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You can achieve the performance of the biggest network players when you deploy your Web-based application. And you can simplify deployment, and scale to meet demand – with Sun's Open Network Systems with flash ready technology and the new Intel Xeon 5500 Series processors. These flash-ready servers can provide up to 3x time the application performance over previous generation systems, reducing bottlenecks but to 65x.


About This Solution

Our Sun Systems for MySQL x86 Performance is an end-to-end solution that delivers maximal performance out of the gate, with a tuned database and simplified deployment. With a MySQL Enterprise subscription, a Sun Fire x86/x64 server, Sun Open Storage, and Sun Professional Services, it delivers all the performance and price benefits of an open-source solution and the right Tier 1 expertise and support you need. Using this solution, Sun has helped companies tune their MySQL database performance up to an additional 50%, driving superior price/performance, while reducing costs. And now that Sun x86 servers come with the Intel Xeon Processor 5500 series inside, our solution provides the flexibility of running Linux, Windows, or the Solaris OS, with greater performance than ever – up to 3x the performance previous Intel Xeon processors. And because Sun and Intel have collaborated on engineering and design, you can get performance, efficiency, and reliability benefits unique to the Solaris OS.


Solaris for MySQL x86 Performance

The combination of Sun X86 servers with Solaris OS provides unique advantages, such as:

  • Solaris Dynamic Tracing (DTrace) - Technology for detailed tracing and observability
  • Fault Manager - Automatically diagnoses underlying problems, and can offline faulty components
  • Solaris ZFS - Unparalleled data integrity, capacity, performance, and manageability

By using Sun products and Sun Professional Services for our solution, we can scale horizontally, and we can scale vertically. And we don't have to change one line of our software code to run dual-core, quad-core, or sixteen-core machines—or any other hardware that Sun provides.
— Jean-Luc Vaillant, CTO, LinkedIn
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Real Business Issues

  • Fast growth was causing reduced MySQL database response times
  • Needed scale and manageability for exponential growth
  • Prohibitive database software licensing costs

Real Business Results

  • 54% improvement in query performance
  • 39% reduction in database footprint
  • Scalable, manageable infrastructure for further growth
  • 7x improved application performance and 65x faster with Sun Flash technologies

Solution Offerings

Server Why Optimized for Performance
  • New Intel® Xeon® Processor 5500 Series
  • Scalable from 4-8 processing cores in a 1RU form factor
  • Four hard disk drive bays for up to 4 TB of internal storage
  • Socket compatibility for easy upgrade to future generation processors
  • Certified for compatibility with more operating systems than any other server in its class
Starting at $1,488 (US)
  • Rack-optimized (2RU) x64 server
  • One or two Intel® Xeon® Processor 5500 Series, Intel HyperThreading, and 18 memory DIMMs for maximum memory of 144GB
  • Twelve drive bays supporting SAS or SATA HDD, or SSD for up to 12 TB (24 TB in the near future) at less than $1/GB; able to drive exceptional digital streaming performance
  • 48 lanes of PCIe 2.0 via 6 PCIe 2.0 Low Profile Slots
Starting at $3,645 (US)
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  • The new Intel® Xeon® Processor 5500 Series delivers a large increase in performance and energy efficiency
  • Up to two processors (8 cores/16 threads) per server module
  • High I/O data rate with PCIe 2.0: up to 270 Gb/s per blade providing balanced bandwidth for running large numbers of guest virtual machines
  • Designed for memory-intensive applications: up to 2x more memory than competition (144GB when 8GB DIMMs are supported)
  • 48 server modules per Sun Blade 6048 Modular System
Starting at $2,136 (US)
Storage Why Optimized for Performance
  • Up to 3x denser storage than competitors costs half that of the competition
  • Best price/performance for a disk array, the J4000 has over twice the performance/$ of the next best competitor per SPC-1
  • Cost effective with prices as low as $1 per GB
  • Solaris ZFS reduces the number of tasks from 28 to five required for common administration tasks
  • Industry's highest data throughput rate (3GB/s disk-to-memory, 1.5GB/s disk-to-network
  • 40% to 70% on less power and cooling consumption compared to competitor's offerings of equivalent capacity
Starting at $4,954 (US list)
MySQL Why Optimized for Performance
MySQL Enterprise Gold

  • MySQL Enterprise Server: reliable and secure production database applications
  • MySQL Enterprise Monitor: minimize security vulnerabilities, improve replication, and optimize performance
  • MySQL Production Support: practical advice on how to optimize your configuration, replication set-up, schema, and queries for better performance

To gain the most of your MySQL virtualization strategy, get the only comprehensive offering of production support, monitoring tools, and latest MySQL database software to deliver optimal performance, reliability, security, and uptime. Details on MySQL Enterprise Gold.

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MySQL Support and Services

  • MySQL White Papers, FAQ
  • MySQL Training
  • MySQL Consulting

Whether you're new to database technology, or an experienced developer or database administrator, MySQL offers you a comprehensive range of certified software, support, training, and consulting services.

MySQL Support Services
Support Services Why Optimized for Performance
Sun Support and Services

  • Sun Eco Services Suite
  • Sun Virtualization Consulting Services
  • Sun Developer Expert Assistance
  • Hardware Warranty Upgrades
  • Installation Services
  • Solaris 10 Subscriptions

Sun offers a complete lifecycle of consulting, training, and support services to help you get the most out of your Eco Scale MySQL solution.

Free or starting at $49
Sun Support Services