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, [email protected] 13801377805
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