Solaris is Sun’s version of unix being developed today . Based on SVR4(System V Release 4) rather than BSD (as SunOS was),Solaris is one of the more widely used flavors of Unix in enterprise networks. Solaris is often used and found on older Sun hardware for hobbyists as well. Solaris source code is now available easily.

Solaris was developed by Sun Microsystems for the SPARC platform and the most widely used proprietary flavor for web servers .

SunOS is Sun’s previous iteration of Unix based on BSD. Designed for Sun hardware only, it provides a stable and fairly well supported platform for companies and individuals alike.

Behavior of Mixed Workloads Consolidated Using Solaris Resource Manager Software (Sun Microsystems, Inc.) Capable of scaling to 64 CPUs, the Sun Enterprise 10000 server running the Solaris Operating Environment provides the ideal foundation for enterprise computing. Solaris Resource Manager software enables system resources to be fairly allocated between various workloads, ensuring predictable service levels for applications.Successful management of multiple applications requires tools, such as Team Quest Performance Software, that can monitor each application’s performance indicators - users, orders per second, hits per second, or Web operations per second.

With a networking stack optimized for extreme performance and easy implementation, and integration of innovative new communication protocols, Sun can help businesses truly turn their networks into the computers of the future.

Features for Solaris 10 Operating System Networking >> Extreme Network Performance ..

Internet growth continues to accelerate, fueled by the explosion of Internet-capable wireless devices such as PDAs, pagers,mobile phones, and automobiles. These new devices will drive the development of new applications, throughput-oriented network systems, new network file services, and secure SSL-encrypted connections. This exponential growth in connectivity, services, and applications will generate demand for increased network performance, innovative communication protocols, and enhanced security. To deliver new content and services, demand for storage and grid computing interconnects extends into the data center.

Sun provides the full spectrum of technologies needed today to build a virtual enterprise and is on the cutting edge of innovative technologies that will improve Virtualization in the future. Virtualization is another way that Sun provides enterprise-wide solutions, anywhere, anytime.