May 24 - 25, 2007

SUN IN EDUCATIONSUN IN EDUCATION

Samuel LoSamuel LoGlobal Education and ResearchGlobal Education and ResearchSun Microsystems, Inc.Sun Microsystems, Inc.

2525thth Year Innovation @Sun Year Innovation @Sun

J2EE, J2MEUNIX SVR4

1980 1990 2000 2005

NFS

XML

JavaEnterprise

System

SunONEOpen Net Environment

TCP/IP inEvery System

$1 / CPU - hr$1 / GB - mo

ThroughputComputing

25 Years of Relentless Innovation25 Years of Relentless Innovation

1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005

2005: • CoolThreads

servers• 1st intelligent

archiving system• Heterogeneous

virtualizationand storage containers

2006: • Sun Grid• x64 modular

blade systems• Hybrid data

servers• Sun SPOT• Project Blackbox• Open source

Java

1982: • Sun One

Workstation• TCP/IP• Open Systems1984: • NFS File Sharing • The Network is

the Computer

1986: • PC NFS• Pioneered

cached disk1987: • Sun and AT&T

develop UNIX • 1st tape

automation1989:• SPARCstation 1

1991: • SolarisTM 2• Sun RISC

share hits 63%• First SMP

Servers1992: • SPARC10 –

the first SMP desktop

• Sun ships 1M systems

1994: • First

UltraSPARC Servers

1995:• Java introduced1996:• XML• Sun Ultra1997: • 1st 64-way E10K• Fastest dual

fiber channel ASIC

• 1st dynamic domains

1998:• Solaris 7• Sun Ray thin

client1999: • 1st Netra T1

NEBS carrier grade server

2000:• Liberty Alliance

2001: • UltraSPARC III• Web services• SAM-FS and QFS

2002: • N1

2003:• 1M StarOffice• Sun x64 servers• Java Enterprise

System• java.com

2004: • Solaris 10 –

Containers, dTrace• Open Solaris• Identity Mgmt.• Sun Connection• 1st generation

enterprise SATA

The Greenest Computer Company The Greenest Computer Company Under the SunUnder the Sun

“. . . Sun is ahead of its peers in the scope and seriousness of its multi-tentacled environmental efforts.”

David KirkpatrickFORTUNE magazine

4/23/2007

Sun was named as one of the 100 Best Corporate Citizens 2007 by Business Ethics magazine in a measurement of environmental responsibility, corporate governance and ethics, fairness toward employees, accountability to local communities, providing responsible products and service to customers and maintaining a healthy rate of return for investors.

Based on data from KLD Research & AnalyticsBusiness Ethics magazine

4/8/2007

Sun Labs Project FocusSun Labs Project FocusSecurity & Networks

Platforms &Applications

AdvancedHardware

Advanced Software

System Sciences

Did You Know …Did You Know …• Sun Solaris is open source, free and with lower-

priced services than Red Hat?• Sun’s top-performing x64 servers runs Solaris,

Linux, Windows and VMWare?• Sun’s breakthrough chip multithreading servers has

the highest energy, space, cooling efficiency on the planet?

• Sun’s Java Enterprise System runs on Solaris, Linux, Windows, HP-UX?

• Sun is the industry leader in identity management and business integration (SOA)?

• The Sun Grid the first true utility computing @ $1/CPU-Hour?

• 36% of the world's data is archived on Sun StorageTek?

SunRay Thin Clients• Average life – 15 years• Power – 15 watts, 24 includes servers• Heat ~80BTUs• Noise – Zero dbs• Users per CPU – 25:1, Soon 500:1• No viruses, no data loss

Versus Typical Industry PC• Average life – 3 years• Power: 200–250watts• Heat and Noise ~850 BTUs, ~5dbs• Viruses, spyware, data loss• 94% of users have power maintenance

disabled on their PC (EPA estimates)• 315M PCs currently waiting disposal

The Eco-Friendly DesktopThe Eco-Friendly DesktopWith Zero Administration

Sun’s Open Work Program Sun’s Open Work Program

Participation

Flex Location Workers14,803 Participants46% of Work Force

Flexible Offices127 Locations Worldwide

Real Estate6,600 Seats Saved/Avoided

in FY06 = $63.9M

Sun Ray - thin clientsOver $24M Saved Annually

No-Cost Moves and Energy Savings

Carbon Reduction 30,000 tons/year and growing

Benefits

• A global, location-independent program providing technologies, workspaces and best practices

• 2006 EPA Award: 1st in nation for commuter friendliness

UltraSPARC T1 Chip InnovationsUltraSPARC T1 Chip Innovations• Revolutionary 8 cores,Revolutionary 8 cores,

each with 8 threadseach with 8 threads• Essentially 64 systemsEssentially 64 systems

on 1 chipon 1 chip• Over 1,900 applicationsOver 1,900 applications

for Solaris on SPARC for Solaris on SPARC • Massive performance Massive performance

advantages in about advantages in about 70 Watts – less than70 Watts – less thanmost household light most household light bulbsbulbs

• Niagara-based systems: Niagara-based systems: only servers qualified only servers qualified for energy rebatesfor energy rebates

Eco Product LeadershipEco Product Leadership• 2x the performance• 1/3 the energy• 1/2 the space• Qualifies for

PG&E rebate • Since 1st shipment of

T1000 and T2000 servers, ½ billion pounds of CO2 saved = 29,000 cars off the road or not burning 17.7M gallons of gasoline

CMT

The Power of 32 Legacy Servers

9600 watts

Replacedwith 7 Servers

using 1900 watts

Sun Fire T1000

OpenSPARC.netOpenSPARC.net

“Sun’s decision to release Verilog source code for the UltraSPARC hardware design under a free software license is a historic step – Sun is showing its profound understanding of the forces shaping our technological future in making this decision”

Eben Moglen, Founding Director of the Software Freedom Law Center

First 64-bit, 32 thread processor design with RTL Verilog RTR code available under GPLv2

• And support publications and tools:• HyperVisor API for OS ports• Verification and Simulation models• ISA Specification. Develoment Tools.

Free at www.opensparc.net since March 21 ’06Over 1600 code downloads the first week

• Active Community Participation includes:• Linux ports under way by members• Contributions from EDA, FPGA, Fab Industries

and start-ups and universities

The New Metric for Server Evaluation:

SWaPSpace, Watts, and Performance

• ““Instant-on” and rapid Instant-on” and rapid deploymentdeployment

• Breakthrough Breakthrough economics – economics – scalability and use scalability and use of standard size of standard size componentscomponents

• 100% virtualized 100% virtualized infrastructure: infrastructure: “Build once, deploy “Build once, deploy anywhere”anywhere”

• Convenience and Convenience and flexibility: flexibility: “Where you want it, “Where you want it, when you want it” when you want it”

Project Blackboxsun.com/blackbox

The World’s First Virtualized DatacenterThe World’s First Virtualized Datacenter

Project Blackbox: Project Blackbox: The Virtualized DatacenterThe Virtualized Datacenter

• Standard shipping container packaged with eight standard racks• Integrated, high-efficiency power and cooling• Supports a wide range of compute, storage and network

infrastructure – build once, deploy anywhere when fully configured

Amazing Potential with One BlackboxAmazing Potential with One Blackbox

• 250 Sun Fire CoolThread servers with 2000 cores and 8000 simultaneous threads

• 250 Sun Fire AMD x64 Servers,with 1000 cores

• 2 Petabytes of storage• 7 Terabytes of memory

One Could Hold:• Support more than 10,000 active

desktops or Sun Ray clients• Be configured to place among the

top 200 of the world’s fastest supercomputers

• Be deployed in 1/10th the time it takes to design, build and deploy a traditional datacenter

• Save customers as much as $1000/CoolThread server/year in energy costs, ~ $250,000 in savings when fully loaded

One Could:

2007 Technology of the Year2007 Technology of the Year

Best Server: Sun Fire x4200

Best High-Performance Server: Sun Fire x4600

Best IDE Innovator: NetBeans 300,000 active users

Education Technology MegatrendsEducation Technology Megatrends

e-LearningAdministrative

Systems

GridComputing

Portals

Mobilitywith Security

Digital AssetManagement

Mobilitywith Security

e-Learning Next-Generation Learning Environments• Moving beyond course

management• Accommodating new

styles of learning• Sharing content globally

Sharing the Campus Experience

Digital Asset Management Distributed Digital Repositiories • Management of content• Mass storage and archiving

requirements• Standards are critical

Sharing Content and Learning Objects

Administrative Systems Data Center Consolidation• Moving beyond ERP to

complete integration• Benefits = decreased

costs, better service• IdM and security are key

Sharing Resources for Greater Efficiency

Grid Computing High-Productivity Computing• Increasing collaboration &

faster problem-solving• Lower costs• Shared research grids

Sharing Scientific Knowledge and Discovery

PortalsWeb Services • Making applications

accessible via the Web • Enables more efficient

data sharing • Identity management and

security become critical

Sharing Data and Information

Mobility withSecurityUbiquitous Computing• Wireless access• Thin clients and smart

cards • Anytime, anywhere access

Sharing Access

Sun Education PartnersSun Education Partners AdministrativeSystems

Infrastructureand Portals

Libraries

E-Learning

Science & Research

Delivering Value with SolutionsDelivering Value with SolutionsDigital Campus

User

Vice Chancellor

Researcher

Digital CampusUser Needs

Sun EnablingSolutions

Identity ManagementJava ES (Portals)Storage TechnologiesStreaming ContentClient Solutions

OpteronsJava ESSolaris 10, SPARC, x86Sun Grid Technologies

• Optimize scarce campus computing resources

• Share applications across disciplinesand departments

• Grow IT assets very quickly for projects

• Leverage Digital Content and Learning • Resources• Increase the reach and reputation of

the institution• Enhance contact with alumni and the

community

Delivering Value with SolutionsDelivering Value with Solutions

Student

Teacher/Faculty

Identity Management and Security SolutionsJava ESSun Rays

Identity ManagementJava ESSun RaysOpterons

• Collaborate• Post courses online• Focus on teaching, not PC management

Digital CampusUser

Digital CampusUser Needs

Sun EnablingSolutions

• Secure access from anywhere• Online course in their own timeframe• Smart card or digital ID for secure access

Administrator Identity ManagementJava ESSolaris 10, SPARC, x86Sun GridClient SolutionsSun Rays

• Access student info anytime, anywhere• Leverage IT to meet regulatory req’ts• Scale IT services to meet peak demand• Deploy IT systems independent of 3rd party

software applications• Deliver IT on open tech standards

Success Story: e-LearningSuccess Story: e-Learning

• World's largest WebCT Vista implementation• Sun Center of Excellence for e-Learning• Best practices for today's collaborative learning

environments• Future research in gaming in education

Success Story: Digital Asset ManagementSuccess Story: Digital Asset Management

WGBH-Sun Center for Digital Asset Management

• Re-purposing educational content• Goal is to digitize all content and media archives• First end-to-end reference architecture for DAM

● Sustain growth with increased flexibility, lowered costs● Transition from tactical disaster recovery planning to

strategic business continuity● Migrated existing data centers to next-generation

environment with increased flexibility and instant failover● Saved money, reduced recovery time, lowered TCO

Success Story: Administrative ComputingSuccess Story: Administrative Computing

The George Washington University

Success Story: Identity ManagementSuccess Story: Identity Management

University of California, Merced

• Assign a single ID to each person• Automatically provision & allow use of appropriate

services• Adjust or remove access as roles change• Solution: Sun Directory Server; Java System

Identity Manager

Sun’s Vision for Today: Sun’s Vision for Today: The Digital Campus The Digital Campus

CollaborationMobility

Access Communication Quality

e-Learning

DigitalAsset Mgmt

AdministrativeComputing

Portals

Mobilitywith Security

Grid Computing

INFRASTRUCTURE

Sun Communities of InterestSun Communities of Interest• Academic computing> e-Learning; libraries and museums; public broadcasting;

publishing, entertainment, gaming• Administrative computing• IT Infrastructure• Scientific & research> Computational biology, grid computing, HPC

http://www.sun.com/edu/commofinterest/

Sun and Sun-Supported Education Sun and Sun-Supported Education Special Interest GroupsSpecial Interest Groups• Computational Biology (CB-SIG)> www.sun.com/edu/commofinterest/compbio/sig/

• Grid & Portal Computing Special Interest Group (Grid-SIG)> www.sun.com/edu/commofinterest/gridcomp/

• High Performance Computing (HPC)> www.sun.com/edu/commofinterest/hpc/consortium.html

• Java in Administration Special Interest Group (JA-SIG)> www.ja-sig.org/

• Knowledge Enterprise Special Interest Group (KE-SIG)> www.sun.com/edu/commofinterest/elearning/sig

• Sun Ray Users' Group> www.sun-rays.org/

• Brand Name for Innovation• Education Domain Expertise• Active Driver of Open

Standards and Open Source• Leader in Identity

Management • Robust Partner Ecosystem

Sun's Competitive DifferentiatorsSun's Competitive Differentiators

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SummarySummary• Sun's Vision: The Participation Age

> Bridging the Digital Divide• Education Technology Megatrends

> New trends in e-Learning, digital asset management, administrative systems, grid computing, portals and mobility with security

• Sun's Vision & Mission for Education> To help you build the Digital Campus

• Sun Solutions for Education> Complete, end-to-end solution for building open,

secure, scalable and highly available campus infrastructures.

May 24 - 25, 2007

SUN IN EDUCATIONSUN IN EDUCATION

Samuel LoSamuel LoGlobal Education and ResearchGlobal Education and ResearchSun Microsystems, Inc.Sun Microsystems, Inc.Samuel.Lo@Sun.COM86 13801377805