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Upgrade Programs for Sun SPARC Enterprise Systems

Sun offers comprehensive programs to upgrade existing legacy Sun or qualified competitive systems to replacement Sun SPARC Enterprise systems.


The Sun Upgrade Advantage Program offers ongoing programs to migrate to the latest Sun technology with financial incentives to upgrade to Sun SPARC Enterprise M-Series M4000, M5000, M8000 and M9000 system Servers, the latest innovation in open system computing with extreme scalability, sophisticated RAS features, and SPARC64 VII processing.

Upgrade Programs for Sun Sparc Enterprise Servers:

  • Trade-in and consolidate Sun and competitive systems or receive upfront discounts of up to 15% applied to the new Sun SPARC Enterprise server.

  • Options to trade-in and consolidate qualified competitive systems including IBM, HP, or Fujitsu systems.

  • No cost dock to dock shipping, and environmentally safe disposal of the residual hardware through Sun Microsystems.

  • Save money and time to create a technology solution for customers while acquiring the best technology with available assessment and migration services.

  • Eco Consolidation with M-Series and Solaris, space and power savings and lower OS support costs.

  • In-box upgrades are available as a component option in existing SPARC Enterprise servers

Realize significant reductions in ongoing operating costs through consolidation of existing Sun, or qualified IBM, HP, or Fujitsu systems onto Sun SPARC Enterprise systems. Contact Sun or your authorized Sun Partner for a trade-in quotation.


Savings Examaple*: Consolidate to Sun SPARC Enterprise M9000


Cost over Time Graph Example
Maintaining current Sun Fire F15K and Fujitsu PrimePower 1500 systems versus consolidating to Sun SPARC Enterprise M9000
Consolidate and Realize High Return on Investment

Consolidate and trade-in a Sun Fire F15K system and a Fujitsu PrimePower 1500 system, and purchase a replacement Sun SPARC Enterprise M9000 configured with 20 x 2.26GHz CMUs, and save on floor space, service costs, power, and realize a high return on investment:

  • Net Investment: US $633,000
  • Return on Investment: 195%
  • Cost of 3 Month Delay: $31,000



Sun Upgrade Advantage Program Savings

The Sun SPARC Enterprise M9000 delivers the best of SPARC/Solaris OS computing for virtualization and consolidation projects in the data center. It delivers SPARC/Solaris processing with mainframe-class features and data center reliability for the open systems market. Upgrade to the M9000, and take advantage of significant Sun UAP trade-in program discounts.

Upgrade Savings Example*: Trade-In a Sun Fire F15K and a Fujitsu PrimePower 1500 system and upgrade to a Sun SPRAC Enterprise M9000
Trade-In:
Sun Fire 15K 48 CPU system and Fujitsu PrimePower 1500 48 CPU system
Upgrade To:
Sun SPARC Enterprise M9000
24 2.28GHz CMU System
List Price:
$1,515,770
Trade-In Allowance:
15%
Trade-In Value:
$227,366
Net Price with Upgrade:
$1,288,405

Start saving today. To see more trade-in offers, use the Sun Trade-In Calculator.

For UAP Terms & Conditions, please visit http://www.sun.com/tradeins/terms.jsp.

*All offers, pricing and specifications are based on US list prices, are provided as examples only, are subject to change without notice, are available only while supplies last, and are subject to cancellation without notice.

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Learn how the Sun Upgrade Advantage Program is designed to ease a technology upgrade.

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