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Sun Servers with CoolThreads Technology

Overview

Sun systems with CoolThreads technology deliver breakthrough performance with dramatic space and power efficiency. Tackle the demands of secure web scale and virtualized computing with the fastest, most space-saving and energy-efficient, and open systems. In addition, you get open source Solaris 10 OS and virtualization technology at no extra cost.

Incredible Savings - Up to 2.9x Lower Total Cost of Acquisition

Get 2.9x lower Total Cost of Acquisition with the Sun SPARC Enterprise T5240 server and 2.7x lower Total Cost of Acquisition with the Sun Fire / Sun SPARC Enterprise T1000 server compared to competitive systems.

TCA Details for T5240 Comparison

TCA Details for T1000 Comparison

CoolThreads Technology in a Blade Form Factor

The Sun Blade T6320 server module delivers enhanced virtualization and consolidation capabilities for the data center with features and functionality similar to the Sun SPARC Enterprise T5120 and T5220 servers in a blade form factor. Supported in the Sun Blade 6000 modular system, the Sun Blade T6320 module outperforms competitive blade products by as much as 40 percent with up to 30 percent less power consumption and is optimized for large multi-node installations.

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Interactive System Overview

Sun SPARC Enterprise T5140 and T5240 Servers

Have a look inside the innovative Sun SPARC Enterprise T5140 and T5240 servers and explore its features and design in detail.

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Sun Blade T6320 server module

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ISVs Endorse Sun Servers with CoolThreads Technology

		"CoolThreads and BEA WebLogic are a record-setting combination." Rob Levy, CTO, BEA
		"CA supports the introduction of Sun's servers with CoolThreads technology with the management solutions customers require to ensure end-to-end service levels and to minimize lifecycle ownership costs." Laura McCluer, Vice President of Strategic Alliances, Computer Associates
		"With these new Sun systems, Sun is not only enabling Oracle's huge user base on UltraSPARC to maximize the performance of their applications and realize the significant cost savings benefits of this new multi-threaded platform, they're also creating a new market opportunity with a high-performance, low-cost deployment alternative for Oracle grid," Charles Phillips, President, Oracle
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Customers & Press Perspectives

“Our throughput went from 3GB of data per hour on a traditional server environment to approximately 50GB of data per hour on the Sun SPARC Enterprise T5240 server - a massive 17x scaling increase, with no tweaking, code changes, or other optimizations required. In other words, the machine scaled our performance as a function of the number of promised threads, with no “gotchas”.

We found the computing capacity we need in a single box with a tiny space and power footprint. This is critical for our application and any many others like it in the world of Web 2.0. In short, our experience with Sun SPARC Enterprise T5240 server has been simply amazing! This server is a without a doubt a cluster-killer, and enables us to provide faster response times for our customers, at lower cost and complexity than either traditional servers or niche HPC products.”

— Jason Bond Pratt, CIO, IT.com, Inc

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CoolThreads = ROI

World Performance Records: Since their introduction in 2005, Sun CoolThreads systems have set more than 50 performance records.

SWaP (Space, Watts and Performance): Calculate Coolthreads' potential for yourself using the SWaP metric for measuring system performance and efficiency.

Sun's Commitment to Eco-Responsibility: Sun designs innovative products that consume less power yet provide the performance and business benefits that our customers need.

Industry Awards

	Gold Medal Award Winner SearchDataCenter.com selects the Sun SPARC Enterprise T5120 and T5220 servers for the Gold Medal winner for the server category for 2007. Read the full article
	Energy Efficiency Award Flex Your Power selected the Sun Fire T1000 and T2000 servers as the Energy Efficiency winner for the 5th Annual Flex Your Power Awards View All Awards

Current Promotions

Try the Sun systems with CoolThreads technology risk-free for 60 days; then buy before June 30th and get 25%-45% off.

For a limited time, get up to 50% off when you trade-in your Sun, HP, IBM, or Dell server for a eco-efficient Sun system with CoolThreads technology.

Logical Domains (LDoms)

Increase your server utilization, efficiency, and ROI while shrinking your server footprint. For free. Logical Domains (LDoms), one of the enabling technologies for Sun xVM, is the most open virtualization technology available, and it's free. Unlike proprietary virtualization technologies, LDoms can save you over $3,600 per system and requires no additional hardware to manage or control virtual machines. The more servers you virtualize, the more you save and benefit.

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CoolThreads & UltraSPARC

	The UltraSPARC T1, T2, and T2 Plus processors with CoolThreads technology delivers the industry's fastest throughput with breakthrough energy efficiency.

	Optimize and accelerate multithreaded applications with the Solaris 10 Operating System.

Developer's Corner

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