SSTL Group, a Tanzanian security system installer and integrator, had several IT infrastructures located in government buildings with no high availability (HA) that threatened the security of its CCTV access control and security systems. The company required shared storage to create a failover cluster and minimize downtime without the need for additional hardware. By using StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN), SSTL Group establishes a failover cluster, achieves HA, enhances reliability and scalability in its IT infrastructures, and ensures uninterrupted operations of its security systems. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/Q
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StarWind Success Story: Create a failover cluster with StarWind Virtual SAN
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StarWind joins forces with IBM to provide cloud storage AWS, Google, Azure for IBM i system line
This functionality is achieved by virtualizing IBM TS3500 tape library VTL and providing a built-in cloud gateway. Discover how to execute a backup from the IBM i server to StarWind VTL in Part 2 of our article series: https://starwind.com/s/N
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StarWind Success Story: Modernize your IT infrastructure with StarWind
Hybrid Apparel, a U.S.-based clothing manufacturer, grappled with an aging, non-clustered IT infrastructure consisting of underpowered servers, hindering productivity and incurring potential retrofitting costs. The company required a comprehensive and modern storage solution to address its issues. By implementing StarWind HCI Appliance (HCA), Hybrid Apparel modernizes its IT infrastructure, ensures high availability (HA), and eliminates downtime concerns, thereby bringing substantial business value through enhanced operational efficiency and reliability. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/K
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Protect Your Data: Learn How to Enable Immutable Backups with Veeam v12.1
Don't leave your backups vulnerable. Explore how Veeam v12.1 and the Data Domain Retention Lock feature can fortify your data protection strategy.
Check out our guide for step-by-step instructions by Paolo Valsecchi, a System Engineer, for StarWind. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/H
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StarWind Success Story: Build a highly available infrastructure with StarWind
ECCOS, a Croatian security systems and software development company, faced the challenge of expanding its IT infrastructure cost-effectively to accommodate the company's growth. It required a scalable and reliable storage solution without the need for additional hardware. By deploying StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN), ECCOS creates a highly available (HA) IT environment and achieves scalability and reliability, thus optimizing operations and enhancing overall business efficiency. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/C
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Choosing the Right Storage Strategy: Thick vs. Thin Provisioning in Hyper-V
Curious about optimizing storage performance in your Hyper-V environment? Discover the differences between thick and thin provisioning and how they impact performance in your virtual environment.
Explore the latest detailed analysis, discussing the benefits and drawbacks of each approach, by StarWind Solutions Engineer Diana Abo Harmouch.
Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/z
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StarWind Success Story: Achieve high availability (HA) with StarWind VSAN
Mine Canadian Malartic, a Quebec-based gold mining company, faced critical issues with its IT infrastructure such as single points of failure (SPOF), lack of real-time synchronization with disaster recovery sites, and the inability to conduct updates without disrupting production. The company required a virtual shared storage solution to ensure continuous data availability and disaster recovery readiness. By implementing StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN), Mine Canadian Malartic implements dual-site real-time synchronization, eliminates SPOF, and enables seamless updates and upgrades without production disruption, ultimately enhancing its operational efficiency and data reliability.
Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/w
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Navigate Network Security with VMware SD-WAN Enhanced Firewall Services
Protecting your network has never been easier. Introducing VMware SD-WAN Enhanced Firewall Services – the ultimate solution for modern cybersecurity challenges.
Explore VMware SD-WAN Enhanced Firewall Services from a practical standpoint in the new article by Alex Samoylenko, an expert in virtualization technology, for StarWind.
Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/t
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StarWind Success Story: Create a reliable backup infrastructure with StarWind
Algenol Biotech, a global biotechnology company, required a robust backup solution for a new network that would control the production part of the enterprise. Although the company used another vendor's VTL, the price it demanded and the functionality it provided were unsatisfactory. By implementing StarWind Virtual Tape Library (VTL), Algenol Biotech creates a reliable and cost-effective backup storage infrastructure, automates and secures its offsite backup and archival, thus ensuring seamless data management and protection for its manufacturing plant.
Read more: https://starwind.com/s/q
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Tape, Disk, or VTL: Deciphering the Best Backup Method
Safeguarding your data is crucial in today's digital landscape, but with so many backup options available, how do you choose the right one? Our latest article dives into data backup, comparing tape, disk, and virtual tape library (VTL) technologies.
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StarWind Success Story: Consolidate storage infrastructure with StarWind VSAN
eHealth Africa Solutions, an international non-governmental organization, faced the challenge of effectively managing the VSAN storage pool within the existing standalone XCP-ng virtual host infrastructure. The organization required a storage solution that could effectively manage storage pools within its existing infrastructure. By deploying StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN), eHealth Africa Solutions effectively consolidates its storage infrastructure, enhances storage management capabilities, and achieves scalability across multiple technical domains, thereby improving operational efficiency and reducing costs.
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Breaking Down Barriers: XCP-ng Offers Open-Source Power Over VMware
Considering a switch from VMware? Whether you're a small business tightening the budget or an enterprise seeking greater flexibility, XCP-ng, an open-source XenServer-based virtualization platform, offers a compelling alternative to VMware.
Read more about why XCP-ng might be the solution for you in the new article by Vladan Seget, a virtualization expert, for StarWind. -
StarWind Success Story: Build a fault-tolerant infrastructure with StarWind VSAN
RAM Company, a U.S.-based solenoid manufacturer, faced downtime and maintenance challenges due to the lack of shared storage and seamless failover capabilities in its three independent Hyper-V hosts. The company needed a shared storage solution for its Hyper-V hosts to minimize downtime during maintenance. By deploying StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN), RAM Company creates a fault-tolerant IT environment, seamlessly migrates VMs during maintenance, reduces downtime to zero, and ensures continuous uptime of its critical production systems.
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Broadcom Acquired VMware: Does KVM Have a Chance?
Join our upcoming webinar to analyze potential impacts, explore alternative virtualization platforms like Proxmox VE, and address the most pressing concerns.
Register now: https://starwind.com/s/b
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Immutability Matters: Boost Your Backup Strategy with StarWind VSAN & Veeam B&R
Worried about keeping your business data safe from ransomware and similar threats? Discover how to set up StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) as an immutable backup repository for Veeam B&R in just a few clicks
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StarWind Success Story: Build a highly available infrastructure with StarWind
SabreTech Consulting LLC, a U.S.-based managed IT services provider (MSP), faced recurring storage outages and instability with Microsoft Storage Spaces Direct (S2D) in its production environment, posing a significant risk to its operations and client satisfaction. The company needed a stable and reliable storage solution to address its issues. By deploying StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN), SabreTech Consulting LLC builds a highly available and fault-tolerant IT infrastructure, optimizes its production environment, ensures consistent uptime, and minimizes storage outages, thereby enabling seamless delivery of services to its clients.
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Minimize Downtime, Maximize Efficiency: Learn About vSphere 8's vMotion Feature
vSphere 8 now offers the vMotion Application Notification feature, aimed at improving application migrations. Interested in the technical aspects?
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StarWind Success Story: Build a hyperconverged infrastructure with StarWind
Triada Networks, a U.S.-based IT solutions provider, encountered performance bottlenecks and scalability limitations within its existing IT infrastructure, particularly with Hyper-V hosts and direct-attached storage. The company required a scalable and performance-enhancing solution to address its IT challenges. By implementing StarWind HCI Appliance (HCA), Triada Networks seamlessly builds a hyperconverged IT infrastructure and achieves improved performance, scalability, and operational efficiency, ultimately delivering enhanced business value to its clients.
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Save Big on Cloud Storage Costs: AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Backblaze B2, Wasabi
Are you tired of overspending on storage solutions that don't quite fit your budget? We've done the research for you and compiled a comprehensive comparison of some of the top cloud storage providers: AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Backblaze B2, and Wasabi.
Find the perfect fit for your budget and storage needs in the new article by Kevin Soltow, a Storage Consultant, for StarWind.
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StarWind Success Story: Create a hyperconverged environment with StarWind
The Psychiatric Hospital in Opava, the Czech Republic, faced limitations with its three physical servers and storage, coupled with scalability issues and insufficient data availability and security measures. The facility required a scalable and robust storage solution to increase disk capacity and improve data availability. By deploying StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN), the Psychiatric Hospital in Opava moves to hyperconvergence and enhances data availability and security, thus ensuring uninterrupted access to its critical information systems.