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LSI Named Finalist in Storage Networking World's Spring 2009 'Best Practices in Storage' Awards Program

Posted on: Wednesday, 1 April 2009, 15:01 CDT

LSI file storage consolidation project recognized for reducing data center power and cooling requirements, footprint and management overhead

MILPITAS, Calif., April 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- LSI Corporation (NYSE: LSI) today announced that it has been selected as a finalist in the Spring 2009 "Best Practices in Storage" Awards Program by Storage Networking World (SNW) in conjunction with IDG's Computerworld and the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA). The honor recognizes the LSI IT organization's innovative use of storage technology in the category of "Selecting and Deploying Storage Networks."

LSI has been chosen as a finalist for its File Storage Consolidation project, which was designed to cut costs and increase efficiency by reducing the number and types of file storage systems under management. LSI IT implemented a solution consisting of LSI(TM) Engenio(R) storage systems and ONStor(TM) Clustered NAS Gateway products in a scalable and highly available standard configuration that will be deployed at LSI data centers around the world.

The project has allowed system consolidation from 20 to 10 racks and reduced data center power consumption by 53 percent per terabyte (TB). As a result, the company was able to nearly double storage capacity, from 129 TB to 240 TB, while at the same time reducing the total power requirement by 11 percent - delivering a projected energy cost savings of more than $33,000 per year.

"At a time when cost savings are crucial, storage initiatives that deliver quantifiable, real-world efficiencies are extremely important," said Ron Milton, executive vice president of Computerworld. "LSI is a finalist in the 'Best Practices in Storage' Awards Program because they demonstrated their ability to deliver on the promise of networked storage."

SNW's "Best Practices in Storage" Awards Program identifies and acknowledges excellence among users of storage IT solutions and approaches. Judges evaluate and rank the finalists against a set of criteria such as return on investment, strategic importance to the business, interoperability and platform integration, and accommodation for future deployments.

The finalists and top honoree in each category will be recognized on the main stage during the SNW Awards Program Ceremony on Tuesday, April 7, at SNW Spring 2009, in the Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando, Fla.

About LSI

LSI Corporation (NYSE: LSI) is a leading provider of innovative silicon, systems and software technologies that enable products, which seamlessly bring people, information and digital content together. The company offers a broad portfolio of capabilities and services including custom and standard product ICs, adapters, systems and software that are trusted by the world's best known brands to power leading solutions in the Storage and Networking markets. More information is available at www.lsi.com.

About Computerworld

Computerworld is the leading source of technology news and information for IT influencers worldwide. Computerworld's award-winning Web site (www.computerworld.com), weekly publication, focused conference series and custom research form the hub of the world's largest (40+ edition) global IT media network. In the past five years alone, Computerworld has won more than 100 awards, including Folio Magazine's 2006 Gold EDDIE Award for the best technology/computing magazine, the 2004 and 2006 Magazine of the Year Award, and 2006 Best Overall Web Publication from the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE). In addition, in 2007 Computerworld's then editor in chief, Don Tennant, received the prestigious Timothy White Award from American Business Media. Computerworld leads the industry with an online audience of over 2 million unique, monthly visitors and a print audience of 1,222,000 readers each week (IntelliQuest CIMS Spring 2007).

About the SNIA

The Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) is a not-for-profit global organization, made up of some 400 member companies spanning virtually the entire storage industry. SNIA's mission is to lead the storage industry worldwide in developing and promoting standards, technologies, and educational services to empower organizations in the management of information. To this end, the SNIA is uniquely committed to delivering standards, education, and services that will propel open storage networking solutions into the broader market. For additional information, visit the SNIA web site at www.snia.org.

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