Oracle Users Deploy Xsigo

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Xsigo Systems, Inc., the leader in I/O virtualization, today announced a group of Xsigo virtual I/O customers who now deploy Xsigo in support of their Oracle database applications, including HiFX, a foreign-exchange broker, CARFAX, a vehicle history information provider, Bitbrains, a managed service provider, and Investec, a specialist bank and asset manager. Benefits cited by these users include 30% overall capital cost reduction, 70% less infrastructure complexity, and up to 25X faster job completion.

"To provide excellent customer service, we demand that our Oracle 11G-based transaction processing applications be accessible 24 x 7 and deliver a consistent user experience, even under peak demand loads, all of which demands a lot from our server I/O," said David Christie, CIO at HiFX. "Xsigo virtual I/O is unique because it combines the high-bandwidth and low latency of InfiniBand with the flexibility of software-controlled I/O resources, so our customers always get a great user experience."

Oracle database operations rely on high-speed data movement to and from data storage devices to ensure peak performance. The high-speed fabric interconnect employed by Xsigo delivers the industry's highest throughput at up to 40Gbps, or 4X the throughput of 10G Ethernet. It also minimizes performance-robbing transmission delays with overall latency less than 1/3 that of Ethernet.

An additional Xsigo benefit for Oracle users is the 70% reduction in I/O hardware required, which allows IT managers to save 50% on switch ports and costly I/O cards. Xsigo customers demonstrate further operational efficiencies in Oracle environments by capitalizing on the rapid re-configuration capabilities inherent in virtual I/O.

"At HiFX, high-availability is critical to our customers," Christie of HiFX continued. “Xsigo saves us 1/3 on our overall capital cost by eliminating the need for a dedicated disaster recovery facility, allowing us to leverage our test and development equipment for that purpose instead.Because Xsigo virtual I/O is configured in software, not hardware, we can reconfigure our test and development facility to replicate our entire Oracle production facility in just 3 minutes, which eliminates the need for expensive standby equipment."

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