Carahsoft announced that it has expanded its VMware Complementary Solutions team to include Xsigo Systems. Xsigo's I/O solution can lower server-related operating expenses by up to 80%, cut capital costs by 50%, and use 70% less cabling, resulting in 100x faster server management.

"We are extremely excited to add Xsigo to our GSA schedule," said Craig P. Abod, Carahsoft president. "Xsigo's innovative I/O appliance addresses a critical need for the increasing number of government agencies which rely on VMware software to virtualize their IT infrastructures."

Xsigo Systems is the latest vendor to be added to Carahsoft's VMware Complementary Solutions Team, which provides public-sector buyers with one-stop shopping for related technologies that address agencies' virtualization needs across servers, desktops, applications, networks, and storage.

"As VMware's master government aggregator, Carahsoft offers proven expertise in virtualization technologies and in marketing and selling to the public sector marketplace," said Jon Toor, vice president of marketing at Xsigo. "We look forward to working with the Carahsoft team to bring our innovative I/O technology to bear on the challenges facing IT managers interested in deploying VMware software faster, on more servers, and across more applications."

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