Whats unique about the Solaris OS in comparison to other operating systems?
Released in early 2005, Solaris 10 includes many innovative features, including: ZFS, Solaris Dynamic Tracing (DTrace), Solaris Containers, Predictive Self Healing, Solaris Trusted Extensions, and Logical Domains (LDoms). With unique features that are designed to deliver flexibility and breakthrough enterprise functionality in a wide range of business environments, the Solaris OS offers technical benefits and business benefits. Unique among operating system vendors, Sun protects your IT investments by guaranteeing that existing Solaris applications will run unmodified on Solaris 10, and providing a support lifecycle for long-term deployments.
Some of the highest regarded include: Solaris ZFS, Solaris DTrace, Solaris Containers, Predictive Self Healing, Solaris Trusted Extensions, and Logical Domains (LDoms). The unique features of the Solaris OS are designed to deliver breakthrough enterprise functionality as well as flexibility in a wide range of business environments. Solaris advantages are not just on the technical side; it also provides operational benefits to businesses: unique among operating system vendors, Sun protects your IT investments by guaranteeing that existing Solaris applications will run unmodified on Solaris 10, and provides a support life cycle oriented toward deployment longevity.