Tune in to hear our boss, Hal Stern, Sun's VP Global Systems Engineering, interview Tim Bray, Distinguished Engineer and Director of Web Technologies. They discuss how Sun is open sourcing its APIs and why Tim belives that "the world is unfolding and it's a fun time to be in this business."
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On April 14, 2009, Sun is maximizing the economics of computing with a full range of new systems delivering breakaway efficiency and savings, simplified networking, enterprise manageability, and maximum scale and performance. For over two decades, Sun has been a thought leader and innovator in open network technologies, consistently furthering its vision, "The Network is the Computer." Building on its 25+ years of design expertise and excellence, Sun is continuing to lead the market in Open Network Systems with its new line of servers that will help you maximize and optimize current and new IT infrastructure investments.
Join us for the live webcast and live chat with John Fowler, EVP Systems, and Andy Bechtolsheim, Chief Architect & SVP Systems, plus special guests as we unveil our new line-up of Open Network Systems.
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How long have you been employed at Sun and where are you located?
I was born in Paris, France. I have been working for Sun since January 2001. I am GSE Lead Architect at Velizy, France.
What do you like best about working for Sun?
I like working on datacenter consolidation, business intelligence, architecture design, methodology and business consulting. Innovation and community development make the difference at Sun face to competition, and it's very exciting for me! I appreciate the opportunity to give Sun employees the possibility to work at home and have their desktop environment with collaborative tools. Today, Sun technologies can make it!
What is your current job role and how does it help solve customer business problems?
My challenges are to develop Sun value propositions to aquire new accounts, to propose IT solutions aligned on customer business needs, to create new sales opportunities, to give the means of being more upstream on decision-making processes and to present at high level unique Sun values. I have an expertise in Business Intelligence and I provide architecture solutions for gathering, storing, analyzing, and providing access to data in order to help customers make better business decisions. I am working for top accounts in datacenter consolidation and I design the best architectures, improving TCO and better ROI with virtualization and green technologies.
Because they are Super Heros, Sun Stars use their Super Powers to get the job done. What are your Super Powers?
I work with all Sun organizations, practices, marketing, sales operations, finance and legal to deliver best solutions for my customers. I am geek of technologies and I like to share my vision and ideas with Sun people, not only with System Engineers but with all Sun people. Explaining technologies for business and sharing known-how with the greatest number of people is really gratifying. "Share with people, People share with you!"
Have you had the opportunity to assist customers in creating energy efficient data centers? If so, please give us an example.
I have had an opportunity with a server consolidation project for a car manufacturer. This project will reduce the installed base by 20% in 2009. For having the better ROI, the solution has been implemented with Solaris 8 Containers and Sun Eco Servers...
By the way, the cost saving is very good because the applications installed base haven't been transformed and the energy consumption has been reduced significantly.
Do you have a favorite blog or website?
Because, except for the fact that I like coffee (Java coffee of course 
), this site is a good marketing example for trademark adoption.
Name one thing you worry about.
The war in Afghanistan and Irak. The economical crisis in the world is also worrying..
Do you participate in any social networking websites?
Yes, I am SunSpace (Sun's internal site) and LinkedIn member.
Please list any Sun or external communities that you are a member of.
In 2006, I worked for the Systems Practice. Once, a customer required technologies and reliable products, but in fact wanted that Sun provide business value for his company. That day, I understood that we had to change our speech and have an approach based on business value not only on technology and products.
Rapidly, I started to launch this challenge with sales managers in manufacturing and telecommunications companies. It was a hard work because that imposed changing our positioning, but that ended up with sales opportunities. At the same time, I led trainings for sellers, architects and systems engineers.
In November 2007, I became a community driver. I took the decision to develop "Sun Value Propositions" in order to share this know-how as much as possible. I wrote many publications and gave life to this worldwide community by using different means of communication in order to permit everyone to give their point of view and exchange their experience. This community relates technologies, methodologies, services, references and key performance indicators to manage and measure the infrastructure performance and value; alignes IT solutions on company business drivers, goals and strategy with business value; Implements business intelligence for gathering, storing, analyzing, and providing access to data to help enterprise make better business decisions and builds datacenter efficiency according to three major steps like standardization, virtualization and automation. Today, this community is classified in the top ten performances with more than 600 members and mean of 500 downloads and 1500 views per month.
Wow- those are very impressive numbers!
Where did you last go on vacation?
I travelled in the South-East of Spain, near Granada. I spent 2 weeks in the midst of nature with my wife and my two children 
.
Italian westerns movies in the sixties have been shooted in this area.
Outside of work and family, is there anything that you're passionate about?
I am fond of Home Theater; my preferred movies are science fiction like Cube, eXistenZ, Matrix, The Thirteenth Floor, The Fly, Star Wars... These movies are recorded on High Definition Blu-ray DVD, images are really different compared with a standard DVD. With this system, it is fun to play video games on a large screen: my children love it, so do their friends!
I like skiing in Jura, in the south-east of France. In this country, Nordic ski is common because you can find many great forests and protected spaces..
I have a true passion for sea fishing, particularly at Belle-Ile-en-Mer. It's a beautiful Brittany island in France. In this area, sea is full of white sea bass and sea-breams: these are excellent good tasting fishes.
Do you blog?
I maintain my blog based on Business and IT value.
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Listen to Hal Stern, VP Global Systems Engineering, interview Danny Coward, Chief Architect, Sun's Client Software Group on the lastest version of the Innovating@Sun blog: Rich Internet Experiences, Across All Screens of Your Life - JavaFX.
Other Links
JavaFX Website
The Planetarium
JavaFX - The Big Pictue
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The Divas LOVE makeovers, which is why we are excited to see the new Sun.com home page.
Launched a few weeks ago, the Sun.com home page is built on new architecture that enables flexible ways to present multimedia content, key news, and product launches to the millions of visitors received each month.
It also allows for customized content and special offers based on your profile. For example, the site can now deliver audience specific content and offers to Students, Startups, Small and Medium Business, Developers, Partners and Enterprise. You should also check out the spotlight on "Free Trials and Hot Deals."
Kudos to the Sun.com team!
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There are few things infuriate me more than this:
People who think they are special and take up 2 parking spots. This happened yesterday at my gym, when the lot was completely full and I couldn't find a space to park.
I wanted to take action! I thought about leaving a nasty note on the car, but I didn't have a pen and paper. There were no thumb tacks in my purse, so I couldn't put them under the tires (and what fun would that be if I wasn't there to the flat tires). So I did nothing except find a parking spot far away from the gym entrance, complain to the front desk (in case it was one of them) and work off my steam with an hour of "body pump" class.
Any suggestions for next time??
Ps.
How did we survive before mobile phones with cameras?
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You are cordially invited to join us on December 4, 2008 for the unveiling of JavaFX 1.0 -- an expressive, rich client platform -- at an event that will change the way you imagine, create, and build Rich Internet Applications.
Sign up to receive a text message from Sun on the day of the launch to ensure you don't miss any exciting launch news and activities.
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For those of you who are not one of my Facebook friends, you might not know that I had a date with my husband the night before Thanksgiving day at the Tina Turner concert last week. It was her 69th birthday and she's still going strong!
This was taken from my mobile phone. Tina is extended in a crane(?) over the audience without a safety net. I held my breath the entire time.
Why is she the BIGGEST Diva?
* She arrived on stage close to ONE HOUR late (nobody complained, we knew better)
* She wore 5 inch stiletto heels throughout the entire concert
* She had at least 6 wardrobe changes (always dressed in sequins)
* She took a 30 minute intermission - claimed it was because Beyonce & Jay-Z were in her dressing room! (another great Diva)
* She still has the energy of a 25 year old!
* She was able to get every man in the audience to stand up and dance (including my husband) AND yell out her name.
* She was SIMPLY THE BEST!!
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Here are some pics from the CEC LateNite gatherings. Thanks to Vici Kelley for the GREAT photos!!
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Here are some pics from the CEC Open Storage Launch:
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Here are some pics from the CEC General Session.
CEC Cheerleaders:
This is my favorite cheerleader
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Presentations by Dan Berg, Hal Stern, Jim Baty, Peter Ryan & Jonathan Schwartz:
Wow - I spot some engineering celebs in this group!
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Did I grab your attention??
It's tradition for the Divas to sneak backstage to show you what really goes on!! Enjoy
Dave Levy and Hal Stern (preparing for his opening presentation):
Joseph Bianco and Dana Fagerstrom getting ready for the CEC Second Life event:
Peter Ryan (EVP, Global Sales & Services) joking around with Dan Berg (CEC Executive Chairperson) and Hal Stern before his keynote:
Hal, Dana & Joe doing another CEC Second Life Session:
More photos on the way!!
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Join Sun Microsystems on November 10, 2008 for a live webcast and see how Sun is helping to change storage economics for your business with the benefits of Open Storage. Enjoy increased performance and scalability without costly downtime, while reducing power consumption and operational costs to meet your business's storage challenges and needs.
Change Your Storage Economics
Date: November 10, 2008
Time: 3:30 p.m. PT
If you are attending Sun's Customer Engineering Conference, don't miss the live event with Sun executives John Fowler and Mike Shapiro.
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Hey fellow DIVAS: Did you know that on August 26, 1920, the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution became law, and women could vote?!?!
It's important. It's your right - don't take it for granted!
We'll see you at the voting booth
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The Divas would like to wish everyone a fun, safe, spooky Halloween!!
We love Halloween! Not that WE need an excuse to wear a costume and eat CANDY
Enjoy!
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It's time for me to pack my bag.
Oops. Wrong one. Here:
Because once again, Sun is gearing up for the 13th consecutive Customer Engineering Conference (CEC) in Las Vegas, Nevada, and I'm invited!!
CEC will take place Sunday, November 9th through Friday, November 14th. This global gathering will deliver essential training with focused technical tracks and breakout sessions to approximately 2000 Sun Customer Engineers and 200 Sun Partners who will be provided the opportunity to learn, network, share best practices and ultimately strengthen Sun's customer facing technical community.
Attendees will hear from top Sun executives such as Jonathan Schwartz and Peter Ryan as well as top technologists such as Greg Papadopoulos, Marc Tremblay, Mike Shapiro, Bryan Cantrill, Hal Stern, Jim Baty, Lew Tucker, and Subodh Bapat.
If you are a Sun employee, you can join us in Second Life at the CEC 2008 Sun island to engage in live forums, including the general session on Monday and special Second Life only sessions with Hal Stern.
You might even see me there:
Or in the real world taking photos of YOU!
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It took me (and my 5 year old) 1.5 hours to carve this skull and crossbones jack-o'-lantern over the weekend! I bet it won't even last that long on the front steps of our home before a squirrel has it for dinner...
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Check out the live webcast and live chat at 1 PM ET on October 13 with Jonathan Schwartz, CEO and President of Sun Microsystems, and John Fowler, EVP Systems, plus special guests as they discuss how the new Sun SPARC Enterprise T5440 is redefining mid-range computing (webcast will be recorded and available for on-demand replay).
Don't miss the This is Something vlog to see what the insider experts are saying about the new Sun SPARC Enterprise T5440.
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Sun is hosting the first WordCamp NY event in our mid-town office this weekend. And we are sold out - which is great for a Sunday indoor event, in the fall, in NYC
What is WordCamp NY??
WordCamp NY will focus on the actual blogging aspect of WordPress: How to blog, what a professional blogger looks like and how they do it, and more within those boundaries. It will also be about the technology behind WordPress: What WordPress is capable of doing, how scalable it is, and how flexible it is.
Why Sun?
WordPress is a very powerful blogging platform which powers some of the largest blogs out there, such as CNN, NY Times, several government sites, and a number of other high profile blogs. WordPress is written in PHP and uses MySQL as a content and metadata storage engine-- and guess who owns MySQL??
This is our buddy Jonathan Dingman, who is responsible for working with all the sponsors to pull this event together.
We hope to see you there!
other links:
WordPress.org
Automattic.com
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From Sunday, November 9th, through Friday, November 14th, ~2000 Sun Customer Engineers and 200 Sun Partners will gather from across the world at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada for the Customer Engineering Conference(CEC) 2008.
CEC 2008 will deliver critical training with focused technical tracks and breakout sessions. It will also feature keynotes from Sun executives & engineers, a hands-on demo pavilion, live product launch and networking events specifically designed to provide attendees with the opportunity to meet with colleagues and Sun technology partners.
Conference Theme: Learn it. Live it. Make IT real.
Learn It: A story about empowering personal growth
Live It: A story about evangelism and community
Make IT real: A story about commitment
Just like last year, the Divas will be there as "roving reporters" so we can give you all the scoop real-time! If you are attending, please make sure you look for us, we'll be looking for you
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The Yankees played (and won) their last game at Yankee stadium last night.
I haven't been to a game at Yankee Stadium in at least 5 years, but I am still sad at the thought of saying goodbye to the House that Ruth Built.
Now I am a "Jersey Girl", but I was born in the Bronx and grew up in a Yankee household. My parents thought it was cute to have me recite the Yankee lineup when I was learning to speak as a very young child. My first words were: Mel Stottlemyre (don't guess my age).
Thanks to my dad's position at Chase Manhattan Bank, I had the opportunity to sit in the front row in back of the Yankee dugout a few times. In true Diva form, I arrived several hours early so I could flirt with the players before the game. It worked.
I can't wait until my dad takes my daughter to her first Yankee game at the new Yankee stadium and they create memories of their own. They have already started - when she was 2 she told me that her poppy was mad because the "ankees" lost a game, those "bums".
Maybe they will even get my husband (Mets fan) to join them.
Go Yankees!
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The Divas would like to give a shout out to our colleague and great friend Peter Reiser, who is featured on the Global Neighbourhoods Social Media website.
Peter is a Principal Engineer out of Sun's Switzerland office. He is the Lead Architect for the Web 2.0+ implementation for Sun's Customer Engineering community- project SunSpace.
To learn more about SunSpace and how to build vibrant communities, visit Peter's website.
Congrats Peter!
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This is a special edition of our SunStars blog. We would like to recognize the winners of the Sun Microsystems Asia Pacific Systems Engineer (SE) of the Year Award for FY08:
Gold Medal Winner
Takafumi Sasaki (Japan)
Silver Medal Winners
Shailesh Bhadoria (India)
Jongjun Son (Korea)
Bronze Medal Winners
William Lo (Greater China)
Andrew Foote (Australasia)
Tepparit Ritthongpitak (Asia South)
Congratulations to all the winners - GREAT JOB!
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Are you surprised to hear a Diva discuss chemical compounds??
If you really want to be impressed, visit the Innovating@Sun site to hear our favorite Sun geek, Hal Stern, interview Bob Brewin, VP, Sun Distinguished Engineer, as they discuss Project Hydrazine : An end-to-end solution hosted by Sun Microsystems that enables developers to quickly create service mash-ups that are supported by back-end services such as security and federated identity.
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