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Kim's Notebook

Dear [Name],

Kim JonesWith Education facing huge data storage challenges, SVP Eula Adams joins me on the one-year anniversary of Sun's StorageTek acquisition to survey the storage landscape and solutions.
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Kim Jones,
VP, Global Education, Government, and Health Sciences
Sun Microsystems, Inc.


Education Resources
Video: Xeon Crispy ChickenHumor Break: Xeon Crispy Chicken
A datacenter chicken barbecue is, um, one way to get ROI from overheated, power-hungry servers
Innovating@Sun Podcast
Tune in to hear what makes the Sun Fire X4500 Server the world's first server/storage hybrid
New! Solaris 10 OS Update
Download Solaris 10 OS 11/06, the latest release of the world's most advanced operating system
Proyecto Blackbox
Una idea extraordinariamente sencilla que cambiará la forma en que usted piensa acerca los centros de datos
El Enfoque de Sun a la Virtualización
Sun anuncia nuevos sistemas, tecnologías y herramientas para simplificar su centro de datos

Education Events
Connectathon
Zero in on hardware and software interoperability. San Jose, CA, February 1-8

JavaOne
Registration opens soon for the premier Java technology conference. San Francisco, May 8-11

HIMSS
Health Information and Management Systems conference. New Orleans, February 25 to March 1

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Edu Insight Corner

Is Your Datacenter Ready When Disaster Strikes? Is Your Datacenter Ready When Disaster Strikes?

When disaster strikes, will you be ready? Find out how to storm proof your datacenter for enterprise continuity, starting with a free trial download of Sun Cluster software.
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Special Offers
Education Only: Save more than 33% on Sun StorageEducation Only: Save More than 33% on Sun Storage
The Sun StorageTek 6140 array is the perfect blend of performance, high availability, and reliability all in one economical package. For a limited time, it's offered at more than 33 percent discount for Education customers only.
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Get a Sun Fire V890 Powerhouse at a 30% DiscountEducation Only: Get a Sun Fire V890 Powerhouse at a 30% Discount
Exclusive savings for Education: Scale up to a Sun Fire V890 server with the UltraSPARC IV+ processor and get over 5x faster performance, extensive compute capacity, and doubled memory.
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Edu in Action

Blackbox: The Datacenter in a Shipping Container Blackbox: The Datacenter in a Shipping Container

Forget what you know about datacenters and meet Project Blackbox. Self-contained in a 20-foot shipping container, the world's first virtualized datacenter is ideal for institutions that want management simplicity, extreme performance, and power and space savings. MORE »


Inside Technology

Storage Virtualization: Closing the Data Management GapStorage Virtualization: Closing the Data Management Gap

Growth in data volumes is outpacing storage capacity in most datacenters. How do you get off the collision course? Storage virtualization solves the problem by pooling resources, slashing complexity, and reducing costs. Last in a three-part series. MORE »



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