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Inflexion, a U.S.-based nonprofit consulting group, had a complex virtualization infrastructure with multiple servers and storage systems. This made it difficult for the sysadmin to manage and maintain. Using StarWind HCI Appliance (HCA), Inflexion implements a remotely supported and managed IT infrastructure with the possibility to run 50 VMs with no downtime, simplifies the management and maintenance of its virtualization environment, and cuts high IT operational expenses (OpEx)

You can read about how StarWind could do the same for your company by following this link.

Azure Bastion is a useful service which allows connecting to a VM using only your browser and access to the Azure Portal. However, it is possible to create a shareable link to the required VM and provide access directly to a user.

Read the guide by Florent Appointare, a Microsoft Engineer, to find out how to access Azure Bastion VMs without the use of the Azure Portal.

Disability Rights Texas, a U.S.-based non-profit agency, ran most of its production servers in the cloud, using a Hyper-V environment as a fallback. Its previous SAN provider was expensive, making the entire setup less cost-efficient and boosting maintenance costs. Using StarWind Virtual SAN (vSAN), Disability Rights Texas replaces its aging SAN with commodity servers, achieves scalability and redundancy, and cuts high IT operational expenses (OpEx).

You can read about how StarWind could do the same for your company by following this link.

VMware App Volumes is a part of VMware Horizon‘s Apps on Demand feature, which allows delivering apps to virtual desktops on demand. Instead of mounting VMDK with apps, dynamic mounting of the volumes starts only when you use an application. Now, Apps on Demand for published app environments extends this functionality to the apps published by Horizon Apps, Citrix Virtual Apps, and Microsoft Remote Desktop Session Host (RDSH)/terminal.

Read the article by Alex Samoylenko, a virtualization technology professional, to find out how to use Apps on Demand for published app environments to deliver published apps to virtual desktops on demand.

Creating an ethical hacking course from scratch can prove daunting and difficult. If that’s what you’ve been thinking about then you’re in luck: Microsoft decided to help out a bit and just published its guide for setting up a lab for such purposes, using Azure Lab Services. StarWind V2V Converter is also featured in one of the steps.

Learn how to create your own lab for an ethical hacking class with the help of Azure Lab Services. Read article in the link.

Check out our recently recorded webinar where StarWind Solutions Engineer, Orest Lesyuk, explains how to create a robust Disaster Recovery (DR) plan for small and medium-sized business IT infrastructure.

Learn about the critical factors for successful DR implementation, including the advantages of implementing relevant disaster recovery solutions such as Hyper-V Replica, vSphere Replication, and Veeam Backup & Replication.

Watch the webinar recording now.

Updating your various Windows systems can be quite a chore. Microsoft knows that as well. Luckily, it added new features to its endpoint cloud-based management solution, Intune, which allows you to prioritize important security updates.

It’s a great new addition that you can test out right now.

Read the article by Brandon Lee, a virtualization expert, on the new update profiles and expedited quality updates features added to Intune.

Southeast Aerospace, a U.S.-based aviation and aerospace company, had an aging and cost-prohibitive virtualized infrastructure with a hindered scalability. The existing infrastructure didn't provide the performance needed to expand and support numerous critical servers. Performance, redundancy, scalability, and support were all critical components influencing the company's decision on which solution to go with. Using StarWind HCI Appliance (HCA), Southeast Aerospace implements a remotely supported and managed IT infrastructure, achieves scalability and redundancy, and saves around $20K on its IT operational expenses (OpEx).

You can read about how StarWind could do the same for your company by following this link.

Despite vendors like Microsoft automating many processes in their solutions, including network configuration, vulnerabilities may still threaten your security.

For example, you still need some fine-tuning when routing traffic via an App Gateway to a private backend application in an Azure VWAN environment.

Learn more about how to build your private endpoint routing patterns to improve your Azure networking security in Part 1 of the article by Didier Van Hoye, a Microsoft MVP.

Area Agency on Aging Region 9, Inc., a U.S.-based non-profit organization, had a standalone Hyper-V host and aging physical servers that compromised its IT infrastructure performance. The organization was looking for a solution that would be applicable for use on its existing servers and wouldn't require additional hardware, as well as would allow increasing the performance and adding high availability (HA) for its IT infrastructure. Using StarWind Virtual SAN (vSAN), Area Agency on Aging Region 9, Inc. creates an HA storage cluster, accelerates the infrastructure performance, and enables its business operation 24/7.

You can read about how StarWind could do the same for your company by following this link.

Our tech-focused webinar starts in 1 hour and there’s still time to register! On it, Orest Lesyuk (Solutions Engineer, StarWind) will uncover all ins and outs of creating a bulletproof Disaster Recovery plan for modern small- and midsize enterprises (SMEs).

Register now to learn more about the vital factors for proper disaster recovery implementation.

Kelly Aerospace, a U.S.-based aviation manufacturing company, had a small old PC-based server farm with no redundancy or reliable backup solutions. It was built and added on through the years with no real growth plan. So, the company needed to replace its existing servers with a plan for future growth and redundancy. Using StarWind HCI Appliance (HCA), Kelly Aerospace builds a hyperconverged IT infrastructure, draws up a plan for future business growth, and reduces its IT operational expenses.

You can read about how StarWind could do the same for your company by following this link.

People like to oversimplify the comparison of any two things, but this is not as apparent when it comes to software. VMware Imager Fling and Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) can both automate VM image deployment. However, configuration and requirement differences reveal that they are, in fact, more suitable for different use cases.

Read the article by Vladan Seget, a virtualization expert, on the differences between VMware Imager and MDT to know which solution suits your needs better.

On tomorrow's (1/19) webinar Orest Lesyuk (Solutions Engineer, StarWind) will focus on Disaster Recovery in modern small- and midsize enterprises (SMEs).

Prolonged downtime and data loss can result in high costs and reputational damage. Approaching DR seriously helps reduce damage and recover production services quickly and effectively.

Register now and tune in tomorrow to learn more about the vital factors for proper disaster recovery implementation, including Hyper-V Replica, vSphere Replication, and Veeam B&R.

There is excellent news for users who want to take advantage of both vSphere capabilities and Azure functionality. During Microsoft Ignite 2022, the leading vendors announced many Azure features that align with the latest VMware vSphere updates. Mix and match both worlds to suit your business and technology needs.

Read the article by Brandon Lee, a virtualization expert, on the hottest new features and functionality added to Microsoft Azure VMware Solutions.

ProcessPro, a U.S.-based software development company, had an aging SAN that increased the risk of disk failures and downtime, slowing down the overall operation of its critical technical services. The company was looking for a solution that would increase performance and add high availability (HA) to its IT infrastructure. Using StarWind Virtual SAN (vSAN), ProcessPro deploys an HA storage cluster, accelerates the infrastructure performance, and enables its 24/7 business operations.

You can read about how StarWind could do the same for your company by following this link.

G2, an independent tech solutions peer review platform, has published its Winter 2023 Reports on Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) Solutions.

Considering several criteria, like ease of use, likeliness to recommend, and customer support, StarWind Virtual SAN (vSAN) and StarWind HCI Appliance (HCA) are among the top leaders in the space based on user feedback.

Find out what users like about StarWind products the most and who else ended up on the leaders' list here: Access Report →

Azure Arc allows you to expand Azure's management capabilities to non-Microsoft services, including VMware vSphere.

It allows you to have a better grasp on monitoring and management of your diverse IT environment, whether on-premises, in the cloud, or at the edge.

Want to know how to do it? Check out this step-by-step guide by Nicolas Prigent, a three-time Microsoft MVP, on connecting Azure Arc to VMware vSphere.

Astral Brands, a U.S.-based skincare and cosmetics company, had an issue with its DAS which didn’t work with multiple ESXi hosts. This fact threatened the smooth operation of the company’s IT infrastructure. Using StarWind Virtual SAN (vSAN), Astral Brands deploys an HA cluster, builds the easy-to-manage hyperconverged IT infrastructure, and ensures 24/7 business operations.

You can read about how StarWind could do the same for your company by following this link.

This StarWind webinar will focus on disaster recovery in modern small- and midsize enterprises (SMEs). Prolonged downtime, along with data loss, can lead to significant costs all the way to reputational damage and business extinction. Approaching DR seriously can help reduce damage and recover quickly and effectively.

Register now for the upcoming webinar to learn about the vital factors for proper disaster recovery implementation, including Hyper-V Replica, vSphere Replication, and Veeam B&R.