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June 2006 »  Web Tier Consolidation »  Bill on Business Compliance »  Intelligent Storage for Massive Data »  Solaris ZFS Learning Center

Shrink and Grow. Expansion by Consolidation: Meeting the Web Tier Challenge It may sound like an oxymoron, but it's not. Powerful, standard-based technologies make it possible to consolidate applications and servers — and expand the Web tier to deliver the high throughput that Web services, Internet traffic, and security demand. Learn the secrets in this exclusive Inner Circle Q&A with experts Bill Pilarski and Ken Pepple. » Full story »  Top 10 Rules for Web Tier Consolidation »  Sun BluePrints Article: Sun Fire T1000 Server Consolidation Using Solaris Containers

Dear Colleague, Sarbanes-Oxley isn't just a challenge. Done right, it's an opportunity to improve business compliance across the board. Join me and Sun's Bob Worrall for a candid look at Sun's own SOX compliance initiatives, technologies used, and our Top 10 Lessons Learned. Bill Vass CIO, Sun Microsystems Write me at cio@sun.com     One of the most popular blogs at Sun — Rich Burridge's blog... »  The Burridge Blog Catch Sun's provocative and literate Rich Burridge and his generous collection of shortcuts and downloads from Lifehacker.com »  Sun Ray Software 4   »  Solaris Enterprise System   »  Java EE 5 SDK   »  Java Studio Creator 2   »  OpenSPARC T1 »  x64 Enterprise Systems Launch: Tuesday, 11 July 2006. Sign up for a reminder   »  Developer Channel: JavaOne: Get news, demos, blogs, and more in "Best of JavaOne" from Sun Developer Network Channel		Project Honeycomb: Intelligent Storage for Massive Data Volumes » Watch the Webcast Incubated in Sun Labs, the Honeycomb storage solution introduces new dimensions of intelligence and programmability and improves application performance by taking on low-level data services such as query and metadata management. Honeycomb Senior Product Manager Mike Davis explains. » Full story »  Solaris 10 Free Training: Ten Moves Ahead of the Competition Get up to speed on key technologies in the Solaris OS with our free one-hour introductory training. »  BigAdmin Bucks Programs Submit content to the BigAdmin site and get cool prizes. »  IM3 Diagnostic Tool Evaluate your data management strategies with the IM3 Diagnostic Tool. »  Solaris ZFS Learning Center: Get insider tips into making the most of the world's most advanced file system with how-to demos, multimedia presentations, and more. »  AJAX Developer Resource Center: Get everything you need to build polished Web apps with Asynchronous JavaScript Technology and XML. »  Privilege Bracketing in Solaris 10 OS: Discover new functionality to build secure, flaw-resistant privileged programs. »  Identity Federation Flash Demo: This funny, out-of-the-box self-running Flash demo simplifies the concept of federation. »  Virtualized Data Center with 18:1 Server Consolidation: NewEnergy's VP of Software Development explains how Sun Fire x64 servers deliver breakthrough performance to customers of the Siemens subsidiary. Watch the Webcast or read the success story. © 2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. For information on Sun's trademarks see: http://www.sun.com/suntrademarks To manage your Sun subscriptions, visit the Subscription Center Sun Microsystems, Sun Microsystems, 4150 Network Circle, USCA22-106, Santa Clara, CA 95054 U.S.A.