November/December 2008 »  IT planning for uncertain times »  Demystifying cloud computing »  Innovation loves a crisis »  Get faster with flash »  Assuring effective data retention »  Modular datacenter design From Chaos, Opportunity By Gan Boon San In times of turmoil, technology provides a means of growth and a source of new business opportunities. » Full story IT action plan for uncertain times Here's how IT can keep moving forward in the face of shaky markets, unpredictable business conditions, and looming budget cuts. » Full story Bob Worrall CIO, Sun Microsystems Write me at cio@sun.com »  Contact us for product information or call +65 6438 1888. »  New! Solaris 10 10/08 »  NetBeans IDE 6.1: developer.com 2008 product of the year »  Sun Download Manager 2.0 »  OpenOffice 3.0 » All downloads » Top downloads Webinars »  Identity compliance Automating critical identity-based security controls »  See all webinars Recent Launches »  JavaFX December 2, 2008 »  Change your storage economics November 10, 2008 »  Midrange computing (SPARC Enterprise T5440) October 13, 2008 » View archive MySQL optimized systems: scaling without limits Coupled with Sun server and storage platforms, MySQL delivers extreme scalability with breakthrough eco-efficiency. » Full story » Visit the Sun News Center Stop running risks with your retention policy An effective data retention strategy requires an equally effective data destruction policy. Here's practical advice for merging the two — from Sun's Chief Data Strategy and Privacy Officer, Michelle Dennedy. » Full story Demystifying cloud computing Cloud computing is not fluff — it's the future of IT. Take a closer look at what's in the clouds and what it might mean for your organization. » Full story Big boost for small business Find out how you can get a technological edge from Sun at an affordable cost. » Full story Install Sun’s Web Stack on OpenSolaris Save time and effort installing and initializing the Sun Web Stack on the world's most advanced open source OS. » Full story Patching with Sun xVM Ops Center Boost efficiency by using Sun xVM Ops Center 1.1 to patch the Solaris OS. » Full story Radically Simplified Storage Economics Sun has introduced the world's first open storage appliances so you can keep pace with rapid data growth and increasing storage complexity. » Read the article by Lionel Lim Innovation loves a crisis Economic uncertainty has real consequences for Sun and its customers, but it also opens new opportunities. Sun's management team sees opportunity everywhere, and we know that now is the time to get out in front and establish new ground. » Read Jonathan’s blog »  Find out why Linux geek chose OpenSolaris   SmugMug CEO Don MacAskill put his first OpenSolaris box into production when he was dealing with "a mission-critical chunk of data." He blogs the blow by blow. Like this? Subscribe to the OpenSolaris Ignite newsletter for more. »  New training and certification from Sun   Gain new skills — increase your knowledge with latest training courses. »  Flash memory as a hard drive replacement   This Sun BluePrints article shows you how to enable a system equipped with flash technology to exceed the performance of a server with a hard drive and operate over a similar lifespan. »  Save money, get a free Apple iPod Touch   Save big with one of our comprehensive CD-ROM Training Libraries and get a free Apple iPod Touch. »  Solaris 8 retirement plans   Get End of Service Life information for the Solaris 8 OS. »  Modular design for datacenter efficiency   Get examples, details about how unique datacenter design requirements can be addressed through pod-based design. »  Test drive MySQL with Solaris 10 OS   Don't build a data-driven app or service without test-driving MySQL on the Solaris 10 OS. »  Optimizing MySQL on Sun x64 Servers   Walk through the steps for optimizing MySQL on Sun x64 servers and get benchmark results for solutions with Sun Fire X4100 servers. »  Save Up to 30% on Sun Fire X4150/X4450 Servers   Reduce space and energy consumption with Sun Fire X4150 and X4450 servers. »  Email redefined   See how Sun and IT.com partnered to radically redefine and accelerate email search and discovery. Watch the customer video »  Last.fm gets the edge   Discover how Sun blade servers increased throughput; and slashed power consumption — and get fresh insights about Intel's new 7400 Series (Dunnington) processors. Listen to the podcast © 2008 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, 4150 Network Circle, USCA22-106, Santa Clara, CA 95054 U.S.A. If you have any questions or feedback, please send a message to innercircle@sun.com