Xyratex Joins The Green Grid
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Xyratex Ltd. (NASDAQ:XRTX), a
leading provider of enterprise class data storage subsystems and storage
process technology, today announced that it has joined The
Green Grid, a non-profit global consortium of companies dedicated to
advancing energy efficiency in data centers and business computing
ecosystems.
The Green Grid is a consortium of information technology companies and
professionals seeking to lower the overall consumption of power in data
centers around the globe. The organization is chartered to develop
meaningful, platform-neutral standards, measurement methods, processes
and new technologies to improve energy efficient performance of global
data centers. The consortium offers educational materials to the general
public, such as white
papers with guidelines for energy efficient data centers.
"As a significant supplier of global storage,
Xyratex has a responsibility to constantly work towards providing the
most power efficient, environmentally responsible storage technology
possible,” said Lisa Hart, vice president of
marketing, Networked Storage Solutions, Xyratex. "We
look forward to participating in The Green Grid consortium initiatives
as part of our continued commitment to drive and deliver more
environmentally efficient technologies."
With more than 20 years of research and development experience in disk
drives, storage systems and high-speed communication protocols, Xyratex
has a long-standing commitment to innovation, power efficiency and
environmental responsibility. The company’s
storage products are designed to increase cooling efficiency as well as
consume less power and physical space to meet today’s
business needs. Xyratex continues to take an active role in industry
alliances to ensure standards benefit both users and the environment.
These initiatives support Xyratex’s customers
in executing their own green strategies.
Membership to The Green Grid is open to those companies and information
technology professionals with an interest in helping to support the
movement to improve data center power consumption, and improve overall
efficiency. For more information, please visit The Green Grid online at http://www.thegreengrid.org/home.
About Xyratex
Xyratex is a leading provider of enterprise class data storage
subsystems and storage process technology. The company designs and
manufactures enabling technology that provides OEMs and disk drive
manufacturers with data storage products to support high-performance
storage and data communication networks. Xyratex has over 20 years of
experience in research and development relating to disk drives, storage
systems and high-speed communication protocols.
Founded in 1994 in a management buy-out from IBM, and with its
headquarters in the UK, Xyratex has an established global base with R&D
and operational facilities in Europe, the United States and South East
Asia. For more information, visit www.xyratex.com.
