QLogic Corporation is a leading provider of converged networking solutions. It has significant market opportunities in areas like intelligent converged networks, InfiniBand, and Fibre Channel. The company has competitive advantages through its established Fibre Channel stack and intellectual property portfolio. QLogic also has a highly attractive financial model with strong financials, consistent profitability, and ongoing stock buybacks. It is a market leader in key areas like Fibre Channel adapters, emerging FCoE adapters, and iSCSI hardware offload adapters.
Melbourne IT FY 2011 Investor PresentationMelbourne IT
- The company reported a 5% decline in revenue and 11% decline in EBIT for the full year 2011 compared to 2010, impacted by a strong Australian dollar and $3 million in transformation costs. Excluding transformation costs, EBIT declined 4%.
- Revenue for the second half of 2011 increased 5% compared to the first half, with EBIT increasing 70% and NPAT increasing 76% over the same period.
- The Digital Brand Services division saw revenue growth of 8% for the full year and EBIT growth of 41%, driven by strong performance in the second half from new .brand domain applications and brand protection services.
This document provides an overview and business plan for Andy OnCall Chicagoland West, a home improvement franchise located in Chicago's western suburbs seeking $90,000 in growth capital. The business has been the highest grossing in the Andy OnCall network and aims to drive further growth through a digitally-focused strategy leveraging email, web advertising, and an enhanced online presence to lower customer acquisition costs. The target territory has over 1.1 million residents and $600 million annually spent on home improvements, and the business has already achieved $1 million in annual sales in its second year of operation.
The document summarizes the Electro & Communications Business (ECB) at 3M. It discusses how the ECB has improved its business footprint through a focus on customers, growth initiatives, and operational excellence. Key highlights include stronger financial results from a more balanced portfolio, growth opportunities in infrastructure and electronics markets, and initiatives to shift activities closer to customers through global centers of excellence. The ECB is well positioned for continued accelerating growth.
Dt east office market dashboard 2011 q1Chris Fyvie
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This document is an investor presentation by Cummins that provides an overview of the company's business segments and financial performance. It summarizes that Cummins has diversified its business across engine, power generation, components and distribution segments. It has grown faster than peers since 2003, with net income growing 134% compared to 21% revenue growth. Cummins has also increased its international sales and reduced reliance on the North American heavy duty truck market.
Dashboard page from monthly management pack developed in Excel. User can customise report by using various controls on the sheet, eg by selecting the reporting period date, choosing whether to display in 000\'s or millions, selecting items they want to graph using drop-down boxes, and various option boxes to select YTD, budget, monthly, prior year, etc. Allows user to print full management pack of 20+ pages by the click of one button. Uses VBA to control program flow.
This document provides an agenda for the CONNECTIONS Summit event happening on November 8, 2011. The agenda includes sessions on smart TV trends, video across multiple screens, consumer demand for energy services, the personal cloud, and a networking reception. Topics will explore shifts in viewing habits, content delivery across devices, opportunities for new energy services providers, the transition to cloud storage, and networking.
PRAA is a debt collection company that has seen strong revenue and earnings growth in recent years. It expects revenue to increase 22% to $574M in 2012 with EPS growing 33% to $7.96. The company has an integrated business model that allows it to profit at each stage of the collection process. While downside risks include a double-dip recession or regulatory changes, PRAA is well positioned for continued growth given its conservative operations and compliance practices. The analyst estimates the stock is undervalued at the current price based on a DCF valuation of $96 per share.
Melbourne IT FY 2011 Investor PresentationMelbourne IT
- The company reported a 5% decline in revenue and 11% decline in EBIT for the full year 2011 compared to 2010, impacted by a strong Australian dollar and $3 million in transformation costs. Excluding transformation costs, EBIT declined 4%.
- Revenue for the second half of 2011 increased 5% compared to the first half, with EBIT increasing 70% and NPAT increasing 76% over the same period.
- The Digital Brand Services division saw revenue growth of 8% for the full year and EBIT growth of 41%, driven by strong performance in the second half from new .brand domain applications and brand protection services.
This document provides an overview and business plan for Andy OnCall Chicagoland West, a home improvement franchise located in Chicago's western suburbs seeking $90,000 in growth capital. The business has been the highest grossing in the Andy OnCall network and aims to drive further growth through a digitally-focused strategy leveraging email, web advertising, and an enhanced online presence to lower customer acquisition costs. The target territory has over 1.1 million residents and $600 million annually spent on home improvements, and the business has already achieved $1 million in annual sales in its second year of operation.
The document summarizes the Electro & Communications Business (ECB) at 3M. It discusses how the ECB has improved its business footprint through a focus on customers, growth initiatives, and operational excellence. Key highlights include stronger financial results from a more balanced portfolio, growth opportunities in infrastructure and electronics markets, and initiatives to shift activities closer to customers through global centers of excellence. The ECB is well positioned for continued accelerating growth.
Dt east office market dashboard 2011 q1Chris Fyvie
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This document is an investor presentation by Cummins that provides an overview of the company's business segments and financial performance. It summarizes that Cummins has diversified its business across engine, power generation, components and distribution segments. It has grown faster than peers since 2003, with net income growing 134% compared to 21% revenue growth. Cummins has also increased its international sales and reduced reliance on the North American heavy duty truck market.
Dashboard page from monthly management pack developed in Excel. User can customise report by using various controls on the sheet, eg by selecting the reporting period date, choosing whether to display in 000\'s or millions, selecting items they want to graph using drop-down boxes, and various option boxes to select YTD, budget, monthly, prior year, etc. Allows user to print full management pack of 20+ pages by the click of one button. Uses VBA to control program flow.
This document provides an agenda for the CONNECTIONS Summit event happening on November 8, 2011. The agenda includes sessions on smart TV trends, video across multiple screens, consumer demand for energy services, the personal cloud, and a networking reception. Topics will explore shifts in viewing habits, content delivery across devices, opportunities for new energy services providers, the transition to cloud storage, and networking.
PRAA is a debt collection company that has seen strong revenue and earnings growth in recent years. It expects revenue to increase 22% to $574M in 2012 with EPS growing 33% to $7.96. The company has an integrated business model that allows it to profit at each stage of the collection process. While downside risks include a double-dip recession or regulatory changes, PRAA is well positioned for continued growth given its conservative operations and compliance practices. The analyst estimates the stock is undervalued at the current price based on a DCF valuation of $96 per share.
Capital Markets Day 2011 Delivering Shareholder ValueGrigory Kuznetsov
Boris Podolsky, CFO of CTC Media, presented on delivering shareholder value at the 2011 Capital Markets Day. CTC Media has achieved exceptional profitability with OIBDA margins above 35% through a stable cost structure and investing in programming. The company generates strong cash flow, converts over 70% of OIBDA to cash, and intends to increase dividends while also returning cash through acquisitions. Management incentives are aligned with shareholders through an emphasis on long-term equity incentives tied to performance. For full-year 2011, CTC Media expects around 20% revenue growth and an OIBDA margin of 34-36%.
1) Symantec reported revenue growth of 16% year-over-year and 7% quarter-over-quarter for its fiscal first quarter of 2009. Non-GAAP earnings per share grew 38% year-over-year and 11% quarter-over-quarter.
2) By segment, Security & Compliance revenue grew 12% year-over-year and 5% quarter-over-quarter, while Storage and Server Management grew 20% and 9% respectively.
3) Internationally, revenue grew 19% year-over-year and 7% quarter-over-quarter, while in the US revenue grew 13% and 7% respectively.
The annual report summarizes Stryker's financial performance in 2007, highlighting key metrics such as a 16.6% increase in net sales to $6 billion and 27.9% growth in net earnings. It also discusses strategic decisions that positioned the company for success, such as focusing on its spine, trauma and joint reconstruction businesses in the US. Stryker exceeded its goals of double-digit sales growth and 20% earnings growth per share. Operational excellence allowed strong results despite challenges in some markets.
The local housing market report for Austin, Texas in the third quarter of 2009 found:
- The median home price was $189,100, down slightly from a year ago but higher than the national median of $177,900.
- Existing home sales growth remained sluggish at -1.9% compared to 5.9% nationally.
- Job losses continued in Austin but at a lower rate than the national average, and the unemployment rate of 7.2% was below the 9.8% national rate.
- Housing affordability was better than historical averages and stronger than the national market due to lower mortgage payments as a percentage of income.
1) Best Buy Co., Inc. is the largest consumer electronics retailer in North America with a 18% market share in the US.
2) Best Buy has experienced strong growth in revenue, operating income, and earnings per share in recent fiscal years through expanding its store base and developing new retail formats.
3) Best Buy plans to continue growing its core business by focusing on services, full solutions, new store formats, and private label offerings while also expanding into new markets like Canada, China, and the UK.
This document provides an investor presentation for Best Buy Co., Inc. from April 2007. It summarizes Best Buy's market share and growth in the United States and Canada. Best Buy has achieved 20% market share in the US and over 30% in Canada. The presentation outlines Best Buy's strategies for continued growth, including expanding its store base, developing new store formats, growing private label offerings, and expanding services. It also discusses Best Buy's international expansion into China and plans to test new markets in Mexico and Turkey.
The document summarizes key points from a presentation given at a ULI Fall Meeting in Miami Beach, FL in October 2008 regarding the global credit crunch and its impacts. Some of the key points include: construction completions in the US are much lower now than in the 1980s and will not likely cause overbuilding; commercial mortgage debt outstanding in the US grew significantly as a percentage of GDP leading up to the credit crunch; global investment sales transaction volumes and property values have declined significantly due to the credit crunch; and the world's reliance on oil from the Persian Gulf region has significant geopolitical implications.
The document summarizes key taxation information for Singapore. It notes that Singapore has a 0-17% corporate tax rate with no taxes on dividends, capital gains, or estate duty. It also provides details on tax exemptions and incentives for new startup companies and R&D expenditures. Personal income tax rates for non-residents range from 0-20% and there are various personal tax reliefs.
The half-day workshop is designed to help anyone that creates proposals, quotes, or RFQs to customers, or manages Distributors, Rep’s, or VARs. The typical attendees include the: Sales, Marketing, and Finance functions.
How can it benefit you? By providing new skills for your job today, or the one you want tomorrow.
For most - it provides new skills to solve everyday business challenges. For some - it may be a refresher of skills you already have. For all - you will leave having gained some new skill.
What does the workshop cover? Everyday challenges for sales, marketing and finance:
1. GM, Cost, and Price Relationships
2. Income (Expense), Profit (Loss), and GM Relationship
3. Calculate Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR)
4. How to create a Price Model
5. The impact of price changes on Revenue and Profit
6. Pareto Analysis (the 80/20 Rule)
7. Calculate Monthly Quota for an Annual Forecast
8. Calculate Quarterly Prices for a Step Price Proposal
Australian house prices fell just 0.2% last month, representing an actual drop of $1,200. On a quarterly basis the drop was 0.9% or $4,700, effectively showing no change. The year-on-year result was a fall of just 2% or $10,600. While some warn of a housing crash, the data shows prices have remained quite stable with only small decreases month-to-month and year-to-year.
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Yahoo reported its financial results for Q2 2007, with the following highlights:
1) Total revenue ex-TAC (excluding traffic acquisition costs) increased 11% year-over-year to $1.244 billion.
2) Revenue ex-TAC from owned and operated sites increased 18% year-over-year to $877 million, while revenue ex-TAC from affiliate sites declined 17% to $155 million.
3) Operating cash flow increased 4% year-over-year to $474 million, representing 38% of total revenue ex-TAC.
The document discusses emerging market trends for managed services. It shows that the managed services market has grown at a CAGR of over 7% from 2009-2014. Within managed services, IP VPN services grew at a CAGR of 12% during this period. Security services grew at varying rates, with authentication growing 10% annually and vulnerability management growing 7% annually from 2009-2014. Unified communications and collaboration services grew at an impressive 37% CAGR from 2009-2014.
The document introduces QLogic convergence solutions for efficient data centers. It discusses changing data center trends of network convergence and virtualization. QLogic offers converged network adapters and switches that support Ethernet, Fibre Channel, and FCoE. These solutions help reduce costs through consolidation while providing flexibility through concurrent protocol support on a single adapter.
QLogic and Oracle have partnered for over 18 years to deliver storage and networking solutions for Oracle customers. QLogic provides Fibre Channel and converged networking adapters, switches, and silicon that are qualified with Oracle products. Their current focus areas include driving adoption of 8Gb Fibre Channel, delivering converged networking adapters through their FCoE technology, and expanding their InfiniBand networking solutions. QLogic resources are available to Oracle customers to assist with solution design, deployment, and support of QLogic products.
The document discusses how QLogic adapters can provide benefits for virtualized environments. It claims that QLogic adapters allow for more virtual machines per server, more deployed applications, and better performance compared to other solutions. It also discusses how QLogic's NPAR technology provides flexible configuration and quality of service guarantees. The document provides examples showing QLogic adapters providing up to 54% faster scalability and 22% higher IOPS compared to Emulex adapters on VMware and Hyper-V workloads.
An immersive workshop at General Assembly, SF. I typically teach this workshop at General Assembly, San Francisco. To see a list of my upcoming classes, visit https://generalassemb.ly/instructors/seth-familian/4813
I also teach this workshop as a private lunch-and-learn or half-day immersive session for corporate clients. To learn more about pricing and availability, please contact me at http://familian1.com
3 Things Every Sales Team Needs to Be Thinking About in 2017Drift
Thinking about your sales team's goals for 2017? Drift's VP of Sales shares 3 things you can do to improve conversion rates and drive more revenue.
Read the full story on the Drift blog here: http://blog.drift.com/sales-team-tips
How to Become a Thought Leader in Your NicheLeslie Samuel
Are bloggers thought leaders? Here are some tips on how you can become one. Provide great value, put awesome content out there on a regular basis, and help others.
Capital Markets Day 2011 Delivering Shareholder ValueGrigory Kuznetsov
Boris Podolsky, CFO of CTC Media, presented on delivering shareholder value at the 2011 Capital Markets Day. CTC Media has achieved exceptional profitability with OIBDA margins above 35% through a stable cost structure and investing in programming. The company generates strong cash flow, converts over 70% of OIBDA to cash, and intends to increase dividends while also returning cash through acquisitions. Management incentives are aligned with shareholders through an emphasis on long-term equity incentives tied to performance. For full-year 2011, CTC Media expects around 20% revenue growth and an OIBDA margin of 34-36%.
1) Symantec reported revenue growth of 16% year-over-year and 7% quarter-over-quarter for its fiscal first quarter of 2009. Non-GAAP earnings per share grew 38% year-over-year and 11% quarter-over-quarter.
2) By segment, Security & Compliance revenue grew 12% year-over-year and 5% quarter-over-quarter, while Storage and Server Management grew 20% and 9% respectively.
3) Internationally, revenue grew 19% year-over-year and 7% quarter-over-quarter, while in the US revenue grew 13% and 7% respectively.
The annual report summarizes Stryker's financial performance in 2007, highlighting key metrics such as a 16.6% increase in net sales to $6 billion and 27.9% growth in net earnings. It also discusses strategic decisions that positioned the company for success, such as focusing on its spine, trauma and joint reconstruction businesses in the US. Stryker exceeded its goals of double-digit sales growth and 20% earnings growth per share. Operational excellence allowed strong results despite challenges in some markets.
The local housing market report for Austin, Texas in the third quarter of 2009 found:
- The median home price was $189,100, down slightly from a year ago but higher than the national median of $177,900.
- Existing home sales growth remained sluggish at -1.9% compared to 5.9% nationally.
- Job losses continued in Austin but at a lower rate than the national average, and the unemployment rate of 7.2% was below the 9.8% national rate.
- Housing affordability was better than historical averages and stronger than the national market due to lower mortgage payments as a percentage of income.
1) Best Buy Co., Inc. is the largest consumer electronics retailer in North America with a 18% market share in the US.
2) Best Buy has experienced strong growth in revenue, operating income, and earnings per share in recent fiscal years through expanding its store base and developing new retail formats.
3) Best Buy plans to continue growing its core business by focusing on services, full solutions, new store formats, and private label offerings while also expanding into new markets like Canada, China, and the UK.
This document provides an investor presentation for Best Buy Co., Inc. from April 2007. It summarizes Best Buy's market share and growth in the United States and Canada. Best Buy has achieved 20% market share in the US and over 30% in Canada. The presentation outlines Best Buy's strategies for continued growth, including expanding its store base, developing new store formats, growing private label offerings, and expanding services. It also discusses Best Buy's international expansion into China and plans to test new markets in Mexico and Turkey.
The document summarizes key points from a presentation given at a ULI Fall Meeting in Miami Beach, FL in October 2008 regarding the global credit crunch and its impacts. Some of the key points include: construction completions in the US are much lower now than in the 1980s and will not likely cause overbuilding; commercial mortgage debt outstanding in the US grew significantly as a percentage of GDP leading up to the credit crunch; global investment sales transaction volumes and property values have declined significantly due to the credit crunch; and the world's reliance on oil from the Persian Gulf region has significant geopolitical implications.
The document summarizes key taxation information for Singapore. It notes that Singapore has a 0-17% corporate tax rate with no taxes on dividends, capital gains, or estate duty. It also provides details on tax exemptions and incentives for new startup companies and R&D expenditures. Personal income tax rates for non-residents range from 0-20% and there are various personal tax reliefs.
The half-day workshop is designed to help anyone that creates proposals, quotes, or RFQs to customers, or manages Distributors, Rep’s, or VARs. The typical attendees include the: Sales, Marketing, and Finance functions.
How can it benefit you? By providing new skills for your job today, or the one you want tomorrow.
For most - it provides new skills to solve everyday business challenges. For some - it may be a refresher of skills you already have. For all - you will leave having gained some new skill.
What does the workshop cover? Everyday challenges for sales, marketing and finance:
1. GM, Cost, and Price Relationships
2. Income (Expense), Profit (Loss), and GM Relationship
3. Calculate Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR)
4. How to create a Price Model
5. The impact of price changes on Revenue and Profit
6. Pareto Analysis (the 80/20 Rule)
7. Calculate Monthly Quota for an Annual Forecast
8. Calculate Quarterly Prices for a Step Price Proposal
Australian house prices fell just 0.2% last month, representing an actual drop of $1,200. On a quarterly basis the drop was 0.9% or $4,700, effectively showing no change. The year-on-year result was a fall of just 2% or $10,600. While some warn of a housing crash, the data shows prices have remained quite stable with only small decreases month-to-month and year-to-year.
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Yahoo reported its financial results for Q2 2007, with the following highlights:
1) Total revenue ex-TAC (excluding traffic acquisition costs) increased 11% year-over-year to $1.244 billion.
2) Revenue ex-TAC from owned and operated sites increased 18% year-over-year to $877 million, while revenue ex-TAC from affiliate sites declined 17% to $155 million.
3) Operating cash flow increased 4% year-over-year to $474 million, representing 38% of total revenue ex-TAC.
The document discusses emerging market trends for managed services. It shows that the managed services market has grown at a CAGR of over 7% from 2009-2014. Within managed services, IP VPN services grew at a CAGR of 12% during this period. Security services grew at varying rates, with authentication growing 10% annually and vulnerability management growing 7% annually from 2009-2014. Unified communications and collaboration services grew at an impressive 37% CAGR from 2009-2014.
The document introduces QLogic convergence solutions for efficient data centers. It discusses changing data center trends of network convergence and virtualization. QLogic offers converged network adapters and switches that support Ethernet, Fibre Channel, and FCoE. These solutions help reduce costs through consolidation while providing flexibility through concurrent protocol support on a single adapter.
QLogic and Oracle have partnered for over 18 years to deliver storage and networking solutions for Oracle customers. QLogic provides Fibre Channel and converged networking adapters, switches, and silicon that are qualified with Oracle products. Their current focus areas include driving adoption of 8Gb Fibre Channel, delivering converged networking adapters through their FCoE technology, and expanding their InfiniBand networking solutions. QLogic resources are available to Oracle customers to assist with solution design, deployment, and support of QLogic products.
The document discusses how QLogic adapters can provide benefits for virtualized environments. It claims that QLogic adapters allow for more virtual machines per server, more deployed applications, and better performance compared to other solutions. It also discusses how QLogic's NPAR technology provides flexible configuration and quality of service guarantees. The document provides examples showing QLogic adapters providing up to 54% faster scalability and 22% higher IOPS compared to Emulex adapters on VMware and Hyper-V workloads.
An immersive workshop at General Assembly, SF. I typically teach this workshop at General Assembly, San Francisco. To see a list of my upcoming classes, visit https://generalassemb.ly/instructors/seth-familian/4813
I also teach this workshop as a private lunch-and-learn or half-day immersive session for corporate clients. To learn more about pricing and availability, please contact me at http://familian1.com
3 Things Every Sales Team Needs to Be Thinking About in 2017Drift
Thinking about your sales team's goals for 2017? Drift's VP of Sales shares 3 things you can do to improve conversion rates and drive more revenue.
Read the full story on the Drift blog here: http://blog.drift.com/sales-team-tips
How to Become a Thought Leader in Your NicheLeslie Samuel
Are bloggers thought leaders? Here are some tips on how you can become one. Provide great value, put awesome content out there on a regular basis, and help others.
U ti investorday2011-freightforwardingFrankie Coki
This document summarizes UTi Worldwide's 2011 Investor Day presentation on their freight forwarding business. The presentation covered:
1) An overview of UTi's freight forwarding revenue and net revenue growth from FY2009 to FY2011, as well as operating income and margin over the same period.
2) UTi's competitive position in the global airfreight and ocean freight forwarding markets compared to other major companies.
3) An outlook projecting modest growth of 4-5% annually for air freight and 6-8% for ocean freight from 2011 to 2013, though risks from economic, fuel and geopolitical factors remain.
Calpine provides a summary of its recent financial and operational performance, as well as its outlook. Key points include:
1) Calpine navigated challenging markets in 2008 and has hedged substantially for 2009 to mitigate recessionary impacts.
2) The company has built an effective organizational platform, reduced costs, and launched initiatives to improve business processes.
3) Calpine is well-positioned for long-term success due to its modern, clean, and efficient gas fleet, which is poised to benefit from economic recovery and potential environmental regulations. The company has sufficient liquidity and minimal near-term debt maturities.
Calpine provides a summary of its recent financial and operational performance, as well as its outlook. Key points include:
1) Calpine navigated challenging markets in 2008 and has hedged substantially for 2009 to mitigate recessionary impacts.
2) The company has built an effective organizational platform, reduced costs, and launched initiatives to improve business processes.
3) Calpine is well-positioned for long-term success due to its modern, clean, and efficient gas fleet, which is poised to benefit from economic recovery and potential environmental regulations. The company has sufficient liquidity and minimal near-term debt maturities.
2011 Capital Markets Day focused on delivering shareholder value through exceptional profitability, high cash conversion, and investing in business development while returning cash to shareholders. The company has sustained OIBDA margins above 35% through 2010 and converts over 70% of OIBDA to operating cash flow. Since 2006 it has invested $515 million in net business acquisitions and plans to pay $100 million in dividends in 2011, expanding its regional broadcast network in Russia to drive advertising revenue growth.
Southwest Airlines reported its 32nd consecutive annual profit in 2004 despite challenging conditions in the airline industry. Record high fuel prices and a glut of domestic airline seats led to massive losses for the industry as a whole. However, Southwest was able to maintain its position as one of the lowest cost producers through cost reduction efforts by its employees. Looking forward, Southwest is well positioned for growth once industry capacity rationalizes or business travel rebounds, given its strong brand, loyal customers, and solid financial position compared to other airlines.
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- The median home price in the Portland area declined 13.9% over the last year to $246,200 as of Q2 2009, continuing a weakening trend.
- Local job losses over the last year were sharp at -56,800 (-5.5%), contributing to weak housing demand.
- Mortgage rates remain low while affordability is improving, with the monthly mortgage payment-to-income ratio at a historically strong 15.4% in Q2 2009.
- Foreclosure rates on prime loans are low at 0.4% while rates on subprime and Alt-A loans show large local increases compared to a year ago but remain below national averages.
Stora Enso’s Interim Review for January - September 2011Stora Enso
In the third quarter of 2011:
1) The company reported operating profit of EUR 204 million excluding non-recurring items and fair valuation effects, with strong cash flow after capital expenditures of EUR 282 million.
2) Higher prices continued to support results, with an EBIT margin of 8% excluding non-recurring items and fair valuation.
3) Early production curtailments helped control inventories and reduced operative working capital.
Sri Lanka stock market weeekly foreign holding update 6 jan 2012Ishara Gamage
Foreign investors sold Sri Lankan stocks totaling Rs.154 million for the week. Commercial Bank and JKH saw the highest levels of foreign selling, while Ceylon Tobacco had the most foreign buying, though at relatively lower levels. Overall foreign participation in the market remained subdued.
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Southwest Airlines reported its 34th consecutive year of profitability in 2006. Despite higher fuel costs and challenges, profits increased nearly 40% over 2005 through strong revenue growth and excellent cost controls. The repeal of the Wright Amendment opened new routes from Dallas Love Field. Looking ahead, Southwest is well positioned for continued growth and success.
The document provides an investor briefing for Bemis Company. It summarizes Bemis' business profile including its global presence, vertical integration, and key financial metrics. The briefing also outlines Bemis' strategic priorities to optimize its scale, grow in target areas like medical packaging, and accelerate innovation in materials and packaging features. Guidance is given for 2013 with adjusted EPS expected between $2.30 to $2.45 and cash flow from operations above $430 million.
The document provides an investor briefing for Bemis Company, a packaging industry leader. It summarizes Bemis' financial highlights in 2012 including record adjusted earnings per share and increased dividends. It also outlines Bemis' three new reportable business segments and their respective 2012 net sales and operating profit percentages. Additionally, the briefing discusses Bemis' growth drivers, capital stewardship priorities, and consistent cash flow generation.
- Yahoo reported Q2 2009 financial results on July 21, 2009.
- Total revenue was $1.57 billion, down 13% year-over-year. However, revenue excluding traffic acquisition costs (Revenue ex-TAC) was $1.14 billion, down 16% year-over-year.
- Operating cash flow was $385 million, a 10% decrease from the previous year, representing 34% of Revenue ex-TAC.
- Yahoo reported Q2 2009 financial results on July 21, 2009.
- Total revenue was $1.57 billion, down 13% year-over-year. However, revenue excluding traffic acquisition costs (Revenue ex-TAC) was $1.14 billion, down 16% year-over-year.
- Operating cash flow was $385 million, a 10% decrease from the previous year, representing 34% of Revenue ex-TAC.
This interim report provides a summary of Ramirent's financial results for the first quarter of 2012. Some key points:
- Net sales increased 22.3% to MEUR 164.3, driven by growth in all segments. EBITDA was MEUR 41.9 and EBIT was MEUR 12.3.
- All segments saw sales growth compared to Q1 2011, led by Norway at 34% growth. Finland, Sweden, and Europe East also saw double-digit growth.
- EBIT improved in most segments due to high fleet utilization and stable/improved pricing. Finland, Norway, and Europe East saw significant EBIT gains.
- The number of outlets increased
Purchasing Metrics Dashboard - Bill KohnenBill Kohnen
Sample Purchasing metrics format with benchmark data. For 2013 planning as well as regular reporting. Includes general reporting for key supplier performance. Includes general reporting for key supplier performance and comments about CSR reporting for supply chain. Finally sample CPO level 3 year strategic plan for people, technology and globalization.
This document summarizes Southwest Airlines' performance in 2001, a difficult year marked by the events of September 11th. It notes that Southwest was well-positioned financially to withstand the crisis due to its conservative approach of managing well in good times. It describes how Southwest maintained 100% employment while other major carriers furloughed staff, and still reported an annual profit despite revenue declines. The summary highlights that Southwest expanded service in 2001 and increased its market share, showing resilience in the face of adversity through the dedication of its employees.
Bill Stankeiwicz Copy Scope 2010 Bristlecone Co. StrategyBillStankiewicz
Sara Lee implemented SAP BusinessObjects solutions to gain visibility into their spend data across 19 business units and 22 source systems. This allowed them to aggregate billions in spend across approximately 15 sites and multiple business units. They were able to classify all of their spend into a proprietary taxonomy and perform supplier normalization in just 12 weeks. Leading companies are already benefiting from increased savings, improved processes, and reduced supplier risk through SAP's solutions.
Let's Integrate MuleSoft RPA, COMPOSER, APM with AWS IDP along with Slackshyamraj55
Discover the seamless integration of RPA (Robotic Process Automation), COMPOSER, and APM with AWS IDP enhanced with Slack notifications. Explore how these technologies converge to streamline workflows, optimize performance, and ensure secure access, all while leveraging the power of AWS IDP and real-time communication via Slack notifications.
Climate Impact of Software Testing at Nordic Testing DaysKari Kakkonen
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3. Company Highlights
Growing Market Opportunities
• Intelligent Converged Networks: CNAs, cLOMs, Switches
• InfiniBand® QDR & EDR: Switches, Adapters, ASICs
• 8Gb & 16Gb Fibre Channel: Switches, Adapters, ASICs
Significant Competitive Advantages
• Owner of Most Established, Proven FC Stack in the Industry: Over 11 Million FC Ports Shipped
• IP Portfolio Spans Specialized Silicon for FCoE, Ethernet, InfiniBand
• Latest in ASIC Design Technology; Unparalleled in Every Respect
World-Class Management Team
• Continuous Focus on Market Leadership & Execution
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4. Company Highlights
Highly Attractive Financial Model
• Significant Financial Strength: $399.7M in Cash & Zero Debt
• 64 Consecutive Quarters of Profitability*
• LTM Revenues of $606M (through 06/11)
• LTM Cash from Operations of $191M
• LTM Stock Buyback of $153M; $1.7B to date
• Converged Networking Revenue grew greater than 20% sequentially for second
consecutive quarter in Q1FY12
The Leader in Key Market Sectors
• Number one position in FC adapters with 55% of total revenue share
• Leader in the emerging FCoE adapter market, with 39.4% percent of the market
• Gained additional 10GbE adapter revenue share, validating continued momentum
• Market Leader in iSCSI hardware offload adapters
* Non-GAAP
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6. Customers Across a Multitude of Industries
80%
20%
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7. Our High Performance Networking Portfolio
12000 Series
9000 Series
8000 Series InfiniBand
InfiniBand
3000 Series Converged Network Switches
Switches 7000 Series
Intelligent Ethernet Adapters
InfiniBand
Adapters
cLOMs Adapters
Converged Networking HPC Networking
5000 Series 9000 Series 4000 Series 2000 Series
6000 Series FC Core iSCSI Adapters
FC Stackable FC Adapters
FC-iSCSI Routers Switches Protocol
Switches
Controllers
Storage Networking
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9. Focus Areas
Storage Networking
• Nehalem Servers, VMware & Hyper-V Driving Shift to 16Gb FC Adapters and
Switches
• 8Gb FC Adapters now 70% of Total FC Adapter Revenue
• Market Leader in 4Gb & 8Gb HBAs
• End-to-End 8Gb Solutions
• Qualified and Shipping with all Tier One OEMs
• Strong Growth in Blade and Edge Switch Markets
• Tier One OEM Design Wins: HP, EMC
• 10Gb Intelligent Storage Routers
• Massive Consolidation for Virtualized Environments
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12. Disrupting the FC Switch Market
―QLogic’s moves in this space are impressive as the company is evolving its technology to play a more important role in
the data center‖
~ Wikibon
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13. Fibre Channel Switches will be a $1B+ Market
Millions
$1,400
$1,176
$1,200
$1,104
$1,017
$1,000 $933 $140 $285
$62
$25
$800
FCoE Blade
$600 FC Fixed + Blade
$908 $955 $964
$892
$400
$200
$0
FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14
Source: Crehan Feb 2011 FY11 – 14 CAGR 8.0%
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14. The Benefits of Stackable Switches
How NOT to build large fabrics How to build large, low-cost fabrics
Simply add members to a stack – no device ports
(or dollars) are used on inter-switch links (ISLs) in a
Single-Speed switches stack
80 Ports
Stackable Switches
Device ports used Gets worse
80 Ports
Dedicated high-speed ISL
for ISLs with time backbone
High Low
cost, dimin cost, consi
ishing ROI stent ROI
Every new switch takes user ports from existing switches All user ports remain available as the SAN grows
• 40 device ports used • Zero device ports used
• 40 SFPs to buy for ISLs • Zero SFPs to buy for ISLs
• 20 cables to manage • 6 cables to manage
• 5 switches • 4 switches
Deteriorating Performance Enhanced Performance
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15. Our Stackable Switches Deliver Significant TCO Advantage
74%
“Wikibon concludes that the TCO for non-stackable switches is more expensive than for stackable
switches. Wikibon strongly recommends that senior IT management and network managers include stackable
switches on RFPs.”
180
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Non-Stackable 24 44 60 72 80 108 120 128
Stackable 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160
Number of Switches
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16. The Industry’s Most Advanced Routing Solution
10Gb Intelligent Storage Routers
• QLogic Leads with World’s First 10GbE iSCSI Routers
• EMC, Hitachi & HP Now Selling 10GbE iSCSI Routers in
VMware Environments
• Aggregates up to 1,000 iSCSI Hosts; Enables Massive
Consolidation in Virtualized Environments
• Customers can Utilize Existing Hardware and Initiate an Aggressive
VMware Strategy with Minimal Change in Fibre Channel Storage
Infrastructure
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17. Focus Areas
Converged Networking
• First-to-Market with FCoE CNAs
• Extensive Fibre Channel and Ethernet IP & Expertise
• First with Single Chip FCoE CNAs
• Lowest Power Consumption, Peak Performance
• Significant Tier One OEM Design Wins
• Cisco, Dell, IBM, NetApp
• Available from EMC and HP
• A Trio of New 10GbE Converged Networking Solutions
• Only vendor with Adaptive Convergence™
• First with a Gen 3 CNA
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18. QLogic Introduces end-to-end Fabric Freedom
Cloud computing simplifies service delivery.
QLogic’s end-to-end Adaptive Convergence gives you Fabric
Freedom to build YOUR cloud.
ANY Storage Access ANYTHING… ANY Fabric
LAN SAN
FC FCoE iSCSI / NAS DCB Ether
(Multi-vendor)
ANY Host
ANY Migration Path
CNAs
Private Cloud
Public Cloud
…on ANY port Hybrid Cloud
HBAs NICs
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19. The Strategy for Unparalleled Customer Flexibility
Any Form Factor Any OS
High
Performance
Efficient
FC FCoE
Scalable Adaptable
iSCSI 10GbE IB
Any Protocol Any Hypervisor
Flex FlexOffload™: Multiple virtualization servicesservices
Ports™: ShiftAdvanced protocol processing
ConvergeFlex™: Concurrentprotocol offload services
VMflex™: protocol support on-the-fly, immediately
SecureFlex™: Data security services
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20. The Intelligent Converged Data Center
CONSOLIDATION VIRTUALIZATION CONVERGENCE
of assets of servers & storage of networks
LAN
SAN
FCoE
IPC
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21. The Industry’s First 4rd Generation CNA with 16Gb Fibre Channel
The new look for adaptable, high performance fabrics . . .
16Gb FC FlexSuite 10GbE
Optimized for Virtualization
Support for industry standards and OEM proprietary
virtualization technologies Lowest CPU Utilization
Protocol offload for FC, FCoE,
TCP/IP, iSCSI and IPSec
Simultaneous Data and & Storage Connectivity PCIe Gen3 Compliant & SR-IOV Support
Ethernet LAN & NAS; FC, FCoE, and iSCSI storage Greater performance & scalability in VM environments
Introducing a Number of Industry Firsts for Converged Networking
The Industry’s First Fourth Generation CNA
Run FCoE, iSCSI and Ethernet CONCURRENTLY
Perform VM-to-VM Communication within physical machines
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22. ConvergeFlex—What This Means for Your Business
• When youIP need to dynamically shift your
workloads onto a different protocol:
• You can now do so without rebooting your
server iSCSI 10GbEE
• You are not limited to an outage window to
make that protocol change
FCoE
• You can deliver a higher Quality-of-Service to
internal business units and external customers
Concurrent, Diverse, Protocol Support
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23. A Higher Degree of Virtualization
• Carve up Multiple Partitions, Flexible Bandwidth Provisioning
• The ability to perform switch-agnostic VM-to-VM communication
within physical machines
• Extensive Virtualization Support: SR-IOV, NPAR,
NIV (VNtag),VEPA/VEB
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24. Multi-Protocol Offload with No Limits
• Full Hardware Offload of FCoE, iSCSI, TCP/IP
• Guarantees the Lowest CPU Utilization in Industry
• Requires an Average of 9% CPU Utilization
• More Bandwidth for VMs and Apps
• Competitors Choke CPU utilization up to 90%
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25. End-to-End Data Security
• Protects data ―in flight‖ over the network
• Allows data ―at rest‖ to be encrypted by storage systems
in heterogeneous environments
• Eliminates vendor lock-in; competitors force
it upon you
• Ensures end-to-end data security throughout the I/O stack
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26. The FCoE Adapter & LOM Market is Poised for Strong Growth
1000
800
600
400
200
10Gb Ethernet/FCoE Adapters & LOMS
2009E 2010E 2011E 2012E 2013E
Source: Dell’Oro Group
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27. Tier One OEMs Standardized on QLogic 8000 Series CNAs
for FCoE and 10GbE
PowerEdge Servers & Blades Exclusive: Power Systems,
UCS Platforms System X & BladeCenter
Exclusive: Servers
All Host Servers
& Storage Systems
CNAs Certified
DL & ML Servers for FCoE & 10GbE
Exclusive: Storage Systems,
All Host Servers
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28. Converged Network Switching Go-To-Market Strategy
Focus on OEM sales
Be an innovation arm of our OEMS
Do not compete with them
Choice of enablement options for end-users
From cLOM to adapters to switch modules
Minimize test and qualification burden for OEM
Extensive DVT testing and certification (shift left)
Ownership of all critical IP
Full responsibility for ASIC, stacks and continued future development
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29. QLogic FCoE Switching
Another QLogic’s Industry First...
iSCSI
FC
• QLogic Flex Ports for Protocol- Flex Port
Agnostic Data Mobility Vs.
• Flex Ports can shift protocol support FCoE
on-the-fly, immediately
• Support Fibre
Channel, iSCSI, Ethernet or FCoE
data—instantaneously 10Gb E
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30. Released FCoE Switching Products
QLogic Virtual Fabric Extension Fixed FC
Module Gateway ports
FCoE Module
Full Flex Port
Capability
FlexFabric Module*
* QLogic ASIC technology
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31. UA5900: Customer-Paced, Adaptive Convergence
World’s Highest-Density FC/FCoE Switch
World’s Highest-Density FC Switch + 16 SFP ports
Each QSFP port can
be split to provide (4)
additional Flex ports
1U
64Gb
Trunking
ISLs
QSFP stacking ports
(52) 16Gb / 10GbE SFP device ports + (4) 64Gb / 40GbE QSFP ports
(52) 16Gb
Unique Business Values
> 2 Terabits aggregate bandwidth in 1U! > 300 device ports per stack
• Protocol flexibility SFP ports (with QSFP breakout)
Expand from 24 to 68 without port limitations – competes with Directors!
64Gb stacking – mix/matchDCB Eth
• FC, FCoE, iSCSI, Eth & with 5800 via new cable
Hybrid Switch + ETR = easy attach to any SAN switch Converged Networking
• High performance, low form factor, energy efficient
EVERY port can be FC or Ethernet (attach CNAs immediately!) (CVN) license option turns
• 2Tbs bandwidth at an industry low 180W
FCoE w/VEPA = easy attach to any LAN switch switch into full FCoE TOR!
• Backward compatibility with future migration agility
Best value: Lowest $/port
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32. What Industry Experts Are Saying: QLogic FCoE Switching
QLogic Flexes the Bullet, an ASIC for Network
―HP Gives…QLogic FCoE Silicon a Convergence
Ride‖
―HP Ends the Protocol Wars…an industry
first which can dynamically support FC
and Ethernet‖
―HP Adopts QLogic's Fibre Channel over
Ethernet ASIC Chip for FlexFabric Module‖
―HP And QLogic Enable Any Protocol On Any ―…a new paradigm of network convergence.‖
Port‖
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33. FCoE Switching Will be a Strong Growth Area
MFG Revenue ($M)
$2,500.0
$2,000.0 $1,937.8
$1,551.6
$1,500.0
$1,092.9
$1,000.0
$749.6
$470.5
$500.0
$192.8
$0.0
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
FCoE Switching
Source: Crehan Reseach
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34. Focus Areas
HPC Networking
• Comprehensive IB Network Interoperability
• 60 Vendors in HPC Ecosystem
• QLogic IB Solutions Are Available from
the World’s Leading IT Companies
• Tier One OEM Design Wins for IB
Switches, Pass-Thru Modules and
Adapters:
• Dell, HP, IBM, SGI, Voltaire
• New InfiniBand Fabric Suite Expands Innovation Lead
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35. Tier One Design Wins for InfiniBand Solutions
• QDR Switches:
• 160% More connectivity options (864 ports)
• 100% More aggregate bandwidth (51.8 tb/s)
• More flexibility and models to choose from (5 models)
• QDR HCAs:
• Perform up to 22% Faster vs. competitors on a 256 node cluster
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36. Focused on End-to-End High Performance Computing Solutions
Application System Software Switch & HCA
ASIC Design
Integration Architecture Development Development
• Integrated with • Host system • Scalable • Modular & scalable to • Scalable high
multiple file systems interfacing communication 864 ports bandwidth
• Performance • Application messaging libraries • Message rates > 30 • Low latency under
optimized with over patterns • Fabric & Element M/s load
50 applications • Fabric virtualization management • Signal integrity • Power Optimization
• NetTrack • Fabric routing • Installation services • Advanced feature set
Development Center
• Fabric routing
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38. The Industry Experts Agree: QLogic is a Market Leader
“QLogic achieved what no other vendor to date has been able to do in the FCoE space…QLogic is
clearly at the forefront of making FCoE a tangible reality.”
~ Deni Connor, Storage Strategies Now
“The QLogic iSR6250 should improve performance, lower management complexity/costs and
reduce risk while leveraging existing FC infrastructure.”
~ Dave Vellante, Wikibon
“The 12000 Series Director should give QLogic a significant advantage over its competitors in
HPC environments.”
~ Bob Laliberte, Enterprise Strategy Group
“HP makes a move to join forces with QLogic for stackable switches…the EMC
announcement is really a blow to Brocade.”
~John Furrier, Silicon Angle
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39. All Backed by Our Global Services
Local Language Support
On-Site Service
Education
Warranty Support
24x7 Worldwide
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This slide primarily serves as an intro so you can position QLogic as an industry leader in networking solutions that are ideally suited for an increasingly virtualized world.
Now let’s take a look at QLogic’s revenue contribution by channel; approx. 80% of our revenues are derived from sales to Tier One OEM customers, such as HP, IBM, Dell and other industry leaders. And approx. 20% is derived from sales to valued channel partners and distributors, including Info X, Hammer, Tech Data and Avnet. Working through our OEMs and channel partners we have successfully implemented QLogic networking solutions at leading companies such as Amazon.com, Warner Bros. and Mercedes-Benz.
Recent announcements by QLogic represent a fundamental shift in the Fibre Channel switching landscape. Tier one OEMs and technology titans, in the form of HP and EMC, has forged agreements with QLogic to sell our lineup of enterprise-class Fibre Channel stackable switches worldwide. HP will OEM QLogic’s 5800V series of FC stackable switches and brand them as the HP StorageWorks SN6000 Stackable 8Gb Fibre Channel Switches. The SN6000 is available from HP now for use with HP servers and storage systems including HP BladeSystem Virtual Connect, HP StorageWorks MSA and EVA arrays. This move is designed to enable QLogic to expand its global market share in Fibre Channel switching, as the transition to Nehalem processors, the increased adoption of VMware and the shift to Windows Server 2008 R2—all part of a gradual server refresh cycle—fuels the transition to 8Gb FC technology in data centers. QLogic is continuing to expand its FC switching footprint into the mainstream data center. The big picture news is that QLogic is now in a position to attain incremental revenue and market share gains in an area we have placed an increasing level of focus on in recent months. We are focused on building upon our accomplishments in the network adapter market by expanding our FC switching business, which is core to our growth strategy. At this time last year we didn’t have these large Tier One OEMs embracing QLogic stackable switching technology and now we are in a position to leverage their sales models to drive growth in this market worldwide. We are now poised to penetrate the mainstream data center, building on our HBA strengths, and are extending our reach to a whole new series of HP and EMC partners that we never had access to before.
The FC switching market is forecast to be $1B+ in revenue by 2011; this means that for every 1% of market share we gain, it translates to roughly $10M in incremental revenue. Clearly, the business opportunity at hand is rather significant and compelling both in size and stature.
Attractively priced, QLogic stackable FC switches bring affordability to the world of high availability switching. Companies don’t need to buy capacity they don’t really require. IT departments can simply add ports if and when necessary, which is much more efficient. QLogic enables businesses to start small, and scale up when they need—as slowly or quickly as they need to. They can scale non-disruptively from 20 to over 500 ports.By reducing cable and connection costs while enhancing SAN performance, QLogic stackable FC switches lower capital and operational expenditures.Our stackable switches enable automated management and improve administrative productivity through management software included with every switch.Stackable switches offer 25 percent higher user port counts, easier configuration growth and better inter-switch bandwidth and manageability.CIOs can better leverage their assets with greater granularity of scale.This translates to better utilization of cash short-term and long-term, an improved balance sheet and the ability to take advantage of price reductions over time.
Fibre Channel Stackable Switching is a superior approach compared to director-class switches. In an economy where every ounce of savings counts, QLogic 8Gb Fibre Channel Stackable Switch represent an investment which transcends the barriers of competitive offerings.Our agreements with HP and EMC come on the heels of a new economic value study just released by researchers at Wikibon which shows that stacking switches can reduce an organization’s TCO by up to 43 percent compared to conventional FC switches (or, said another way, that the TCO for non-stackable switches is 74% more expensive).It’s a much more technically elegant approach to scaling your FC switching infrastructure. While other switches burn up user/device ports just to connect to EACH OTHER, QLogic has designed DEDICATED inter-switch link (ISL) ports. Your switch-to-switch connecting is all taken care of through the ISLs. It’s much cleaner, a significant reduction in cabling. Just look at the images that visually demonstrate the difference between the two approaches. The complex, mangled web of cables offered by other vendors is clearly representative of yesteryear’s approach. Just as ISLs have been prevalent and successful in the LAN world for years, the time has come for the SAN world to adopt this rather cost-effective technology.
Customers are assessing their IT environments in an effort to do more with less. The QLogic iSR6250 router provides customers with the flexibility of high performance 10Gb iSCSI environments alongside existing high performance storage area networks for more highly available virtual machines on the network allowing for massive consolidation in virtualized environments, such as VMware and Microsoft Hyper-V.
As you can see here, the 10GbE/FCoE adapter and NIC market is expected to expand significantly in the coming years, growing from approx. $100M today to over $850M by 2013; pure FCoE adapters are expected to grow over 200% per year for the next 5 years and represent $400M of the total revenue projected during that timeframe. No matter how you look at it, the prevalence of 10GbE and FCoE will only increase over time.
Key points highlighted on slide.
Although our core FCoE competencies have been on the market since last year, the industry has just heard about FLEX PORTS, the most compelling feature of our new “Bullet” ASIC.
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The following statements from InsideHPC characterize some of QLogic’s key advantages in HPC that are highlighted on this slide:“QLogic is an interesting company in the IB space as they control the entire experience — from silicon (Voltaire buys silicon from rival Mellanox) up through switches, adapters, architecture, and application integration. Their switches are also big: at 648 ports, the QLogic 12000 Series Director 40 Gbps switch packs double the ports of the Mellanox top end gear...In my conversation with them, QLogic showed me a slide comparing Mellanox’s ConnectX QDR adapter performance (which notably features offload support) with their own TrueScale QDR adapter. The slide shows the performance advantage growing from 5 through 22% at the number of cores in the benchmarked application grows from 64 to 256. By way of explanation, QLogic’s Jesse Parker (GM and VP Network Storage Group) said that offload is helpful at lower core counts, but as core counts increase QLogic’s approach of relying on the cores to do the processing that Mellanox offloads to the cards means that processing resources scale as network demand grows….An interesting stat on the company? According to Parker, QLogic has been profitable for 57 straight quarters, and has $340M in cash on hand.”“Keep an eye on QLogic’s InfiniBand business. Over the past twelve months, they have landed OEM relationships with HP, IBM, Dell and SGI. As such, they now have the ability to directly or indirectly market their technology very efficiently across a wide expanse of the HPC ecosystem. Remember, QLogic’s InfiniBand technology is not based on Mellanox silicon. They bring the legacy “out-of-the-box” thinking from their Pathscale acquisition. Don’t be surprised to see QLogic start popping up more and more in an HPC shop near you.”
No matter which product you refer to in QLogic’s broad networking portfolio, leading industry analysts and media widely acknowledge QLogic’s leadership position.
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Following is a roadmap for our Networking Portfolio spanning FC Networks, Ethernet Networks and InfiniBand Networks. Add NDA info, if appropriate.
The QLogic of today represents much more than storage area networks and Fibre Channel. It represents a holistic view of addressing the continuously evolving requirements of the overall networking space. It represents a culmination of over 10 years of diverse networking expertise, substantial investments in interoperability, and the combined knowledge of hundreds of networking professionals. With a relentless focus on market leadership and continuously strengthening its competitive profile, QLogic is an innovator in the greater networking world. Whether it’s dedicated networks or converged networks, QLogic is at the forefront of networking technology innovation and business execution.