Protecting Investments Through Technology Advancements 
by Brian Down
October, 2005
With businesses becoming increasingly dependent on IT infrastructure, IT organizations are constantly seeking new ways to implement these vital assets in a cost-effective manner that supports business goals. At the same time, budget pressures are pushing organizations to find ways to protect technology investments and ensure they provide good value over time. Indeed, because IT assets depreciate, it is important they provide value—business flexibility, agility, and efficiency—for as long as possible, and be easy to replace when the time comes. This Sun BluePrints article explains what it means to protect IT investments, and what you need to consider when protecting them. It also illustrates how Sun's platform of UltraSPARC processor-based servers running the Solaris Operating System can be used to build an infrastructure with investment protection built-in.