Virtualization startups have been a dime a dozen in the last few years, but Xsigo caught our eye with the launch of its VP780 I/O Director in September.
In a nutshell, the rack mount appliance virtualizes server I/O for both networking and storage purposes. Accompanying software creates virtual NICs and HBAs for servers and storage arrays, allowing "on the fly" setup and/or transfer of applications.
Xsigo isn't the only vendor throwing its weight behind virtualized I/O, which has already been targeted by 3Leaf, and is gaining traction.
Chosen as one of Byte and Switch's top storage products of last year, the VP780, has been certified by IBM, and, more recently, integrated with VMware's Infrastructure 3 technology. HP has also demonstrated interoperability between the director and its server and storage products.
Last year the startup also deployed its technology at Australian managed service provider Infoplex, which is using the directors in its Sydney and Melbourne data centers.
Bob Friday, Chief AI Officer for Juniper Networks, explains how the advanced technology is transforming operations.
Contact center leaders from 8x8, Awaken Intelligence, and 360insight discuss the importance of agent experience.
AI may force enterprises to rewire parts of their data centers so they are fully optimized to run such workloads. The question is do you use Ethernet or InfiniBand?
