Xsigo Systems, Inc., a technology leader in data center I/O virtualization, today announced that Baker Business Systems has deployed Xsigo’s I/O virtualization technology to support its software-as-a-service (SaaS) offerings for automotive repair shops throughout the midwestern United States. Headquartered in Medina, Ohio, Baker Business Systems is a leading hosting provider of outsourced IT solutions for the automotive repair industry. Xsigo was selected to provide a scalable, cost-effective infrastructure for the company’s SaaS offering that allows automotive repair businesses to access up-to-the-minute repair cost estimate information without the burden of continuous software updates.    

Baker Business Systems has successfully deployed the Xsigo VP780 I/O Director in its data centers to virtualize the company’s server I/O infrastructure. By consolidating the network and storage connectivity to each server the company achieved a 66% reduction in server connections and a 30% reduction in capital expense. Other benefits included greater I/O performance and reduced latency which resulted in 30% faster response time for users.

The Xsigo I/O solution was chosen to complement the company’s selection of Dell 2950 servers, VMware ESX software, IQstore Networks iSCSI storage, and DataCore SAN Melody storage virtualization software. All elements are remotely manageable, allowing Baker to maintain its systems and modify server I/O configurations without visits to the data center.

“We needed more performance to support our growing SaaS business, but the cost of deploying 10G Ethernet throughout our infrastructure would have been prohibitive,” said Marvin Baker, CEO at Baker Business Solutions. “With Xsigo, we get better performance than 10G Ethernet at 1/3 less cost, we were able to re-use our existing 1G Ethernet gear, and we enabled remote management that lets us manage data center connectivity from anywhere. Xsigo helps us to deliver a faster, more responsive SaaS offering for less money.” 

“Baker Business Systems achieved their business goals by implementing innovative solutions, including Xsigo virtual I/O, across their data center,” said Lloyd Carney, CEO of Xsigo Systems. “By virtualizing multiple layers of the infrastructure, from the servers, to the I/O, to the storage, they now enjoy cost, performance, and efficiency metrics that would be the envy of data center managers anywhere.”