Industry Quotes
Dell
"Dell and LSI enjoy a long relationship of delivering technology and solutions that drive industry standards, growth and improved customer experience," said Darren Thomas, vice president and general manager, Dell storage. "We are excited about the introduction of 6Gb/s SAS with the stability and benefits that customers will be able to reap as the entire ecosystem develops."
Fujitsu-Siemens
"Fujitsu Siemens Computers is committed to addressing market needs with products engineered for high-reliability and cost-efficient performance. Relying on strong storage partners such as LSI to provide technology solutions is one way we deliver on this commitment," said Jens-Peter Seick, Senior Vice President, Enterprise Server Business at Fujitsu Siemens Computers. "As customers begin evaluating 6Gb/s SAS, Fujitsu Siemens Computers will provide well-matched solutions as soon as the transition makes business sense."
IBM
"As the SAS interconnect evolves, IBM is deploying robust, first-to-market SAS RAID solutions that provide increased performance and help clients better protect their data," said James Northington, vice president IBM System x. "IBM’s support for 6Gb/s technology from LSI is part of our work to help clients develop a new enterprise data center, which offers dramatic improvements in IT efficiency and provides for rapid deployment of new IT services to support future business growth."
Intel
"Intel is committed to delivering leading RAID products to our channel customers and LSI 6Gb/s SAS RAID-On-Chip silicon and MegaRAID are key elements," said David Brown, Intel General Manager, Channel Server Products. "Our forthcoming SAS/SATA solutions based on these technologies will allow our customers to better service the growing market for systems requiring advanced data protection, enhanced performance and superior usability."
NEC
"LSI and its market-leading RAID technology enable NEC, who is aggressively promoting 6Gb/s SAS, to engineer Japan's most advanced servers," said Tadashi Takizawa, Chief Manager, Client And Server Division, NEC. "Our tradition of cooperation and technology integration benefits both our companies, and our customers."
Sun
"LSI's introduction of 6Gb/s SAS technology will enable Sun to offer customers compelling, feature-rich SAS-based server and storage solutions," said Victor Walker, vice president of Storage Development, Sun Microsystems. "Sun was among the first to adopt 3GB/s SAS technology, and we are pleased to extend that leadership as the industry transitions to 6Gb/s SAS."