Previously, we discussed how to backup Microsoft 365 using Druva, a backup software as a service from Dell that leverages Amazon cloud. While Druva proves a bit fussy in terms of configuration and backup, it is rather simple when it comes to data restore, regardless of whether it’s OneDrive, Teams, Sharepoint, or whatever you want to restore.
Read the article by Romain Serre, a Microsoft MVP, on which steps to take to easily restore your Microsoft 365 data from your Dell Druva backup.
Rapid Response Networks, an American managed IT services provider (MSP), struggled with the issues of the high cost and complexity of implementing SAN storage at its multiple locations. The company's top-priority goal was to deploy a stretched cluster at a reasonable price. Using StarWind Virtual SAN (vSAN), Rapid Response Networks achieves 24/7 business operations of its several remote offices by deploying a set of stretched high availability (HA) clusters at no extra costs.
Find out how Rapid Response Networks builds an HA IT environment using off-the-shelf hardware with StarWind vSAN.
You can’t be too close to comfort whenever cybersecurity is involved. Despite ESXi being pretty secure even after out-of-the-box installation, its security can be tightened more. Certain common, baseline hardware elements can be added and several tweaks to ESXi security itself will make all the difference you didn’t know they could.
Read the new post by Vladan Seget, a virtualization expert, on how to ensure the proper security of your VMware ESXi hosts specifically at the hypervisor level.
his StarWind webinar will focus on how ZFS solutions can be used to deliver backup storage. You will learn about the idea behind modern backups, advice for compiling backup infrastructure, the advantages of ZFS for constructing resilient backup storage, and how to leverage ZFS for backup storage using StarWind SAN & NAS and Veeam B&R.
Register now for the upcoming webinar to learn how you build a solid and robust backup system by strengthening it with ZFS-delivered resilient backup storage.
Businesses continue on their journey of moving from monolithic applications to cloud-native micro-services. Kubernetes becomes more common, allowing you to orchestrate and manage containers in an intelligent, easily scalable, and highly available manner. But how does storage work exactly when it comes to containers?
Read the article by Brandon Lee, a virtualization expert, on Kubernetes container storage, the differences between ephemeral and persistent storage, and their use cases.
CSL Ships, a Canadian-based marine transportation company, faced the problem of too complicated maintenance and support of its 25+ servers. It begets the need for a hyperconverged solution instead of costly SAN systems. Using StarWind HCI Appliance (HCA), CSL Ships reduces the hardware footprint of its data centers from over 25 to 4 units and vanishes all the issues related to the overwhelming complexity of the maintenance and management process of over-bloated server infrastructure.
Find out how CSL Ships saves tens of thousands of dollars of its IT budget with StarWind HCA.
Dell Druva is among the newer players when it comes to data management as a service. Essentially, Dell Druva is a backup SaaS for other SaaS, such as Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, and Amazon Web Services. Apart from a great GUI and useful features, what’s great is that Druva stores data in AWS, not in Azure.
Read the article by Romain Serre, a Microsoft MVP, on how you can quickly and easily backup your Microsoft 365 using the Dell Druva backup SaaS.
Lipsey Logistics, LLC, a U.S. logistics company, needed to have its IT infrastructure always highly available (HA) for the proper operation of the company's phone system, domain controllers, and many other devices. But existing 7+ years-old physical servers couldn't provide for that. Using StarWind Virtual SAN (vSAN), Lipsey Logistics, LLC migrated several of its physical servers to virtual machines (VMs) and moved them over, thus ensuring the needed HA.
Find out how Lipsey Logistics, LLC achieves 24/7 business operations by deploying an HCI cluster built with StarWind Virtual SAN (vSAN).
Keeping a secret is hard not only for humans but for computer systems, too. When it comes to security, keys, and secrets, there’s a myriad of threats that can target them. Microsoft has recently released a feature that allows getting secrets from Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) into an Azure Key Vault by simply using a driver.
Read the post by Florent Appointare, a Microsoft Engineer, on how to get Azure Key Vault values from AKS safely by using Secret Store CSI (Container Storage Interface).
Remote work isn’t going anywhere. With that in mind, the legacy means of provisioning services and enforcing policies and governance for end-users often fall short of standard in terms of remote workforce. Microsoft Intune Configuration Profiles attempts to provide an alternative for ensuring compliance when it comes to a hybrid work environment.
Read the article by Brandon Lee, a virtualization expert, on the comparison of Group Policy vs. Microsoft Intune Configuration Profiles and how to migrate properly.
Intellegens Inc., a US Managed IT Services Provider (MSP), needed centralized enterprise storage to resolve its problems of performance hits, high latency, and unnecessary complexity on the path of infrastructure growth. But the company was limited in its IT budget. Using StarWind Virtual SAN (vSAN), Intellegens Inc. ensures enterprise-class storage performance and moves to hyperconvergence, all at a price affordable for SMB.
Find out how Intellegens Inc. cuts its licensing costs on hardware thanks to StarWind vSAN.
Gartner’s Magic Quadrant offers a unique insight into the market latest trends backed up by in-depth analyses and valuable advice. In 2021, StarWind Software has made it into the list of the nine world-leading vendors for HCI software. Want to know more?
Read the CRN material on vendors that made Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Hyperconverged Infrastructure Software to find out all pros and cons.
It is impossible to stay aware of the latest trends and guide your business to the future without collecting and analyzing data. However, it's not easy to cherry-pick important things from massive information blocks. Luckily, these days you can leave long and tedious reports in the past and move straight to the point with BI Dashboards.
Read the article by Alex Williams, a seasoned full-stack developer and the owner of Hosting Data UK, on BI Dashboards best practices to gather business intelligence.
Northeast Security Bank, an American community bank, wanted to reduce its IT operational expenses by deploying hyperconverged infrastructure. The organization was at risk of high downtime costs in the event of a host failure. Using StarWind HCI Appliance (HCA), Northeast Security Bank gets its IT infrastructure running like clockwork with full redundancy and no downtime issues, saving near $18,000 over 3 years at that.
Find out how Northeast Security Bank minimizes its IT operational expenses by adopting hyperconvergence with StarWind HCA.
When implementing virtualization into your IT environment, you need first to take care of the security of your virtual and physical infrastructure. In the VMware vSphere environment, the vCenter server appliance (VCSA) is a key management element, so should be as secure as possible.
Read the article by Vladan Seget to find out the best options to secure and implement virtualization at a small scale within a company running 2-3 ESXi hosts.
MTE Logistix has been provisioning warehousing and logistics services in Western Canada for over 95 years. To continue its signature individual approach to servicing clients as the business developed, the corporation needed to ensure its IT infrastructure could retain stellar levels of performance without any downtime or hardware restrictions. Using StarWind Virtual SAN (vSAN), MTE Logistix achieves true redundancy on a budget, thus ensuring 24/7 business operations.
Find out how MTE Logistix was able to make sure it could successfully continue exercising its client-oriented approach in offering various logistics services as the company grew thanks to StarWind vSAN.
NRF 2022 brings together nearly 30,000 retailers, vendors, and industry experts to tackle the future of retail at their Expo. Naturally, StarWind, being one of the virtualization pioneers with years of experience, impeccable reputation, and retail customers all over the world, could not miss this event.
Visit StarWind Software Booth #917, Level 1, at NRF 2022 in Jacob K. Javits Center, New York, to learn more about retail's biggest topics.
VMware vSphere is one of the most widespread VMware products. No wonder the company takes its security issues seriously. Another update of VMware vSphere 7 Security Configuration Guide will explain how to make your vSphere environment even more protected.
Read the article by Alex Samoylenko, virtualization technology professional, about top 15 configurations in VMware vSphere 7 Security Configuration Guide update.
Rubrik Polaris is a SaaS platform that centralizes backup management of cloud environments such as Microsoft 365, Azure, AWS, or GCP. You've already seen how to backup M356 with Rubrik Polaris. Now it's time to find out how you restore it.
Read the article by Romain Serre, a Microsoft MVP, on how to correctly use Rubrik Polaris to restore your Microsoft 365 items.
John Wood Community College, a U.S.-based educational institution, struggled with the issue of complicated configuration on its two SANs and inordinate cost to maintain the equipment. A reasonably priced hyperconverged platform was the organization's ultimate need allowing it to replace all its hosts and storage and consolidate old pieces of hardware into a redundant cluster. Implementing StarWind HCI Appliance (HCA), John Wood Community College achieves dramatic cost savings of its IT budget by replacing the piles of outdated hardware resources and building a maintenance-friendly redundant hyperconverged infrastructure.
Find out how John Wood Community College cuts maintenance costs by creating a totally hyperconvergence environment around StarWind HCA.