Includes Virtualization and Cloud Computing, Solaris 10 Patching, Ops Center Administration
New listings of Sun Learning Services instructor-led and live virtual class were recently noted. Some of these classes cover topics on Developing Web Applications using JSF technologies, Virtualization and Cloud Computing Concepts, Solaris 10 Patching Best Practices, and Sun Ops Center Administration.
New and Valuable Capabilities in this Oracle Release
In a five-part series on virtualization and cloud topics, Ivo Dujmovic, an architect in Oracle’s Applications Technology Integration group, offers a detailed view of the Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1.1 for prospective and current users.
July 2009
Each month Sun Marketing publishes the “Good News” about Sun. This month there are 12 items and 3 groups:
A two-page PDF of the “Good News” from Sun is available in English and several other languages.
Looking at the Bottom Line Between Sun and HP
Looking to save money on IT? Joerg Moellenkamp has found a way in adding up the respective costs of HP vs. Sun 10GBit/s in Blades. The difference is pretty striking.
For Both Single and RAC Implementations
Sun’s Logical Domain (LDoms) features now support and certify Oracle 10g for both single instances and Real Application Cluster (RAC) implementations. “With LDoms virtualization technology,” said Roman Ivanov, “administrators can achieve great level of resource management and security level at the same time having higher utilization of servers.”
More Virtualization Flexibility, Added Support for OSes & Client Devices, Lower Storage Costs
Sun Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Software 3 is available for purchase for as low as $40 per user/per year, or a free 90-day trial of the software can be downloaded for a test drive. The latest version of Sun’s VDI software is said to offer ground-breaking VDI storage economics, built-in virtualization capabilities, and support for a wide variety of virtual desktop operating systems, including Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 2000, OpenSolaris and Ubuntu.
First Order of Business for Sun Cloud Computing CTO Lew Tucker
Lew Tucker, Sun CTO for Cloud Computing, started with the company as a member of James Gosling’s original Java development team so, as you might imagine, he has some familiarity with legacy applications. After an absence of a few years, Tucker returned in 2008 to accept his current position, and he has already laid out his first concern, which is to determine how best to bring legacy applications into the cloud, according to Chris Preimesberger, who interviewed Tucker for eWeek.com.
The Need for Cost Cutting Occasions Closer Look at these Technologies
Sun CTO Greg Papadopoulos found a bright spot in the current economic downtrend that he shared with writer Jeffrey Burt of eWeek in a recent interview. According to Papadopoulos cost consciousness is causing managers to have a closer look at cloud computing, virtualization and green IT, a trend that is likely to accelerate, given the condition of the economy, he added.
A Killer Combination of Performance, Scale, and Energy Efficiency
Consolidate up to 128 servers on one Sun CoolThreads system using Sun’s Logical Domains (LDoms), which provides built-in and no-cost virtualization capabilities for Sun’s CMT server portfolio. With more than 60 world records to date on key enterprise and HPC benchmarks, Sun servers with CoolThreads Technology deliver better performance, price/performance and overall TCO in head-to-head systems comparisons, Sun reports.
Some Insights into Working in the ‘Virtual’ World
Like a number of her Sun colleagues, Nicole Yankelovich is a pioneer in her field. The 17-year Sun veteran, who is currently principal investigator in the Collaborative Environments Project at Sun Labs, began working with hypertext at Brown University before the field of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) was even defined. She shares her perspective on the field in an interview with Al Riske.
