Neuron Computer Services, LLC, an American Managed Services IT Provider (MSP), had problems with costly manual sneakernet offsite backups and data integrity due to the possibility of mechanical disk damage. As a possible solution, the company tried the Veeam Backup and Replication app, but it did not have cloud storage options and therefore could not completely exclude sneakernet backups. StarWind eliminated pain points with backing up data to external drives manually and secured the company’s private cloud. Thanks to StarWind, Neuron Computer Services, LLC no longer needs to worry about data loss, shipment errors or drive damages.

Find out how Neuron Computer Services, LLC eliminated the issue of costly sneakernet backups with the help of StarWind.

Daikin, a Vietnamese air conditioning manufacturer, had a complex and inflexible IT infrastructure consisted of physical Hyper-V servers, storage, SAN, plus backup software – everything from different vendors. The company intended to create a high availability cluster. Still, it was too costly with their existing infrastructure layout. Thanks to StarWind, Daikin achieved high availability (HA) and scalability with a single flexible and cost-efficient “plug-and-play” building block.

Find out how Daikin optimized its IT infrastructure with StarWind.

When it comes to the development of computing services, the sky's the limit. Microsoft Azure never rests, constantly searching for ways to ease the computing processes for their customers. New Azure Lab Services enables you with the possibility to monitor and control the use of your virtual machines with on-demand access. Time to learn how and why to use it!

Read the article by Nicolas Prigent, a System Engineer, to find out how to keep your budget and working hours in check using Azure Lab Services.

CI/CD is kinda a must-do for programmers themselves and their bosses saying how to code faster and better. If you don’t know what it is, well, maybe you do the whole thing wrong. This post discusses this concept in detail, providing useful tips on how to optimize the CI/CD pipeline.

Check out the recent article by Gil Artmoore, a skilled admin with tons of experience in IT departments of small and large companies.

Today, such things as constant application uptime or stable IT environment under strict budget requirements are being taken for granted. However, every system administrator or IT director will prove it wrong at any time of the day. There were times SMB and Enterprise ROBO IT teams used to be struggling for keeping the wolf from the door. TechHQ explains that all the past troubles are history because StarWind VSAN gives a whole new range of opportunity.
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Veeam announced the next update of its backup app - Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5u4. It has an opportunity to create a Scale-Out Backup Repository (SOBR) with local and cloud extents. And one more benefit: SOBR can include two tiers. It’s not fiction. Create a performance tier and capacity tier such as a storage account in Microsoft Azure with SOBR!

Read the article by Romain Serre, an IT Senior Consultant, to find out how to create and take full advantage of SOBR.

Are you a system administrator or just want to increase file protection with improving the already existing backup environment? Are you eager to keep up with the current state of cloud storing? Do you want to know more about creating your public cloud storage with AWS, Azure, Backblaze B2, and Wasabi, or using object storage such as Active Scale, Ceph, and Cloudian to find a private solution? Are you interested in knowing more about cloud object storage and its usage so you can make a better choice for your environment?

Learn from the video about leveraging your environment with storing backup data in both private and public cloud object storage using StarWind software!

VMware released its new vSphere 6.7 U2 update where vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) has acquired the capability to converge external Platform Service Controller (PSC) into embedded. In addition, it’s now possible to decommission external PSC virtual appliances via the UI instead of CLI. Embedded PSC is right up your alley! It not only simplifies the overall architecture but also facilitates environment patching, upgrading, and management.

Read the article by Vladan Seget, IT and virtualization consultant, to find out how to migrate external PSC to the embedded one and decommission external PSC.

Admittedly, the way of adjusting a novel piece of technology usually takes a few steps to make. The deployment and configuration of Windows Virtual Desktop are finished, but what to do next? First things first, you have to know the basics, in this case - deploying applications.

Read the article by Florent Appointaire, a Microsoft Engineer, to find out how to publish the basic applications using the basic image with Windows Virtual Desktop.

Are you a network administrator, an IT engineer working with VMware's products, or just a determined homelabbing tinkerer? Do you intend to work with vSphere environment or your goal is to build one? Either way, it seems that you can use both large and small details you can get your hands on, like finding out about vSphere network topology and jumbo frames or measuring the golden mean of computing resources.

Learn from the upcoming webinar the general characterization of vSphere and its specifics to work with!

In not so good old times of internet security being only at preliminary stages, the only protection measures available were wild viral applications all over the internet, such as Sandboxie. It is an app, designed to instantly close and delete all the suspicious content after finishing operations. Naturally, it was only a matter of time until someone has utilized it, which came to be Microsoft.

Read the article by Gary Williams, a Microsoft Expert, to find out what Windows 10 Sandbox mode is and how it makes your network safer at almost no effort.

Andromeda Technology, a U.S. managed IT service provider (MSP), had a SAN infrastructure with Hyper-V and VMware ESXi. Maintaining the SAN infrastructure with numerous cables, host bus adapters (HBAs), and switches was a very expensive and complicated process. In such a situation, creating a failover cluster and achieving high availability (HA) were an intractable issue. Thanks to StarWind, Andromeda Technology got the main opportunity - to provide failover and performance-optimized storage without a huge investment in maintaining the SAN infrastructure.

Find out how Andromeda Technology achieves HA while reducing costs significantly with StarWind.

Everybody stuck with technically and morally obsolete IT infrastructure usually thinks that their problem is unprecedented. There is some truth to this because each situation has a lot of factors, but there is nothing new under the sun. The chances are that your problem is actually easy to be dealt with. You can get yourself acquainted with the continuously renewed listing of cases wherein StarWind helps numerous businesses having similar issues.

Read our rubric Solutions by industries to learn how exactly we can help you or find out how your problem can be solved.

Storage Focus 2019 at Barcelona is by far Europe's leading enterprise-focused IT channel event. Featuring professional speakers from all over the world, it managed to gather the most important IT vendors from different spheres under one roof in the atmosphere of hospitality. StarWind representatives naturally were present and excited to be there.

Logos Data Services, a U.S. company specializing in providing IT outsourced and consulting services, had problems with outdated hardware and a lack of support and service warranties. It had an infrastructure with a combination of Dell EqualLogic SAN devices and Dell PowerEdge Servers with VMware ESXi on top. Outdated hardware resources increase the risk of security breaches and reduce the company’s productivity. With StarWind, Logos Data Services replaced and consolidated several old SAN and VMware ESXi servers to 2 hyperconverged servers and created a highly available (HA) and fault-tolerant (FT) IT infrastructure.

Find out how Logos Data Services built a modern and safe IT environment at a price affordable for small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) with StarWind.

Everybody who knows the difference between a standard web framework and a microframework realizes that you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs. What the latter wins by simplicity and speed it compensates with the lack of functionality. However, if you value a lightweight framework more than everything else, Flask microframework written in Python is your go-to choice.

Read the article by Mikhail Rodionov, an IT engineer, to find out how to install Flask on Ubuntu 18.04 and run Flask applications.

Today, the word "hyperconvergence" is not surprising anyone anymore. As reports go, hyperconverged infrastructure systems market is quite a business, and the business is booming. Research suggests that this market is on the rise, and its yet about to have its finest hour. In recent years, there are key players established on the scene, and StarWind is one of the top-notch ones.

Find out more about research report, important features, reasons to buy, and key regions covered by the market.

Are you a network administrator, an IT engineer working with VMware's products, or just a determined homelabbing tinkerer? Do you intend to work with vSphere environment or your goal is to build one? Either way, it seems that you can use both large and small details you can get your hands on, like finding out about vSphere network topology and jumbo frames or measuring the golden mean of computing resources.

Learn from this video the general characterization of vSphere and its specifics to work with!

The Remote Desktop Services (RDS) is genuinely one of the best options there are for establishing remote access to applications and desktops. The deployment of RDS, however, can be quite a pickle, which is why the release of a new Windows template for full RDS farm deployment is hot news. This template has everything you need. RD gateway, RD Broker, RD Licensing, - you name it, it's got it.

Read the article by Romain Serre, a Microsoft Expert, to find out how to deploy an entire RDS farm in Microsoft Azure.

The world is moving forward every second, so you have to keep moving if you want to make history and not stand aside from it. According to Ben Franklin, nothing is better than investing in knowledge, hence the necessity of educational institutions in the latest tech. However, a lot of things usually stand in the way, such as strict budget, limited application uptime, vulnerable data, and obsolete hardware. StarWind can remove these obstacles so you can keep your pace.

Read our rubric Education to learn how exactly we can help you or find out how your problem can be solved.