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Rackable Systems And Netapp Partner To Offer Storage For Customized Data Center Solutions
2008-09-10
Rackable Systems Joins NetApp Embedded Systems Vendor (ESV) Program to
Combine Best-of-Breed Server and Storage Solutions
FREMONT, Calif., September 10, 2008 ? Rackable Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:
RACK), a leading provider of servers and storage products for large-scale data
centers, today announced a partnership with NetApp to offer customers
best-of-breed server and storage solutions for enterprise environments. Under
terms of the agreement, Rackable Systems is joining NetApp?s Embedded Systems
Vendor Program and will integrate NetApp® storage into Rackable Systems?
built-to-order Eco-Logical™ data center server and infrastructure offerings.
Together, Rackable Systems? energy-efficient, high-performance servers, bundled
with NetApp?s storage solutions, will deliver industry-leading performance,
scalability, density and manageability to customers in key industries, including
the enterprise, oil and gas, financial services and government sectors. NetApp?s
complete line of storage solutions, including the FAS series, will address the
needs of customers seeking high storage utilization and thin provisioning. The
new NetApp offerings will also be available in Rackable Systems? customizable
ICE Cube™ modular data center.
?Today?s data center customers continually seek next generation server and
storage technologies that incorporate the benefits of high availability, energy
efficiency and increased resource utilization,? said Brad Nisbet, program
manager, IDC Storage Systems. ?With server virtualization at the core of many
data center strategies, the partnership with NetApp enables Rackable Systems to
provide powerful IT solutions that encompass both server and storage elements,
leveraging NetApp?s advancements in data management, multi-protocol connectivity
and storage virtualization technologies.?
As a member of the NetApp Embedded Systems Vendor Program, Rackable Systems will
participate in joint marketing activities, receive technical support and
coordinate sales activities with NetApp?s extensive global sales force. Rackable
Systems will also join the NetApp Partner Program, which includes access to a
broad range of planning, development and marketing opportunities that accelerate
business results.
?The NetApp Partner Program is designed to bring together innovative and
integrated technologies to better enable customer success,? said Patrick Rogers,
vice president of solutions marketing at NetApp. ?This is exactly what Rackable
Systems brings to the partnership, helping NetApp customers easily deploy and
grow their data center.?
?Our partnership with NetApp is a natural fit and is in line with our goal of
bringing best-of-breed technologies together into an integrated solution to
address the emerging space, power and performance needs of our customers,? said
Tony Carrozza, senior vice president of sales and marketing at Rackable Systems.
?Partnering with industry leaders like NetApp allows us to further extend our
built-to-order capabilities, expand our global business and offer the most
innovative, customizable server and storage solutions on the market.?
Availability
Rackable Systems? data center solutions including NetApp?s FAS series will be
available immediately worldwide via its direct sales and channel partners. For
information about specific configurations and pricing, please visit Rackable
Systems at
http://www.rackable.com/netapp
Note, Rackable Systems? Eco-Logical data center solutions, including NetApp?s
FAS series, will be on display at Rackable Systems? Booth #122 at VMworld 2008,
taking place September 15-18 at the Venetian Hotel, Las Vegas.
About Rackable Systems
Rackable Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: RACK) is a leading provider of Eco-Logical™
servers and storage for large-scale data center deployments. The company?s
products are designed to provide benefits in the areas of density, thermal
efficiency, serviceability, power distribution, data center mobility and remote
management. Founded in 1999 and based in Fremont, California, Rackable Systems
is a founding member of The Green Grid and serves Internet, enterprise software,
federal government, entertainment, financial services, oil and gas exploration
and HPC customers worldwide.
To learn more about Rackable Systems, visit
www.rackable.com.
Contact Information:
Schwartz Communications, Inc.
Jen Spark
415-512-0770
rackablesystems@schwartz-pr.com
Rackable Systems and Eco-Logical are trademarks or registered trademarks of
Rackable Systems, Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective
holders.
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