Amy, > Little real innovation has occurred with Sun processors. The UltraSPARC family is falling behind Intel. Typically 50
percent more UltraSPARC processors are needed to match Intel performance.
Yes, what's up with that, and the reliability FUD Sun puts out, diametrically opposed to many other stories we hear like this (there's Gartner again):
The Reality:
Major customers, such as Quote.com, are switching from Sun to the Microsoft©
Windows© platform because it offers better reliability.
The Proof:
Despite Sun?s claim that their high-end servers are highly reliable and built with redundant components, customers
report that failures in service processors, controllers, processor cards, and other components have caused entire
production systems to fail. (Source: Gartner Group, press reports)
Analyst reports have repeatedly raised the issue of reliability problems with Sun platforms, and have gone so far as
to recommend that customers not use Sun servers in environments that require high availability. (Source: Gartner Group
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