Stevens & Co, a distributor of Ryobi products in the African region, ran standalone Hyper-V servers with internal storage that was costly to maintain and presented a single point of failure (SPOF). The company needed a cost-effective solution that would ensure high availability (HA) without investment in new hardware. By implementing StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN), Stevens & Co creates a 2-node fault-tolerant cluster using its existing hardware and eliminates a SPOF issue without the need for costly infrastructure changes, thus cutting IT operational expenditures (OpEx) and ensuring business continuity. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/8F

Achieve near-bare-metal performance for AI and ML tasks with VMware Cloud Foundation and NVIDIA GPUs! This dynamic duo brings GPU virtualization and resource isolation, allowing for better resource allocation, security, and flexibility in a virtualized environment.
Check out the article by Alex Samoylenko, an expert in virtualization technology, for StarWind for all the details. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/8C

Xpert Consultancy, a British managed IT service provider (MSP), was struggling with a costly storage infrastructure and a software solution that was incompatible with the latest version of Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM), putting the company’s data at risk. It needed a cost-effective and compatible virtual storage solution. By implementing StarWind Virtual Tape Library (VTL), Xpert Consultancy eliminated the need for costly physical tape hardware, significantly reduced IT operational expenses (OpEx), and ensured the safety of its backup data. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/8y

With ransomware attacks on the rise, businesses are turning to air-gapped backups for strong data protection. But what exactly are they, and how do they keep your data safe?
Our latest guide Ivan Ischenko, a StarWind Pre-Sales Engineer, breaks down the essentials, including types, benefits, and the 3-2-1-1-0 backup strategy. Find out why air-gapped backups are becoming essential for cybersecurity. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/8v

Goshen Community Schools, an American educational institution, was struggling with its costly IT infrastructure, which was underperforming and had a single point of failure (#SPOF) without data redundancy. As data demands grew, the institution required a cost-effective shared storage solution to create a fault-tolerant cluster and build performance-optimized storage. By implementing StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN), Goshen Community Schools gains scalability, fault tolerance, and high availability (HA) without breaking the bank, thus ensuring uninterrupted educational services. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/8s

Think you have control over your IT infrastructure? The real test is in the details! Join our upcoming webinar to discover how VirtualMetric and StarWind’s StarFleet prototype tackle issues like information overload, alert fatigue, and network latency. Register now: https://starwind.com/s/8p

Curious about containers on Windows? With new features like Kubernetes support and Azure integration, Windows Server 2022 is making container management more accessible than ever.
Learn how it can work for your setup in our latest article by Brandon Lee, a virtualization expert, for StarWind. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/8m

Flotman Sp. Z o. o., a Poland-based IT company, faced significant performance and reliability issues due to its non-virtualized, aging infrastructure. The company realized the need to virtualize its IT environment and build a cost-efficient and redundant IT Infrastructure. By implementing StarWind HCI Appliance (HCA), Flotman Sp. Z o. o. creates a hyperconverged IT environment, achieves fault tolerance, and enhances its IT operations, all while avoiding the expense of a traditional SAN setup. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/8j

Dealing with latency and CPU load? RDMA might be the answer. It enables data to move directly between devices, bypassing traditional bottlenecks. Dive into our latest article by Dmytro Malynka, StarWind Product Manager, for a closer look at RDMA’s advantages and real-world use cases in data centers, AI, and more. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/8g

AllPro Technologies, a US-based IT company, was having issues with a slow and error-prone Hyper-V replication process, making the IT environment unreliable. So, a solution was needed that would enhance IT infrastructure resilience without requiring a significant hardware investment. By implementing StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN), AllPro Technologies now enjoys high availability (HA), fault tolerance, and instant failover with Cluster Shared Volumes (CSV) - all while ensuring business continuity and avoiding costly SAN investments. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/8d

Configuration drift can be a real headache, but VMware vSphere 8 offers a solution. With Configuration Profiles and custom alarms, you can spot issues early and keep your environment compliant.
Find out from our latest article by Vladan Seget, a virtualization expert, for StarWind how to set up custom alarms to keep your VMware Infrastructure on track. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/8a

IBAR Systemtechnik GmbH, a German company, faced issues with its slow and unreliable Windows Server infrastructure, which was virtualized on Hyper-V and relied on DFS Replication to synchronize servers. The company needed a highly available (HA) solution that could serve as a central data store for its virtual machines (VMs) and applications without resorting to an expensive hardware #SAN. By implementing StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN), IBAR Systemtechnik GmbH established an HA shared storage cluster, enhancing data transfer rates and overall system performance, leading to improved operational efficiency. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/87

Tiered Storage could be the answer to saving on storage expenses without losing out on speed and reliability. Explore in our latest article by Ivan Ischenko, a StarWind Pre-Sales Engineer, how this approach sorts data based on access frequency, helping you save on storage costs and improve data management. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/84

Schneider Packaging Equipment, a US-based manufacturing company, was running physical Dell servers, which caused rising heat signatures and was costly to maintain, increasing the company’s IT TCO. It needed a solution that would address the heat issue and high maintenance costs while enhancing the efficiency of its IT infrastructure without requiring extensive investment in new hardware. By implementing StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN), Schneider Packaging Equipment was able to transition to a virtualized IT environment, solve the heat signature issue, cut costs, and improve operational efficiencies. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/81

Think DHCP and DNS are just for Active Directory? Think again! Here’s how we configured secure DHCP and dynamic DNS updates in a workgroup for high-performance workstations that simply don’t fit the cloud model.
It’s time to master network management outside AD with our latest guide by Didier Van Hoye, a Microsoft MVP, for StarWind. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/7Y

ProPortion Foods, a U.S.-based food production company, struggled with the high costs of maintaining and upgrading its HPE MSA SAN, which hindered its ability to scale effectively. The company needed a solution that could reduce its IT costs and provide the scalability required to support future growth. By implementing StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN), ProPortion Foods creates a reliable and scalable IT infrastructure, reduces warranty costs, and optimizes long-term operational expenses (OpEx). Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/7V

Continuous Data Protection (CDP) offers an advanced solution for businesses looking to protect their data with real-time backup and recovery. Learn from the new article by Ivan Ischenko, a StarWind Pre-Sales Engineer, how CDP compares to traditional methods and why it might be the perfect addition to your data protection strategy. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/7S

Hamden Hall Country Day School, an American educational institution, was struggling with its aging IT infrastructure, which was underperforming and had a single point of failure (SPOF) with slow backups. The school realized the need for a cost-effective solution that would improve performance, reduce backup times, and eliminate the risk of downtime through redundancy. By implementing StarWind HCI Appliance (HCA), Hamden Hall Country Day School builds a high-performance and fault-tolerant IT infrastructure with zero downtime and at a moderate cost, thus ensuring uninterrupted educational services. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/7P

The latest Windows 11 24H2 update brings features designed to simplify system management and security for IT admins. From passkey integration with Windows Hello to the improved Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS), this update is packed with tools that make life easier.
Dive into the full breakdown of new features by Brandon Lee, an IT Consultant, for StarWind and see how they can benefit your IT infrastructure. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/7M

A. L. Thompson's, a UK-based retail company, was struggling with an underperforming VMware ESXi environment using local storage that had limited server capacity. In search of a scalable and high-performing IT solution, they found that upgrading hardware was costly. By deploying StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN), A. L. Thompson's achieves high availability (HA), eliminates the need for expensive direct-attached storage (DAS), optimizes virtualized workloads, maintains peak performance, and cuts its IT operational costs. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/7J