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Get clarity on storage formats like QCOW and RAW, and learn how to choose the best option for your workloads in our latest article by Dmytro Malynka, StarWind Product Manager. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/9G

PBS Systems, a Canada-based dealership management software company, was struggling with multiple aging storage systems from different vendors with inconsistent performance. The company needed a reliable and cost-effective solution to replace its multi-vendor storage infrastructure and reduce high maintenance costs. By implementing StarWind HCI Appliance (#HCA), PBS Systems consolidates multiple storage systems into a unified platform with high availability (HA), reduces power consumption and cuts down IT costs, ensuring uninterrupted business operations over the past 12 months. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/9D

Proxmox VE is a fantastic alternative to VMware, and with StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN), you can build a highly available (HA) cluster with just two nodes. Our latest guide by Oleg Pankevych, Pre-Sales Engineer at StarWind, breaks it all down – from configuration to deployment.
If you're running on a tight budget but need a reliable IT infrastructure, this solution is for you. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/9A

Krida Wacana Christian University (UKRIDA), an Indonesian educational institution, used four physical servers dedicated to server virtualization running VMware with DAS. The university needed a shared storage solution to receive high availability (HA) and load balancing. With StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) implementation, UKRIDA gets load balancing for efficient resource utilization, HA for its mission-critical academic apps even in the event of an incident, and zero downtime. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/9x

Why waste hours on manual installations when you can automate the process? With an unattend.xml file, you can configure Windows Server 2025 deployments to be hands-free, consistent, and efficient.
Our latest guide by Brandon Lee, an IT Consultant, for StarWind walks you through everything you need to know to get started. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/9u

SCALINX's IT infrastructure, based on a single Proxmox host with local storage, lacked shared storage, limiting scalability and risking potential downtime. The company needed a cost-effective shared storage solution to ensure high availability (HA) and scalability while transitioning from Proxmox to ESXi. By deploying StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN), SCALINX gains scalable shared storage, implements HA, and saves $20,000 in upfront costs along with ongoing operational savings. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/9r

Virtualization and backups are core for most modern IT setups, and Proxmox combines them into one seamless platform. With high availability (HA), live migration, and deduplicated backups, Proxmox VE and Proxmox Backup Server offer a solution designed for modern IT challenges.
Explore how it works in our latest article by Dmytro Malynka, StarWind Product Manager. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/9o

GHG Corporation, a US-based NASA subcontractor, relied on a single Dell EqualLogic SAN, creating a single point of failure (SPOF) with increasing maintenance costs. The company needed a cost-effective solution to ensure redundancy and continuous operations. By implementing StarWind HCI Appliance (HCA), GHG Corporation consolidates CPU, networking, and storage into an efficient two-host solution, ensures high availability (HA) and performance, eliminates SPOF, and reduces IT costs by 50%. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/9l

Azure DevOps Server is a powerhouse for CICD, offering seamless integration with the Microsoft ecosystem. But is the free Express edition enough for your team?
Learn the key differences, explore deployment options, and follow our latest step-by-step guide by Brandon Lee, an IT Consultant, for StarWind to install it in a self-hosted environment. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/9i

Lees-McRae College, a US-based educational institution, was struggling with aging servers and slow maintenance processes, operating six standalone Hyper-V hosts with limited redundancy. The college needed a reliable, cost-effective solution to replace outdated servers and streamline maintenance for uninterrupted educational services. By implementing StarWind HCI Appliance (HCA), Lees-McRae College consolidates its six servers into a two-node cluster with all-flash arrays, improves performance, and ensures educational service continuity. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/9f

Confused about picking the right file-sharing protocol? Dive into our detailed comparison by Ivan Ischenko, a StarWind Pre-Sales Engineer, of NFS and SMB to explore their strengths, weaknesses, and use cases. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/9c

Permolex Ltd., a Canada-based ethanol manufacturing company, operated a production environment that required constant access to operational data and email services. Any downtime for system updates or maintenance posed a risk to their production data. The company needed a solution that could enable local storage synchronization and high availability (HA) without relying on traditional SAN infrastructure. By implementing StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN), Permolex Ltd. creates a fault-tolerant cluster with synchronized local storage, achieves 24/7 uptime, seamless system updates, and uninterrupted access to its critical operational data. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/99

Microsoft has introduced Windows 365 Link, a device designed for secure and efficient access to your Cloud PC. With features like fast boot, dual 4K support, and energy efficiency, it’s perfect for remote work, shared desks, and more.
Dive into the details in our latest article by Brandon Lee, an IT Consultant, for StarWind and discover how Windows 365 Link is changing the way we work. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/96

Diaflor Technologies, a Romanian hospitality services provider, struggled with an IT infrastructure that was limited in flexibility and scalability and costly to manage. The company needed a flexible and cost-effective shared storage solution to achieve high availability (HA) and virtualization. By implementing StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN), Diaflor Technologies receives cost-efficient and reliable shared storage, allowing it to create a failover cluster and reduce infrastructure administration costs. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/93

Do you really have full control over your IT infrastructure? Watch our recently recorded Part II live webinar of "Basic vs. Advanced IT Infra Monitoring" where StarWind Sr. Solutions Engineer Vlad Savchenko and VirtualMetric Sr. Solutions Engineer Mark Arts discuss actionable insights and real-world strategies to combat the toughest monitoring challenges. Learn how VirtualMetric & StarWind’s StarFleet tackle alert fatigue, data overload, and more. Don’t let your infrastructure control you – take charge!
Watch the webinar recording now: https://starwind.com/s/90

The StarWind V2V Converter series wraps up with an exciting new feature – QCOW2v3 support! From larger disks to better encryption, see how this format can transform your VM migration workflow in our latest guide by StarWind Pre-sales Engineer Anton Vovchuk. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/8X

CIPTI, a Moldova-based company, was struggling with a virtualized Hyper-V environment that lacked data replication capabilities for its security systems and posed a severe operational risk. The company recognized the need for a modern solution that could improve performance and ensure data availability in times of disaster while addressing security and efficiency concerns. By implementing StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN), CIPTI builds a fault-tolerant IT infrastructure, improves performance, and ensures data availability, thereby increasing its operational efficiency. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/8U

Join us at VMware VMUG UserCon 2024 in Birmingham, UK on November 28! Learn how StarWind HCI products help to cut down virtualization costs and complexity for Enterprise ROBO, SMB & Edge environments. Join us for a day of learning, innovation, and meaningful connections with the VMware experts and VMUG community. #UKVMUG2024

Did you know that unreliable DNS could derail your backup and restore operations? Discover in the new article by Didier Van Hoye, a Microsoft MVP, for StarWind how to set up a dedicated, independent DNS server in your Veeam Backup Fabric to keep your backups resilient – even in the face of disaster. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/8Q

Savronik Elektronik A.Ş., a Turkey-based engineering company, operated an IT infrastructure with physical SAN devices that were costly to maintain and occupied lots of space. The company needed a cost-effective virtual shared storage solution that could reduce hardware costs and provide redundancy. By implementing StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN), Savronik Elektronik A.Ş creates a virtualized environment, achieves redundancy, and enhances reliability in its IT infrastructure without the need for additional SAN devices, streamlining its operations and reducing IT operational expenditures (OpEx). Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/8N