Why Move to Solaris 10

Enterprises are under tremendous pressure today to do more with less, roll out new business services faster, fit more servers in the same space, comply with all new regulations at the same time that budgets are shrinking and headcount is frozen. Sun's offers the knowledge, tools and services that can help you get there quickly and easily, drastically reducing the time it takes to develop and launch new business services.

Upgrade to Solaris 10

• • See what's new in Solaris 10 and how it will benefit your business
• • Download Solaris 10
• • Take a look at Solaris 8 and Solaris 9 Containers
• • With Solaris 8 and 9 Containers, speed your adoption of CMT while leveraging your existing software and training investments

Move to Solaris 10

• • Solaris runs the apps you need, get the power of Solaris without changing the apps you use today, check the Sun Solutions catalog, with over 11,000 applications
• • Learn about what Solaris can do for your business over what you're doing today
• • Download Solaris 10
• • Get additional help moving from HP-UX, AIX, or Red Hat to Solaris

Resources

• Solaris 8 and Solaris 9 Containers
  Run Solaris 8 and Solaris 9 applications on the Solaris 10 OS
• How To Move A Solaris Container
• Consolidating Servers and Applications
• BigAdmin: Solaris 8 and Solaris 9 Containers
• How It Works: Solaris 8 Containers Video

• Study showing significant cost advantages of Solaris 10 over Red Hat Linux
  The Solaris 10 OS provides a 20% cost-of-ownership advantage over Red Hat Enterprise Linux, according to a new cost-of-ownership study conducted by the Crimson Consulting Group. The study evaluated the costs of acquisition as well as long-term support, administration and operations.
• The Economic Value in Upgrading to Solaris 10
  Based on real customer experiences, upgrading to Solaris 10 shows a 5-year ROI of 127% - 335% depending on server configuration. Reduced time to implement, administer, troubleshoot, and tune systems as well as space and power efficiencies help bring down costs.
• White Paper: Create a More Effective Enterprise - Adopt the Solaris 10 Operating System
  Learn how to create business and operational success using the Solaris 10 Operating System in your IT environment. You will learn the advantages gained such as security, reliability, and efficiencies harnessed by using the Solaris 10 OS.
• Solaris 10 Evaluation Service
  Sun offers a 2 day service that reviews the business reasons for running Solaris 10, explores upgrade options, and demonstrates moving an application.
• Sun Enterprise Migration Suite
  Sun's comprehensive service offering for migrating to Sun systems and Solaris 10.
• Sun Application Migration Service
  Sun service offering for porting non-Sun UNIX and Linux applications to Solaris 10.