Sun Microsystems shatter limits with server launch in Dubai summer show

Highlighting the joint importance of power and cooling to IT Managers in the region, the launch includes the introduction of the industry's fastest datacenter server (4-16 way in a 4U Chassis), the world's first data server to include 24TB of internal storage and the most advanced enterprise class blade system.

The AMD Opteron-based systems will offer regional businesses cost effective solutions for hosting increasingly high-performance computing needs locally in their offices. Companies looking at expanding their databases, establishing an on-site datacenter for business applications or virtualization tools require real computing power that doesn't take up too much room or generate unreasonable amounts of heat. As real estate costs rocket alongside the temperature in the Middle East this summer, businesses facing an increasingly competitive market need to improve the return on investment (ROI) of their IT infrastructure to stay viable, and this new range of Sun servers will deliver unbeatable performance vs. value returns.

"Customers around the world have told us that they are looking for maximum computing speed, ease of manageability, longevity in the datacenter, and energy efficiency - our customers in the region would stress that on top of all these points comes the critical element of heat emission," commented Aaron White, x64 Business Development Manager, Sun Microsystems MENA.

"When it is fifty degrees outside and you have the air conditioning running to keep your employees cool, you can't justify twice the amount of A/C being pumped into a packed server room alone. By improving the speed, bringing down the size, and increasing the functionality of these servers, businesses can look at projects that they couldn't previously envisage due to the computing power required. The Sun Blade 8000 alone offers twice the investment protection of competing systems, making real business sense in the competitive atmosphere here in the region."

SunBlade™ 8000 Modular System - This enterprise-class modular computing platform for the database is based on Sun's state of the art x64 (x86, 64-bit) server architecture. The Sun Blade 8000 Modular System is the latest addition to Sun's leading server line-up and delivers both higher performance and twice the investment protection of competing blades, while using 20% less power and half the space of today's rack mount servers.

SunFire x4600 The Industry's fastest 4-16way server built for the datacenter was designed to handle the complexities of datacenter applications, high-performance computing (HPC), virtualization and web-tier applications. The SunFire x4600 and the Sun Blade 8000 are taking 64-bit computing to a place where no company has cone before - increasing the speed, energy efficiency, manageability and datacenter longevity over competitive solutions, also offering the choice of running the Solaris™ 10 Operating System (OS), the most advanced operating system on the planet, in addition to standard distributions of Linux and Windows.

SunFire x4500 Delivering storage density that is five times that of traditional systems, the Sun Fire x4500 enables companies to host high-bandwidth applications and data, such as digital media streaming, digital surveillance and high-performance computing (HPC) on a single platform at half the cost of alternative solutions. It is the industry's first data server that combines a 4-way server powered by AMD Opteron™ processors with the highest storage density available and incredibly high data throughput. The SunFire x4500 reduces system complexity and allows datacenter managers to make more efficient use of their datacenter space, offering up to 24TB of storage in seven inches of rack space, sustained throughput of 2GB/s from disk to memory and costing as little as $2/GB.

"Sun and AMD are committed to bringing world class network computing to the Middle East as it transitions from regional economy to global economy," added White. "Delivering datacenter power with AMD Opteron technology, enhanced with industry leading levels of speed and storage capability will ensure that our customers can achieve excellent ROI at the same time as running world class IT infrastructures."