I’m going to evaluate a Sun Fire T2000 server, with the new CoolThreads stuff. Sun is running a 60 day evaluation deal, and I’m going to make it go through its paces with humongous amounts of Java stuff (for KPN) and for the stuff I do with my own company, mostly apache, mysql and php, with a bunch of mail thrown in for good measure.

The box is still sealed at this point. So why post already? Because the transporter that Sun picked to transport the box has broken the record for most flexible and friendly delivery I’ve dealt with. Ever. I called the drivers boss afterwards to deliver my compliments… That doesn’t happen often, and the guy who picked up the telephone at Bos/TKS was quite surprised. Most people don’t bother to call unless they’ve got a complaint, but I feel service beyond the call of duty deserves recognition as well.

Anyway, this evalution is definately off to a good start. I’ll post more of my experiences here – as well as the reasons I decided the T2000 is a worthy candidate for evaluations; as some of you know, I prefer to build my own servers…