Overview Offerings Perspectives Resources Get Started Sun gives you choice and flexibility when it comes to server virtualization and consolidation – no matter which application, OS, or software virtualization method you choose. We help you do more with less – less hardware, fewer software licenses, less management complexity, and a much smaller footprint. What is Server Virtualization? Server virtualization is used to divide one physical server into multiple isolated virtual environments, each running its own instance of OS and application. It saves on space, power consumption, cooling costs, licensing fees, and environmental impact while boosting reliability and performance to the user. See Offerings Multimedia Virtualize to Optimize With 20+ years of virtualization experience, Sun can help you increase datacenter efficiency by reducing footprint and power requirements, while increasing server utilization rates Watch the Video Presentation Watch Now Server Virtualization Choice With Sun Watch the Video Presentation Watch Now More Videos Spotlight Sun Value Tool Eco - Calculate datacenter savings eSeminar: A Virtualization Benchmark Guide from Sun and AMD eSeminar: How to Create the Energy Efficient Data Center What's New SPARC Virtualization: Improving Business Flexibility While Lowering TCO Two page document comparing Sun's no-cost virtualization to IBM and HP Sun and Fujitsu Boost SPARC Enterprise Server Performance and Virtualization Capabilities Sun Solaris Platform Advancements Unleash the Power of the Intel Xeon Processor 5500 Series Sun Fuels x64 Server Growth with Customer Wins in Education, Telecommunications, and Media and Entertainment Industries Did You Know? Did you know that virtualization on Sun CoolThreads servers is FREE? View the Answer More Virtualization Fun Facts Sun servers with CoolThreads technology feature Logical Domains (LDoms), the most open virtualization technology available - and it's free. Unlike proprietary virtualization technologies, LDoms can save you over $3,600 per system and require no additional hardware to manage or control virtual machines. The more servers you virtualize, the more you save and benefit. Logical Domains - powerful, open and free virtualization technology Perspectives “As validated by testing in our Technology Evaluation Center, Sun's latest virtualization solution will help meet the market need for server consolidation through optimized virtualization capacity and improved machine utilization ratios.” —Paul Zajdel, Director of Sun Solutions, Forsythe Technology More Perspectives Virtualization Platforms Sun x64 Rack Servers Scalability, flexibility and choice: powered by AMD and Intel processors Sun CoolThreads Technology-Based Servers Energy-efficient, no cost virtualization built in: powered by Sun UltraSPARC T1, T2, and T2 Plus processors Sun Blade Modular Systems Ultra-dense consolidation platforms: powered by AMD, Intel, and Sun UltraSPARC T2 processors Sun SPARC Enterprise Servers Mission-critical virtualization: Sun SPARC Enterprise Servers powered by SPARC64 processors View All Server Platforms

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