Xyratex ClusterStor Distributed by Megware

Xyratex, Ltd, a Seagate company and provider of storage technology, announced a reseller agreement with MEGWARE Computer Vertrieb und Service GmbH, an European manufacturer of HPC and information solutions headquartered in Germany.

“Xyratex is delighted to formalise its commercial relationship with MEGWARE – a long-standing and highly reputable HPC solution provider,” said Todd Gresham, VP, sales, service, and support, Xyratex. “The companies have successfully collaborated on multiple HPC deployments in the region and this agreement extends our sales and service capabilities across the European continent.“

MEGWARE plans to integrate ClusterStor solutions into its HPC and services portfolio, serving customers across Central and Eastern Europe. HPC offers many benefits to organizations including the computational ability to solve complex problems, competitive advantage, as well as analytical insights into massive amounts of data in the defense, energy, climate, science and medical industries.

“MEGWARE is constantly striving to provide innovation, quality and value to its customers and we recognise those characteristics in Xyratex ClusterStor solutions,” said Jurgen Gretzschel, GM, MEGWARE. “ClusterStor complements our existing HPC portfolio and provides our customers with the fastest, densest and most energy-efficient high performance storage solutions.“

“The rate at which data is growing is driving the need for organizations and governments to have access to fast, reliable and scalable storage solutions that store valuable data assets in order to derive business value and competitive advantage,” said Jamie Lerner, president cloud systems and solutions, Seagate. “Our HPC, cloud and big data solutions are well positioned to help achieve those initiatives.”

Xyratex will be showcasing its ClusterStor solutions at the MEGWARE HPC User Meeting to be held in Chemnitz, Germany on the 8th of May 2014. In its seventh year, the event focuses on current HPC challenges in the academic, public research and industrial sectors.