Silicon Graphics International

This article is about the company founded in 1982 as "Rackable Systems". For the original Silicon Graphics Inc., see Silicon Graphics.

Silicon Graphics International Corp.
Company typePublic
Nasdaq: RACK
Nasdaq: SGI
IndustryDiversified computer systems
Founded1982; 42 years ago (1982), San Jose, California (Rackable Systems, Inc.)
DefunctNovember 1, 2016; 8 years ago (2016-11-01)
FateAcquired by Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Headquarters
Milpitas, California
,
U.S.
Key people
Jorge Titinger, President and CEO
Cassio Conceicao, Executive Vice President and COO
Eng Lim Goh, CTO
Bob Nikl, CFO
ProductsHigh performance computing, big data analytics, petascale storage solutions
ServicesProfessional and managed services
Websitewww.sgi.com

Silicon Graphics International Corp. (SGI; formerly Rackable Systems, Inc.) was an American manufacturer of computer hardware and software, including high-performance computing systems, x86-based servers for datacenter deployment, and visualization products. The company was founded as Rackable Systems in 1999, but adopted the "SGI" name in 2009 after acquiring Silicon Graphics Inc. out of bankruptcy.

On November 1, 2016, Hewlett Packard Enterprise completed its acquisition of SGI for $275 million.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Hewlett Packard Enterprise to Acquire SGI to Extend Leadership in High-Growth Big Data Analytics and High-Performance Computing" (Press release). Hewlett Packard Enterprise. August 11, 2016. Archived from the original on September 11, 2016. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
  2. ^ "Hewlett Packard Enterprise Completes Acquisition of SGI" (Press release). Hewlett Packard Enterprise. November 1, 2016. Archived from the original on November 3, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2016.