Sun Microsystems Chosen by Shaw Communications to Build [...]

📅 November 1, 2001 - Shaw Communications (shaw.ca -> easyonnet.com), a large provider of high-speed Internet service in Canada, has once again chosen Sun Microsystems, Inc.(sun.com) to build a second Internet data center.

Sun was the provider of choice for Shaw's first Internet data center,successfully launched in August 2001. Shaw's purchase of Sun Enterprise4500, 6500, 280R, 420R and Netra T1 servers, Sun StorEdge T3 arrays, SunStorEdge FC Network Switches, the Solaris 8 Operating Environment, iPlanete-commerce applications and Sun Professional Services, will help positionShaw for anticipated growth by providing superior performance, security andreliability to its customers.
Shaw Communications provides nearly three million customers with broadbandcable television, Internet and satellite services. Ranked one of the top twofastest providers of high-speed Internet services worldwide, as of October30, 2001 by DSLReports.com, Shaw provides high-speed Internet access toroughly 650,000 Canadians. DSLReports.com is a do-it-yourself speed testsite that rates more than 75 DSL and cable modem providers worldwide.
In order to meet demand and continue providing customers with the bestpossible Internet experience, Shaw built its first Internet data center in2001, with the assistance of Sun Professional Services, and powered by afull range of Sun Enterprise servers, the Solaris 8 Operating Environment,Sun StorEdge T3 arrays, Sun StorEdge FC Network Switches and iPlanete-commerce applications. Drawing on its ISP implementation expertise, SunProfessional Services was able to reduce the implementation time for theCenter by 50 per cent, ensuring a quick, seamless transition to the new Shawservice.
"Sun was able to offer something other providers were not able to deliver,an integrated solution, encompassing hardware, software and services,coupled with the ability to get our operations up to speed quickly," saidPeter Bissonnette, President of Shaw Communications. "Sun's expertise,combined with its experience with ISP implementations, were key factors inour decision to work with Sun."
The first Sun-powered Internet Data Center allowed Shaw to scale itsoperations to serve a large population of cable modem users, providingcustomers with greater reliability, performance and security. The resultshave been so impressive that customer satisfaction studies performed byCustomerCast named Shaw high-speed Internet service the number one serviceprovider in its network.
"We are happy to be expanding our relationship with a service provider likeShaw," said Everett Anstey, president, chairman and CEO of Sun Microsystemsof Canada Inc. "We're committed to accelerating their success. The companyis using Sun's full range of offerings as a competitive advantage. Sun'sProfessional Services and the unique uptime capabilities of our systemsofferings are helping Shaw to architect an Internet Data Center that willprovide the technology it needs to grow and the full redundancy itscustomers demand."
Shaw is now preparing to build its second Internet data center, choosing Suntechnology and Sun Professional Services once more for its best-of-breedsolution. The new Internet data center will position Shaw for future growth,providing customers with next-generation Internet connectivity for set-topboxes and Internet appliances. The data center will also support Shaw's goalto provide high-speed Internet services to 1.2 million customers and 2.0million email boxes by 2002.