It's the joining together of multiple computers through physical and system-software level interconnects. In this way, workloads, disk management, database support, and security and system management can be efficiently shared. By managing and recovering from single-point hardware failures, clustering software helps ensure that computer systems and databases are continuously available. If one server goes down, the other servers in the cluster can redistribute its load. Over the past year, Sun Cluster business volume has seen incredible growth, consistently exceeding expectations.
All ideas start somewhere.
Known as a leader in cutting edge technology, Sun tinkers with a lot of ground breaking ideas in SunLabs , the research mecca of the company. It's here that ideas are incubated, born and matured into real products. It's here that the genius of Java, Netra and SunRay emerged. SunLabs is definitely an exciting place to be. Perhaps SunLabs is your niche.