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	Xsigo Aims A Dagger At Cisco's Heart February 15, 2012 ...Cisco's technology leaves 9.5 GB of that data carrying capacity unused. Through the use of so-called switch virtualization, Xsigo makes much more efficient use of a switch's data carrying capacity while enabling companies to buy relatively cheap commodity servers — instead of expensive, closed-system Cisco switches.
	Why Fabrics Will Meet the Demands of the Virtualized Data Center in 2012 February 1, 2012 Data center switching is undergoing a sea change as IT managers grapple with the challenges of connecting the virtualized data center. While virtualization brings opportunities for significant savings, it completely upends the traditional operating model. What’s needed is an infrastructure that was designed for virtualization. Which is why in 2012, we will see the rise of the data center fabric.
	The Nitty Gritty of the Virtualized Data Center January 11, 2012 In the past, there was no real distinction between the switches found in a data center and those used elsewhere in the organization. But this has changed. Today, a cloud data center behaves as a sort of compute fabric, where any server can run any application. As a consequence, the data center infrastructure must adapt to this new, more flexible environment.
	Solutions Healthcare Builds Agile Highly Available Infrastructure with Xsigo January 9, 2012 Solutions Healthcare provides IT operations for medical offices and clinics. With the accelerating transition to electronic medical records, our need for bandwidth is growing 30% per year, and storage is growing a whopping 60% per year. We looked at multiple infrastructure options, including Ethernet-based solutions. Ultimately we selected Xsigo Systems’ virtualized infrastructure, partly because of the connectivity fabric they use.
	Data Center, Cloud Fabrics All the Rage in 2012 December 22, 2011 There was a considerable amount of activity in the data center/cloud switching fabric arena in 2011. That is expected to continue in 2012, along with real world implementations of the next-generation IT technologies. Upstart Xsigo rolled out software designed to link all the servers in a data center virtually, allowing IT managers to reconfigure virtual machines and other resources without carrying out traditional networking tasks.
	VMblog: 2012 Virtualization and Cloud Prediction Series December 9, 2011 2012 is the year that data center fabrics finally become real. After more than a year of hype, we will see mature, shipping fabrics that address compelling data center issues. Here's a little background on fabrics and seven reasons why they make a difference.
	How Data Centre Networking Is Evolving To Meet The Demands Of Virtualisation December 8, 2011 Ethernet switching is in a sea change, and server virtualisation is a big part of the reason why. Gartner recently published a new competitive landscape for data centre Ethernet switches. In that report, titled "Competitive Landscape: Data Centre Ethernet Switches, Worldwide, 2011," the authors made several interesting comments about this evolving space and how trends such as virtualisation and cloud computing have created the need for next-generation fabric-based solutions that provide far more agility and performance.
	UK Law Firm Farrer Chooses Xsigo December 8, 2011 Xsigo Systems, Inc. announced that Farrer and Company, an independent London-based law firm, has adopted Xsigo's virtual I/O technology to increase the flexibility of its IT infrastructure to continue to provide its clients with the highest possible customer service.
	Xsigo hails channel growth December 2, 2011 Xsigo specialises in technology that consolidates Ethernet and Fibre Channel connections into a single high-speed cable, which can help to reduce performance bottlenecks in datacentres. The firm counts Kelway, SCC and Computacenter as reseller partners and has distribution deals in place with Arrow ECS and Zycko.
	Xsigo Boosts ViaWest Cloud Portfolio, Performance November 28, 2011 Denver-based ViaWest, one of the largest privately held data center and managed services providers in North America, is utilizing Xsigo Systems, Inc.'s virtual I/O solution to increase its cloud service performance by 2 to 4 times, as well as to facilitate the creation of a new class of cloud offerings.
	ViaWest improves integrated cloud service with Xsigo November 11, 2011 Xsigo Systems Inc., a provider of virtualized data center infrastructure, announced Friday that ViaWest, a privately held data center and managed services providers in North America, has deployed Xsigo virtual I/O in their KINECTed Cloud services data centers.
	4 Lessons Learned From Virtualization Masters November 10, 2011 Virtualization is now firmly in the mainstream. In a recent InformationWeek VMware vSphere 5 Survey, 51% of respondents said they had virtualized half the data center. These implementers had gotten past the questions of how much memory and CPU to put on a host server. They had moved into the issues of how to bring into harmony all those moving parts (including server I/O) that virtualization brings together, and how those moving parts were changing data center relationships.
	SCC adds Xsigo to virtualisation portfolio October 31, 2011 Unveiling a new agreement with I/O virtualisation firm Xsigo, Andy Wright, SCC's director for vendor alliances believes a range of compelling factors will cause demand for virtualisation services to spike sharply in 2012.
	Virtualization's Next Wave Of Problems October 31, 2011 This new InformationWeek article reveals the huge I/O challenges introduced by virtualization, particularly as companies try to run more VMs per server and try to create more agile operating environments.
	15 Networking And Data Center Upstarts To Look At Right Now October 25, 2011 Xsigo Server Fabric, released in August, turns Xsigo's I/O Director hardware product into a switch for managing virtual machines, enabling one-click network connections that can connect a data center's virtual machines to other data center resources such as servers, storage and additional virtual machines...cloud services are brought to market 10 times as fast as before, at 50 percent lower cost of operation, and dramatically easier management of data center infrastructure. Xsigo's taking on some of the data center's big irons, from Cisco and Juniper to Brocade, and getting plenty of notices.
	Network Enhancements for Better Virtualization September 20, 2011 Many enterprises are realizing that the more they virtualize, the more they begin to hamper application performance due to the increased traffic flooding network and storage infrastructure. Addressing this problem has taken many forms. The most direct is to simply add more of whatever you're lacking. Yet this not only gets expensive, but it also adds to infrastructure complexity at a time when simplicity and consolidation are the order of the day.
	Xsigo Expands to a Data Center Fabric: Converged Infrastructure for the Virtual Data Center September 12, 2011 This year at VMworld, Xsigo announced a major expansion of their capabilities – Xsigo Server Fabric, which takes the previous rack-scale single-Xsigo switch domains and links them into a data-center-scale fabric. Combined with improvements in the software and UI, Xsigo now claims to offer one-click connection of any server resource to any network or storage resource within the domain of Xsigo's fabric. Most significantly, Xsigo's interface is optimized to allow connection of VMs to storage and network resources, and to allow the creation of private VM-VM links.
	Removing a major barrier to enterprise agility - virtual connectivity September 8, 2011 It often takes a start-up VC company to spot and exploit a fundamental weakness when an IT infrastructure trend emerges. Suddenly everyone "got" the idea of enterprise virtualisation and data centre clouds, but a basic weakness was physical connectivity that could block the way to enterprise agility.
	Xsigo has a fabric to go up against Cisco, others August 29, 2011 Xsigo's I/O Director is also designed to reduce the number of server cards required for connecting Fibre Channel, iSCSI and Ethernet devices. This virtual I/O convergence is not taken lightly by Cisco, which took aim at Xsigo specifically in a sales presentation posted on the Xsigo blog site. In it, Cisco dismissed the concept of virtual I/O as deficient when compared to the converged and virtual I/O capabilities of its own Unified Computing System and Nexus switches, and Fibre Channel-over-Ethernet strategy.
	Xsigo Challenging Data Center Giants With Virtualized Server Fabric August 24, 2011 Data center infrastructure specialist Xsigo earlier this month launched a virtualized server fabric it says dramatically improves management of virtual machine connections in a data center. It's a networking advantage that according to Xsigo gives solution providers a disruptive technology they can take into a wide range of data center environments -- and eclipse the value of data center fabrics promoted by Cisco (NSDQ:CSCO), Juniper and Brocade.
	Xsigo Virtualizes Network Connectivity August 19, 2011 In a move that could cut into aspirin sales, Xsigo Systems has developed a virtualized Server Fabric meant to save a whole lot of people a whole lot of screwing around mapping paths, assigning IP addresses, configuring switches, switch ports and VLANs and pulling cables just to connect a virtual machine to some network resource.
	Increased Desktop Virtualization Stirs I/O Solution Providers to Action August 18, 2011 Early in this century, the emergence of the desktop virtualization was hailed as the second coming of centralized computing. As recently as last September, Gartner reported that more than 80 percent of enterprises had a virtualization program or project in place, but that only 25 percent of server workloads would be running in virtual machines by the end of that year. What's holding things up? The cause is often I/O bottlenecks, which can quickly overwhelm a VM server when large VDI systems are deployed on a one-image-to-one-user basis.
	The top iPad applications for VMware admins August 18, 2011 Many IT vendors see the iPad's potential and are developing iPad apps that can manage their traditional hardware and software products. Xsigo Systems, for instance, has a very nice app called Xsigo XMS , which manages virtual I/O through the company's XMS servers.
	Xsigo Launches Virtual Server Fabric for Cloud Data Centers August 18, 2011 The idea is to make creating, managing and maintaining cloud data centers as simple as drawing a Visio configuration diagram -- both in the virtual world as well as in the real world of bare metal servers, storage arrays and, crucially, networking connectivity -- and all as flexibly as plugging together Lego blocks.
	Xsigo evolves I/O virtualization into data center fabric August 18, 2011 I/O virtualization vendor Xsigo has evolved its product into a data center fabric by virtualizing server-to-server connections within its infrastructure. While aimed more at server and virtualization administrators than network managers, Xsigo's product will have a major impact on the data center network.
	Xsigo's I/O Director Cuts the Cord, Virtually August 17, 2011 Cables, wires, spaghetti. No matter what you call them, virtualized data centers need a lot. But things can be made easier by virtualizing your server I/O using a device such as Xsigo's I/O Director. This takes one cable and makes it look like many, as far as your hypervisors are concerned, simplifying the configuration of "North - South" communication between virtual machines, the network and storage.
	Xsigo Announces Server Fabric August 16, 2011 Convergence has been a top point of discussion lately but very few data centers have moved beyond that discussion to action. Much of the reason for this is many of the convergence strategies do not address the needs of the modern data center, they just combined legacy technology onto a single cable. Xsigo is out to provide convergence while addressing those needs with the result being a more dynamic, better utilized data center.
	Leveraging virtual I/O technologies to achieve converged infrastructures: The road to the private cloud August 16, 2011 A private cloud architecture leverages the power of end-to-end virtualization so workloads can be fluidly distributed among a pool of servers, but this ideal cannot be achieved with traditional network infrastructure. Conventional server I/O is costly, complex and inflexible, and results in applications being effectively locked to specific groups of servers. A fresh approach to infrastructure is required, one that leverages virtual I/O technologies.
	Network News: Xsigo, Level 3, Cisco August 16, 2011 Xsigo launches virtualized server fabric. Xsigo Systems announced the Xsigo Server Fabric, a fully virtualized infrastructure for cloud-optimized data centers. The new fabric enables one-click network connections from virtual machines to any data center resource – including servers, networks, storage and other virtual machines.
	Xsigo Simplifies Connecting VMs To Network Resources August 16, 2011 I/O Director hardware now connects virtual machines to any other resource on the network, including other VMs, right inside the Xsigo box--a big timesaver. Xsigo has augmented the capability of its I/O Director hardware to supply drag-and-drop management of the networking connections for virtual machines as they seek to communicate with each other.
	Xsigo Follows QFabric with Server Fabric Launch August 15, 2011 The offering basically sets up a networking layer in the computing infrastructure, thus greatly simplifying this part of the datacenter in terms of administration and time spent on usual networking tasks. The virtual fabric also collapses the access and aggregation layers, which reduces hardware cost.
	Introducing Xsigo Server Fabric August 15, 2011 Xsigo Systems press releases are always exciting, and today's announcement does not disappoint. Today Xsigo launches Xsigo Server Fabric which promises to do for the infrastructure what VMware did for the servers. Xsigo Server Fabric offers a once click solution to connect VMs to networks and storage. It will also allow management of end-to-end connections without having the headache of configuring multiple switchports and VLANs. From an administrators standpoint this is an incredible announcement.
	Xsigo Compute Fabric Threatens Switch Vendors August 15, 2011 Xsigo Systems says that the launch of the industry's first fully virtualized infrastructure for cloud-optimized data centers enables one-click network connections from virtual machines to any data center resource -- including servers, networks, storage, and other virtual machines. With the Xsigo Server Fabric, new services can be brought to market 10 times faster, delivered at guaranteed levels of performance, and seamlessly scaled to a thousand physical hosts, all at a 50 percent lower cost of operation.
	Xsigo Virtualizes Connectivity With New Server Fabric August 15, 2011 Xsigo Systems, which makes an appliance that virtualizes and accelerates throughput in enterprise networks, Aug. 15 unveiled its own server fabric software that the company claims is the industry's "first fully virtualized infrastructure" for cloud-optimized data centers.
	Xsigo automagically floats cloud east and west August 15, 2011 Xsigo Systems, which for years has been trying to carve a niche for itself in the virtualized network and server rackets, is taking another crack at it with a version of its VP family of I/O Directors, tweaked to provide direct and movable links between virtual machines on clustered servers.
	Server fabrics garner second look in virtualized shops August 15, 2011 Virtualized environments are the target for the latest vendor to throw its hat in the fabric ring: Xsigo. Its new Server Fabric technology allows users of the Xsigo I/O Director platform to directly connect servers and virtual machines to one another without having to configure switches, switch ports, VLANs or routing.
	Xsigo Says to Ditch the Network August 15, 2011 Xsigo Systems Inc. says it's got a way to connect data-center servers or virtual machines together without using the network, a scheme that could become an end run around the data-center fabrics proposed by switch/router vendors.
	Xsigo Unifies Data Center Management August 15, 2011 Xsigo Systems today launched the Xsigo Server Fabric, which allows IT organizations to connect virtual machines to any data center resource with one click.
	Xsigo unveils virtual fabric for data centers August 15, 2011 New software from Xsigo Systems is designed to link all the servers in a data center virtually, allowing IT managers to reconfigure virtual machines and other resources without carrying out traditional networking tasks.
	Carmarthenshire County Council Deploys Xsigo Virtual I/O July 6, 2011 Carmarthenshire County Council has increased operating efficiency, reduced infrastructure costs, and boosted its ability to provide cloud services across the Authority by deploying Xsigo virtual I/O as part of a server consolidation initiative.
	Law firm Stephenson Harwood turns to virtualisation July 4, 2011 UK-based law firm Stephenson Harwood has moved to a virtualised data centre in a bid to improve its data management and cut costs. To achieve improved performance from its systems the firm also deployed Xsigo virtual I/O technology to achieve a faster input/output and a 66 percent reduction in storage and networking connectivity costs.
	Case Study: Bluelock's Quest for an Efficient, Reliable & Cost-Effective Data Center June 20, 2011 Bluelock's quest for a cost-effective infrastructure that enables delivery of fast and flexible virtual cloud services, led to Xsigo Systems, a San Jose-based I/O virtualization company. Xsigo's virtual I/O simplifies and accelerates data center convergence by consolidating server connectivity, enabling a single I/O connection to act as many (much like a virtualized server enables one physical server to appear as multiple devices).
	dinCloud and Xsigo Team up to Break Cloud Services Price-Performance Barrier June 13, 2011 ...dinCloud has deployed Xsigo virtual I/O as the foundation of its converged data center infrastructure powering its unique offering of cloud services. Being the first and only cloud service provider to offer a full spectrum of cloud based services ranging from client devices to datacenter and infrastructure, dinCloud enables the most comprehensive high-end cloud and virtual hosted desktop services.
	Law firm cuts server traffic as part of office move June 9, 2011 International law firm Stephenson Harwood recently completed a virtualised datacentre migration and upgrade that took a practical approach to reducing server traffic on its Ethernet local area network (LAN) and cutting the cost of its Fibre Channel storage area network (SAN). Read more about how this company increased server I/O performance by roughly 400 percent with Xsigo virtual I/O.
	Cisco rivals pounce on networking-equipment maker June 2, 2011 For years, Cisco has benefited from the impression that its products are a safe bet, said StubHub's Capps, who switched to gear from Arista Networks Inc., Xsigo Systems Inc. and Mellanox Technologies Ltd. to outfit his data center. Read more about why StubHub made the switch.
	I/O Bottlenecks Loom On VMware's 'Horizon' May 11, 2011 Companies that should be on the reseller's radar include Xsigo, which removes the physical requirement for network cards and host-bus adapters by virtualizing networking and storage controllers.
	Xsigo names new board chairman May 3, 2011 Xsigo Systems Inc. named Mark Leslie chairman of the board. Leslie is managing director of Leslie Ventures, a private investment company.
	Xsigo Helps Bluelock Optimize its VMware Cloud Services Capabilities April 26, 2011 One of the leaders in I/O virtualization, Xsigo Systems, Inc. recently announced that Bluelock has chosen to implement its Xsigo virtual I/O in their VMware vCloud services data center.
	Wall Street Journal names Xsigo as "Next Big Thing" March 10, 2011 Xsigo has been named on the Wall Street Journal's "Next Big Thing" list. This is a great honor. A field of 10,600 startups was winnowed down to create this list of the 50 most promising companies.
	You Want To Do Converged Infrastructure, But What About Your Existing One? February 15, 2011 Companies like Xsigo, which specialize in virtual I/O, allows you buy a sort of insurance policy against any type of future fabric that you might introduce later in the network. Xsigo has an appliance that you install between the servers and all the different types of fabrics available.
	Xsigo vs. Cisco: A scandalous disclosure January 24, 2011 By publicly posting and picking apart Cisco's internal analysis of its competition, Xsigo brings WikiLeaks to storage and networking world.
	Cisco's 800 pound data center gorilla: Xsigo January 20, 2011 It isn't often, or obvious, when Cisco is worried about a competitor. Indeed, CEO John Chambers has the stock answer when asked by press and analysts about the "competition:" "We don't focus on competitors; we focus on market transitions." Well, Cisco apparently focused with laser-like precision - or imprecision, according to the competitor - on Xsigo, a maker of virtual I/O systems for data centers. Cisco prepared and presented a competitive overview of Xsigo to its sales and marketing team, complete with attack points. And by the looks of the presentation and the FUD it rakes up, Cisco's worried about the value proposition Xsigo offers against its own Unified Computing System and Nexus switches.
	Xsigo Doubles Virtualized I/O to 40Gbps October 13, 2010 Xsigo, the I/O specialist for intensively virtualized environments, has upped the ante with its I/O Director to 40 gigabits per second (Gbps) I/O per physical server. That means 15 virtual machines (VMs) running on a server could be connected to both networking and storage through I/O Director, with one mission-critical VM assigned a high allotment of 10 Gbps of bandwith, while the others would still have over 2 Gbps each, with all traffic traveling over an Infiniband cable link between the server and I/O Director.
	Xsigo speeds up Director to offer 40 gig connectivity October 14, 2010 I/O virtualisation company Xsigo has released a new version of its I/O Director product, claiming a significant boost in performance. The new Director offers 40 Gbps server connectivity, twice the performance of Xsigo's current fastest product and four times the performance of fibre channel over Ethernet offerings.
	Xsigo Rolls Out 40G October 12, 2010 Xsigo Systems today rolled out a 40 Gigabit per second adapter for converging storage I/O, while also releasing a new version of its XMS management system that makes it easier to manage cloud computing deployments.
	Xsigo Moves Virtualized I/O into Ethernet World August 31, 2010 Storage controller vendors and network adapter card makers may be a little more uncomfortable after upstart Xsigo Systems' news was announced during VMworld 2010 here at the Moscone Center. The 6-year-old I/O virtualization startup has taken the wraps off its most relevant innovation yet, a new version of its I/O Director appliance that works on Ethernet connectivity common to data centers with x86-based servers and storage arrays.
	Xsigo Creates Converged I/O With Standard Ethernet Connections - I/O Director supplies high-speed data movement off of virtual machines at a lower cost than FCoE August 31, 2010 Xsigo, a specialist in I/O virtualization, says its Xsigo I/O Director now works with the Ethernet port built into x86 servers and can supply high-speed data movement off of virtual machines at standard Ethernet prices. Virtualizing I/O on servers running multiple virtual machines is the primary way to get around the I/O chokepoint that begins to appear as a multi-core server becomes capable of hosting a dozen -- or dozens -- of hard working virtual machines. The virtual machines generate data that needs to be sent to storage or communications packets that must be moved to the Ethernet network.
	Xsigo Gives Ethernet a Path Into Converged I/O August 31, 2010 I/O virtualization vendor Xsigo Systems is tapping into the most ubiquitous network connections around, offering an appliance that lets enterprises carve many virtual links out of the Gigabit Ethernet or 10-Gigabit Ethernet port built into a server. In settings where 10-Gigabit Ethernet offers enough performance, the new I/O Director could be an economical solution, said Jim Levesque, a systems programmer at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. The DWP is already using the InfiniBand product and enjoying several benefits from it, he said.
	VMworld 2010: A Chat with Xsigo CEO Lloyd Carney August 31, 2010 Xsigo has been making a lot of noise in the virtualization and cloud computing industry for few years now, winning VMworld 2009 best of show finalist award amongst others. This year at VMworld, Xsigo is announcing that its flagship product will now be supporting 10GbE. Here’s what CEO Lloyd Carney had to say.
	Xsigo makes way for I/O virtualization over Ethernet August 31, 2010 Data center managers that have deployed converged networking and I/O virtualization from Xsigo Systems speak fondly of the technology, but the company's reliance on Infiniband networking may have limited its adoption thus far. At VMworld here, Xsigo unveiled an Ethernet version of I/O Director, which can consolidate I/O for any server with an Ethernet connection. That means customers will no longer have to install Infiniband host channel adapter (HCA) cards in to their servers to get the benefits of converged networks and I/O virtualization -- namely, less cabling and networking infrastructure, plus greater flexibility when it comes to reconfiguring systems.
	Xsigo rejiggers virtual I/O director for Ethernet, adapter cards given the boot August 31, 2010 Xsigo Systems, one of the pioneers of virtual I/O for server networks and their links to storage, is beside itself with excitement at the VMworld virtualization and cloud extravaganza in San Francisco now that it has finally brought a product to market that is designed for enthusiastic uptake by IT shops that like their Ethernet and don't want to buy special adapter cards from anyone to virtualize their I/O.
	Xsigo launches adapter-free Ethernet-based virtual I/O Xsigo I/O Director enables converged infrastructures without the expensive FCoE or PCIe link extenders August 31, 2010 At VMworld 2010, we're really starting to hear just how big [the] I/O problem has become. A common question heard on the show floor isn't if you are going to hit a virtual I/O bottleneck in your virtualized data center, but when. Before the start of VMworld 2010, Xsigo said it would be launching a significant new virtual I/O technology that would accelerate the advancement of data center convergence -- one of the key enablers of cloud computing. Today Xsigo finally removed the curtains to showcase that offering -- an Ethernet-based version of its I/O Director that it claims is the industry's first virtual I/O technology to leverage the standard Ethernet ports found on every x86 server.
	Xsigo Takes a Punch at Cisco With New Virtual I/O Offering September 2, 2010 At a lunchtime press conference at VMworld on Tuesday, Xsigo Systems, as promised, donned both metaphorical and actual boxing gloves and unveiled its latest plan to overtake Cisco in I/O virtualization with an Ethernet-based version of Xsigo I/O Director. What Xsigo claims as the biggest differentiator between I/O Director and the more common solutions that require Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) adapters and PCIe link extenders is that I/O Director does not require costly add-on cards, and thus can deliver a complete end-to-end converged connectivity solution for less than $500 per server, which the company estimates is about one-third the cost of a converged network adapter (CNA) card alone.
	VMworld: Xsigo Introduces Card-Free Virtual I/O for Ethernet August 31, 2010 At the VMworld show today, Xsigo unveiled an Ethernet version of its line of virtual I/O directors, complementing its existing family of InfiniBand-based I/O directors (which are resold by vendors such as Dell). Xsigo positions the virtual I/O directors as an alternative to Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) approaches to converged networks and cloud computing architectures. Unlike FCoE, Xsigo’s I/O directors do not require adapters to be installed in the attached servers.
	Xsigo Unveils Ethernet-Based Virtual I/O at VMworld August 31, 2010 One of the more interesting companies at VMworld this year is a start up called Xsigo. In my role as an analyst, I see loads of start ups and there are very few that have technology that is differentiated enough for me to consider them “game changing.” Riverbed was one, Xangati another and most recently SeaMicro are a few and Xsigo is another.
	Xsigo Takes the Gloves Off Against Cisco August 31, 2010 Xsigo Systems Inc. is throwing added weight behind its virtual I/O for data centers, as it's coming out with its first Ethernet product and making it software-based, meaning it can be plopped onto any old server. Xsigo no longer needs to plug into a card on the server. Its I/O virtualization can be applied by downloading a driver to the server.
	Xsigo introduces powerful I/O virtualization August 31, 2010 It wasn’t all that long ago that we attacked the problem of underutilized servers by implementing whole new virtualized infrastructures in an effort to make better use of resources and provide new levels of availability. However, the connectivity – or I/O – portion of the equation has only recently started to be addressed. Xsigo provides a product that virtualizes I/O in a many-to-many way. Now, just one or two cables can replace what was previously five, ten or even a cool dozen cables connecting a single server.
	Xsigo Goes Ethernet September 2, 2010 The all-Ethernet data center took a step forward this week with Xsigo's introduction of its Ethernet-based IOV solution at VMworld. Xsigo is the first vendor to use the existing Ethernet adapter within the server to connect with the external card cage that houses the I/O adapter. Other solutions require replacing the adapter with a proprietary host bus adapter.
	San Jose start-up Xsigo unveils virtualization advance August 31, 2010 Xsigo says its Director I/O, which it will present at VMWorld tomorrow, is the first adapter-free Ethernet-enabled virtual input/output device. “It’s safe to say (Xsigo) can be 40 percent to 60 percent cheaper, depending on a company’s implementation,” said Yankee Group analyst Zeus Kerravala.
	Wholesaler Builds A Private Cloud With Virtual I/O August 2, 2010 Supplies Network, a privately-owned wholesaler of IT products, decided to roll out a virtual I/O product as part of its ongoing efforts to modernize its data center. The company has virtualized all its servers and is building out a private cloud infrastructure. The goal of this modernization is to boost scalability and performance while cutting costs and complexity.
	This Guy Gets It July 28, 2010 Dan Shipley is a guy who knows how to get the most out of an IT department. As a data center architect at Supplies Network, a half-billion-dollar wholesale supplier of computer supplies based in St. Louis, he is overseeing a data center refresh that is heavy on virtualization and cloud computing.
	Cloud Computing Shopping List: 4 Key Ingredients June 7, 2010 When you're preparing your IT budget for use of private or public cloud services, what should be at the top of your shopping list? Here are four key categories -- including virtual I/O. An IT manager at a large digital mapping firm reports,"Moving to virtual I/O is a concept shift... you're moving stuff across a high-bandwidth backplane and you can reconfigure the SAN connections or the LANs without having to change cables."
	IT architects ponder converged infrastructure "pods" May 27, 2010 No one likes to reinvent the wheel, especially not infrastructure architects whose "wheel" is a complex mix of data center infrastructure, including servers, storage, networks and virtualization. Some forward-looking types want to minimize the amount of up-front work it takes to stand up new systems by designing self-contained compute "pods" that contain everything necessary to run a system.
	Xsigo I/O Virtualization Offers Instant Savings May 26, 2010 Xsigo has hit three hot buttons with I/O virtualization, cloud computing and VMware. Citing the new VP560 I/O Director's 2U size, affordability, interoperability and open systems architecture, the company says the new product creates a modular building block based on standardized, rack-based computing architectures it calls "pods" that enable the efficient delivery of scalable compute resources.
	Xsigo cuts Director Down to Size: The Rise of the Pod May 14, 2010 I/O virtualisation specialist Xsigo Systems has scaled down its I/O Director product to meet the demand for a rack-based product. The VP560 I/O Director, has been designed specifically for private cloud infrastructures.
	Xsigo Follows Southwest's Route May 10, 2010 Xsigo Systems Inc. announced a smaller version of its I/O Director today, targeting the way data centers are starting to model Southwest Airlines. No, it doesn't have anything to do with limiting in-flight food to small bags of peanuts (although that's more food than you get on many flights these days). It has to do with the cookie-cutter approach some companies are taking toward their data centers.
	Xsigo scales down server I/O virtualizer: Attack of the pod people May 11, 2010 The rack is becoming the new chassis for IT infrastructure, despite the best efforts of the major blade server providers to have their own blade enclosures (incompatible with others' tools and form factors) become the unit of control for a bunch of servers and their switches. Which is why upstart server I/O virtualizer Xsigo Systems is cutting back its I/O Director to deliver an entry box that is suitable for a single rack.
	Xsigo intros virtual I/O director; Dell to resell May 11, 2010 Xsigo Systems Inc. is introducing a smaller version of its virtual I/O appliance that takes up half the space in a rack and is intended to help users more easily build smaller, modular "pods" of standardized virtualized computing devices on a single rack, rather than having storage all on one rack and servers all on another rack."We're very excited because of the smaller footprint," says Mornay Van Der Walt, VMware's director of technical marketing, whose team is responsible for hosting equipment that services labs at events such as VMWorld."
	Xsigo In-Rack Virtual IO Reduced Rack Space May 11, 2010 Xsigo Systems Inc. is introducing a smaller version of its virtual I/O appliance that takes up half the space in a rack and is intended to help users more easily build smaller, modular "pods" of standardized virtualized computing devices on a single rack, rather than having storage all on one rack and servers all on another rack."We're very excited because of the smaller footprint," says Mornay Van Der Walt, VMware's director of technical marketing, whose team is responsible for hosting equipment that services labs at events such as VMWorld."
	The Growing Pool of I/O Virtualization Technology Options March 23, 2010 David Zacharias, service delivery manager at Xsigo-customer HiFX comments, "It's a huge benefit for us not to have to physically provision servers or manage cabling, not to mention the time saved [not] traveling to data centers. There's also been savings on physical equipment like cards and Fibre, but the big one is the ability to provision virtual servers and set up I/O remotely. I can't imagine doing without it now."
	I/O-strapped VMware shop chooses Xsigo over Cisco for converged network March 22, 2010 Facing network performance problems in its virtualized VMware environment, this firm evaluated converged networking options from Cisco and Xsigo. They found that Xsigo Systems Inc.'s offering cost about half as much as Cisco Systems Inc.'s while also providing cabling and availability benefits compared with maintaining separate Ethernet and Fibre Channel networks.
	Xsigo virtual I/0 Director saves money on Fibre Channel, Ethernet switches March 22, 2010 Xsigo named as a "top tool for the data center." "The Xsigo Systems virtual I/O Director saves us a lot of money on individual parts and pieces, and by that I mean the Fibre Channel switches, redundant Ethernet switches for iSCSI and all these different cards in the servers."
	Four trends shape the New Data Center March 22, 2010 Four trends identified as shaping today's data center, three of which involve virtual I/O. Thanks to x86 server virtualization and its follow-on technologies, the state-of-the-art enterprise data center looks vastly different than it did even a year ago.
	Xsigo's I/O virtualization approach: Software virtualization via I/O Director January 19, 2010 "The main benefits of Xsigo's model are reduced physical infrastructure and flexibility. Only one card and one cable are required for any server connection to the I/O Director (two are standard for redundancy), instead of at least one cable per I/O interface. That's a lot fewer cards and a lot less cabling, especially when you have to add or replace cards, not to mention less power and cooling."
	Case Study: The Value of Virtual I/O, New England Biolabs December 23, 2009 Xsigo virtual I/O saved this customer $30,000 per IBM blade chassis by enabling scalable I/O with far less hardware. Plus, it gave them the ability to modify I/O on the fly in response to changing application requirements.
	Virtual I/O takes off in 2010 December 10, 2009 "The principles in use to configure server and storage infrastructure will change drastically starting in 2010.Virtual I/O provides a more flexible environment for connecting IO networks to servers, simplifies cabling, reduces IO port counts, reduces power consumption and heat density, and improve the overall management of servers racks and the IO infrastructure."
	Raising the I/O virtualization bar with Xsigo Systems' VP780 IO Director December 6, 2009 "If you haven't heard of I/O virtualization by now, rest assured. Once you understand how I/O virtualization with tools such as Xsigo Systems Inc.'s I/O director reduces cabling and eases virtualization infrastructure expansion, you (like me) will be sold on virtual I/O. Xsigo Systems VP780 IO Director sets the standard for this emerging technology."
	Six Virtualization Predictions for 2010 December 3, 2009 "Virtualization technology is truly a game-changer for the IT world, as evidenced by VMworld 2009 where we saw an exceptionally dynamic environment, both in the technology and the market conditions. Enthusiasm at the event reflected an eagerness to put virtualization technology to work, setting the stage for 2010."
	Top 10 Emerging Enterprise Technologies for 2009 November 16, 2009 "I/O virtualization addresses an issue that plagues servers running virtualization software such as VMware or Microsoft Hyper-V. When a large number of virtual machines runs on a single server, I/O becomes a critical bottleneck, both for VM communication with the network and for connecting VMs to storage on the back end. I/O virtualization not only makes it easier to allocate bandwidth across multiple VMs on a single server, it paves the way to dynamically managing the connections between pools of physical servers and pools of storage."
	Hiding the I/O Bottleneck October 23, 2009 “IT organizations that take the time to start with a fresh piece of paper are going to have a significant advantage over rivals that are going to increasingly spend their days trying to track down performance anomalies created by intermittent I/O issues that are never the same twice, but never really go away.”
	Compellent & Xsigo Team Up To Meet Electrical Supply Company’s Storage Needs October 23, 2009 "Xsigo’s virtual I/O provided me a path where I could have two cards in each server and run all Fibre Channel, iSCSI, and Ethernet traffic,” says Fife. Xsigo’s capabilities mean that Fife can use a 1U server rather than a 2U or 4U one.
	Virtual I/O: Bringing Data Center Connectivity Into the Virtualization Era October 8, 2009 "While server virtualization has significantly improved datacenter economics by driving higher server utilization, it has also driven server I/O to its breaking point. Virtualized servers demand more connections to networks and storage, and require more I/O bandwidth to optimize utilization, making server connectivity in today’s data center more complex and costly than ever."
	Not Your Father's Virtual Machine October 6, 2009 "The move to virtualization is occurring on so many fronts that some companies are introducing hardware specially designed for virtualization scenarios. One example is Xsigo Systems of San Jose, Calif., which makes a box that virtualizes the input and output functions of a server, which are the way it talks to, say, storage products."
	I/O Virtualization Shines at VMworld 2009 September 22, 2009 "It started with virtual memory, then virtual machines (CPUs), then virtual storage, and now I/O virtualization (IOV) – where the I/O path from the server to the peripheral is itself virtualized. Traditionally, I/O devices connect to the server with some sort Interface or adapter, e.g., NIC – Network Interface Card, HBA – Host Bus adapter, etc., which are located inside the physical server."
	InfiniBand and the Cloud September 18, 2009 "Ethernet is the networking protocol of choice in the enterprise, a fact that is not likely to change any time soon. And yet, some are wondering whether the rise of cloud computing might lead many large enterprises to consider deploying an even faster solution -- say, InfiniBand. If the decision were based on I/O performance alone, InfiniBand would already be the hands-down winner."
	Strategies to Optimize Virtual Machine Connectivity with Xsigo Virtual I/O September, 2009 "Increased resource utilization is the primary objective of enterprise consolidation initiatives—and typically the greatest single benefit of server virtualization. But IT managers are now finding that deploying virtualization with a traditional server I/O architecture introduces its own problems that can prevent consolidation projects from reaching their full potential, including I/O bottlenecks, limited flexibility, and complex management as the number of network and storage ports increase."
	Getting Ready For Virtualization September 11, 2009 "Server virtualization has been the big buzz in data center operations for only about four years. But today, virtualization is going beyond servers. Remember that virtualization requires lots of connectivity, which could translate into additional costs."
	Storage, I/O and server virtualization turn on the juice for electrical distributor September 11, 2009 When Houston-based electrical equipment distributor Wholesale Electric Supply Co. decided to centralize management of server resources by virtualizing with VMware, it also needed to install a storage-area network (SAN) and I/O virtualization switch to keep infrastructure costs from spiraling.
	Xsigo Deployed in VMware Demos at VMworld August 31, 2009 Xsigo Systems' virtualization gear is being used in the VMware Inc. (NYSE: VMW) booth at this week's VMworld tradeshow. Which seems like a nice bit of startup bragging rights, considering VMware is the star of VMworld, which is being held in San Francisco.
	Overcoming the Storage I/O Limitations of Virtual Servers August 3, 2009 One the biggest limitations of a virtual server environment is the amount of I/O that can actually be delivered to any application stack that shares access to physical storage resources over a common network. Xsigo makes a strong case for a new virtual approach to I/O that not only boosts I/O performance, but also reduces the physical amount of infrastructure that needs to be managed by about 50 percent.
	Virtualized I/O Takes Cloud Computing to the Next Level July 20, 2009 PrimaCloud has installed boxes from Xsigo Systems that sit between the servers and switches and create a cloud through which the network traffic from the virtual machines loaded on the servers is routed. The network can handle traffic destined for other servers or for the storage network without requiring separate cables.
	Cloud Computing Provider Deploys Xsigo July 20, 2009 PrimaCloud explains that only Xsigo virtual I/O allowed them to achieved their objectives. "We can connect anything to anything to create a standalone virtual datacenter, and then re-configure those resources at a moment's notice. It literally lets us put the 'virtual' in the virtual private datacenter," says CEO David Durkee
	Video Site Virtualizes I/O, Servers July 13, 2009 Pixorial's overall goal is to enable consumers to do more with their personal video than they thought possible. "We wanted to be sure to adopt the technology that could mitigate the pain of growing quickly. I don't think we would have been able to deal with this much bandwidth without Xsigo," said Terry.
	Pixorial's video-sharing website virtualizes network resources with Xsigo I/O Director June 23, 2009 Pixorial Inc., an online video-sharing website, turned to Xsigo Systems Inc.'s I/O virtualization director switch, Xsigo I/O Director, to build an infrastructure that will allow for quick scaling of storage and network bandwidth.
	Seven Ways to Tackle Unexpected Server I/O Costs May 27, 2009 "Why is server I/O shaping up to be the next major revolution in the data center? Two primary reasons: unexpected costs and the promise of a solution. The total spending for server I/O can often total well over $10,000 per server -- sometimes more than the cost of the server itself. At the same time, new technologies, such as virtual I/O, have the promise to slash expenses -- both capital and operational -- and to deliver economic benefit similar to what we’ve achieved with server virtualization."
	Companies Push the Limits of Virtualization May 2, 2009 "When it comes to virtualizing servers, few companies can match Accenture's outsourcing arm. The unit hosts customers such as the airline reservation site Navitaire.com, as well as several high-volume trading and insurance systems. While most other companies find their servers are maxed out at 10 or 12 virtual machines per server, he's designed ones that run 30 VMs each. [They've] bought specialized I/O hardware from Xsigo, which early on saw I/O as a potential bottleneck in virtualization."
	Vendor Agnostic on the Unified Fabric April 20, 2009 "There are multiple approaches to this unified infrastructure. Cisco is talking about unification, but what they really mean is to unify everything under their brand. For most IT managers, that is not realistic. Most data centers include equipment from numerous vendors across multiple platforms, and they need to fully utilize that equipment for the rest of its useful life. That’s what Xsigo enables."
	A Five Billion Dollar Data Center Bailout Strategy April 14, 2009 "Last week's bright spot was a conversation I had with a little-known Silicon Valley upstart called Xsigo Systems. Jon Toor, who directs marketing for the San Jose firm, intrigued me by promising that he could save my enterprise data center over $5 billion dollars with his wares. While not as much as a government bailout, $5 billion is nothing to sneeze at, so I heard him out. You should, too."
	Dell to resell Xsigo's virtual I/O products February 3, 2009 "Where Xsigo's technology adds value is by allowing users to scale their environments without increasing port counts," says Anthony Dina, director of strategy at Dell. "Since quality of service [QoS] is inherent to the Xsigo Director and it supports connectivity between all of Dell's servers, blades and storage product lines, customers can scale IT while freeing users from the physical binds that are associated with the ways servers are connected to LANs and SANs."
	Dell and Others Put Memory, I/O in Spotlight February 3, 2009 "Memory and I/O issues are among the bigger technical issues many organizations face. The reasons for this are multiple, but for the most part they boil down to the pipes not being wide enough to handle everything coming through, no matter how much processing power is thrown at it."
	Five virtualization trends to watch February 3, 2009 "In the ‘Why didn't I think of that?’ category. Xsigo Systems virtualizes server I/O to keep systems administrators from going crazy trying to keep track of all the interconnects that quickly overrun most server rooms."
	Dell pairs with Xsigo on virtual I/O February 3, 2009 "Dell needs what Xsigo has on the I/O virtualization front"
	Filling the Virtualization Void - Dell Blog February 3, 2009 "With the addition of the Xsigo virtual I/O product family, we can help our customers manage I/O resources across multiple vendor platforms from a single console – reducing both the operational and capital costs associated with server I/O."
	Dell adds Xsigo I/O virtualization to servers February 3, 2009
	Baker Business Systems - profile of Xsigo Systems customer January 14, 2009
	Fantasy sports website turns to Xsigo I/O switches for 100% uptime November 26, 2008
	OPEN Sports relies on VMware and Xsigo for server and I/O virtualization November 19, 2008
	Xsigo Wins Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation Award September 29, 2008
	Maximizing I/O Virtualization July 30, 2008
	Top Five Innovative Virtualization Vendors June 9, 2008
	Video: Khosla Talks Green Data Centers and Investment Tactics June 6, 2008
	Product Review: Xsigo's Breakthrough - I/O Virtualization May 23, 2008
	LAN and SAN Unite May 16, 2008
	Virtualization's Promises and Problems May 16, 2008
	Easing Network Congestion Caused by Virtual Servers May 9, 2008
	Benefitting From I/O Virtualization April 21, 2008
	New Notable Startups to Watch February 21, 2008
	Xsigo Receives Top Honor for Product of the Year February 5, 2008
	Server Virtualization and the Business of I/O Solutions (Podcast) January 30, 2008
	Xsigo, VMware Partner on Network Virtualization January 29, 2008
	Xsigo Nominated for Virtualization Journal's "Readers' Choice Awards" January 29, 2008
	VMware Integrates Virtual HBAs January 28, 2008
	Xsigo the New Darling of Virtualization January 28, 2008
	Avoiding the I/O Connectivity Meltdown January 24, 2008
	Seven Tips to Leverage Virtual I/O for Greener Data Centres January 24, 2008
	Finalists 2007 Storage Products of the Year January 20, 2008
	Going Green Challenges and Awards January 18, 2008
	Xsigo Named Top 10 Storage Technology of 2007 December 20, 2007
	20 Vendors You Should Know for 2008 December 19, 2007
	How to Support Your Virtual I/O December 13, 2007
	I/O Bottlenecks Exist within Server Virtualization December 8, 2007
	Xsigo Named Top Ten New Disruptive Storage Technology December 7, 2007
	Infoplex Remotely Manages Operations Across Two Continents with Xsigo November 27, 2007
	Start-Up Virtualizes I/O Connectivity October 2007
	"Virtualizing I/O makes a heck of a lot of sense" October 15, 2007
	I/O Virtualization "Saving a Bundle" for Hosting Provider October 1, 2007
	Xsigo Systems -- The Next New Data Center Star? September 13, 2007
	Meet Xsigo and I/O Virtualization September 12, 2007
	Xsigo Launches I/O Virtualization Product September 10, 2007
	Xsigo Virtualizes I/O, Running Ethernet and Fibre Channel Over Infiniband September 10, 2007
	Xsigo Gets Real, Gets Virtual September 10, 2007
	Virtualize Your I/O September 10, 2007