The increasing prominence of freely licensed Linux has prompted many to view operating systems in general as a commodity. With Solaris 10, Sun Microsystems hopes to demonstrate that a company's choice of operating system does matter and that the level of innovation Sun has built into Solaris 10 can deliver benefits across a company's infrastructure. . . .. The increasing prominence of freely licensed Linux has prompted many to view operating systems in general as a commodity. With Solaris 10, Sun Microsystems hopes to demonstrate that a company's choice of operating system does matter and that the level of innovation Sun has built into Solaris 10 can deliver benefits across a company's infrastructure. eWEEK Labs has been testing early-release versions of Solaris 10 through Sun's Software Express Program, in which beta versions of Solaris 10 are available for free download. The link for this article located at Jason Brooks is no longer available. . Solaris 10 aims to enhance systems architecture amidst Linux's rise. It features a modular kernel for better performance, DTrace for diagnostics, and ZFS for data management.. Solaris 10, Infrastructure Advancements, Operating System Innovations. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
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