Server virtualization means something fairly specific. Storage virtualization is a bit more diffuse. But it's I/O virtualization that really covers a lot of ground. At a high level, virtualization ...

Virtualization is receiving lots of attention these days. Behind the buzz are some simple, time-tested concepts. But the movement of this technology from the mainframe to the mainstream has brought it ...

As a technology (not financial) analyst, my company talks to and works with very many companies ranging from consumer handset makers to the leaders in mega datacenter cloud infrastructure. What I am ...

Intel contributed the Scalable I/O Virtualization (SIOV) specification to the Open Compute Project (OCP) with Microsoft, enabling device and platform manufacturers to access an industry-standard ...

Combining and sharing network and storage channels in a virtualized server environment. I/O virtualization enables Ethernet and disk I/O to use one Ethernet adapter in each server, or two for ...

The PCI-SIG has defined virtualization technology based on PCIe (SR-IOV and MR-IOV), and industry leaders are developing PCIe switches that take full advantage of emerging I/O virtualization ...

Virtualized servers put big I/O demands on enterprise networks, but new I/O virtualization technologies from vendors nnincluding Gear6 and Xsigo can help ease the traffic jam. Bottom line benefits: ...

Brace yourselves. You are going to hear more and more about I/O virtualization, as well as storage and network virtualization, over the coming months. As server virtualization and the cloud continue ...

One of the coolest deals happened this week in the storage arena. I/O virtualization vendor Xsigo teamed up with Dell to expand Dell’s data center offerings. In addition to reselling Xsigo’s I/O ...

NetXen introduced a complete I/O architecture that unleashes the potential of server virtualization. Based on new functionality for the company's Intelligent NIC family, the NetSlice architecture ...

Virtualization startup 3Leaf Systems today announced its flagship V-8000 Virtual I/O Server, as well as $20 million in Series B investment, led by Intel Capital. The V-8000 is the first in a series of ...