Oracle Solaris 11

The First Cloud OS

Brings the reliability, security and scalability of the #1 UNIX OS to the cloud. The best platform for any enterprise application, co-engineered with the Oracle stack for performance and efficiency.

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Feature	Benefit
Co-engineered with the Oracle Stack	Hundreds of targeted projects across CPU, memory, file system I/O, and security to deliver the best database, middleware, and application performance 11 world-record benchmarks and counting
Designed-in Virtualization with Oracle Solaris Zones, Network Virtualization, and Oracle VM for SPARC and x86	Run mission-critical applications in a highly available Oracle Solaris cloud No extra software needed to virtualize your data center Zero-overhead virtualization Secure live migration Virtual networks, NICs, load balancers, firewalls, and routers built in at no extra cost Model an entire data center topology in a single OS instance Assign network bandwidth to priority applications
Data at Cloud Scale with Oracle Solaris ZFS	Scale out design with unlimited capacity Flash-aware, tiered storage pools Built-in data services: deduplication, encryption, replication, compression Reduce storage use by up to 10x with deduplication Encryption with line-speed performance Rapid provisioning of virtualized storage resources
Engineered Cloud Security at Every Level	Delegated administration of zones for self-service IT Always-on auditing for compliance reporting Immutable Zones protect against attacks Network and data layer protection Encrypted data on the wire and on the disk for each cloud tenant
Cloud Deployment Simplified with Image Packaging System and New Software Lifecycle Management Tools	Redesigned OS and software installation and lifecycle management tools for fast deployments Automatic software dependency checking ensures error-free updates Cloned environments can be updated and booted in seconds at scheduled maintenance times Immediate rollback to original state if needed Built-in tools, Oracle VM templates, Oracle software, and your software combined in a custom enterprise repository
Guaranteed Compatibility	Ensures application investment protection Run applications unchanged across Oracle Solaris releases Recompiled applications guaranteed to work on both SPARC and x86 systems
Platform Choice	Hundreds of SPARC and x86 systems certified for Oracle Solaris 11 Enterprise efficient solutions with Oracle Solaris 11 on Exadata, Exalogic, and SPARC SuperCluster engineered systems