Coming Soon!

Sun Fire™ Server Design and Configuration Guide
by Nathan Wiger and Roger Blythe

ISBN 0-13-04549494-2
Available Fall/Winter 2002

This book demystifies server design and configuration, specifically as it relates to Sun Fire hardware. All too often, customers run into problems because they have purchased a server design that cannot possibly work for their needs. This can be solved by some forethought and planning; however, servers differ in design. This book offers a solid structure to help the customer accurately state their needs, decide on what to purchase, and then finally configure it into a properly running system.

Consolidation in the Data Center
by David Hornby and Ken Pepple

ISBN 0-13-045495-8
Available Fall 2002

This new book provides a methodology for justifying, scoping, and implementing server and storage consolidation. This book quantifies TCO savings and other benefits and covers creating an architecture and implementing a consolidation solution. Consolidation allows IT managers to cut high management costs associated with the proliferation of small to midsize distributed servers. The linked goals of reducing IT complexity, lowering TCO and providing a better way to access and manage an organization's information and resources are now more attainable than ever.