This presentation, entitled "Emulex Connects the Data Center of the Future" is from the recent IBM Blade University event in New York.

1. Emulex Connects the DataCenter of the Future Shaun Walsh Vice President of Marketing, Emulex

3. Equipment Proliferation

4. Management Complexities

5. Expanding OPEX & CAPEX

6. Converged Networks

7. Virtualized

8. Simplifies I/O Management

9. Reduces CAPEX & OPEX

10. Cloud Computing (Private & Public)

11. On-Demand Provisioning and Scale

12. Modular Building Blocks “Legos”

14. Explosion of Content

15. Online Transactions

16. Mobile Access Growth

17. Fabric-basedComputing Networks

18. 10GbE is the Network of Choice

19. 10/40/100GbE Co-exist

20. Re-architecting the Edge & DC Network Core

21. Growth in Traditional DC and Cloud Infrastructure

22. New DC Access LayerIntegrated Appliance Router/ WAN Accelerator Why ELX: Data & Network Traffic Expanding Demand for 10GbE Pipes

24. FC has Long Legs

26. More Users; More Transactions

28. Simplicity & Scale Driven

29. Cloud Connected by EthernetWhy ELX: More Storage to Go Over 10GbE NAS, ISCSI and FCoE

30. 10GbE and Converged Networking Adoption Sources: Dell’Oro 2010 Adapter Forecast ESG Deployment Paper 2010 IDC WW External Storage Report 2010 IT Brand Pulse 10GbE Survey April 2010 10GbE Adoption 2010 2011 2013 Beyond 2012 2014

31. The 10GbE Convergence Ecosystem 10GbE LOM 10GbE CNAs HW iSCSI/FCoE x86 and Unix Blade and Rack Native 10GbE NAS Native 10GbE iSCSI Native 10GbE FCoE Blade Switches Blade PTMs TOR Switches Core Directors Virtual NICs Virtual CNAS SR-IOV Virtual Switch ESX HW iSCSI ESX FCoE VM vStore Converged Fabric-based Computing Converged Adapters & LOMs Convergence for Server Virtualization Converged Switching Converged Storage

32. The I/O Industry Road Map 2010 2011 2012 2013 Unified Storage Multi-fabric Technology Ethernet High Performance Computing Low Latency RDMA Over CEE Ultra Low Latency Host-based Encryption I/O Management I/O Services 16Gb 32Gb 8Gb Fibre Channel PCI Gen3 Converged Networking 10Gb 100Gb 10GBaseT 40Gb Universal LOMs 10Gb 10GBaseT 40Gb

33. Virtual Fabric For System x and BladeCenter

35. Reduce Switches, Adapters by up to 75%

36. Consolidate more VMs onto fewer systems

37. Higher availability & security

38. Up to 10x I/O bandwidth

39. Dynamically allocate bandwidth with no downtime

40. Lower Latency

41. Reduce CAPEX up to 49%

42. Reduce energy costs up to 50%

43. Protect Investment with Convergence Ready SolutionBUILT ON INDUSTRY STANDARDS

45. 50% Lower Power Usage

46. Investment Protection with Convergence Ready Solution

48. Dynamically allocate I/O bandwidth across 2-8 virtual NICs per server in increments of 100Mb

49. Secure Data with Virtual NIC Isolation

50. Deliver High Availability – Failures are isolated between vNIC’s and virtual groups

52. Up to 10x server to switch module

53. Up to 5x from Chassis to TOR

54. Leverage with existing 1GbE infrastructures

55. Dynamic bandwidth Allocation

56. Reassign bandwidth as needed with no downtime

58. FCoE for seamless integration with existing Fibre Channel infrastructures

59. Storage Protocol Field Upgrades

60. No change in hardware

61. Flexible configuration options1Gbps

62. Virtual Fabric in 1G Environment At Sheraton Traditional Networking Existing Top of Rack Switches Existing Top of Rack Switches Up to 20 Cables Up to 108 Cables 2 BNT Virtual Fabric Switches 1 BladeCenter H 4 HS22 Blades 18 Servers 36 Adapters 4 Emulex Virtual Fabric Adapters Reduce Cost Saved 43% in Capital Cost Reduced power over 3000 watts Maintained existing 1GbE Network Reduce Complexity Reduced Servers & cables 80% Reduced adapters 89% Required Fewer upstream ports Improve Performance 2.5x the bandwidth Room to add 10 Servers Convergence Ready

63. Thank You