Jaco IT-Solutions, a Belgian ICT solutions provider, had non-redundant single physical server solutions. The entire infrastructure was compromised with a single point of failure. The company was seeking for a method to ensure redundancy with a good performance-price ratio.

Find out how Jaco IT-Solutions achieves high availability (HA) reducing IT TCO with StarWind.

Cygnus, Inc., a U.S. company operating in the field of aerospace sheet metal fabrication, experienced a server failure. Their data recovery (DR) solution was in place and worked well. Still, the long system restoring was unacceptable.

Learn from this case study how Cygnus, Inc. achieves full-scale high availability for a small budget with StarWind.

Are you a system administrator or network engineer who wants to build a Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) connection between hosts and get the maximum performance of this connection? We’ll help you to become buddy-buddy with RDMA technology. What is RDMA, how it works, what are its pros and cons, where it can be used, what are its most common implementations, what is needed to use and configure an RDMA connection, how to test it and what problems can be encountered during testing - these are not all aspects raised in the video. The plot thickens: how does StarWind rPerf, all-in-one free Performance Benchmarking Tool, do all this work for you on measuring both latency and bandwidth for RDMA connections between Windows- and Linux-based operating systems? You got to admit it, there are too many questions that need to be answered.

Watch this video and be on a first-name basis with RDMA technology.

Azure Virtual Machine Extensions are small applications that provide post-deployment configuration and simplify the management of VMs. This feature uses Windows and Linux Azure agents that are automatically installed during the provisioning process. If your VM requires the installation of software, anti-virus protection or running a script inside of it, feel free to use VM extensions. Configure your VMs quickly and easily, automate your critical tasks, and save time with Azure VM extensions!

Read the article by Nicolas Prigent, a System Engineer, to find out how to install Azure VM extensions at the following link

Olin Corporation, a U.S. company specializing in chemical production and manufacturing, had a non-clustered virtual environment with two virtual machines. Such an infrastructure ginned up a number of failures: the risk of hardware and software failure, the inability of disaster recovery and the preservation of company data. In that context, there’s no way for high availability and fault tolerance. StarWind made it possible to achieve dynamic backup processes and provided fault tolerance with zero downtime on VMs.

Find out how Olin Corporation created a clustered virtual environment and ensured high availability and fault tolerance of IT infrastructure with StarWind.

Storage controllers are virtual environment tools essential for locating and accessing both block-based devices and SCSI devices. Storage controllers in VMware vSphere virtualization platform can operate with different storage controllers, varying in types, purposes, and usages. A wide range of functional capacities allows you to establish storage controller compatibility, choose configurations, and process SCSI emulation and paravirtualization. Use a storage controller as best suited for your preferred OS!

Read the article by Andrea Mauro, virtualization expert, to find out how to manage different storage controllers in VMware vSphere.

Azure Firewall is a security service designed for Azure virtual network protection. Presented in 2018, the Firewall, as its name implies, helps to control inbound and outbound network traffic. With a feature-rich service like that, keeping your Azure network this secure has never been that easy!

Find out how to set up and deploy Azure Firewall from the recent article by Nicolas Prigent, a Microsoft MVP in Cloud and Datacenter Management.

Admins love hyperconvergence because it allows conjoining compute, storage, and networking resources that makes the environment cheaper and easier to manage. Experienced users can build an infrastructure in different ways using any parts. For instance, you can grab some servers from Dell and install an industry-standard hypervisor (Hyper-V, KVM, ESXi, whatever) on top of them. If you do not know that much about hyperconvergence though, consider buying an appliance.

Learn useful tips on building a breathtaking hyperconverged environment in the full article by Artem Gaevoy, a System Engineer.

A database (DB) management system is vital for any infrastructure. To control your data and protect it, you need to keep it organized. However, having a tool doesn't mean knowing how to use it, so find out how to structure originally unstructured data using SQL Server FILESTREAM feature.

Read the article by Mikhail Rodionov, an IT engineer, to find out how to use SQL Server FILESTREAM feature and why.

Probably, everyone asked that question when finding out about the support function for persistent memory disks inside a virtual machine (VM) in Windows Server 2019 with the Hyper-V role. Persistent memory disks are good when we need a very high speed and very low latency. Some vendors can provide persistent memory disk option for you in their storage offerings. But why mapping persistent memory storage via the hypervisor host is so important?

Read the article by Didier Van Hoye, a Microsoft expert, to find out why persistent memory disks do matter and how to consume them in a VM running on Hyper-V at the following link

Project management and automatized workflow are the milestones of any business, but small companies often have neither resources nor the experience to build them from scratch. That is when Azure DevOps enters the scene! This guide lets Terraform users learn how to optimize their workflow with Azure.

Read the article by Florent Appointaire, a Microsoft Engineer, to find out how to automate the deployment of resources using Azure DevOps in integration with this software tool.

The Roscoe Company, a U.S. corporate garment supplier and managed service provider (MSP), faced a problem of no real redundancy and a complete lack of a disaster recovery (DR) plan when servicing one of its clients. The existing client company’s IT infrastructure had stand-alone Microsoft Hyper-V hosts with a few VMs. In the event of a power outage, the company suffered significant losses due to downtime and data loss. Thanks to StarWind, The Roscoe Company built a stretched cluster and ensured fault tolerance (FT) and implemented a solid DR plan for its client.

Find out from this success story how The Roscoe Company reduces Recovery Time Objective (RTO) by 70% and achieves 100% uptime thanks to StarWind.

The global Hyper-Converged Infrastructure Market is growing every day. It is already far from beta testing offering viable solutions with numerous benefits for companies of any size. TechHQ, an independent tech news website, shares its vision of why hyperconvergence matters... and why StarWind is among the three suppliers of hyperconvergence technology and ready to go big, breaking the myth that hyperconvergence is available only for organizations with billion-dollar turnovers. So, why does hyperconvergence matter?

Read the article at TechHQ to find the answer not only to this question at the following link

Everything that needs to be said about the importance of project management automatization and workflow organization has already been said. You have learned how to create your first Azure DevOps build with a Terraform file, so now it is time to finally learn how to automatize your Terraform resource deployment with Azure DevOps.

Read the article by Florent Appointaire, a Microsoft Engineer, to find out how to create a release to deploy Terraform template with Azure DevOps.

Symmetry Software, an American company specializing in payroll tax services, had problems diverse and unstructured backup environment. They were looking for the solution to move all their backups to one location without costly changes to the company’s IT infrastructure. Symmetry Software was able to move all their backups to the cloud without additional payments with StarWind.

Find out how Symmetry Software found an efficient backup solution with StarWind without extra expenses.

“StarWind’s vision and value proposition are clear.” That’s what Storage Switzerland says, an analyst firm focused on the storage, virtualization and cloud marketplaces, providing a peer review of StarWind's hard- and software products. What is critical for IT infrastructure? It should just work delivering constant application and data availability. What is critical for SMBs and ROBOs moving to hyperconvergence? Simplifying management and cutting costs.

Read the article and find out why StarWind justifies the Swiss trust in the HCI market at the following link

Managing several DNS zones is hard because the interface is changing with a provider, and it's not user-friendly. However, you can leave troubling interface and manual DNS record creation behind and start managing DNS zone from the Azure Portal. Whether you are a Microsoft Azure user, or you already have a DNS zone, you can use it still!

Read the article by Romain Serre, a Microsoft Expert, to find out how to manage your public DNS from Azure cloud

TechHQ, an independent tech news website, disputes the view that hyperconvergence is only for high-end enterprises with huge budgets. From now on, the pendulum swung toward SMB and ROBO. StarWind allows building a hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) for less than half a Tesla Model 3. Why is hyperconvergence no longer an abstraction, and why virtualized storage becomes more accessible?

Read the article at TechHQ to find out more about the winds of hyperconverged change at the following link

Websites serving a large number of requests or providing services require high uptime. Here AMP (Apache, MySQL, and PHP) stack comes. It performs a logical pooling of resources, distributing workloads across multiple servers. So, with AMP stack you receive improved performance and high availability (HA) of your services.

Read the article by Mikhail Rodionov, an IT engineer, to find out how to install AMP stack on Ubuntu Server 18.04.2 at the following link

Admittedly, Microsoft Azure is a cloud platform that is friendly and useful enough for every business person. It provides a varying range of possibilities, including cloud file storage. However, these files are fragile, for even a missed click can become a huge inconvenience. It is only reasonable to go on further with exploring Azure services and learn how to protect your data with Azure Backup.

Read the article by Romain Serre, a Microsoft Expert, to find out how to protect your files using Azure Recovery Service Vault.