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Description of Using Solaris 8

Solaris 9 is a soon-to-be-released UNIX operating system by Sun Microsystems that enables organizations to improve services, reduce risks, and decrease costs through the promise of scalability, continuous real-time computing, and enhanced security. With the release of Solaris 9, Sun Microsystems has defined what a dot-com grade platform must be. It has been tested in the world's largest data centers. Special Edition Using Solaris 9 is intended to be a one-stop, in-depth reference guide to Solaris 9. It focuses on the reader gaining real-life exposure to the functions of the operating system. This book avoids jargon, and emphasizes brevity and clarity. It also covers key features of Solaris 9 such as NIS/NIS+, Solstice DiskSuie, Solstice AdminSuite, WebFS, JumpStart, and WebStart.

Title Information

ISBN:

9780789726506

Pages:

656 pages

Format:

Paperback

Product Code:

159314

Publisher:

Pearson Education (US)

Published:

26/09/2002

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About Tanuj Jain

Radhika Girisan is an instructional designer and a technical writer by profession. She has been in the content development industry for over six years developing books, white papers, instructor-led training programs, and e-learning material on various technologies for Sun Microsystems, Microsoft, Computer Associates, Pearson Technology Groups, PeopleSoft, Hitachi Data Systems, and NETg. Tanuj Jain has over seven years of experience with designing, setting, and maintaining enterprise-wide solutions based on different architectures. His main focus has been on enterprise systems architecture, system performance monitoring and tuning, and OS technology. Tanuj has worked on different flavors of Unix such as Solaris, SCO, Linux, and HP-UX. He has provided security solutions and also designed and implemented mass storage solutions for various clients such as ITE Singapore, Vizzavi Europe Ltd., Sun Microsystems, NTT, RPG group, and NIIT Ltd. Tanuj is a Microsoft Certified Professional and a Certified Novell administrator.