HAVANT, England, Nov. 29,
2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Xyratex Ltd (Nasdaq: XRTX), a leading
provider of enterprise class data storage solutions and hard disk
drive capital equipment, today announced that Cray Inc. (Nasdaq:
CRAY) is using Xyratex' innovative HPC data storage architectures
as the basis for the Cray Sonexion™ storage system – a new family
of integrated Lustre® High Performance Computing (HPC) data storage
solutions. Xyratex will also be providing level-3 Lustre file
system support services to Cray, which is recognized as a leading
provider of HPC solutions to the top supercomputing and research
facilities around the world.
Cray and Xyratex are committed to leveraging the commonalities
and strengths of both companies to develop productive Lustre
storage solutions for HPC environments. Cray and Xyratex are
members of OpenSFS – a technical, community-based organization that
is focused on high-end open-source file system technologies and is
committed to ensuring the ongoing success of Lustre. Cray has
delivered some of the highest performance and most productive file
systems in the HPC market, Xyratex has more than 25 years of
experience in researching and developing enterprise class data
storage solutions, and by working together, the Cray Sonexion
system includes unique, differentiated features, such as a
customized Lustre management system and Cray's best-in-class
service offerings.
"Cray is recognized as a leading company in High Performance
Computing and we're delighted to be working with such a well
respected company," said Steve
Barber, CEO of Xyratex. "We've developed a strong
relationship with Cray and are confident that they will be very
successful in delivering a compelling solution to the HPC
community. We are also excited to be working with Cray to support
the Lustre community in its efforts to continue to evolve the
Lustre roadmap. Xyratex is traditionally known for enterprise
storage expertise, Cray is known for High Performance Computing
expertise, and we are convinced that this combination will enable a
new generation of HPC data storage solutions."
"We are excited to be working with Xyratex in the development of
our Cray Sonexion storage system," said Barry Bolding, Cray's vice president of storage
and data management. "We chose to work with Xyratex because of its
long history in the development of high quality enterprise data
storage solutions and its world-class Lustre expertise. After a
very thorough analysis, we believe that, with Xyratex' strengths
combined with our expertise in scaling Lustre in production, we can
deliver a new paradigm in HPC data storage."
About Xyratex
Xyratex is a leading provider of enterprise class data storage
subsystems and hard disk drive capital equipment. The Networked
Storage Solutions division designs and manufactures a range of
advanced, scalable data storage solutions for the Original
Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) community. As the largest capital
equipment supplier to the industry, the Storage Infrastructure
division enables disk drive manufacturers and their component
suppliers to meet today's technology and productivity requirements.
Xyratex has over 25 years of experience in research and development
relating to disk drives, storage systems and manufacturing process
technology.
Founded in 1994 in an MBO from IBM, and with headquarters in the
UK, Xyratex has an established global base with R&D and
operational facilities in Europe,
the United States and South East Asia.
Lustre is a registered trademark of Oracle. Oracle and Java
are registered trademarks of Oracle and/or its affiliates. Other
names may be trademarks of their respective owners.
SOURCE Xyratex Ltd