Supermicro

Supermicro’s product philosophy is primarily based on green computing leadership and system design expertise on performance and power saving technologies to provide efficient solutions that are optimized to best fit a wide range of customer applications.

Clients enjoy flexibility and customization by utilizing a broad selection of modular and interoperable Server Building Blocks Solutions®, which can be configured to create complete server systems solutions optimized for specific customer applications. With this efficient methodology, customized IT designs can then be rapidly deployed and optimized for data centers, high-performance computing clusters, high-end and GPU-intensive workstation deployments, storage networks, as well as standalone server environments. 

Established in 1993 and headquartered in San Jose, California, Supermicro employs approximately 1,000 people worldwide and has been profitable every year since inception, generating over $2 billion in sales during its initial 17 years of operation. Supermicro sells its servers systems and components through major distributors, which include value added resellers and systems integrators, to OEMs, as well as through a direct sales force.

KEY TECHNOLOGIES

Supermicro provides flexible and customizable server solutions to address the application needs of its customers. Its flexible design principles allow Supermicro to aggregate industry standard materials to develop proprietary components, such as serverboards, chassis and power supplies, to deliver products with superior features matched to the desired application. This Server Building Block approach allows Supermicro to provide a broader range of SKUs and offer more choice for customers. 

Through its proprietary technology, Supermicro can offer significantly more memory and expansion slots than traditional server systems with a comparable server form factor. Called Universal I/O or UIO, this technology allows users to add up to 3 add-on cards to a 1U server system or 6 add-on cards to a 2U system. Supermicro UIO servers, in combination with a riser card and UIO card, can provide over 20 different networking choices. 

Supermicro’s server solutions include many design innovations to optimize power consumption and manage heat dissipation. The company has designed flexible power management systems which customize or eliminate components to reduce overall power consumption. Supermicro’s proprietary power supplies can significantly enhance power efficiency. For example, Supermicro’s recently developed 920 watt power supply was the world best Platinum Level multiple output server power supply in the industry. Supermicro has also developed technologies that reduce the effects of heat dissipation from its servers. Allowing them to achieve a superior price-to-performance ratio while minimizing energy and reducing the risk of server malfunction caused by overheating.