Programs for Researchers

As a market leader in High Performance Computing, Sun programs for Researchers offers grants, collaboration programs and technology resources that can help you solve highly complex problems faster and more efficiently.

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  • Collaborating to share best practices and as an opportunity for professional development

Featured Programs

External Research Office
Sun started in the academic community, and has always fostered a close relationship with researchers in academia, national labs and nonprofit organizations. The External Research Office seeks to: define and create the future of computer and information technology; transform key university research outcomes into future products; recruit and hire the best students; encourage faculty sabbaticals; and invite student internships at Sun. More

Grid Computing
Grid Computing is one of the fastest-growing trends in high-end scientific and engineering computing. By utilizing a flexible computing architecture based on clusters, organizations can develop and tailor grids to continually match changing requirements. Grids deliver the flexibility to harness the power of any available resource, regardless of whether it is a desktop machine or campus supercomputer. More

High Performance Computing
In the new global economy, speed-to-market is an essential component in getting, and staying, ahead of the competition. High Performance Computing (HPC) concentrates on this critical need. It uses compute power to help solve highly complex problems, perform business critical analysis, or run computationally intensive workloads—all faster and more efficiently. The outcome is faster time to results. More

Network.Com
Network.com offers flexible access to the pay-per-use computing resources of the Sun Grid Compute Utility and its growing catalog of high-performance computing applications. ISVs and software developers can use the Network.com platform to easily build, test, and deploy their on-demand applications to anyone on the Internet. More

Communities of Interest

HPC Consortium
The HPC Consortium is a Sun Global Education and Research worldwide customer forum that meets to research and discuss high-end scientific and engineering computing issues and trends. HPC Consortium meetings are held biannually in conjunction with the U.S. and European supercomputing conferences. Subscribe today

Sun Developer Network
The Sun Developer Network is the source for Sun developer solutions. Access the developer community, training, software downloads, events and more. Get started today! More