Advanced Computing in the Age of AI | Thursday, March 28, 2024

SGI to Showcase New In-Memory Server at SAPPHIRE NOW 

SGI, a global leader in high-performance solutions for compute, data analytics and data management and an SAP global technology partner, today announced its latest innovations at the annual SAPPHIRE NOW conference, being held May 5-7 in Orlando, Fla. SGI plans to demonstrate in booth #168 its recently certified under controlled availability 12- and 16-socket SGI UV for SAP HANA platform, with up to 9 and 12 terabytes (TB) respectively.

SGI and EMC Further Expand Customer Reach with Enterprise Storage Solutions for SAP HANA Tailored Data Center Integration

Working with EMC, SGI has jointly tested, validated and now offer an external storage solution for its SGI UV appliance for SAP HANA deploying the SAP HANA tailored data center integration approach. Using this approach, customers can leverage their existing hardware and infrastructure components with EMC enterprise storage platforms for their SAP HANA-based environments, providing further choice for organizations.

SGI Honored with SAP Pinnacle Award

This year, SGI was recognized as a finalist for an SAP Pinnacle Award in the Platform Co-Innovation Partner of the Year category. The annual SAP Pinnacle Awards acknowledge the contributions of leading SAP partners that have excelled in developing and growing their partnership with SAP and helping customers meet their goals. With the SAP Pinnacle Awards, SAP shines a spotlight on its most distinguished partners that have demonstrated their commitment to teaming with SAP to help mutual customers run simply.

SGI Demos at SAPPHIRE NOW

  • Demonstration with Bluefin Solutions Inc. - A real-time demonstration showcasing sales and financial transactions on the SGI UV 32-socket appliance. The demonstration can be viewed in the SGI booth #168 or during the theater presentation, "Answer the 100 TB Database Challenge by Supersizing SAP HANA," being held on Tuesday, May 5 at 3 p.m. EST in Theater 1.
  • Demonstration with SAP National Security Services and the SAP Co-Innovation Lab - A multi-intelligent demonstration of the SGI UV 16-socket appliance in the SGI booth #168.

 

"SGI is proud to participate at SAPPHIRE NOW, featuring the new SGI UV for SAP HANA with 16-socket certification in controlled availability to run SAP HANA," said Jorge Titinger, president and CEO, SGI. "Building on 20 years of in-memory computing expertise, SGI's solutions enable users to perform complex analytics of enormous data sets at lightning speed, enhancing operational efficiency without complexity."

"EMC is pleased to work with SGI to deliver exceptional scale and reliability to meet the requirements of our most demanding ERP customers," said Josh Kahn, senior vice president, Global Solutions, EMC Corporation. "SGI's background in high-performance computing provides massive scalability; when combined with EMC and SAP HANA, this makes for a truly high-end solution to protect IT investments."

"SGI's 32-socket, single-node appliance will provide customers with the scale to enable customers to apply the benefits of SAP HANA to the world's largest databases," said John Appleby, general manager of Bluefin Solutions Inc. "Bluefin is proud to team with SGI to provide customers the speed and scalability to help solve today's business issues."

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