Sun Microsystems, Inc. has announced what it claims is the fastest blade server on the planet, in addition to the first subscription service that enables blade customers to keep their data centers at peak performance and efficiency at half the cost of traditional acquisition methods. Posting three new performance world records, the Sun Blade X8420 server module and the Sun Refresh Service set a new standard for 4-socket servers, especially when combined with the Solaris 10 Operating System (OS), the most advanced operating system on the planet.
The new Sun Blade X8420 server module and the Sun Refresh Service provide customers with the fastest, most up-to-date and flexible data centers for years to come. As the only blade systems designed specifically to run resource-intensive enterprise business and technical applications, the Sun Blade 8000 modular systems are the first blade servers available to support the highest-performing AMD Opteron processors with industry-leading x86 performance-per-watt.
"Today's data centers are looking for ways to save operating expenses, but they also need to stay up to speed with the latest and greatest technology to deliver the highest performance levels. Sun changed the blade landscape when we introduced the Sun Blade 8000 modular system in July, so we decided to create a powerful service to help customers with this dilemma," said Lisa Sieker, vice president of marketing for Sun's Systems Group. "The Sun Refresh Service gives customers the ability to refresh their x64 architecture as soon as new technology becomes available, saving on power and cooling costs in addition to millions of dollars in software licenses."