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- Optimizing Oracle's Siebel Applications on Sun Fire Servers With Coolthreads Technology
- In an effort to ensure the most demanding global enterprises can meet their deployment requirements, engineers from Oracle's Siebel Systems and Sun Microsystems continue to work to improve Oracle's Siebel Server performance and stability on the Solaris Operating System OS. This paper is an effort to make available tuning and...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Siebel Systems Inc., Sun Fire, Sun Fire Server, Sun Solaris, Performance Management, Productivity, Operating Systems, UNIX, Servers, Software, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Hardware
- White papers 2007-06-01
- Database Workloads on Sun Fire Servers With CoolThreads Technology
- When running the Oracle database 10g, the Sun Fire T2000 CoolThreads server outperformed an equivalent 4- way Dell PowerEdge server equipped with the latest 64 bit Intel Xeon processors by over 3.5X, while consuming 1.6X less power and occupying 50% of the data center space. The price/performance delivered by the...
- Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Fire, Intel Xeon, Sun Fire Server, Servers, Processors, Databases, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- White papers 2006-04-01
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- Xeon 5500 (Nehalem) servers: a group test
- Intel's Xeon 5500 processor has made a big splash in the server world as the major manufacturers each have their own brands featuring the 45nm Nehalem architecture. But which one is best? ZDNet UK's Alan Stevens puts the top models to the test and chooses a winner: ...
- Tags: Intel Xeon, Intel Corp., Prices, HP ProLiant DL380 G6, Servers, Processors, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Andy Smith
- Blog posts 2009-09-02
- IBM expects Linux to make money
- IBM expects Linux to make moneyFuture is Linux devices, appliances & distro'sLinux is modular and it is the future platform it already powers the Internet, the future will be smart appliances not huge monolithic closed source dinosaur operating systems such as 'Windows'...;) A smartphone-like app storeDesktop Linux REALLY needs a...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, Canonical/Ubuntu, Linux, IBM Corp., OpenOffice, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-06-11
- Sizing Study for Pentaho Open Source Business Intelligence Suite on Sun Platforms
- This paper describes a sizing study of Pentaho Open Source Business Intelligence OSBI Suite on a Sun platform, including tests conducted with application tools from Pentaho. The purpose is to provide this guide as a reference point when users are choosing a suitable Sun platform for their Business Intelligence BI...
- Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, Databases, Open Source, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Enterprise Software, Data Management, Hardware
- White papers 2009-06-01
- MySQL 5.1 Database Deployment Over CIFS on Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage System
- This paper describes the procedure to deploy MySQL database infrastructure over CIFS protocol. This example uses a Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage System and a Sun Fire server running Microsoft Windows 2003 Server. (In this case, Sun Storage 7210 Unified Storage System was used, but the procedure is also applicable...
- Tags: Common Internet File System, MySQL, Sun Microsystems Inc., Storage System, Storage, Open Source, Databases, Storage Management, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- White papers 2009-05-01
- Dell aims to poach Sun customers
- Popular computer company Dell is attempting to make it easy for customers to migrate from proprietary server platforms and outdated legacy datacenters to more open, flexible, standards-based technology. In other words: Sun customers, Dell's headed your way. Dell's ProConsult Infrastructure Consulting service is positioned...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Dell PowerEdge, Servers, Hardware, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-04-14
- Staff Cost Savings Models to Justify RISC Migration
- In the past, RISC-based servers delivered performance and memory advantages that made them the workhorses of corporate computing. And even though the systems used expensive, proprietary components and were expensive to operate, many organizations ran their critical business applications - including database, ERP, CRM, DNS server, and others - on...
- Tags: RISC, Cost Savings, Migration, Processors, Servers, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components
- White papers 2009-04-08
- IBM buying Sun Microsystems makes no sense, it's a red herring
- Someone has floated a trial balloon, through a leak to the Wall Street Journal, that IBM is in "talks" to buy Sun Microsystems for $6.5 billion. The only party that would leak this information is Sun itself, and it smacks of desperation in trying to thwart an unwanted acquisition, or...
- Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp., Nope, Data Centers, Sales Strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions, Open Source, Databases, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Sales, Investment, Finance, Enterprise Software, Software, Dana Gardner
- Blog posts 2009-03-18
- Some general considerations for small systems change
- Some general considerations for small systems changeIOW you need an architectNOT a CIO or management drone. NOT a vendor rep. NOT your average sysadmin. NOT the customer/user. Not from one group while ignoring another.Of course, this never happens. There usually IS an architect, but he is brought in AFTER the...
- Tags: Processors, Servers, Sun Sparc, SAP AG, V210, V20z, Intel x86
- Discussion threads 2009-03-03
- Migrating From Solaris 9 Enterprise on Sun Fire V440 With Bind 8.3.3 to Solaris 10 Enterprise on Dell PowerEdge R900 With Bind 9.3.5-P1
- The Dell PowerEdge R900 is an excellent server for upgrading critical Domain Name Service DNS servers from BIND 8 running on Solaris 9 to BIND 9 running on Solaris 10. This Migration Guide reviews the approach that Principled Technologies PT and Dell recommend for a tested and validated migration of...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Sun Solaris 9, Sun Solaris 10, Sun Microsystems Inc., BIND, Sun Fire, Dell PowerEdge, Principled Technologies, Dell PowerEdge R900, Sun Solaris, Domain Names, Servers, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Hardware
- White papers 2009-02-10
- News to know: Windows 7; Tax software guide; Extending your system's life
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily . For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage Robin Harris: Give your system a mid-life kicker Ed Bott: How well does Windows 7 handle 512MB? Andrew Nusca: ZDNet's Ultimate Tax...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Phone, Microsoft Windows 7, Tax, Microsoft Corp., Intel Corp., Smart Phones, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Windows, Telecom & Utilities, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-02-09
- Sun squeezes out cost, space and heat with new Colorado data center
- Sun Microsystems has flipped the switch on a new data center in Broomfield, Colo., one that represents its largest consolidation project to date. The new facility will represent an estimated $1 million in energy savings plus the elimination of 11,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide annually. Overall, the project will...
- Tags: Data Center, Sun Microsystems Inc., Data Centers, Storage, Real Estate, Hardware, Data Management, Business Operations, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2009-01-26
- “Security” issues
- “Security” issuesPoor programming and poor programmers.Software producers have convinced everyone it is the nature of software to have security problems. Why has the world bought that scenario? I still say that software companies need to be held financially accountable for the damages their software causes its users. Microsoft should have...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, security, SunOS 5.10
- Discussion threads 2009-01-26
- Green tech expert clarifies data center heat discussion
- Just wanted to pop in a quick update/observation from a reader regarding my "Some like it hot" post the other day. He wanted to clarify my reference to the Arrhenius equation, which I used after the Sun exec I interviewed for the story used it to illustrate what we were...
- Tags: Data Center, Green Technology, Degree, Green Tech Expert, Arrhenius, Data Centers, Storage, Semiconductors, Hardware, Data Management, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2009-01-08
- HP BladeSystem Powers BT Vision, Tripling Data Center Capacity
- BT Vision (www.btvision.bt.com) offers on-demand television programs, film and sports over the Internet to broadband customers of BT British Telecom. The company wanted to triple data center capacity to one million viewers without adding to power and space requirements. BT Vision replaced rackmounted servers, including Sun Fire V210 servers, with...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., British Telecommunications, Vision, Data Centers, Strategy, Servers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Management
- Case studies 2009-01-01
- The 2008 Chutzpah in IT Marketing Awards
- The 2008 Chutzpah in IT Marketing AwardsWanna clarify...?[b]The 2008 Tyrian Silver Shekels go to the Wintel Customer Base - for increasing their purchases of Vista on Core Duo after the Wintel partners switched to marketing their yet undeliverable copies of the same Apple and AMD technologies they've been denigrating for...
- Tags: Mainframes, Virtualization, Servers, mainframe, Apple Inc., server, Linux, IBM Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., software
- Discussion threads 2008-12-29
- Microsoft confirms critical SQL Server vulnerability
- Microsoft confirms critical SQL Server vulnerabilityWrong logo?That logo at the start of the article is for Sql Server 2008 while it's not on the list affected by the vulnerability.The correct logo should be a sieve. :p2009 New Year's resolution:getting off the bug-ridden gravy trainI wouldn't give up on OSS yet.OSS...
- Tags: Databases, OPEN SOURCE, MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, environment, server, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-12-22
- Some seriously good advice from "Narg"
- Some seriously good advice from "Narg"A compromise?How about a terminal near the employee entrance that is hooked up to a computerized time-clock? We use timeclock application in Sharepoint that would work fine, and get over the whole issue without having something that can't be tracked electronically as easily.RE: Some seriously...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Java, Murph, Microsoft Windows Vista, good advice, Narg, card
- Discussion threads 2008-11-30
- Dick, Jane, and MySQL: why recessions favor open source
- Dick, Jane, and MySQL: why recessions favor open sourceA few questions+ can you give me an accounting open source software that is accepted by accountants that produces year in year out up to dates forms accepted by the fiscal administration ?+ can you give me the name of an...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, recession, MySQL, open source, software
- Discussion threads 2008-11-19
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