Sun Microsystems Expands Virtualization Portfolio with Sun xVM;
Targets Windows, Linux and UNIX Virtualization Market with Open,
Internet-Scale Offerings
Sun xVM Server Software and Sun xVM Ops Center 2.0 Lead Market
With Open, Freely Available Desktop-to-Datacenter Virtualization
Technologies
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (Business Wire EON/PRWEB ) September 10, 2008 --
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:JAVA) today announced the availability of
Sun(TM) xVM Server software and Sun xVM Ops Center 2.0, key components
in its comprehensive virtualization strategy. Designed to operate at
Internet scale, the Sun xVM virtualization portfolio is open, flexible
and delivers the industry's most robust offerings for virtualization
from the desktop to the datacenter. Sun also announced the addition of
comprehensive services and support for Sun xVM Server software and xVM
Ops Center 2.0 to its world-class virtualization suite of services to
help customers and partners virtualize and manage datacenters around the
globe. Additionally, Sun launched xVMserver.org, a new open source
community, where developers can download the first source code bundle
for Sun xVM Server software and contribute to the direction and
development of the product at www.xvmserver.org.
Additional pieces of the Sun xVM virtualization portfolio, including Sun
xVM VirtualBox(TM) software and Sun xVM Ops Center, are open source and
freely available for immediate download at www.openxvm.org.
For more information about Sun's virtualization announcements today,
visit: www.sun.com/aboutsun/media/presskits/2008-0910/.
With today's announcement, Sun xVM Server software and xVM Ops Center
2.0 join Sun's xVM product portfolio, which includes Sun xVM VirtualBox
software for desktop virtualization and Sun Virtual Desktop
Infrastructure (VDI) software for virtual desktop consolidation and
management. The Sun xVM platform targets the mainstream commodity
x86/SPARC operating systems - Windows, Linux and Solaris(TM) –
and leverages a variety of enterprise-class technologies already
powering Fortune 500 companies, to enable customers to virtualize
everything and manage anywhere. As a result, Sun estimates that
customers running Sun xVM Server software can expect up to 50 percent
decrease in their virtualization infrastructure costs when compared to
offerings from leading competitors.
“In today's virtualization market,
consolidation is just the first step in moving toward a dynamic
datacenter built on open, standards-based solutions. The open Sun xVM
portfolio was built to manage Internet-scale infrastructure and
complexity with unmatched performance and ease-of-use,”
said Rich Green, executive vice president of Software, Sun Microsystems. “From
servers to desktops, the Sun xVM portfolio offers a broad and
comprehensive set of solutions brought to market by a world-class set of
partners, including: AMD, CSC, Intel and Microsoft Corp.”
Support for Leading Operating Platforms; Sun x86- and SPARC(R)-Based
Servers Make Scaling Seamless
With the new Sun xVM Server software, Sun delivers an easy-to-use, open
source, datacenter-grade server virtualization solution to virtualize
and manage heterogeneous workloads, including Windows, Red Hat and SUSE
Linux, Solaris and OpenSolaris(TM) operating systems, on Sun x86
platforms and SPARC-based servers. With a state-of-the-art web GUI, Sun
xVM Server software provides built-in management through a browser,
enterprise-class scalability, reliability and security. Sun xVM Server
software is designed to interoperate with VMware and uses the same
virtual hard disk and virtual appliance formats, enabling customers to
easily move workloads between VMware ESX and Sun xVM Server software.
With the release of Sun xVM Ops Center 2.0, Sun provides integrated,
simplified management of virtual and physical environments. The new
release adds virtual guest management to its existing ability to manage
physical infrastructures, making it easier for users to manage thousands
of geographically distributed systems simultaneously. Sun xVM Ops
Center's best-of-class software lifecycle management simplifies and
accelerates the discovery, provisioning, updating, monitoring and
reporting of physical and virtual assets, as well as compliance
reporting via one unified browser-based interface.
“We have relied on Sun as a true partner from
the start. Their dedication to our success has helped simplify how we
manage both Solaris OS and Linux updates with one tool,”
said Juergen Fischer, IT Infrastructure and Customer Services, Operation
Systems UNIX Systems, ING-DiBa. “We have great
confidence in Sun technologies and Sun's vision to now bring virtualized
environments under the management infrastructure that is core to the
service commitment we make to our customers.”
“We are extremely satisfied with Sun
technologies that continue to help keep our environment updated,”
said Volker Hafner, head of IT Server Systems, BHF Bank. “The
ease of administration makes rolling out patches and updates much less
painful with a view across the entire distributed environment. We look
forward to seeing the benefits of Sun's virtualization plans for the Sun
xVM portfolio.”
Sun's Comprehensive Virtualization Services
Today, Sun also announced comprehensive services for Sun xVM Server
software and Sun xVM Ops Center 2.0 to help customers build and support
their next-generation virtual datacenters. With the addition of Sun xVM
software technology to Sun's Virtualization Suite of Services and
availability of software subscriptions, Sun is well positioned to
provide unmatched expertise and support for the Sun xVM portfolio. Sun's
Virtualization Suite provides the right mix of services for planning,
designing and implementing, including: Virtualization Workshop,
Virtualization Architecture and Virtualization Implementation. As part
of this offering, Sun will provide customized assessment of customers'
current and long-term needs and help implement the appropriate
virtualization technology from Sun and other recognized platforms,
reduce risk, and speed up deployments.
Pricing Information
Sun offers standalone subscriptions for Sun xVM Server software and Sun
xVM Ops Center, as well as additional options that offer the combined
benefits of the two products, allowing customers to virtualize and
manage at Internet scale. Commercial subscriptions are priced annually
in four-socket increments and provide premium 24X7 support, access to
the latest, up-to-the-minute patches and updates, as well as
installation and training. Available pricing options include:
-
Sun xVM Server software: Priced at $500/year per physical
server.
-
Sun xVM Infrastructure Enterprise Subscription: Priced at $2000
per physical server per year, the enterprise subscription is designed
to simplify the management of large scale virtualized environments and
includes advanced features, such as management of live migration and
of multiple network storage libraries.
-
Sun xVM Infrastructure Datacenter Subscription: Priced at $3000
per server per year, this option includes all the features in the Sun
xVM Infrastructure Enterprise Subscription in addition to physical
server monitoring, management and advanced software lifecycle
management capabilities.
-
Sun xVM Ops Center: Available from $100 per managed server up
to $350 a year, depending on customer selected features, along with a
required $10,000 Satellite Server annual subscription for Sun xVM Ops
Center.
Sun xVM Platform at VMWorld 2008
Attendees will be able to see the complete Sun xVM portfolio from
desktop to datacenter at VMWorld in Las Vegas, Sept. 15-19, 2008 at
booth 1108 and join a panel with Sun's leading experts in virtualization
on Sept. 18, 2008 at 9 a.m. at the Titan conference room (#2305) as well
as a session on “Virtualizing the Desktop”
on Sept. 17, 2008 at 10 a.m. at the Marcello room (#4502).
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, VirtualBox, Solaris,
OpenSolaris, 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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