Overview

Sun Microsystems and AT&T are combining efforts to provide enterprises with advanced solutions for reducing their datacenter footprint while lowering operational expenses and improving efficiencies.

Portfolio at a Glance:

• Datacenter Consolidation and Virtualization - AT&T Consulting has teamed with Sun Microsystems to develop a complete virtualized architecture consisting of X86 VMWare and Solaris environments for end user customers. AT&T and Sun can architect a complete deliverable solution for your company,taking advantage of AT&T's expertise in VMware and MSFT Active Directory/Exchange. AT&T's global networking solutions can deliver a managed virtual solution in one of AT&T's global Internet data centers or at the customer's data center.
• Managed Hosting - AT&T Enterprise Hosting Services offer a rich portfolio of flexible hosting solutions including Sun Microsystems IP to help ensure uninterrupted access and improved performance for an enterprise's critical business data and applications. Sun and AT&T take a preemptive approach to optimize energy utilization for managed hosting customers. Sun employs best practices and proven methodologies to deliver comprehensive energy and Eco-related solutions that are good for the budget and good for the planet. Through combinations of AT&T Managed Hosting Services with Sun servers, operating systems, integration, implementation and other services, Sun's hosted solutions focus on increasing customers' operational efficiencies, improving strategic advantage and raising customer satisfaction.

Customers can combine the above offerings into a single, managed solution to meet their business needs.

Business Benefits:

• For the enterprise that needs to maximize datacenter efficiencies and computing resources, AT&T and Sun Microsystems now offer an array of comprehensive, integrated solutions designed to meet customer's needs.
• These advanced solutions are jointly designed and implemented by AT&T and Sun Microsystems and integrate the complementary expertise and resources of the two companies to support customer's infrastructure requirements.
• Together, AT&T and Sun provide enterprises a combined solution for all your computing and network needs.

AT&T and Sun Microsystems, Inc. Advantage

Together AT&T and Sun Microsystems, Inc. offer customers end-to-end solutions encompassing - strategy, architecture, deployment, implementation, operations, and support - by drawing from our proven people, processes, products, and services.

By utilizing AT&T's world-class networking and management services with Sun Microsystems' market-leading server, storage and software solutions, you can realize solutions that can lower your cost of ownership and provide the level of protection and recovery you need. Taking advantage of these world-class solutions by AT&T/Sun Microsystems, enterprises can eliminate the complexity of contracting with and coordinating multiple vendors to implement business continuity plans. Customers will be supported by a team who will take full responsibility for designing, installing and testing the solution as well as ongoing management, monitoring and assurance services - as the sole center or contact for the entire project.