SAN JOSE, CA -- 11/03/09 --
Xsigo Systems today announced that New England
Biolabs (NEB), a leader in the discovery and production of enzymes for
molecular biology applications, has successfully deployed Xsigo virtual I/O
as part of an ongoing VMware integration project. By optimizing NEB's
back-office computing needs with virtual servers managed with virtual I/O
from Xsigo, NEB has been able to reduce operating expenses and deliver new
levels of efficiency.
With Xsigo's software-based, non-disruptive I/O management, the company
saved thousands of dollars in capital costs by standardizing server
configurations, achieved greater uptime by eliminating I/O-related outages,
and reduced staff workloads by completing server management tasks more
efficiently.
"At NEB, we embarked on a process to re-architect our datacenter operations
to increase efficiency and to address current and future computing capacity
needs," said Tom Peacock, IT Core Services at NEB. "Xsigo virtual I/O will
help us to better plan, design, manufacture, package, sell and support our
products by laying a flexible foundation that will support a more agile NEB
IT department, which in turn will allow us to support our research &
business teams more effectively."
NEB deployed Xsigo virtual I/O in conjunction with IBM BladeCenter servers,
EMC Clariion Fibre Channel storage, and NetApp Fibre Channel and NAS
storage. Intended to support the company's entire back-office computing
needs -- including Microsoft SQL, Exchange and SharePoint, as well as
proprietary research and management applications -- the virtualization
deployment uses the VMware ESX platform.
"Before Xsigo, configuring I/O on the IBM BladeCenter was complicated
because a different I/O setup was needed for each application," Peacock
continued. "Each configuration demanded a specific combination of costly
I/O cards, required shutting down the server box to install them, and then
consumed hours of administrator time for configuration tasks. Xsigo lets us
install one set of mezzanine cards on the blades and never touch it again.
It's really simple."
Xsigo virtual I/O, recently honored as a Finalist in the Hardware
Virtualization category in the Best of Show Awards at VMworld 2009,
eliminates the myriad of cards and cables typically associated with server
I/O, replacing them with a wire-once infrastructure and virtual NICs and
HBAs that allow redundant connections to be configured on-the-fly, without
server downtime.
"We saw the benefits of virtual I/O on the first day. Before Xsigo, we had
a connectivity problem with an ESX host: a new application required a
private network but we had no extra server ports available. We had been
working for a month to get the needed cards and cabling installed," Peacock
concluded. "With Xsigo virtual I/O, we had the extra I/O configured in five
minutes. Plus, I have the comfort of knowing that if a server goes down I
can transfer that entire VMware instance to another server by simply moving
the I/O. Since there's no remapping or reconfiguration required, I would be
back up and running in minutes, not days."
"We are thrilled that New England Biolabs capitalized on the flexibility of
Xsigo virtual I/O to accelerate their transition from a bare-metal to a
virtualized environment," said Lloyd Carney, CEO at Xsigo. "Agility is one
of the principle benefits of Xsigo I/O virtualization because it simplifies
and accelerates server management and helps data center managers get more
done, with fewer resources, in less time."
About NEB
Established in the mid 1970's, New England Biolabs, Inc. leads the industry
in the discovery and production of enzymes for molecular biology
applications and now offers the largest selection of recombinant and native
enzymes for genome research. NEB continues to expand its product offerings
into areas related to PCR, cloning, expression and purification, and is
focusing on strengthening alliances that enable new technologies to reach
key market sectors. New England Biolabs is a privately held company
headquartered in Ipswich, MA and has extensive worldwide distribution
through a network of exclusive distributors, agents and five subsidiaries
located in Canada, China, Germany, Japan and the UK. For more information
about New England Biolabs visit (http://www.neb.com).
About Xsigo
Xsigo Systems, Inc. is the technology leader in data center I/O
Virtualization, helping organizations reduce costs and improve business
agility. The Xsigo VP780 I/O Director consolidates server connectivity with
a solution that provides unprecedented management simplicity and
interoperability with open standards. The privately held company is based
in San Jose, CA and funded by Kleiner Perkins, Khosla Ventures, Greylock
Partners and North Bridge Venture Partners. For more information, visit
Xsigo at www.xsigo.com.
Contact:
Lisa Copass
SteppingOut Communications
925.253.8445
