Comments on: SGI buys up storage maker COPAN Systems

By: John West

John West — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:16:00 +0000

Jim – thanks for the comment. I hadn’t looked at it from that perspective, though I will say that you can eliminate finger pointing by going into a bid with a good storage partner and acting as the integrator for the customer. We’ve successfully done that with other Tier 1 vendors to good effect. The bonus to the business is that the HPC company doesn’t have to dilute its focus, and the customer still gets one belly button and, one can argue, better technology since each partner is tightly focused on what it does best.

By: Jim

Jim — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:56:30 +0000

I think this was a smart move. If SGI is going to maintain a competiveness with the “big boys” in HPC, such as HP and IBM, they need to continue to diversify and become a one stop shop for customers. Customers are looking for a different experience today from vendors than they once had. Gone are the days of them tolerating finger pointing..

By: John West

John West — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:33:39 +0000

@SGI – thanks for the note. Its interesting to have the perspective that the Rackable side is dying…I would have thought it was the other way around.

By: SGI

SGI — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:09:54 +0000

The difference between Rackable and SGI are beginning to blur. Rackable appears to be in decline as the use the SGI name for other business. Copan is more of a Rackable buy.