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Red Hat gains operating system share at Sun's expense

Unix/Linux distro is secureUnix/Linux distro's are secure and they were built for networking period.Windows was built for single user and no networking.Linux winswindoze loses!What will Larry Ellison do?Purchasing Sun was just about as smart as Borland betting on Pascal Delphi.RE: Red Hat gains operating system share at Sun's expenseAny uncertainty...

Tags: Sun Solaris, Operating systems, Processors, OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Sun Microsystems Inc., Red Hat Inc., Sun Sparc, Intel x86, operating system

Discussion threads 2009-09-24

Increase Business Value with SPARC Migration

The undefined future of Sun's hardware business puts your infrastructure at great risk for forced migration and increased cost. But don't worry, IBM has migrated 5,000 customers worldwide in the last 4 years from competitive platforms, and we offer a clear, cost-effective roadmap for Sun customers like you. Now, more...

Tags: Migration, Sun Sparc, Intel Xeon, Intel Corp., IBM Corp., Processors, Servers, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components

Webcasts 2009-09-01

Save money: buy from the enemy

People keep joyfully telling me that real men buy wintel or lintel, never SPARC/Solaris - and the numbers on this are compelling: if the rate of increase in x86 price/performance falls by only 18% per year over the first five years after SPARC/Solaris (hypothetically!) disappears, the total cost increase...

Tags: Intel X86, Sun Sparc, Sun Solaris, Processors, UNIX, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Paul Murphy

Blog posts 2009-08-22

Oracle Business Intelligence Suite Enterprise Edition 28,000 User Benchmark on Sun SPARC Enterprise T5440 Server Running Solaris 10

Business Intelligence BI is no longer the domain of a few power analysts or a point application used by a small target audience of middle and upper management. BI has evolved into a mission critical application that is being used by many thousands of users across the broad expanse of...

Tags: Benchmark Inc., Oracle Corp., Sun Solaris 10, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Sparc, Oracle Business Intelligence, Pricing, Business Intelligence, Sun Solaris, Tools & Techniques, Databases, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Operating Systems, Management

White papers 2009-08-01

SPARC Enterprise T5120, T5220, T5140, and T5240 Server Architecture: Unleashing the UltraSPARCT2 and UltraSPARC T2 Plus Processors With Innovative Multi-Core Multi-Thread Technology

Use of the Web is changing in fundamental ways, driven by Web 2.0 applications and the thousands of people who join the global Internet every day through a proliferation of new interactive devices. The character of applications and services is changing too. Increasingly, users don't need to install anything, upgrade...

Tags: Web, T2, Sun UltraSPARC, Fujitsu Ltd., Sun Sparc, Multi-core, Channel Management, Web 2.0, Intellectual Property, Processors, Marketing, Internet, Research & Development, Business Operations, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components

White papers 2009-07-01

Database and Application Migration From SPARC to HP + Intel Standards-Based Infrastructure: Guidance for Porting and Migration to HP ProLiant and HP Integrity Servers

The migration from SPARC to Intel-based HP ProLiant and Integrity servers is both flexible and straightforward. This paper leverages best practices from HP and EDS an HP company for porting, application upgrades, and database migration. HP is uniquely qualified to assist SPARC customers to undertake this work, having helped accounts...

Tags: HP Integrity, Database, Hewlett-Packard Co., Infrastructure Inc., Migration, Sun Sparc, Standards, Intel Corp., HP Compaq ProLiant, Processors, Servers, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components

White papers 2009-06-01

Intel chief: Second quarter orders better than expected; Eyes Sun Sparc customers

Intel CEO Paul Otellini said Tuesday that second quarter chip orders are "a little better than we expected," questioned the fate of Sun's Sparc chip and handicapped the potential growth markets for the chip giant.  Otellini reiterated previous comments that PC demand has bottomed out and a...

Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Sparc, Paul Otellini, Intel Corp., Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Processors, Hardware, Networking, Components, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-05-12

Migrating From SPARC to HP + Intel Standards-Based Infrastructure: Cost Savings, Architecture Options, Supporting Technologies, Process Recommendations

In today's economy, eliminating fixed costs due to older, dedicated servers is an excellent way to shift budgets and resources to projects which make the business more competitive. Many organizations running mature application environments based on SPARC hardware are considering their choices for new server platforms. Adopting a standards-based infrastructure...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Cost Savings, Infrastructure Inc., Sun Sparc, Standards, Intel Corp., Storage, Servers, Processors, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components

White papers 2009-05-01

More on Sun vs. IBM: Why destroy SPARC

To really understand why IBM might want to cripple Sun through take-over talks all you need to know is that a Sun 5440 will outperform a P570 by about 2:1 on most business tasks - and costs roughly ten cents on the IBM dollar, inclusive of storage and RDBMS...

Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Sparc, IBM Corp., Processors, Databases, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Paul Murphy

Blog posts 2009-03-26

The deed is done: now are you better off?

Scenario 1: Congratulations! The virtual "you" has done the deed: the last HP RP8440 - always a relative piece of junk because designed for Itanium and sold with the incompatible PA-8900 - is gone, and a couple of nice shiny new Proliants have taken its place....

Tags: T2, Sun Sparc, HP Compaq ProLiant, Deed, Linux, Sun Solaris, UNIX, Operating Systems, Servers, Processors, Open Source, Software, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Paul Murphy

Blog posts 2009-03-05

The deed is done: now are you better off?

Scenario 1: Congratulations! The virtual "you" has done the deed: the last HP RP8440 - always a relative piece of junk because designed for Itanium and sold with the incompatible PA-8900 - is gone, and a couple of nice shiny new Proliants have taken its place....

Tags: T2, Sun Sparc, HP Compaq ProLiant, Deed, Linux, Sun Solaris, UNIX, Operating Systems, Servers, Processors, Open Source, Software, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Paul Murphy

Blog posts 2009-03-05

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

Some general considerations for small systems change

Let's assume a scenario under which the older system you're thinking about upgrading is relatively small, support costs are high, and you can't obviously transfer its workload to some other, larger, machine with adequate idle capacity. Specifically, lets assume you have a Sun 490 from a few...

Tags: Risk, Staffing, Vulnerability, Intel X86, Tolerance, Sun Sparc, Unix Skill, Linux, Sun Solaris, UNIX, Processors, Operating Systems, Security, Open Source, Software, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Paul Murphy

Blog posts 2009-03-03

SPARC Enterprise ARCHITECTURE M4000/M5000/M8000/M9000 Servers: Architecture Flexible, Mainframe-Class Computer Power

To support the endless demand for scalability, reliability, and manageability in the datacenter, infrastructures need to provide ever-increasing performance and capacity while becoming simpler to deploy, adjust, and manage. Fujitsu SPARC Enterprise servers outfitted with SPARC64 VI processors or SPARC 64 VI/SPARC 64 VII processors, large memory capacity, an inherently...

Tags: Fujitsu Ltd., Sun Sparc, Asset Management, Data Centers, Processors, Servers, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Semiconductors, Components

White papers 2009-02-01

Selling Unix in 2009 - much easier than in 2008?

Will selling Unix be easier in 2009 than it was in 2008? The opportunities are there - depressions provide the financial presures that move people to see better, cheaper, and faster solutions as lower risk than complex and expensive ones. by Paul Murphy

Tags: Sony Corp., Dell Computer Corp., Sony PlayStation 3, MySQL, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Sparc, Unix, Intel Corp., Cell, Supercomputing, Gaurav Khanna, Dell 2950 Solution, Processors, Linux, Open Source, Databases, Servers, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Operating Systems, Software, Enterprise Software, Data Management, Paul Murphy

Blog posts 2009-01-12

What drives customer demand for Solaris/x86? Fear of failure

I think the short answer to "what happened to growth in the OpenSolaris community" is Ian Murdock; but the longer answer is that growth continues but enthusiasm lags and the commercial applications market has become more a defensive one than a leading edge one. by Paul Murphy

Tags: Growth, Paul Murphy, OpenSolaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Intel X86, Sun Sparc, Systems Story, Sun Solaris, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Servers, Processors, Software, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components

Blog posts 2008-10-15

Green IT of SPARC Enterprise Servers With Quad-Core SPARC64 VII Processor

Green IT is an important initiative for today's businesses, which face limited power provisioning from utility companies, especially in large cities. The "power cap" experienced by companies is a limit by which IT organizations must operate -reducing the energy "envelope" for all of the servers under management. Therefore, customers must...

Tags: Quad-core, Enterprise Server, Green IT, Sun Sparc, International Data Group, Servers, Processors, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components

White papers 2008-10-01

SPARC Enterprise M3000 Architecture: High-Performance, High-Reliability, Ecologically Sustainable Server

To support the high demand for reliability, manageability, and reduced environmental loads in datacenters, infrastructures need to provide ever-increasing performance and capacity along with power conservation and miniaturization. Outfitted with the SPARC64 VII processor developed to provide both high performance and low power consumption, a large memory capacity, a reliable...

Tags: High-performance, Fujitsu Ltd., Sun Sparc, Leadership, Data Centers, Servers, Processors, Management, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Semiconductors, Components

White papers 2008-10-01

Transitive's magic - Solaris/SPARC Apps and Hyper-V

In the past, I posted about one of the important requirements of the next generation datacenter NGDC, the ability to consolidate diverse applications on a unified hardware platform. Both IBM (see What would a next generation datacenter look like?) and HP see HP and the next generation data center and...

Tags: Application, Sun Sparc, Transitive QuickTransit, Sun Solaris, Data Centers, UNIX, Operating Systems, Processors, Servers, Software, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Semiconductors, Components, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-07-16

Performance and Scalability Benchmark: Oracle Communications Billing and Revenue Management on Sun SPARC Enterprise T5220 and M8000 Servers Running the Solaris 10 OS

Oracle Communications Billing and Revenue Management BRM on Sun SPARC Enterprise servers running Solaris 10 provides a high-performance, scalable, and secure solution for enterprises using Oracle 10g and Oracle 10g Real Application Cluster RAC. This highly scalable solution helps service providers accelerate the launch of new services; enable monetization of...

Tags: Revenue, Billing, Oracle Corp., Sun Solaris 10, Performance, Operating System, Sun Microsystems Inc., Scalability, Sun Sparc, Revenue Management, Sun Solaris, UNIX, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware

White papers 2008-07-01