STORAGE

Silicon Graphics Systems (India) Pvt. Ltd. announced that it has entered into a strategic alliance with Bangalore based enterprise storage leader - Apara Enterprise Solutions to market SGI InfiniteStorage solutions in India. This relationship expands SGI's market presence and reach for its highly differentiated storage solutions substantially. As part of the agreement, Apara will market the SGI InfiniteStorage range of storage products and solutions to organizations across all vertical segments, which would include energy, government, ITES, defense, finance and insurance, manufacturing, media, education and research and bio-informatics. SGI, on its part, will enable Apara's experienced resource pool with technical expertise and enhanced skill sets through specialized training on SGI products and solutions. The SGI InfiniteStorage products and solutions will enable Apara's team to address data workflow problems in customer organizations in a completely unique and cost-effective manner. Commenting on the alliance, Dr. Prasad Medury, Managing Director, Silicon Graphics Systems (India) Pvt Ltd said, "SGI InfiniteStorage solutions will change the way organizations have looked at addressing management of their data. This relationship will offer technologically superior storage solutions to customers who have complex data workflow requirements and who are looking for the next level of data management solutions." The alliance aims to further strengthen Apara's core competency in architecting and deploying solutions that solve data bottlenecks, allow seamless access to data anytime anywhere, consolidate, integrate and automate management of information, protect and secure mission critical data. Added M S Sidhu, Managing Director, Apara Enterprise Solutions (P) Ltd. "Our primary objective is to provide value to our customers by delivering best-of-breed products and services that meet their specific needs. By integrating Silicon Graphics System's InfiniteStorage solutions, we are now able to deliver a truly complete and open storage solution to our customers."