SDN Program News

Sun Studio Blogging Contest Winner

2009-10-20T15:17:56-07:00

In his blog entry, Sandeep Koranne, one of our contest winners, describes how Sun Studio 12 compilers are used to engineer a complex, innovative discrete geometry algorithmic application.

HPC Profiling with the Sun Studio Performance Tools

2009-10-16T16:37:18-07:00

Sun Microsystems' Marty Itzkowitz and Yukon Maruyama describe how to use the Sun Studio Performance Tools to understand the performance issues in single-threaded, multi-threaded, OpenMP, and MPI applications, and the techniques used to profile them. This paper was originally presented at the Third Parallel Tools Workshop held in Dresden, Germany in September.

Join Us at Oracle OpenWorld 2009

2009-10-09T15:08:37-07:00

Meet key Sun Studio engineers in our booth in the Exhibition Hall and learn about the latest innovations in Sun Studio software. Hope to see you there!

Tutorial: DTrace by Example

2009-09-28T18:25:07-07:00

This tutorial uses DTrace, a powerful diagnostic tool introduced in the Solaris 10 OS, to analyze several applications and shows how its use can improve performance.

Video Tutorials: An Introduction to Parallel Computing

2009-09-18T14:47:46-07:00

Ruud van der Pas discusses tuning for performance using Sun Studio tools, and the challenges brought on by today's new chip architectures in this seven-part video series.

Now Available - Sun Studio 12 Update 1 Multi-Language Release

2009-09-17T15:40:16-07:00

The Sun Studio 12 Update 1 release is now available for download in Simplified Chinese, Japanese, and English.

A Simple Way to Get PHP Working Within Sun Web Server 7 on Solaris/RHEL

2009-08-14T16:07:12-07:00

In this blog, learn how to get Sun Web Stack PHP installed on Solaris 10 or RHEL 5 and run a one-line configuration script to successfully configure Sun Java System Web Server 7 to execute PHP scripts.

Enter the Sun Studio Blogging Contest Now

2009-08-10T11:40:16-07:00

Blog about Sun Studio software for a chance to win $500. Hurry, the contest ends August 14.

HPC Software Workshop 2009 and Advanced Seminars

2009-08-10T11:39:16-07:00

Join us at the conference September 7-10 in Regensburg, Germany. There will be an HPC Parallel Programming Seminar and many sessions in the Developer Tools track to help you learn more about developing and deploying HPC applications.

New Book by c0t0d0s0: New Less Known Solaris Features

2009-06-25T14:23:49-07:00

Joerg Moellenkamp has recently published version 0.52 of his PDF book, c0t0d0s0: Less Known Solaris Features.

The author describes the 333-page compilation of Moellenkamp's blog postings as a supplement to the Solaris man pages and docs.sun.com: "The examples in this book take some typical use cases and describe the configuration of a feature to match. At the end of each feature you will find some links to more information and the documentation about the feature."

Thanks to Joerg Moellenkamp for sharing his good work and to Ezequiel Fernando Singer, campus ambassador coordinator for the Andes, Caribbean, Central America, and Mexico, for pointing out this publication.

Sun Studio 12 Update 1 - Now Available!

2009-06-23T17:06:06-07:00

This latest production release includes improved binary application performance, full OpenMP 3.0 support, profiling of distributed MPI applications, unified application and system profiling using Solaris DTrace technology (DLight), a new standalone graphical debugger (dbxTool) and much more! Download your free, unrestricted copy today.

OpenMP Source Code Examples Now Available

2009-04-23T13:16:48-07:00

41 source code examples from the book, Using OpenMP, are now available as one free download. Each source file constitutes a full working program. Try them out and then discuss in the forum.

Memory Profiling With MPI Analyzer

2009-04-23T13:13:31-07:00

This note shows an example of how to distinguish between heavy-user program memory allocation versus memory allocations within the MPI implementation due to resource congestion.

Now Available: The Developer's Edge

2009-04-03T12:57:03-07:00

This book of selected blog posts and articles focuses on native language issues, improving performance, Solaris OS tools, and more. It is also available online.

Sun Studio 12 Named Best Open-Source Development Tool

2009-04-03T12:54:30-07:00

Russian PC World magazine, Mir PC, has published its list of the Best Products of 2008 and awarded Sun Studio 12 as the top open-source development tool. Read this blog post.

Sun Studio Express 3/09 Released

2009-03-17T17:02:16-07:00

Sun Studio Express 3/09, the official build used for the Sun Studio 12 Update 1 Early Access Program, is now available. Listen to the podcast to learn more about this release. Download Sun Studio Express 3/09 today!

DLight Tutorial

2009-03-17T16:59:40-07:00

DLight offers a variety of instrumentation that takes advantage of the Dynamic Tracing (DTrace) debugging and performance analysis functionality in the Solaris operating system. It is available in the Sun Studio IDE in Sun Studio Express 3/09. Read this tutorial and find out more.

Sun at 2009 Multicore Expo

2009-03-16T12:42:35-07:00

Join Sun's Ikroop Dhillon, at her session on Tuesday, March 17 at the 2009 Multicore Expo as she discusses application development for multicore architectures. The 2009 Multicore Expo is being held in Santa Clara, CA from March 16-19. See schedule.

Automatic DTrace Probe Insertion in Fortran

2009-03-12T17:56:37-07:00

DTrace is a powerful, dynamic tracing facility that was introduced in the Solaris 10 operating environment. This article describes a new feature of the Sun Studio 12 Fortran compiler--automatic insertion of DTrace static probes in optimized code. Get the details and try out the Fortran -dtrace option.

Video: Introduction to Sun Studio

2009-03-12T17:54:48-07:00

Sun Studio software provides a set of C, C++, and Fortran compilers and tools for Solaris, OpenSolaris, and Linux and includes code and memory debuggers and performance and thread analysis tools. The entire toolchain is fully integrated into a NetBeans-based IDE. Watch this video and download Sun Studio.

Profiling MPI Applications

2009-03-05T15:35:17-08:00

This article details the profiling of Message Passing Interface (MPI) applications with the Sun Studio Performance Tools. Get an overview of MPI performance data and learn how to compile and launch your application for performance profiling.

Webinar: Mastering Your Multicore System Using Sun Studio

2009-03-05T15:33:57-08:00

Multi-threaded development, debugging, and profiling provide challenges in software quality and developer productivity. In this webinar, learn how Sun Studio compilers and tools can simplify these challenges and allow you to fully unlock the potential in multicore architecture.

Sun Studio Webinar: Maximizing Application Performance

2009-02-20T12:48:38-08:00

To increase performance and assure scalability in your applications you need compilers that optimize your code and profiling tools that identify bottlenecks, hot spots, and memory access issues. In this webinar, learn how the Sun Studio Thread Analyzer, Performance Analyzer, and D-Light can help you tune your application for maximum performance.

OpenMP Overview

2009-02-20T12:46:34-08:00

Sun Microsystems' Ruud van der Pas recently gave an overview of OpenMP at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Check out the video and slides.

Webcast: Sun Studio and Sun HPC ClusterTools

2009-02-13T13:21:56-08:00

Sun Studio compilers and tools and Sun HPC ClusterTools allow you to create high-performance parallel applications for OpenSolaris, Solaris, and Linux. Sun Studio Express 11/08 includes MPI performance analysis capabilities and full OpenMP 3.0 compiler support. Learn about all this and the latest in Sun HPC ClusterTools 8.1 in this webcast.

2009 Southern California Linux Expo (SCALE)

2009-02-13T13:21:46-08:00

Join Sun's Kuldip Oberoi at the Metrics for Success: Performance Analysis 101 session as he discusses methodologies for improving application performance. SCALE 7x will be held in Los Angeles, CA, February 20-22. See the conference schedule.

Video: Sun Studio and Parallel Computing

2009-02-06T16:51:59-08:00

In this video, Yuan Lin, Compiler Tools Engineer with the Sun Developer Tools Group, tells how Sun Studio makes parallel programming easier, and works especially well on AMD platforms.

Video: Profiling and Optimizing Your Application

2009-02-06T16:51:36-08:00

Darryl Gove, Performance Analyst for the Sun Studio Compiler Group, offers basic tips for profiling and optimizing your application, including using compiler optimization flags for best performance on AMD systems. Watch this video.

Translating gcc/g++/gfortran Options to Sun Studio Compiler Options

2009-01-26T08:28:57-08:00

In this article, learn how to translate frequently used gnu compiler options to Sun Studio compiler options.

Video: Compiler Optimization

2009-01-26T08:27:41-08:00

In this video, Fu-Hwa Wang, Performance Engineering Project Manager with the Sun Studio Compiler Group, discusses the charter of his team, why compiler optimization is important, and how his team works with AMD to build optimizations into its compiler.