SGI expands ability to solve the challenge of Big Data

SGI has announced the acquisition of the assets of FileTek, Inc.—a premier provider of Big Data storage virtualization, large-scale data management, and active archive technologies. FileTek solutions build on SGI's expertise in High Performance Computing and Big Data to become a global leader in petascale storage solutions.

Friday, 4th October 2013 Posted 11 years ago in by Phil Alsop

SGI's acquisition of FileTek solutions is highly complementary and encompasses:
· SGI will develop, sell, and support Trusted Edge and StorHouse software under the SGI brand
· Trusted Edge software adds intelligent analysis of data assets held on heterogeneous primary storage, and automated, policy-based data migration for SGI® InfiniteStorage™ Gateway solutions
· StorHouse software adds a proven, world-class information lifecycle management and active archive solution that includes structured data, complementing SGI's highly-scalable DMF technology for unstructured data
· SGI intends to integrate best of breed SGI and FileTek technologies over time, while protecting your SGI investments
· SGI is proud to welcome FileTek engineers to our world renowned engineering team, as well as the expertise of FileTek services and support staff to SGI's global support organization

The huge volume of data in today's enterprise is overwhelming budgets and staff. This exciting acquisition expands SGI's leadership delivering storage solutions that enable you to manage data assets efficiently, reduce administrative overhead, and lower the cost of high-volume storage.