The Next Generation of Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters The introduction of the HP PCIe 8Gb Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters brings datacenter infrastructure components to a higher level of performance and efficiency. With the ability to deliver twice the I/O performance of 4 Gb FC HBAs, these adapters are the perfect solution for storage-intensive applications such as backup/restore, database transactions, virtualization, and rich media. Backward Compatibility for Future Investments Investing in an 8 Gb Fibre Channel HBA today ensures compatibility with 4 and 2 Gb storage networks, protecting your future investments. This means that as your infrastructure grows and evolves, your HBA will continue to provide high performance and efficiency. Improved Performance for Data-Intensive Applications The increased performance of the 8 Gb infrastructure enables faster storage and retrieval of critical information, making it the ideal choice for data-intensive applications. Whether you're running backup/restore processes, database transactions, virtualization, or rich media, the PCIe 8Gb FC Host Bus Adapters will provide the speed and efficiency you need. Efficient and Environmentally Friendly Not only do the HP 8 Gb FC HBAs provide superior performance, they also support green server technology. With features such as virtualized servers and effective server utilization, these adapters help reduce power consumption and contribute to a more environmentally friendly datacenter.