Silicon Graphics acquires Filetek to rein in petabytes of data

Silicon Graphics International has acquired storage company Filetek as the server maker looks to provide customers with better control over petabytes of stored data in high-performance computing environments. SGI did not disclose the amount it paid for Filetek. The deal closed Tuesday. SGI is best known for high-performance computing systems, and Filetek's software offerings will help better analyze, manage and provision storage resources depending on application needs, said Bruce Elder, general...