SEPTEMBER 2005

CINDERELLA AND SOLARIS      An open (source) discussion with Hal Stern

CONTENTS

OpenSolaris and other open source initiatives have given developers tremendous opportunities for innovation, value, and collaboration. Hal Stern, the new CTO of Sun Software, explains Sun's bold strategies for open source projects — and what open source has in common with Cinderella. » MORE   REAP WHAT YOU SOA John Crupi Dan Malks The service oriented architecture is not built in a day. Sun's pragmatic SOA approach emphasizes incremental business-driven projects that deliver quick ROI while allowing IT to build its SOA expertise. Get insights into pragmatic SOA from John Crupi and Dan Malks, leaders in the Sun Enterprise Web Services Global Practice, and see how Sun implemented an SOA to support the ONE Campaign's crusade to end poverty in Africa. » MORE DELL CUSTOMERS: TRADE UP TO BLAZING FAST SUN X64 SERVERS AND SAVE 20% Trade up any qualified Dell server and get a 20% trade-in allowance on eligible new Sun Fire X4100 and X4200 servers with support services. That’s a savings of up to $1,900 on Sun servers that are 1.5 times the performance of Xeon-based Dell servers. Offer ends March 24, 2006.  » Learn more LOW-RISK PERFORMANCE ON DEMAND: BUY 20+ NEW SUN X64 SYSTEMS AND GET A FREE RACK, PLUS MORE Get a ready-to-deploy Sun Grid Rack System with 20 or more Sun Fire X2100, X4100, and/or X4200 servers stacked, racked, and integrated on a free rack cabinet. Experience factory integration directly from Sun at savings of 33% per rack, plus qualify for exceptional savings on the industry leading Sun Java System Application Server and N1 management software — a savings up to 76% per rack. Offer ends March 31, 2006.   » Learn more A PREMIER PLATFORM FOR VERY LARGE DATA WAREHOUSING Very large data warehousing demands support for terabyte-size data volumes, large user populations, and complex applications. The Winter Corporation, the leading experts on large-scale databases, assesses the Sun-Oracle solution for VLDW, including #1 TPC-H benchmark tests and customer case studies.» Get the white paper DATA CENTER WELLNESS: TREAT THE ROOT CAUSE, NOT JUST THE SYMPTOMS Just as good diet and exercise help keep you fit, well-planned prevention and assessment can reduce problems in your IT operation. Learn how the holistic approach of Sun Preventive Services can help you identify, measure, and manage risk for better data center health and lower costs.» Download now INNER CIRCLE NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE Review previous issues of the Inner Circle newsletter and presentations. If you are not a Sun Inner Circle program member, join now. Questions or comments? E-mail innercircle@sun.com.		»  Cinderella and Solaris »  A Retrospective for the Future of IT »  Reap What You SOA BILL HOWARD'S MESSAGE Dear Colleague, A retrospective should serve not just the past, but also the future. As I near retirement after a 42-year career in IT, I offer observations on what has changed in IT, what hasn't, and what should.  » MORE Best regards, Bill Howard Former Chief CIO Advocate and Advisor to the CEO Sun Microsystems, Inc. cio@sun.com  »  NETWORK COMPUTING 05Q3: THE X64 FACTOR Can x64 systems be smarter, faster, and simpler — all at the same time? View Sun's Network Computing Web event on-demand and learn about our revolutionary x64 systems and solutions for thin client computing.» VIEW NOW  »  NET TALK: SOLVING THE DATA STORAGE DILEMMA Explore how a system-wide approach to data storage enables you to intelligently manage massive volumes of data, and gives you fine-grained access, archiving, auditing, and security technologies essential to regulatory compliance.» VIEW THE NET TALK

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