconfigure the underlying storage devices when we add disks to our Solaris ZFS–based storage pool, so the J4500 array's full capacity is immediately available. This solution demonstrates Sun's Open Storage leadership, bringing together the best advantages of open-source software and industry-standard hardware."

--Chuck Sears, Manager Research Computing, College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University

Pixelpark AG

Germany-based Pixelpark AG (www.pixelpark.com) started in 1991 as an agency focused on multimedia and Internet applications. Today, Pixelpark provides a full suite of web and enterprise application services, ranging from software development to testing and final qualification.

"With the Sun Storage J4000 arrays, our hard costs are very low—less than $1 per gigabyte for our bulk storage applications—despite the solution's solid performance. Its high-density drives also conserve valuable rack space. And it works with multiple systems, which means we can better mix and match components as our business needs change. This product clearly reflects Sun's commitment to innovation in Open Storage."

--Thorleif Wiik, IT Director, Pixelpark AG

Manukau Institute of Technology

Established in 1970, the Manukau Institute of Technology (http://www.manukau.ac.nz) is one of the premier education and training institutions in New Zealand, offering extensive programs and support for Pasifika students.

"The Sun Storage J4500 array makes the cost per terabyte for archiving and backup very lowÑI am really impressed with that. The J4500 array was also easy to integrate with our existing Sun SPARC servers and the ZFS file system in Solaris 10 OS. I am a huge advocate for ZFS and use it almost everywhere. I am also confident that with Sun's commitment to open source, everything in my environment will work well together."

--Scott Lawson, Systems Architect, Information Communication Technology Services, Manukau Institute of Technology