Overview Resources You've come to the right place for the latest news and in-depth information on Sun's new Open Storage servers. We've gathered white papers, resources, and podcasts to help keep you up to date. In the News Sun Microsystems releases disk-heavy, Intel-based servers SearchDataCenter, Aug 19, 2008 Sun Microsystems Inc. has released its seventh and eighth Intel-based servers since the company began offering Intel Corp processors in January 2007. Sun Fires Up Server Lineup with Intel Processors eWeek, Aug 19, 2008 Sun Microsystems is adding more Intel processors into its server lineup, which will help bolster Sun's infrastructure system offerings for back-office applications, such as database and high-performance computing apps. Sun, Intel to provide server technology for NBC Olympics Sun Microsystems, Jul 21, 2008 Sun Microsystems made the Olympic cut. Sun will provide server technology using Intel quad-core processors for NBC's Olympic coverage. Sun Server Delivers Heavyweight Performance Sun Microsystems, Jul 12, 2008 The Sun Fire X4150 packs lots of power into small package, and doesn't need much juice. Sun Microsystems Extends Open Storage Revolution with New Industry-Leading, High-Performance Product Lines Sun Microsystems, Jul 09, 2008 Unveils Sun Storage J4000 Family and New High-Performance Sun Fire x4540 System to Deliver Breakthrough Economics for Growing Open Storage Market Sun Delivers Fastest x86-Based 1U Server for Technical Computing Workloads and Most Expandable 2U Enterprise-Class System Sun Microsystems, Inc., Aug 19, 2008 Sun delivers fastest 1U server for technical computing workloads and most expandable 2U enterprise-class system powered by Intel Xeon processors. Lab test: Sun's X4150 shows the beef Sun Microsystems, May 23, 2008 The Sun Fire X4150, with four Intel cores, fast drives, and oodles of I/O, brings surprising heft and sizzling performance to a 1U frame Sun Unveils New Systems Powered By Quad-Core AMD Opteron Processors Sun Microsystems, May 13, 2008 New Sun Fire Servers, Powered by the Solaris 10 OS and Other Industry-Standard Operating Systems, Deliver Market-Leading Performance, Compute Density and Memory in Half the Space Sun Adds Quad-Core Opteron Servers Sun Microsystems, May 13, 2008 New Barcelona-based servers feature large memory and storage capacity as Sun follows rivals' lead into AMD quad-core. Sun Storage Server Resources The following URLs provide you more in-depth information. Sun Fire X4540 Server Sun Fire X4250 Server Sun Fire X4240 Server Sun Fire X4150 Server Sun Fire X4140 Server White Papers Sun Fire X4140, Sun Fire X4240, and Sun Fire X4440 Server Technical Architecture To help IT managers address the challenge of increasing capacity while managing datacenter growth, Sun Fire X4140, X4240, and X4440 servers provide a range of dense and scalable systems based on the latest AMD Opteron processors. These systems feature high performance and unprecedented density in energy-efficient and compact 1RU and 2RU form-factors. Solaris OS on Xeon Processor-Based Systems This white paper reviews the advantages of running the Solaris operating system on the Intel Xeon processor and the collaborative efforts of the Sun and Intel teams that have made this combination a fast, efficient, and high-performance platform for development and deployment.