Date: 26-Nov-2009 URL: www.sun.com/systems/solutions/mysql/web-bi.jsp

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Enterprises and mid-size organizations can integrate online and offline customer data in the new Sun Systems for Business Intelligence Web Infrastructure. It's a modular, scalable, open-analytics infrastructure designed to help you make better business decisions that drive deeper customer engagements and higher revenues.

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This solution combines Sun Integrated Computing Infrastructure with the commercial open source Infobright data warehousing software (built on MySQL) and Pentaho business intelligence and data integration software packages. It dramatically lowers the cost of entry and simplifies the deployment of a powerful business intelligence infrastructure by leveraging data from business and Web-viewing data sources.

This solution can save you up to 90% in acquisition costs over proprietary software while providing exceptional scalability starting at less than $1/GB. And, it delivers outstanding performance.

Real Business Issues

Increases in Web traffic offer new opportunities, but organizations lack the insight to leverage it
Need a simple, cost-effective way to store and analyze rapidly growing volume of Web traffic data
Problems relating customer data from separate business units, or integrating offline and online customer data
Want to improve the Web experience for customers, partners, and employees
Traditional BI solutions cost too much

“The combination of Infobright, Sun Integrated Computing Infrastructure and Pentaho delivers a powerful, sophisticated business analytic solution at the lowest cost in the industry.”

— Miriam Tuerk, President and CEO, Infobright
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Real Business Results

Up to 90% cost savings over proprietary software
Up to 90% reduction in implementation and ongoing management
Flexibility to run Linux, Windows, or Solaris, with cost and performance advantages on Solaris over RHEL
Infobright query performance on Sun Storage 7410 Unified Storage System: 92% faster than competitive storage systems
Pentaho rated "best support" in BI industry by a leading industry analyst
Sun Unified Storage 7310 provides up to a 75% cost savings over traditional storage solutions, consuming up to 3x less power and up to 4x the IOPs/$ of any system in its class

Solution Offerings

Storage
Sun Storage 7310 Unified Storage System	NEW! Designed for mid-tier enterprises and remote offices experiencing rapid data growth, the Sun Storage 7310 Unified Storage System delivers enterprise-class features and functionality at entry-level prices. Starting at $40,165 (US)
Server	Why Optimized for Performance
New! Sun Fire X2270 Server	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) Try It Free Now Learn More
New! Sun Fire X4170 Server	One or two Intel® Xeon® Processor 5500 Series, Intel HyperThreading, and 18 memory DIMMs for maximum memory of 144 GB Eight 2.5-inch drive bays that can support SAS Hard Disk Drives or Solid State Drives Certified for compatibility with more operating systems than any other server in its class Rack-optimized (1RU) x64 server Starting at $2,845 (US) Try It Free Now Learn More
New! Sun Fire X4275 Server	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) Try It Free Now Learn More
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	Infobright's software provides fast answers to complex, ad hoc questions involving massive amounts of information. Download now
	Empower your business and dramatically reduce costs with Pentaho, the commercial open source alternative for BI. Download now