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In response to market needs, several groups within Sun worked
together to propose integrated solutions made up of specific
combinations of hardware and software products. Sun also worked with
top-tier software and networking equipment vendors to include specific
third-party products as part of its Reference Architectures. These
solutions include a set of recommended components and are sized,
tested, tuned, and documented to work together and deliver specific
functionality, including messaging, application services, business
intelligence/data warehousing, and other functions. The Sun Reference
Architecture Program is continuing to add to its portfolio of
individual Reference Architectures.
Sun Reference Architectures define the hardware and software components
needed to build end-to-end solutions to help meet specific business
needs. Reference Architectures are jointly designed, tested,
tuned, and integrated solutions based on Sun hardware and software and
selected best-of-class third-party applications. The goal of Reference
Architectures is to help customers reduce the complexity, costs, and
risks of deploying new technology in their enterprises. Sun's Reference
Architectures combine:
- A multi-tiered architecture design
- Best-of-class hardware and software components
- Architecture, sizing, and implementation guides
- Support from Sun Professional Services or Sun Partners
- Optional proof-of-concept testing at a Sun Solution Center
- Option of delivering the components of a Reference Architecture through the Sun Customer Ready systems program
For more details on the Reference Architectures program, please visit: sun.com/service/refarch.
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