LOWER COSTS, ADD FLEXIBILITY AND REDUCE POWER AND COOLING
	Eliminate 70% of the cards cables and switch ports Reduce infrastructure CAPEX by 50% Lower power consumption by 100 watts per server Increase server consolidation ratios by 50%

The need for virtual I/O
Server connectivity is a large and growing expense in enterprise data centers. Virtualized servers require more bandwidth and more physical connections per device. Traditional servers also require more flexible management to support increased utilization objectives.

The result is increased connectivity costs. I/O capital expense, including switch ports, cards, and cables, can often exceed the cost of the server itself. Operating costs can run into the tens of thousands of dollars per server over the life of the device.

Virtual I/O delivers immediate and ongoing savings to significantly reduce data center costs.


Virtual I/O Savings

Item	Potential Savings	What Drives the Cost	How Virtual I/O Helps
Switch Ports, Cards, Cabels	$1,000 to $5,000 per server	Multiple networks, external storage, high bandwidth demands	Eliminates 70% of the infrastructure to save 50% on capital expense while delivering 20b to each server
Servers	$5,000 to $10,000 per server	4U high servers required to fit the needed I/O cards	Accommodate up to 64 I/O connections with a single I/O slot, saving $5,000 to $10,000 per device
Rack Space	$1,200 per server	Multiple switches and 4U high servers increase rack space requirements	Save 50% on rack space with consolidated I/O resources and compact servers
Power/Cooling	$300 per server	I/O switches (top-of-rack and end-of-row) and I/O cards may consume over 300 watts per server	Eliminates 70% of the infratructure complexity to save 30% on power
Managment Cost	$3,200 per server	Time required for moves / adds / changes drives up management cost and reduces resource utilization	Complete tasks 100X more quickly by executing them in software rather than hardware