Sun Inner Circle - Open Source

What is a mashup? How do server side mashups work? Learn about mashups in this mashup tutorial. See axample mashups like delexa.org. more>
See the lessons learned in this case study of Sun's outsourcing initiatives. Gain valuable insight from Sun's many years of outsourcing experience. more>
Learn how to use Solaris Logical Domains (LDoms) to provide server virtualization. Save money while increasing server utilization. more>
OpenSolaris — what it means for you By opening the source code to the Solaris Operating System, Sun is creating an opportunity for a "virtuous cycle" of development by legions of open source contributors worldwide. Simon Phipps explains what the new OpenSolaris project means for customers, developers, partners — and Sun itself. more>
Sun Blade 6000 Systems Datacenter Costs - Learn how Sun Blade 6000 servers can improve flexibility while decreasing datacenter costs. more>
Enterprise Software Data Center Best Practices: Learn about a stack of technologies that can help enterprises reduce data center costs, improve hardware utilization, and increase application availability and performance. more>
Simulate your data center to see how new CoolThreads and x64 servers can save power, cooling, and space more>
Introduction. This guide is intended to assist you in gaining an understanding of how to easily and effectvely deploy Sun's Logical Domains, or LDoms, technology. It will help you determine how and where to use logical domains to the greatest effect using best practices. more>
Driving Datacenter Optimization through Virtualization : IT organizations constantly seek technology that can lower the cost and complexity of managing ever-expanding compute environments. Toward this end, enterprises need strategies and tools that help maximize the use of every compute asset and improve operational flexibility. more>
Moving a Solaris container. Learn how to move a Solaris 10 Container from one computer to another with this easy Solaris How-To Guide. more>
Network.com: $1/CPU-hr. Sun’s new Network.com delivers a massively powerful compute grid infrastructure and access to more than 20 high-performance computing (HPC) applications. With pay-per-use pricing at $1/CPU-hour, this unique service can change how research is conducted. more>
Organizations are turning to new ways to improve datacenter performance while lowering power consumption, space, and cost. With surveys showing that datacenter energy efficiency is increasingly an IT priority, organizations are looking for new ways to improve datacenter performance while reducing power consumption, space, and costs. more>
Reducing expenses by turning down the heat and cultivating green datacenters. Rising energy costs have put datacenter power consumption on IT's front burner. Take a look at how you can transition to eco-responsible computing — and reduce your energy costs. more>
When "good enough" is no longer good enough. The open source Solaris 10 OS has emerged as a compelling alternative for IT organizations skeptical over the long-term benefits and cost-effectiveness of Linux. Sun EVP for Software Rich Green takes a look at advanced Solaris OS features that have fueled more than seven million licenses — and ways you can smoothly move up from Linux. more>
History of Encryption and Computer Disk Encryption Security Software: Sun's Whitfield Diffie on ECC and Solaris 10 OS security Whitfield Diffie was the first to show how public key cryptography could be used by people who had no prior knowledge of each other to communicate securely. Diffie is now Chief Security Officer at Sun. Sun Inner Circle met with Diffie to learn about Sun's vision of the future of information security. more>