Xyratex is a leading provider of enterprise-class data storage subsystems and hard disk drive capital equipment. The Networked Storage Solutions division designs and manufactures a range of advanced, scalable data storage solutions for the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) community. As the largest capital equipment supplier to the industry, the Storage Infrastructure division enables disk drive manufacturers and their component suppliers to meet today’s technology and productivity requirements.

Xyratex has over 25 years of experience in research and development relating to disk drives, storage systems and manufacturing process technology.

Xyratex’s product strategy addresses the needs of the Networked Storage Solutions and Storage Infrastructure market places, and is based on two strongly synergistic technology lines:

• Our Networked Storage Solutions products provide modular, highly scalable, high-speed, high-density, high-availability, reliable, and flexible data storage. Our hard disk drive (HDD) based storage subsystems support a range of high-speed communication technologies to meet demanding cost and performance specifications.



• Our Storage Infrastructure product portfolio includes process, inspection and test equipment utilized in Disk Drive Assembly and Integration, Disk Drive Substrate and Media Manufacturing, and Disk Drive Head Fabrication.

As disk drive technology is a fundamental building block of any networked storage system, Xyratex’s leadership in developing disk drive test and process automation equipment, combined with our experience in developing high-density networked storage subsystems, provides a unique perspective for understanding data storage market needs, allowing innovation to be leveraged across the entire product range.