25 to the server is pretty popular in mid-tier IaaS providers. Means you can use 48x25GbE switches on the edge, which are pretty economical now. I don't see th

25 to the server is pretty popular in mid-tier IaaS providers. Means you can use 48x25GbE switches on the edge, which are pretty economical now. I don't see this card being that popular in that market however; if you want solid tcp offload and asic acceleration there's xilinx cards with a good reputation already.