Hardware for virtualization
Gold Award:
HP Virtual Connect Flex-10 10Gb Ethernet Module
Having the proper hardware for a virtualization environment lays the groundwork for a dynamic and efficient virtual environment. With any virtual infrastructure, though, companies must strike the balance between hardware performance, data center space, energy-efficiency, and other requirements and set those needs against available budget.
This year's hardware for virtualization winners provided the best combination of functionality, flexibility, affordability and simplicity.
The HP Virtual Connect Flex-10 10 Gigabit Ethernet module is an excellent product for network I/O virtualization. By significantly reducing the number of network cables required for a server, enterprises can simplify data center infrastructure and save significant money. Additionally, by allowing administrators to dynamically "throttle" server bandwidth up and down as needed, companies can gain tremendous flexibility and potentially improve uptime or the ability to meet service-level agreements.
HP Virtual Connect Flex-10 10 GB Ethernet is the Gold winner because it enables enterprises to reduce cabling, complexity and costs while making troubleshooting easier.