Netgear is leading the networking industry with the market's first cost-efficient 10 Gigabit switch for the small & medium businesses. The XS708E provides 8 10G connectivity ports at a very affordable price comparing to the Enterprise switches in the marketplace. With the enormous growths of network traffic & network storage in recent years, 10G becomes a nature upgrade for many businesses in order to keep up with their network performance & business efficiency. This impacts not only the large enterprises, but for Small & medium businesses as well since many SMBs are operating with big data even though the company size is small. Netgear recognizes the needs of a growing network for SMB customers & is coming up with the cost-efficient 10G solution. The XS708E consists of 8 10G copper ports & one combo 10G fibers SFP+ port. With 10 G Based-T, customers can use the standard RJ45 Ethernet jack & the Cat 6 or 7 copper cable that are already been widely used in their current network. The network speed can be enhanced 10x into 10 Gigabit from Gigabit with minimum network changes & upgrades. The XS708E belongs to NETGEAR's Pro Safe Plus switch product family. So, on top of the Plug-&-Play 10 Gigabit Ethernet connectivity, it also offers some fundamental network features that will help optimize the performance of business networks such as VLAN, Qo S, IGMP Snooping, Port trucking & rate limiting, traffic monitoring. Pro Safe Plus switches are an upgrade from the plug-&-play Unmanaged Switch, delivering great value for empowering your network, delivering great value to the end user. The XS708E 10G Pro Safe Plus switch from Netgear is ideal for SMBs considering simple & affordable 10GE connectivity into their 10G-capable servers & storage devices.