SGI Extends Support to Verari Customers

FREMONT, Calif., Dec. 14 - on365 Technology Partner, SGI, a global leader in HPC and datacentre solutions, today announced that it will provide customised support to Verari Systems customers on a global basis, beginning immediately.

SGI Services supports some of the most advanced high performance computing (HPC) installations and largest datacentre operations in the world. The expanded global services program will provide business continuity to transitioning Verari customers and will capitalise on SGI's established leadership in delivering multi-vendor support strategies through regional support centres, efficient logistics networks and unrivaled field expertise.

"In an effort to provide Verari customers confidence in their business continuity and an ability to map their technology futures, SGI is now adding Verari Systems to our multi-vendor service offerings for both Customer Service and Professional Service," said David Yoffie, senior vice president of services at SGI. "Verari global customers will now benefit from our worldwide service infrastructure and our experience supporting existing Verari customers in Europe. Customers will be able to work with SGI to define custom support solutions that address their specific needs."

To learn more about this extended support offering, Verari customers can visit www.sgi.com/verari

on365 is an SGI Trusted Adviser and provides datacentre infrastructure and utilities consultancy, design, installation, testing and support for SGI server, data centre and High Performance Computing (HPC) products. These sites are facing very fast-changing computing, business, carbon reduction and compliance requirements.

SGI Trusted Advisor status
is also further extended to include the very foundation of the data centre. Under the agreement, it is now qualified to carry out certified installation of all supporting infrastructure products and services. These include power and cooling audits, CFD assessments (Computational Fluid Dymanics) and virtual tours of proposed data centres.

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