Solaris containers and Sun's view on virtualization By Brian Ducharme published: Thursday, May 24 2007
VSM speaks with Paul Steeves, Virtualization Marketing Director : Software Group, Sun Microsystems about Solaris containers and Sun's view on virtualization.
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Podcast Summary:
Length: 12:36
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Introduction (00:00)
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Paul’s role at Sun and background (00:20)
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Server Consolidation (01:46)
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Power and cooling issues (02:48)
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Mobility and flexibility (03:20)
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Load shifting and Disaster Recovery (04:04)
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Utilization, Provisioning and Business Continuity (04:10)
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Security with Solaris Containers (04:40)
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Eliminating Web Page Hijacking (05:00)
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Solaris 10 Containers (05:32)
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Free (05:40)
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Migration (06:16)
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Cloning (06:18)
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Logical Domains (07:10)
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Guest Domains (08:14)
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Case Study for Containers (09:30)
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Saved 20% (10:05)
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Stop Hackers (10:17)
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Low Overhead and Performance (10:45)
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Virtualization in the future (11:13)
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Partnering with XenSource (11:47)
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Closing

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Related Links:
Solaris 10 Security How to Guide: Eliminating Web Page Hijacking
Sun Website
XenSource Website
Sun Microsystems Expands Leading Storage Virtualization Platform
Paul Steeves is a director in the Solaris Operating System marketing group. He has management responsibilities for product marketing of several facets of the Solaris OS including virtualization, high performance computing, storage software, and Solaris Clusters. He has held various levels of marketing and management positions within Sun.
Prior to working at Sun, Paul worked in the Unix and VMS operating system groups at Digital Equipment Corporation. Paul holds a Bachelors degree in Chemistry from Tufts University and is an ex-patriated Red Sox fan.
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