Xsigo Systems
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Xsigo Systems is an information technology
and hardware company based in San Jose, California
, US and provides solutions for I/O virtualization
to companies and enterprises. Several prominent and global Information Technology systems and service providers, including Microsoft and Oracle, have acknowledged Xsigo Systems as a prominent solution provider for data center I/O virtualization.
, prior to Xsigo Systems. Lloyd Carney is the Chief executive officer
of the company. Carney was general manager of IBM
's Netcool Division, which acquired Micromuse where Carney had been chairman and CEO. Prior to Micromuse, Carney was COO at Juniper Networks and head of three divisions at Nortel Networks, including the Core IP Division, the Wireless Internet Division and the Enterprise Data Divisions.
US Patent #7937447 Granted May 3rd 2011
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7937447.pdf
tasks. Using the Xsigo I/O Director, users can provision I/O
resources on the fly without disrupting network and storage configurations, and without physically entering the data center
. Xsigo’s I/O virtualization solution replaces a server’s multiple Ethernet
and Fibre Channel
interfaces with a single high-speed, Ethernet or InfiniBand link. Multiple virtual Ethernet interfaces (vNICs) and virtual Fibre Channel interfaces (vHBAs) communicate over this link, and virtual interfaces are established using Xsigo’s virtualization hardware and Xsigo’s host drivers. These virtual
I/O resources appear to the server’s applications like their traditional I/O card based counterparts but unlike traditional I/O resources, vNICs and vHBAs can be created as needed and do not require the server to be opened or rebooted.
Xsigo has won a number of awards and achievements which include The Wall Street Journal
Technology Innovation Award in the Network / Internet Technologies category, being named Storage Magazine's Product of the Year in the networking equipment category; also being identified by Byte and Switch as a Top 10 Storage Startup to Watch; also being named by Virtualization Review Magazine as Take Five: Innovative Vendor; and being identified by eWeek
as a Top 10 Disruptive New Storage Technology. Xsigo Systems' VP780 I/O Director was also nominated for SYS-CON's Virtualization Journal Readers' Choice Awards for Best Network Virtualization.
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
and hardware company based in San Jose, California
San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
, US and provides solutions for I/O virtualization
I/O virtualization
Input/output virtualization is a methodology to simplify management, lower costs and improve performance of servers in enterprise environments...
to companies and enterprises. Several prominent and global Information Technology systems and service providers, including Microsoft and Oracle, have acknowledged Xsigo Systems as a prominent solution provider for data center I/O virtualization.
About the Company
Xsigo Systems was founded in August 2004 by three brothers: Ashok Krishnamurthi, R.K. Anand and S.K. Vinod. and Shreyas Shah. The privately held company is based in San Jose, CA and also funded by Kleiner Perkins, Khosla Ventures, North Bridge Venture Partners and Greylock Partners. Ashok Krishnamurthi now serves as its executive chairman of the company. Krishnamurthi who has over 20 years of experience in management and engineering, held the positions of Vice President and General Manager of the Infrastructure Product Line at Juniper NetworksJuniper Networks
Juniper Networks is an information technology and computer networking products multinational company, founded in 1996. It is head quartered in Sunnyvale, California, USA. The company designs and sells high-performance Internet Protocol network products and services...
, prior to Xsigo Systems. Lloyd Carney is the Chief executive officer
Chief executive officer
A chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...
of the company. Carney was general manager of IBM
IBM
International Business Machines Corporation or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas...
's Netcool Division, which acquired Micromuse where Carney had been chairman and CEO. Prior to Micromuse, Carney was COO at Juniper Networks and head of three divisions at Nortel Networks, including the Core IP Division, the Wireless Internet Division and the Enterprise Data Divisions.
US Patent #7937447 Granted May 3rd 2011
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7937447.pdf
Key people
The Key management of Xsigo Systems are:- Ashok Krishnamurthi, Co-founder & Chairman
- Lloyd Carney, CEO
- Karen Willem, CFO
- Cheng Tang, VP Engineering
- Jon Toor, VP Marketing
- S. K. Vinod, Co-founder & VP Business Development
- Ariel Cohen, CTO
- Bruce Fingles, VP of Product Management and Alliances
- Richard Fabiano, VP Finance
- Kirk Fjeldheim, CIO
Products and services
Xsigo Systems has developed a new approach to server I/O named the Xsigo I/O Director, a hardware and software solution that streamlines server I/O management. This hardware and software solution is optimized from the ground up to simplify routine data center managementData center
A data center is a facility used to house computer systems and associated components, such as telecommunications and storage systems...
tasks. Using the Xsigo I/O Director, users can provision I/O
I/O
I/O may refer to:* Input/output, a system of communication for information processing systems* Input-output model, an economic model of flow prediction between sectors...
resources on the fly without disrupting network and storage configurations, and without physically entering the data center
Data center
A data center is a facility used to house computer systems and associated components, such as telecommunications and storage systems...
. Xsigo’s I/O virtualization solution replaces a server’s multiple Ethernet
Ethernet
Ethernet is a family of computer networking technologies for local area networks commercially introduced in 1980. Standardized in IEEE 802.3, Ethernet has largely replaced competing wired LAN technologies....
and Fibre Channel
Fibre Channel
Fibre Channel, or FC, is a gigabit-speed network technology primarily used for storage networking. Fibre Channel is standardized in the T11 Technical Committee of the InterNational Committee for Information Technology Standards , an American National Standards Institute –accredited standards...
interfaces with a single high-speed, Ethernet or InfiniBand link. Multiple virtual Ethernet interfaces (vNICs) and virtual Fibre Channel interfaces (vHBAs) communicate over this link, and virtual interfaces are established using Xsigo’s virtualization hardware and Xsigo’s host drivers. These virtual
Virtual
The term virtual is a concept applied in many fields with somewhat differing connotations, and also, differing denotations.The term has been defined in philosophy as "that which is not real" but may display the salient qualities of the real....
I/O resources appear to the server’s applications like their traditional I/O card based counterparts but unlike traditional I/O resources, vNICs and vHBAs can be created as needed and do not require the server to be opened or rebooted.
Xsigo has won a number of awards and achievements which include The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal is an American English-language international daily newspaper. It is published in New York City by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corporation, along with the Asian and European editions of the Journal....
Technology Innovation Award in the Network / Internet Technologies category, being named Storage Magazine's Product of the Year in the networking equipment category; also being identified by Byte and Switch as a Top 10 Storage Startup to Watch; also being named by Virtualization Review Magazine as Take Five: Innovative Vendor; and being identified by eWeek
EWeek
eWeek is a weekly computing business magazine published by Ziff Davis Enterprise.The magazine consists of a print publication and web site covering enterprise topics and is targeted at IT professionals rather than hobbyists.-Audience:The eWeek audience is actively involved in buying enterprise...
as a Top 10 Disruptive New Storage Technology. Xsigo Systems' VP780 I/O Director was also nominated for SYS-CON's Virtualization Journal Readers' Choice Awards for Best Network Virtualization.