Xsigo Systems

Xsigo Systems was founded in August 2004 by three brothers: Ashok Krishnamurthi, R.K. Anand, and S.K. Vinod along with Shreyas Shah. Xsigo Systems operated as a privately held company in San Jose, CA and funded by Kleiner Perkins, Khosla Ventures,{{cite web|url=http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2007/09/xsigo_systems_-.html |title=Xsigo Systems – The Next New Data Center Star? |work=BusinessWeek |access-date=June 4, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080926180933/http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2007/09/xsigo_systems_-.html? |archive-date=September 26, 2008 }} North Bridge Venture Partners, and Greylock Partners. Ashok Krishnamurthi served as vice-chairman of the company who also previously held the positions of Vice President and General Manager of the infrastructure product line at Juniper Networks, prior to Xsigo Systems.{{cite web|url=http://www.xsigo.com/company/management.php|title=Xsigo Systems: Management|publisher=Xsigo Systems|access-date=June 4, 2009|archive-date=July 13, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090713200515/http://www.xsigo.com/company/management.php|url-status=live}} Lloyd Carney served as 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.

The company filed a patent for a system for communication between computer systems via an I/O bus, which was granted on May 3, 2011{{cite web| url=http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7937447.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013183336/http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7937447.pdf |archive-date=2012-10-13|title=United States Patent US7937447|access-date=2023-09-06}}

Xsigo Systems was purchased by Oracle Corporation. The deal was announced at the end of July, 2012{{Cite web|title=Software Defined Everything: Oracle to Acquire Xsigo|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/reuvencohen/2012/07/30/software-defined-everything-oracle-to-acquire-xsigo/|last=Cohen|first=Reuven|website=Forbes|language=en|access-date=2020-05-29|archive-date=October 25, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025010831/http://www.forbes.com/sites/reuvencohen/2012/07/30/software-defined-everything-oracle-to-acquire-xsigo/|url-status=live}} and finalized on September 12, 2012.

Several companies providers, including Microsoft and Oracle, have mentioned Xsigo Systems.{{cite web|url=http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Xsigo-Systems-Inc-998680.html|title=Xsigo Systems Poised for Growth, Raises New VC Funding and Experiences Record Growth|publisher=Marketwire|access-date=June 4, 2009|archive-date=August 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230813204147/https://www.globenewswire.com/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS90369+01-May-2008+MW20080501|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120907201704/http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS90369+01-May-2008+MW20080501|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 7, 2012|title=SOFTBANK TELECOM and Xsigo Systems Demonstrate Automated Solution for Virtual Machine Disaster Recovery|date=May 1, 2008|work=Reuters|access-date=June 4, 2009}}{{cite web|url=http://www.microsoft.com/brasil/servidores/virtualizacao/partner-profile.mspx?id=74|title=Microsoft Virtualization partners : Xsigo Systems|publisher=Microsoft|access-date=June 4, 2009|archive-date=March 28, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100328231109/http://www.microsoft.com/brasil/servidores/virtualizacao/partner-profile.mspx?id=74|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.oracle.com/customers/snapshots/xsigo-systems-ebs-snapshot.pdf |title=Xsigo Systems Streamlines Operations and Supports Rapid Growth with Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 |publisher=Oracle Corporation |access-date=June 4, 2009 }}{{cite web |url=http://datacenterjournal.com/index.php?Itemid=44&id=1281&option=com_content&task=view |title=Xsigo Systems Offers Seven Tips to Leverage Virtual I/O for Greener Data Centers |date=October 24, 2007 |publisher=The Data Center Journal |access-date=June 4, 2009 |archive-date=August 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230813204202/https://www.datacenterjournal.com/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/Iper-Montebello-Gets-More-for-iw-14806828.html |title=Iper Montebello Gets More for Less With Xsigo Virtual I/O |date=March 31, 2009 |publisher=Yahoo! Finance |access-date=June 4, 2009 }}

Xsigo Systems' product, the I/O Director, is a hardware and software device that consolidates data center infrastructure and streamlines server I/O management. Using the Xsigo I/O Director, users provision I/O resources on live servers, 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. 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/091007-xsigo-virtualization.html|title=Xsigo launches I/O virtualization product|date=September 10, 2007|publisher=Network World|access-date=June 4, 2009|archive-date=January 29, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090129150956/http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/091007-xsigo-virtualization.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.expresscomputeronline.com/20090112/expressintelligententerprise13.shtml |title=Xsigo touts I/O Virtualization |work=The Indian Express |location=India |access-date=June 4, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090709113405/http://www.expresscomputeronline.com/20090112/expressintelligententerprise13.shtml |archive-date=July 9, 2009 }}

Xsigo awards and achievements 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 and Awards for Best Network Virtualization.{{cite web|url=http://virtualization.sys-con.com/node/490899|title=Xsigo Systems Nominated for SYS-CON's "Virtualization Journal Readers' Choice Awards"|publisher=SYS-CON Media|access-date=June 4, 2009|archive-date=March 8, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090308022507/http://virtualization.sys-con.com/node/490899|url-status=live}}

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