EMC Corporation, the world`s leading provider of enterprise storage solutions, today announced the signing of a three-year agreement that enables Silicon Graphics, to resell EMC`s Symmetrix Enterprise Storage systems and software.As part of this strategic relationship, Silicon Graphics will resell Symmetrix systems and its information sharing, protection and management software as the preferred enterprise storage solution for Silicon Graphics` servers and Onyx2 graphics systems. These servers utilise the Silicon Graphics cache-coherent Non-Uniform Memory Access (CC:NUMA) architecture, which provides high performance and scalability. EMC`s Symmetrix Enterprise Storage systems are capable of simultaneously supporting up to 32 different servers, including mainframes, provide access to up to three terabytes of capacity in a single system, and offer a variety of advanced software features that will enable Silicon Graphics customers to consolidate, share, manage and protect their enterprise information on a single storage platform."The combination of Origin servers and Onyx2 graphics systems with Symmetrix will provide our customers with the I/O throughput and scalability to meet their most challenging applications," said Beau Vrolyk, vice-president and general manager of the Server and Supercomputer Business Unit at Silicon Graphics."The modular nature of these platforms ensures the highest levels of availability, with built-in redundancies that provide constant application availability. This agreement gives our customers a best-of-breed high-end storage solution."Frank Farese, EMC`s vice-president of Reseller Channels, said: "Timely access and efficient management and protection of enterprise information are among the most pressing requirements for Silicon Graphics customers.This agreement will bring the advanced features of EMC Enterprise Storage into the growing markets served by Silicon Graphics. Our strategic relationship brings together two companies that have identified and effectively addressed the information consolidation, performance, protection and scalability requirements that these customers are demanding." Silicon Graphics systems deliver advanced computing and 3D visualisation capabilities to large enterprises and scientific, engineering and creative professionals. The key industries served by Silicon Graphics include manufacturing, government, entertainment, communications, energy, science and education. With more than 16 thousand systems installed, EMC Symmetrix Enterprise Storage systems are the de facto standard for high performance enterprise storage. Symmetrix systems are used by nine of the world`s top ten telecommunications companies, 90% of the world`s reservation systems and by all of the 25 largest banks in the U.S.
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