LinkedIn Clicks With Sun Microsystems and MySQL to Power Over 25
Million Professionals Worldwide
World's Largest Professional Networking Service Strengthened Through
Combination of Sun Servers, Open Source Software and Services
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (Business Wire EON/PRWEB ) July 28, 2008 --
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:JAVA) today announced that the largest
professional networking site, LinkedIn has selected Sun's MySQL
Enterprise™ database subscription to support
the company's rapid growth. With a network of more than 25 million
professionals in more than 170 industries from around the globe and many
more joining daily, LinkedIn turned to Sun when it recognized the need
to increase the speed and performance of the open source database that
powers its public Web site.
Allowing members to create profiles, connect with and be found by
friends, former colleagues, clients and partners, LinkedIn enables
individuals to build out their networks with old and new contacts alike.
Like many social networking sites, LinkedIn is experiencing sustained
growth in popularity with membership numbers soaring and is seeing daily
downloads of approximately 200 million. Wanting to maintain the highest
levels of service, LinkedIn worked closely with Sun's MySQL™
professional services group to review its existing MySQL deployment and
propose a suitable solution to meet the company’s
growth needs.
“LinkedIn has continued to see incredible
growth among professionals spanning all sectors looking to build and
leverage their networks. As a leader in our field, we are committed to
providing the best service to our users, and a web experience that meets
members expectations and that starts with IT,”
said Jean-Luc Vaillant, Chief Technology Officer, LinkedIn. “The
combination of Sun and MySQL means quicker access to the latest
innovation in an open and reliable environment and this saves me time
and money.”
With much of its existing infrastructure based on Sun technologies,
including the Solaris™ 10 Operating System
(OS) and Sun SPARC® Enterprise servers,
LinkedIn leveraged its strong relationship with Sun to work closely with
the MySQL team to develop a suitable plan for upgrading its database.
Opting for a three year subscription to MySQL Enterprise in conjunction
with Solaris Everywhere and MySQL professional services, the team had
the software installed and upgraded within two weeks of signing the
deal. Sun’s MySQL open source database now
provides LinkedIn with a reliable and scalable infrastructure, capable
of coping with future growth demands, speeding up site responsiveness
and eliminating current backlogs during user interaction.
“Helping LinkedIn to scale their Web systems
demonstrates the strength of combining the Sun and MySQL teams,”
said Zack Urlocker, vice-president of products, database group, Sun
Microsystems. “Our focus is on delivering
customers innovative solutions in a straight-forward, cost-effective way
-- based on open source software and other high-performance, reliable
platforms.”
About LinkedIn
LinkedIn takes your professional network online, giving you access to
people, knowledge, jobs and opportunities like never before. Built upon
trusted connections and relationships, LinkedIn has established the world’s
largest and most powerful professional network. Currently, more than 25
million professionals are on LinkedIn, including executives from all
five hundred of the Fortune 500 companies, as well as a wide range of
household names in technology, financial services, media, consumer
packaged goods, entertainment, and numerous other industries. LinkedIn
is backed by world-class investors including Sequoia Capital, Greylock,
the European Founders Fund, and Bessemer Venture Partners.
About Sun's MySQL Database
MySQL is the most popular open source database software in the world.
Many of the world's largest and fastest-growing organizations use MySQL
to save time and money powering their high-volume Web sites, critical
business systems, and packaged software. At http://www.mysql.com,
Sun provides corporate users with commercial subscriptions and services,
and actively supports the large MySQL open source developer community.
About Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Sun Microsystems develops the technologies that power the global
marketplace. Guided by a singular vision -- "The Network is the
Computer" -- Sun drives network participation through shared innovation,
community development and open source leadership. Sun can be found in
more than 100 countries and on the Web at http://sun.com.
Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun logo, Java, MySQL, MySQL Enterprise,
Solaris, SPARC, and The Network Is The Computer are trademarks or
registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. or its subsidiaries in
the United States and other countries. All SPARC trademarks are
used under license and are trademarks or registered trademarks of SPARC
International, Inc. in the US and other countries. Products bearing
SPARC trademarks are based upon an architecture developed by Sun
Microsystems, Inc.
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