DENVER, Nov. 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Xyratex Ltd
(Nasdaq: XRTX), a leading provider of data storage technology,
today announced that it will be demonstrating its next generation
ClusterStor systems at SC'13 to be held this week in Denver, Colorado. Xyratex will highlight its
HPC data storage solutions and demonstrate the significant value it
brings to the market through a number of presentations at the show
during the week. This year Xyratex will have a presentation theater
in its booth with presentations from Xyratex and industry leaders
as well as end user customers speaking on broad application areas
related to various HPC subjects.
"We are delighted to be exhibiting at Supercomputing again this
year. Each year we have raised the bar with exciting announcements
and this year will be no exception. The announcements this
week will further extend our leadership in storage performance
efficiency," said Ken Claffey Senior
Vice President and GM for the ClusterStor business. "Additionally,
we are really honored that we will have so many end user customers
talking about their experience with our products and how their
requirements are evolving given the challenges they are facing in
their business dealing with the ever growing demand for
storage."
Some of the recognized industry names planned to present in
Xyratex booth #2107 on Tuesday, Nov.
19 and Wednesday, Nov. 20
include University of California
Berkeley, Pittsburg Supercomputer Center, Princeton University, Seagate, Intel, Mellanox,
Knome, Arista Networks, CEA, HP, and more.
Xyratex itself will deliver multiple presentations at SC'13
outside its booth including:
- Xyratex Principal Architect Torben
Kling-Peterson will be a panelist at the SC'13 BoF Session:
"The Lustre Community – at the Intersection of HPC and Big Data" on
Tuesday, Nov. 19 at 12:15 p.m.
- Xyratex Partner and Alliance Development Manager Michael K. Connolly will lead presentations at
several exhibitor booths including Intel on Tuesday, Nov. 19 at 4:30
p.m. and Mellanox on Wednesday, Nov.
20 at 1:15 p.m.
- Xyratex Field Applications Engineer Tony Katz will speak at the Exhibitor Forum
Session: "Moving, Storing, and Managing Data" on Thursday, Nov. 21 at 4
p.m.
Demonstrations of ClusterStor, its new features and the next
generation of the ClusterStor Manager user interface will take
place at the Xyratex booth, #2107.
About Xyratex
Xyratex is a leading provider of data storage technology,
including modular solutions for the enterprise data storage
industry and hard disk drive (HDD) capital equipment for the HDD
industry. Xyratex enterprise data storage platforms provide a range
of advanced, scalable data storage solutions for the Original
Equipment Manufacturer and High Performance Computing communities.
As the largest capital equipment supplier to the HDD industry,
Xyratex 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 United
Kingdom, Xyratex has an established global base with R&D
and operational facilities in North
America, Asia and
Europe.
*Lustre is a registered trademark of Xyratex Technology, Ltd.,
in the United States.
SOURCE Xyratex Ltd