Sun Fuels x64 Server

Sun Microsystems has announced that its Sun Fire x64 servers have been selected by its customers to help to power deployments in a range of industries including education, telecommunications, media and entertainment.

Sun had strong growth in the x64 market with factory revenue growing by over 21.3 percent, in Q4CY08, according to IDC's (News - Alert) Worldwide Server Tracker.

 

Also, Sun's x64 systems, based on the Intel (News - Alert), Xeon and AMD Opteron processor technology, provide the performance, efficiency and scale to help power and simplify IT infrastructures.

“The solid growth of Sun's x64 server portfolio is proof positive that Sun's built-in virtualization technologies and innovation sets us apart from other vendors in the market,” said Lisa Sieker, vice president, Systems Marketing, Sun Microsystems (News - Alert).

 

The modular x64 system design can maximize data center efficiency and performance, allowing customers to seamlessly address evolving workload requirements. Sun's x64 server family supports the Solaris Operating System, Linux and Windows, as well as multiple virtualization solutions like Sun xVM Server, Sun xVM Ops Center, VMWare, Microsoft (News - Alert) Hyper-V, and Solaris Containers, delivering ultimate scalability and consolidation while lowering power and cooling costs.

Users of Sun's x64 servers and blade systems achieved dramatic business benefits with increased performance, scalability, reliability and reduced power consumption as demonstrated by Blue Sky Studios which is using Sun Blade X6250 servers and Sun Ultra 24 workstations to animate its upcoming film Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs.

 

Also, Clemson University Computational Center for Mobility Systems selected 43 Sun Blade 6000 Modular Systems with a Sun Blade 6000 Chassis and 10 Sun Blade X6250 Server Modules per chassis managed by Sun xVM Ops Center software.

Through Sun's Startup Essentials Program, Last.fm also selected two Sun Fire X4450 servers, two Sun Blade 6000 Chassis and a number of Sun Blade X6250 and x6450 server modules to support their database. By adding Sun systems to the infrastructure database, Last.fm increased capacity and throughput, delivering maximum compute density while lowering power consumption.

 

“Whether customers are looking to virtualize their IT environments or build the world's largest supercomputers, Sun delivers technical excellence in design, operating systems, networking, storage and virtualization, fully supported by Sun Services,” said Sieker.