@hobbit666 said in HCI vendors: software or hardware: Or would you still look at another layer of backup/DR A DR site is not the same as a backup. Generally those things are different.

@marcinozga said in Reaching manhood - StarWind is included in Gartner Magic Quadrant!: How much did you pay to get there? Probably less than they pay for these unpaid ads... I mean self-promotional posts.

@coliver said in Reaching manhood - StarWind is included in Gartner Magic Quadrant!: How much money did you guys pay to get in there? And why? Being listed on Gartner is an active disincentive to any rational person.

Congrats.

@minion-queen said in Upgrade your outdated hardware with StarWind HyperConverged Appliance: @coliver said in Upgrade your outdated hardware with StarWind HyperConverged Appliance: @tim_g said in Upgrade your outdated hardware with StarWind HyperConverged Appliance: No public pricing means they try to squeeze out as much as possible on a per-customer basis. I'm guessing heavy commission based sales. That's unfortunate. GroveMarketPlace is reselling StarWind we can get you pricing. Just email me [email protected] No MSRP without contacting someone means no business from me.

Is that different than hardware defined storage? It has all those issues, too.