SUN Microsystems have been selected to help build a secure and scalable open source web infrastructure using Sun Fire x4500 and x4150 servers and Sun StorageTek storage arrays by Wikimedia foundation.
The collaboration will enable Wikimedia to host ever-increasing volumes of rich media and video content and also support the collaborative development and testing of new Wikipedia content and applications by its global network of users.
“By implementing Sun’s open source MySQLT database and Sun Open Storage infrastructure, we are in a position to create a better and faster user experience.
“This is critical to an organisation like ours. We rely on users to collaboratively collect and develop the educational content which we disseminate,” said Erik Möller, deputy director of the Wikimedia Foundation.
The new Sun platform will enable Wikipedia to enable users to seamlessly upload files up to 100Mb.
The free encyclopedia is one of the five most popular web properties in the world, with more than 250-million unique visitors each month and a 100 000-strong community of active volunteer editors.
Wikipedia uses MySQL as its primary database software.
The Wikimedia Foundation is also a Sun Startup Essentials program member, which has enabled it to get high-performance, enterprise-grade systems at attractive startup prices.
The Sun Open Storage Infrastructure provides continuous easy access to Wikimedia’s data.
The Sun Fire X4500 storage server delivers the high performance of a four-way x64 server and the highest storage density available, with up to 48 TB in 4U of rack space, and uses the Solaris(TM) Operating System to manage and protect data.
The Sun Fire x4150 server is a market-leading 2-socket x64 server in a single rack unity.
Byb ITnewsAfrica.com
