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ZFS as a Root File System
Lori Alt talks about what it takes to make ZFS a root file system, and why do it. Download the presentation (pdf).

NFSv4 Namespace Extensions
Wondering about the new NFSv4 namespace extensions being added to OpenSolaris? This presentation, with demos, shows you how to use mirror mounts and referrals to help decrease the complexity and administration of managing your namespace with NFS.

DTrace for JavaScript Debugging
Presented by Brendan Gregg, co-author of Solaris Performance and Tools
Find out how to debug JavaScript using DTrace. With the popularity of Web 2.0 technologies such as Ajax, there is an increasing need for powerful debugging tools that can examine complex JavaScript software. DTrace can examine JavaScript code execution in realtime, allowing the identification of performance issues and bugs. By using DTrace for JavaScript debugging, all sofware layers in the system can be examined from the same tool, such as the software of the browser and the kernel. For example, DTrace may help you prove that a performance issue is actually a bug in the browser - and not your JavaScript code.

CSI:Munich - How to save the world with ZFS and 12 USB Sticks
Here's a fun video that shows how cool the Sun Fire X4500 (codename: Thumper) is and how you can create your own Thumper experience on your laptop using Solaris ZFS and 12 USB sticks. This is from Constantin Gonzalez's weblog.

DTrace - Using SDT Probes
Alan Hargreaves, Systems Technical Suport Engineer, has created a number of demos on placing sdt probes for io provider, mib provider and the user space.

Solaris in the Spotlight
SDNtv explores some of the features that make Solaris 10 the most advanced operating system on the planet, including Containers, DTrace, and Trusted Extensions. This week, the show looks at two projects that tie Solaris tightly to the open source community: OpenSolaris and Cool Stack.

Sun Net Talks on Demand
Sun Net Talks on Demand zero in on the issues facing developers today. Tune in for a discussion among Sun and industry experts - then ask questions at a companion Sun Expert Exchange Q&A chat. There are searchable listings under application development, development tools and software.

Sun Presents Webcasts
This site contains webcasts on Network Computing, JavaOne and Solaris 10 up to 2005. Replaced by Sun Net Talks in 2006.

Subversion Best Practices
Subversion is the enormously popular, next-generation version control product sponsored by CollabNet. In this one hour web seminar, you’ll get an insider’s view of how best to use Subversion’s most important functions, how to create new branches, what should be under version control, how to make atomic commits, and more!

Multicore Development: Untangle your Threads using Sun Studio
Exploit the multiple cores in your machine using the Sun Studio software. Find out how Sun Studio compilers allow you to parallelize your application, detect data races and potential deadlocks, and analyze the performance of your application.

Exploring the Next Generation IDE in Sun Studio Software
Learn some of the basic steps of developing a C, C++, or Fortran application using Sun Studio 12 IDE. This webinar includes tips for creating and configuring projects, navigating and editing source files, using runtime checking to automatically detect runtime errors (memory access, memory usage, memory leaks), and debugging using the dbx debugger.

The New Face of Sun Studio
Hear from Sun staff engineer and project lead for Sun Studio IDE, Gordon Prieur, spotlights some of the most interesting aspects of the new IDE and talks about which types of developers stand to benefit the most.

Develop and Accelerate Your Solaris and Linux Applications with Sun Studio Software
Vijay Tatkar as he discusses how the Sun Studio 12 software can simplify your development.

Developing Applications for CoolThreads Server
View the archive of this webcast, "A Technical Overview of Sun Studio 11".

What We're Watching: pNFS in OpenSolaris
A presentation from Spencer Shepler and Siddheshwar Mahesh on pNFS in OpenSolaris - SNIA Storage Developer Conference (September 2007).

What We're Watching: A SAN Target Mode Boot Server
Jim Dunham presents on a SAN Target Mode Boot Server at the SNIA Storage Developer Conference (September 2007).

What We're Watching: Sun and EMC Engineers Talk About the SNIA XAM
Sun and EMC engineers Mark Carlson and Scott Ostapovicz talk about the SNIA eXtensible Access Method (XAM) Standard (Sept, 2007).

What We're Watching: Hyon Kim on a New Multipath Management API for SCSI Devices
Hyon Kim reports on a new multipath management API for SCSI devices at SNIA's Storage Developers' Conference (Sept, 2007).

What We're Watching: Mark Carlson on the Management Framework Reference
Updated! Video repaired, full hour now available!
 
At SNIA SDC (Sept, 2007), Mark Carlson provides an early look at SNIA's Management Framework effort.

What We're Watching: John Forte on a New iSCSI Management API
John Forte presents a new iSCSI Management API at the SNIA Storage Developer Conference, September 10-13, 2007.

What We're Watching: Sumit Gupta on COMSTAR
Join Sumit Gupta at SNIA SDC as he presents the new Common Multi-Protocol SCSI Target (COMSTAR) for Solaris.

What We're Watching: The General Purpose Storage Revolution
Jeff Bonwick talks about the Storage revolution at the Storage Networking Industry Association's Storage Developer Conference.

What We're Watching: Storage & Virtualization
Aaron Dailey discusses Storage and Virtualization at the Storage Networking Industry Association's Storage Developer Conference.

Chime Visualization Tool for DTrace
Presented by Tom Erickson, creator of Chime and the Java DTrace API
See how easy it is to create live graphs of your own DTrace programs, complete with viewable documentation and active drilldown. Tom built and ran this Chime demo on his desktop AMD Opteron system running Solaris Nevada build 57 with Java 5 (build 1.5.0_10-b03) using the Java DTrace API.

Free and Open Source Solaris 10
Sun Vice President Tom Goguen discusses why Solaris 10 is the platform of choice for delivering Web-based applications.

Web2.0
The 2006 Web 2.0 Summit is a wrap but presentations and conversations are still available. The Web 2.0 Summit focuses on emerging business and technology developments that utilize the Web as a platform and defines how the Web will drive business in the future. Save the dates for next year; October 17-19, 2007 at the Palace Hotel. Registration is now open for the companion event, Web 2.0 Expo, and we invite you to join us at Moscone West in April 2007.