Xsigo E-Seminar Available for Replay

Xsigo at VMworld 2009

Xsigo was a Silver Sponsor at VMworld 2009, where VMware utilized the I/O Capabilities of Xsigo to optimize the VMware® vSphere™ environment in the VMware booth and ran all 52 of the VMware booth demos. See Faan DeSwardt - Senior Technical Marketing Architect for VMware describe the solution.

Jon Toor talks about the buzz around Virtual I/O at VMworld 2009 and how 40 Gbps connectivity is available through a single cable enabling 32 virtual machines on a single 1U server with Fibre Channel and Ethernet capability, available now with Xsigo. Eric Novikoff from PrimaCloud talks about Xsigo I/O as an integral part of their solution in the same video.

Xsigo's Virtual Win – August 31, 2009: virtualization gear from Xsigo Systems is being used in the VMware booth at this week's VMworld tradeshow, which seems like a nice bit of startup bragging rights, considering VMware is the star of VMworld.

Dell PowerSolutions Article

Strategies to Optimize Virtual Machine Connectivity with Xsigo Virtual I/O - by Scott Hanson - Dell Techcenter (download PDF)

Xsigo E-Seminar - $5 Billion in Data Center Savings: Stake Your Claim with Virtual I/O - Recorded July 23, 2009

$5 billion. That’s how much data center managers will overspend on server I/O in 2009. For each server, the cost of connecting to networks and storage can exceed $10,000. And operations costs can double that expense over three years. Hear this webcast and learn how to cut those costs IN HALF. And see how you can get more performance and more management agility at the same time.

Revealed in this eSeminar: Th e hidden costs of server I/O - Limits on server virtualization imposed by I/O - How I/O restricts server choices Traditional I/O was designed for static data centers. Inflexible and expensive, it segments resources and limits data center efficiency. Hear this webcast to learn about next-generation virtual I/O solutions from Xsigo and Dell that let you do more with the equipment you have.

Learn how virtual I/O can streamline your server I/O with: 70% fewer cards, cables, and switch ports - 30% less power consumption - 50% less capital expense See how Xsigo and Dell have worked together to create rack and blade server solutions that let you dynamically configure up to 64 network and storage connections to each server, deliver 20Gbs of bandwidth to each server, and use QoS controls to deliver I/O performance exactly where it is needed. All at 50% less cost than conventional I/O.

Speakers : Jon Toor - Vice President of Marketing - Xsigo; Reza Rooholamini - Director, Global Solutions Engineering - Dell; Salvatore Salamone - Executive Editor, Strategic Content - Ziff Davis Enterprise

Xsigo Blogs

I/O Unplugged - Read the latest conversations about Virtual I/O

Notable Blogs
Analyst Names Three Reasons to Deploy Virtual I/O - posted Oct 27, 2009

1. Clean the Mess
2. Get More Bandwidth
3. Flexibility

Virtual I/O vs. I/O Fabric Technologies - the distinction between “fabric” and “virtual I/O” becomes important. - posted Oct 23, 2009


Three Ways Virtual I/O Helps You Get More from VMware vSphere - posted Oct 16, 2009

1. Bandwidth
2. Scalability
3. Flexibility

Xsigo Hardware Specifications

VP780 I/O Director Data Sheet - downloadable PDF
VP780 I/O Director Specifications - downloadable PDF
IS24 Expansion Switch Specifications - downloadable PDF

Xsigo News & Articles

• October 8, 2009 - Virtual I/O: Bringing Data Center Connectivity Into the Virtualization Era
• Octover 6, 2009 - Not Your Father's Virtual Machine
• September 22, 2009 - I/O Virtualization Shines at VMworld 2009
• August 3, 2009 - Overcoming the Storage I/O Limitations of Virtual Servers
• July 20, 2009 -Virtualized I/O Takes Cloud Computing to the Next Level - PrimaCloud
• July 13, 2009 - Video Site Virtualizes I/O, Servers - Pixorial
• May 27, 2009 - Seven Ways to Tackle Unexpected Server I/O Costs
• May 2, 2009 - Companies Push The Limits Of Virtualization - Accenture
• April 20, 2009 - Vendor Agnostic on the Unified Fabric
• April 14, 2009 - A Five Billion Dollar Data Center Bailout Strategy
• Feb 3, 2009 - Dell Adds Xsigo I/O Virtualization to Servers

White Papers & Case Studies

Training Videos

• View this training video to educate yourself on the Xsigo solution.

Demonstration

This approximately 10-minute technical overview shows the Xsigo solution in action on Dell™ PowerEdge™ servers utilizing the VMware vSphere virtualization infrastructure.

Dell / Xsigo Engagement Contacts

Contact	Title	Phone Number	E-mail Address	Territories
Fred Smith	Director of Global Account Sales	415-637-5554	fsmith@xsigo.com	Global Dell Relationship
SK Vinod	VP of Systems Engineering	408-644-8464	vinod@xsigo.com	Global
Kevin O'Hear	Senior Systems Engineer	917-855-4231	kohear@xsigo.com	East Coast / Fed Gov
Joe Frawley	Sales Manager	856-701-9023	jfrawley@xsigo.com	Southern NJ South and Federal
Chris Ortiz	Inside Sales	408-329-5719	cortiz@xsigo.com	East
Kirby Rouser	Director of Sales, West Region	415-987-0035	krouser@xsigo.com	West Coast, CA and WA
Jim Wang	Senior Systems Engineer	408-505-9622	jwang@xsigo.com	CA, WA, OR
Scott Sherman	Sales Engineer	720-838-3460	ssherman@xsigo.com	CO, UT, NV, AZ, ID
Linda Strawser	Strategic Account Sales	408-821-0097	lstrawser@xsigo.com	Microsoft, EDS, GM, Ford
Bob Gober	Xsigo Partner Mgr - Dell	512-723-3311	bob_gober@dell.com	Global Xsigo Relationship for Dell

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