Sun Microsystems Debuts New Sun Modular Datacenter Solution with Emerson Power and Cooling Technology to Meet India's Rapidly Growing IT RequirementsComplete Modular Datacenter Solution Designed With Sun MD and Emerson's Power and Cooling Options; Design Innovation Changes Economics of Datacenter Expansion New Delhi, India - November 19, 2008: Sun Microsystems and Emerson today announced the availability of the new Sun Modular Datacenter (Sun MD) D20 paired with Emerson's power and cooling infrastructure for a complete modular datacenter solution designed to meet India's rapidly growing IT requirements. Deployable virtually anywhere in the country, the Sun MD and Emerson infrastructure are an ideal solution for Indian companies and government agencies looking to rapidly expand their datacenter capacity regardless of location. Based on a standard 20-foot (6.1-meters) shipping container, the Sun MD leverages Sun's design innovation to engineer out complexity and provide a rugged, energy efficient and rapidly deployable solution to meet datacenter expansion and mobility requirements. Capable of supporting up to 50 teraflops of compute performance or three petabytes of disk capacity in a heterogeneous environment, the Sun MD is deployable in one-tenth the time it takes to design, build and deploy a typical brick and mortar datacenter, at a fraction of the cost. Sun MD, with its innovative watercooled design, also delivers over 40 percent lower cooling costs, independent of payload, as compared to a typical datacenter. Sun has partnered with Emerson Network Power to launch the Sun Modular datacenter in India as Emerson a leader in Business Critical Continuity, has devised a containerized power & cooling solution with the inherent properties of scalability and modularity required for a unique, innovative concept like Sun Modular Datacenter. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. R. Vasudevan, Vice President Enterprise Solutions, Emerson Network Power India said, “At Emerson, we are committed to provide energy efficient integrated solutions for power & cooling that will help our customers reduce operating cost without compromising reliability. We pioneered the concept of EnergyLogic that has been hugely successful and has helped customers reduce power consumption by almost 40%. ” Vasu further added, “This partnership is aimed at combining the expertise of both Sun Microsystems and Emerson to provide customers with a world class solution in the datacenter space.” Speaking at the press conference, Mr. Peter Chadford, Director, Sales Development, APAC and Emerging Regions, Sun Microsystems said, “Sun Modular Datacenter radically changes the way in which datacenter capacity is deployed. In emerging markets there are many companies who are experiencing explosive IT growth, but are unable to meet demand due to infrastructure limitations. We are pleased to partner with Emerson which is a technology leader in business critical continuity space worldwide to offer the Sun MD as an appropriate solution not only for customers who are out of datacenter space and need to add capacity rapidly but also for those who want to deploy their IT infrastructure anywhere worldwide — or be able to redeploy to new locations as requirements change. In addition to the performance boost, costs savings and the eco features of Sun MD, two critical aspects that I believe will influence a CIO’s purchasing decision towards the solution is the durability and mobility of the Sun Modular Datacenter. “The Sun MD along with the Total Infrastructure Solution offered via Sun Professional Services enables companies in India to dramatically increase time deployment of new IT resources where they want it - not where they are limited by local infrastructure” Peter further added. Engineered to minimize energy and space requirements and maximize compute density and operating efficiency, Sun MD delivers compute capacity quickly, where and when it’s needed most in roughly 1/10th the time to deploy a bricks-and-mortar datacenter. The Sun MD is enhanced with up to eight high-density racks, a unique water-based cooling system, and shock absorption technology for ultimate transportability. Designed to house a payload of 19-inch rackmount servers, storage, telecommunications, and networking equipment, the Sun MD can be installed permanently or repurposed and relocated to meet ever-changing business demands. Multiple units can be distributed geographically to provide a complete global datacenter or disaster recovery solution. Each Sun MD hosts one 12.5-kW rack for network and system management equipments and six (D20) or seven (S20) 25-kW-capable general-purpose racks for servers, storage, or other equipment . This makes it an ideal platform for the new generations of blade servers and other high-density equipment that many existing datacenters today are unable to support due to their limited power or cooling capabilities. With the ability to power and cool as much as 25 kW per rack and four times the density per rack of a typical datacenter, the Sun MD can also help reduce clutter and chaos in the datacenter by serving as the ultimate consolidation and virtualization platform. From the Sun portfolio, the new Sun MD D20 supports systems including the Sun SPARC Enterprise M4000 and M5000 servers, Sun StorageTek SL500 Modular Library, and the Sun StorageTek 9985V System. Sun MD also supports a wide range of third-party equipment in both the standard and deep rack configurations. Since its official, global launch in January 2008, the Sun MD has taken the world by storm and generated tremendous customer interest. In the last year alone, it has visited 73 cities on four continents and been toured by more than 12,000 customers and partners. The solution has been deployed by numerous global customers - especially those in emerging markets - for a broad range of applications in high-performance computing, education, manufacturing, government, telecommunications and healthcare. The Sun MD is also the only containerized datacenter certified for regulatory and safety compliance as well as for fire-suppression in over 50 countries world-wide. The Sun Modular Datacenter is an ideal solution for customers who want to quickly add incremental datacenter capacity virtually anywhere, with the flexibility to reconfigure and move it as business needs change at a much lower cost than traditional alternatives. Advantages of a Sun Modular Datacenter at a glance
About Sun Microsystems, Inc. Sun Microsystems develops the technologies that power the global marketplace. Guided by a singular vision -- "The Network is the Computer" -- Sun drives network participation through shared innovation, community development and open source leadership. Sun can be found in more than 100 countries and on the Web at http://sun.com Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. About Emerson Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson (USA based $24.8 billion Fortune 500 company), is the global leader in enabling Business-Critical Continuity™ from grid to chip for Telecommunication networks, Data centers, Health care and Industrial facilities. Emerson Network Power provides innovative solutions and expertise in areas including AC & DC power, Precision Cooling Systems, Embedded Computing & Power, Integrated Racks & Enclosures, Power Switching & Controls, Connectivity Solutions and Monitoring & Services. Emerson (NYSE: EMR), based in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, is a global leader in bringing technology and engineering together to provide innovative solutions to customers through its network power, process management, industrial automation, climate technologies, and appliance and tools businesses. For more information visit: www.emerson.com or http://www.emersonnetworkpower.co.in. For further information: Bipasha Chakrabarti
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