As we all know, computer system debates can get religious. There are zealots for HP-UX, IBM AIX, LINUX and Solaris. I'm no exception; if you cut me, I'm going to bleed Sun purple. However, it's not solely a question of faith. Solaris offers performance, stability and security. In July of '07, I was charged with launching Forsythe's Solaris Advanced Features and Migration Practice. Yes, it's a bit wordy, but it does describe exactly what we're doing.
So with the practice launched, I set out to find the best and brightest Solaris experts out there. One name kept coming up over and over again: Jarod Jenson. Jarod is a Solaris expert and one of the foremost authorities on DTrace and performance optimization. In August '07, he joined us as our chief technology architect.With Jarod now on the team, I asked Brian Ward, our Eastern area product manager, "Who's the best Solaris guy you know?" Without hesitation he said, "Fred King." Fred is one of those guys who's been everywhere and done everything in the world of IT--and specifically Solaris. He’s now here at Forsythe as our practice manager.
Forsythe's goal is to be the best server virtualization company in North America. Solaris 10 is going to be our most critical enabler. The goal of a server virtualization project is always to reduce the number of servers. Highly-virtualized, highly-optimized, highly-secure and more efficient servers mean less cost and a higher return for our customers. Our value proposition is simple: on average, our experience has shown we can reduce your datacenter footprint by 25% or more, decrease your operational costs by 25% or more and improve your performance by 25% or more. Is that something you'd be interested in? I thought so. Solaris 10 can do it. And we can prove it.
