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sun microsystems seminar jun 1 2006 san diego ca @ hyatt hotel

On the radio while parking the car...
"Sun Microsystems to lay off 5000 employees over the next 6 months"

the seminar: sun + amd + vmware

HardWare:
amd64 dual core "direct connect architecture" vrs. NorthBridge FSB (front
side bus)
FSB, NorthBridge career path; DDR --> DDR2 --> FB (fully buffered)

Virtualization Technology, (VT) no bottle necks with direct connect
architecture.

amd64, Quad Core by 2007
career path; 2x core --> 4x core --> 8x core

sun quote "...deploy our hardware on all navy battle ships"

VmWare, a company since 1998:
big plug = qualcomm success story...
100 physical servers running over 1200 virtual machines.
typical: 30 servers per admin
w/ vmware: 100 servers per admin
And! now qualcomm does not have to hire additional sys admins!

Seminar Focus:
consolidation. save $$, reduce power costs, reduce cooling costs.
sun to be a one-stop shop. now supporting microsoft windows.

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