Gains Accelerated Performance, Better CPU Utilization, Lower Operating Costs
Mind Candy made its Moshi Monsters upgrade happen with Sun Technology: Sun Startup Essentials, Sun Fire X4170 and X4270 servers, Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage System and Java SE6. Mind Candy achieved the upgrade with CPU utilization rates cut from 70 to 15 percent; Tomcat Web application server speed doubled; and the implementation of a cost-effective, eco-responsible infrastructure.
Business “app store” features over 2,250 applications across over 300 categories
GetApp.com offers a simple way for enterprise buyers to research applications and a low cost channel for providers to be found online. With GetApp.co business buyers can find, compare, review and choose from a wide range of enterprise applications. Application providers can list their applications for free and reach out to a new global audience of active buyers. With Premium services they obtain high-quality traffic to their website and receive sales leads relevant to their target markets
Sun Fire Servers, Intel SSDs Help Music Streaming Architecture Scale
Last.fm is a popular Internet radio site for music. Founded in 2002, it now claims over 30 million active users based in more than 200 countries. In its early stages of development, Last.fm turned to Sun and the Sun Startup Essentials program to help it get up and running. Over the past two or so years, Sun has saved the organization money, reduced its output, and helped Last.fm scale beyond boundaries it never thought feasible, writes Sun’s Stewart Townsend, who shares a blog from Last.fm engineering team member Mike Brodbelt on its Xbox LIVE launch.
Startups may be interested in registering for a free Sun Startup Essentials MasterClass where Senior Consultant Michael Bayler will help attendees focus their brand strategy and demonstrate why a strategic approach to brand management can play a crucial role in defining a strong, winning identity for a company.
Databases are a key part of any application. The storage subsystem contributes most to performance of the database. In recent days, new storage technologies like Solid State Storage (SSD) and high performance drives are becoming cheaper and more accessible, but it takes a lot of planning to use these technologies in a cost effective way for best price-performance. Get tips and tricks for tuning storage systems for database workloads in a free Sun Startup Essentials Webcast presented by Senior Architect Angelo Rajadurai.
Sun Startup Essentials Member Tweetmeme Upgrades for Scalability and Service Support
The online application TweetMeme that tracks the popularity of links sent via Twitter has selected MySQL Enterprise database to help the microblogging service keep pace with the ever-growing Twitter user base that has experienced 83% month-over-month growth for the first half of 2009. Upgrading from the MySQL Community Edition, TweetMeme has deployed MySQL Enterprise on Sun Fire x86 servers as part of the Sun Startup Essentials program.
By working with Sun Startup Essentials program, MusicMetric of London paid 50% less than it originally estimated for the cost of hardware and cut server power-consumption 60% by choosing Sun over Dell. Networking is another benefit MusicMetric has reaped with the Sun Startup Essentials program. “We try to go to as many Sun events as we can,” commented MusicMetric’s Greg Mead. “It’s a really good way to meet other people dealing with similar challenges and Stewart Townsend, a Startup Essentials Manager, has introduced us to some great business leads.”
