Sun's x64 systems and the Solaris 10 OS
Together, Sun Fire x64 systems and Solaris 10, the most advanced OS on the planet, are the perfect solution for a wide range of enterprise workloads
in your data center. Use their power, efficiency, safety and security for web, database and application services, and as a fast development platform utilizing the
wide range of included open source and commercial compilers and tools. Breakthrough performanceSun x64 servers and workstations running Solaris 10 have set dozens of performance and price/performance world benchmark records to date for a range of workloads in the enterprise. Unique Solaris features such as DTrace make it possible to wring more performance out of new and existing applications and configurations, and safely troubleshoot and optimize production environments. Use the extreme performance of Solaris 10 and Sun Fire x64 servers to deliver higher service levels, improve employee productivity, and speed development times.
“ The Sun x64 and Solaris 10 servers run anywhere from three to ten times faster than what we had before. That translates to substantial growth in work productivity.”
— Eric Greenwade, Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, Chief IT Architect
Lower acquisition and operating costsSun delivers better total cost of ownership (TCO) for its customers in many ways – from highly competitive acquisition costs to daily operation costs, including superior energy efficiency. Sun Fire x64 systems benefit from the unique, power–efficient design of dual-core AMD Opteron processors and that helps save you energy costs. Since Sun offers Solaris 10 free of charge, it's easy and cost-effective to standardize on a single OS platform from desktop to data center, reducing training and maintenance costs. Solaris 10, in conjunction with AMD64 processors, makes it easy to support both 32–bit and 64–bit applications on the x86 architecture with a fast and secure offering – and its aggressive support pricing makes it as affordable as or even more affordable than Linux. Protect your investmentSolaris provides guaranteed compatibility in two important ways: guaranteed binary compatibility with earlier Solaris releases, and guaranteed application source compatibility between SPARC(R) and x86 platforms. This means you can protect existing IT investments as you gain the benefits of Sun's breakthrough new technologies. If you're moving to Solaris on x64 systems from other OSes, we make that easy too, with the Solaris Global Migration Program.
“ Leveraging the Sun Fire X2100 system from Sun and the power of Solaris 10, our customers are seeing 36% reduction in turnaround times that are significantly better than our costly Dell PowerEdge servers. To sum it up simply, the Sun Fire X2100 is the best server ever!”
— Michael Miller, Software Quality Assurance, Secure Management Solutions
Consolidate without complicationWith Solaris 10 on Sun Fire x64 servers, you can increase your system utilization rates by safely and affordably moving multiple applications from many systems onto one. The powerful Solaris Containers functionality allows many private execution environments to be created on one system, each with its own identity and assigned resources, with extremely high efficiency and flexibility. And, with the proven ability to deliver more horsepower than legacy Xeon servers, Sun Fire x64 systems allow you to run any workload with fewer servers and cut processing times. A solid foundationSolaris 10 and Sun Fire x64 systems are built on more than 20 years of enterprise expertise for a highly secure, available and reliable platform, robust enough to handle the most demanding workloads. Look to the unbeatable combination of Solaris 10 on Sun Fire x64 systems for features that focus on your most critical needs, including improving IT security, reducing risk, simplifying administration, and reducing server and application downtime. |
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