Micron and Seagate entered into an strategic alliance to focus initially on next-generation SAS SSDs and strategic NAND supply. Both the companies, expects this alliance to extend into future collaboration especially for enterprise storage solutions.
Commenting on the tie-up between Seagate and Micron, Phil Brace, Executive Vice President, Electronics Solutions, Seagate, said, “This agreement enables Seagate to secure a strategic supply of NAND flash memory and enables collaboration on future products and technologies. Our companies are leaders in the storage industry, and in working together we build on that success.”
“The collaboration will assure both Seagate and Micron target the growing enterprise flash market with industry-leading offerings across both of our product portfolios,” said Darren Thomas, Vice President of Storage, Micron. “The relationship provides Micron access to enterprise drive technology and platforms, expanding our portfolio and accelerating our push into the enterprise market segment.”