Virtualization at Sun
Speaker: Tim Marsland, Sun Fellow and CTO Software Organization
When: 2008-03-07 14:15:00
Venue: 50-N202
Host: Prof Neil Bergmann
Abstract:Sun has made several investments in various open source
virtualization technologies for computation, storage, and
networking. This talk will describe a couple of key technologies in
depth, explain how they are used, and attempt to place them in the
context of industry trends. The technologies include Xen,
VirtualBox, Solaris Zones, Sunray and Crossbow. The talk will also
explore some of the ideas being explored on various work-in-progress
topics such as virtual appliances, distros, and network scale
computing.
Biography:Dr. Tim Marsland is a Sun Fellow, Vice President and Chief
Technology Officer in the Software Organization at Sun
Microsystems. In his 17 year career at Sun he has contributed to
every Solaris release, working on many different areas of the
Solaris operating environment, from strategic direction, systems
architecture, release models to Solaris implementation, diagnosing
and fixing bugs. During Solaris 10 he designed the Solaris Express
release model, contributed to the early design work on Zones, aided
with the revival of Solaris x86 platforms, and served as architect
and an implementor for 64-bit Solaris on x86. His current interests
include hardware and software virtualization technologies.
Type: ITEE Seminar
Contact:Prof Neil Bergmann, seminar host (bergmann@itee.uq.edu.au)
or Guido Governatori (ITEE seminar co-ordinator)
(guido@itee.uq.edu.au)