Today's data centers bear little similarity to those of just a few years ago. With powerful resources and cutting-edge technologies, IT managers have turned to virtualization to optimize server productivity and performance. Virtualized servers built on an Ethernet foundation enable a low cost, reliable and scalable connectivity infrastructure across the whole network.
But what solution is best for your company? Browse this site to learn more about Intel® Ethernet server adapters for IBM BladeCenter® and System Servers.
Intel® Ethernet 10 Gigabit Mezzanine Card
Meet Intel's third generation 10 Gigabit Ethernet providing
reliable performance, enhanced virtualization optimization and unified data/storage networking.
Meet Intel's third generation 10 Gigabit Ethernet providing
reliable performance, enhanced virtualization optimization and unified data/storage networking.
Intel® Ethernet X520 DA2 Server Adapter
Flexibility that offer fiber optics or copper connections.
Flexibility that offer fiber optics or copper connections.
Virtualization:
Intel and IBM I/O Virtualization Animation:
Intel's suite of I/O technologies—Intel® Virtualization Technology for Connectivity (VT-c) featuring VMDq and SR-IOV designed to provide improved CPU utilization, reduced latency, increased throughput, and mobility.
Understand how virtual machine growth impacts server bandwidth— see why Intel® VT-c is an advanced solution.
10Gb Ethernet Port Partitioning and Bandwidth Allocation using PCI-SIG® SR-IOV
Learn how IT managers can increase scalability and performance while reducing CPU utilization in virtualized environments.
Intel and IBM Virtualization Papers and Articles:
Intel® VT-c Technology Brief
Intel and VMware: Enabling Open FCoE in VMware vSphere 5.0
Evaluating Microsoft Hyper-V Live Migration Performance Using IBM System x3650 M3 and IBM N series N5600
Best Practices: Optimizing QoS with Intel® Ethernet and VMware vSphere 4.1
Advanced Virtualization I/O Queuing Technologies: An Intel-Microsoft Perspective
Simplify VMware vSphere 4 Networking with Intel® Ethernet 10 Gigabit Server Adapters
Effect of using Intel® Supported Open SR-IOV with Red Hat KVM on Network Performance in Virtualized Environments
Intel® Ethernet
Technology Glossary
Technology Glossary
Virtual Switches Demand Rethinking Connectivity for Servers
Intel® 10Gb Ethernet Compatibility with IBM Servers
Supported Technologies
I/O Virtualization
Brian Johnson from the LAN Access Division discusses the move to virtualizing servers and supporting technology.
Intel® 10 Gigabit Ethernet
Carl Hansen from the LAN Access Division discusses the advancements in 10 Gigabit Ethernet.
10 Gigabit:
Top 10 Reasons
If you think it's time to simplify IT, here are ten reasons why you should migrate to Intel® Ethernet 10 Gigabit Server Adapters.
10 Gigabit Ethernet Transforming the Data Center
Create a more efficient and flexible data center that can better adapt to your changing needs with Intel® Ethernet 10 Gigabit Server Adapters.
Simple, Reliable Performance for iSCSI
This paper examines trends, key performance-oriented features, virtualization optimizations, and how using Intel® Ethernet server adapters for iSCSI presents a superior solution over proprietary solutions.
Unified Networking on 10 Gigabit Ethernet
Explore the many benefits of unified networking, the approaches to enabling it, and the roles Intel and NetApp are playing in driving technologies to enterprise data center customers.
10 GB Ethernet Performs Better than Infiniband in Range of HPC Applications
In this benchmark investigation by IBM, see how 10 GB Ethernet delivers comparable performance over Infiniband for High Performance Computing (HPC) applications.
Upgrading Data Center Network Architecture to 10 Gigabit Ethernet
In this case study learn how Intel IT optimized its data center by converting to 10 Gigabit Ethernet connections to accommodate growth and future networking demands.
Top 10 Reasons
If you think it's time to simplify IT, here are ten reasons why you should migrate to Intel® Ethernet 10 Gigabit Server Adapters.
10 Gigabit Ethernet Transforming the Data Center
Create a more efficient and flexible data center that can better adapt to your changing needs with Intel® Ethernet 10 Gigabit Server Adapters.
Simple, Reliable Performance for iSCSI
This paper examines trends, key performance-oriented features, virtualization optimizations, and how using Intel® Ethernet server adapters for iSCSI presents a superior solution over proprietary solutions.
Unified Networking on 10 Gigabit Ethernet
Explore the many benefits of unified networking, the approaches to enabling it, and the roles Intel and NetApp are playing in driving technologies to enterprise data center customers.
10 GB Ethernet Performs Better than Infiniband in Range of HPC Applications
In this benchmark investigation by IBM, see how 10 GB Ethernet delivers comparable performance over Infiniband for High Performance Computing (HPC) applications.
Upgrading Data Center Network Architecture to 10 Gigabit Ethernet
In this case study learn how Intel IT optimized its data center by converting to 10 Gigabit Ethernet connections to accommodate growth and future networking demands.