Daikin Vietnam, a leading air conditioning manufacturer in the APAC region, had an inflexible IT infrastructure with disparate components such as physical Hyper-V servers, storage, SAN, and backup software from multiple vendors. The company necessitated a solution for improved flexibility and streamlined management. By deploying StarWind HCI Appliance (HCA), Daikin Vietnam unifies servers, disks, and flash into a seamlessly manageable layer, mitigates IT infrastructure complexities, and ensures the desired high availability and scalability, thus fostering long-term sustainability and growth.

https://www.starwindsoftware.com/resource-library/daikin-vietnam-ensures-high-availability-and-scalability-of-their-it-infrastructure-all-with-a-single-starwind-hca/

VMware update! Introducing the SDDC Import/Export tool for VMware Cloud on AWS – your solution for effortless configuration management, migration, and collaboration. Explore the latest 1.9 version with IPv6 support and NSX dIDPS.

Check out the latest article by Vladan Seget, a virtualization expert, for StarWind.

Join our upcoming webinar to learn more about the features, management, licensing, and storage options of both virtualization platforms.

Register now: https://www.starwindsoftware.com/proxmox-ve-vs-vmware-vsphere

Choosing the right storage protocol is paramount for the effective storage infrastructure design.

Discover the iSCSI protocol architecture, features, benefits, and why experts hail it as a cost-effective alternative to Fibre Channel in the new article by StarWind Solutions Engineer Diana Abo Harmouch.

The existing IT infrastructure of Curious Productions, a London-based independent creative production collective, consisted of Dell servers with physical #SAN and #Microsoft #Hyper-V as the hypervisor. The company faced severe performance limitations, including host capacity constraints, hindering its ability to function as a highly available cluster and jeopardizing critical business operations. By implementing #StarWind #HCI Appliance (HCA), Curious Productions creates an all-flash active-active failover cluster, increases host capacity, and significantly improves the infrastructure performance.

https://www.starwindsoftware.com/resource-library/build-a-high-speed-it-infrastructure-with-starwind/

Interested in setting up a Site-2-Site VPN between OPNsense and Azure VWAN? Check out this informative article series! Part 1 explains policy-based VPNs, and it's just the beginning.

Learn to configure and troubleshoot setups for a realistic environment in the new article by Didier Van Hoye, a Microsoft MVP, for StarWind.

Facing the cumbersome and error-prone task of manually backing up Veeam data to external hard drives, Neuron Computer Services, LLC, a U.S.-based managed IT services provider (MSP), was exposed to data loss and shipping-related risks in its previous backup approach. The company needed a more reliable and automated backup solution. With the implementation of StarWind Virtual Tape Library (VTL) integrated with Backblaze B2, Neuron Computer Services, LLC transitions to an automated and reliable backup strategy, eliminates manual sneakernet backups, and ensures data protection while reducing operational risks.

https://www.starwindsoftware.com/resource-library/neuron-computer-services-llc-eliminated-the-issue-of-costly-sneakernet-backups-and-achieved-data-protection-with-starwind-virtual-tape-library-vtl/

Data loss can happen to anyone. Don't risk it! Explore the 3-2-1 Backup Rule for ultimate protection.

Find out about everything to keep your data safe in the new article by Kevin Soltow, a Storage Consultant, for StarWind.

Precise Imaging, a U.S.-based healthcare services provider, faced the critical issue of lacking redundancy in its standalone host-based VMware infrastructure, resulting in potential downtime and data vulnerability during hardware failures. The company required a solution to establish a highly available and fault-tolerant infrastructure with full redundancy. By implementing StarWind HCI Appliance (HCA), Precise Imaging builds a hyperconverged infrastructure, eliminates downtime during maintenance or hardware failures, safeguards its critical medical data, and guarantees uninterrupted operations.

https://www.starwindsoftware.com/resource-library/establish-a-robust-virtual-san-environment-with-starwind/

Clarion Forest VNA, a U.S.-based healthcare agency, grappled with a significant hurdle due to its aging IT infrastructure, urgently requiring renewal while budget constraints loomed large. A cost-effective and scalable shared storage solution was imperative to uphold performance and financial viability. By implementing StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN), Clarion Forest VNA creates a highly available and scalable two-node cluster, achieves cost savings of $10,000, and ensures the flexibility required to support its virtualized environment and core healthcare operations.

https://www.starwindsoftware.com/resource-library/create-a-high-availability-2-node-cluster-with-starwind-vsan/

Looking for an easy way to create a multi-ISO bootable USB stick? WinSetupFromUSB is a powerful tool that simplifies the process of installing operating systems, including Windows (since 2000/XP up to 11), Linux, and more.

Check out the latest article by Vladan Seget, a virtualization expert, for StarWind and try WinSetupFromUSB to streamline OS installations.

Faced with a diverse IT infrastructure across three data centers, Formica Group, the world's largest manufacturer of high-pressure laminate, grappled with over-provisioned resources and escalating costs. The company needed a hyperconverged platform to consolidate and modernize its IT infrastructure. By implementing StarWind HCI Appliance (HCA), Formica Group streamlines its global IT infrastructure, consolidates hypervisors, doubles storage capacity, and saves around $450,000 on its IT operational expenses (OpEx) in 24 months.

https://www.starwindsoftware.com/resource-library/formica-group-achieves-high-performance-infrastructure-and-realizes-savings-with-starwind/

In today's digital landscape, a disaster recovery plan isn't just a safety net – it's a lifeline. It ensures data protection, business continuity, and a competitive edge.

Don't wait for a crisis; be prepared with a detailed DR guide by Oleg Pankevych, Pre-sales Engineer at StarWind.

VMware is leading the way in the world of Artificial Intelligence (AI) at Explore 2023. Discover how they're transforming corporate AI with cutting-edge initiatives.

Find out in the new article by Alex Samoylenko, an expert in virtualization technology, for StarWind.

RealTime Services, a US-based finance company, faced infrastructure challenges, including low performance, issues with VM migrations, and network bottlenecks. The company needed a complex solution to enhance infrastructure reliability and reduce operational downtime. By implementing StarWind HCI Appliance (HCA), RealTime Services creates a highly available HCI environment, boosting application performance, reducing network latency, and simplifying IT infrastructure management.

https://www.starwindsoftware.com/resource-library/realtime-services-gets-a-turnkey-it-infrastructure-building-block-delivering-ultimate-flexibility-and-performance-with-starwind/

Ever wondered how companies survive cyber-attacks, fires, or data center outages? Discover three pillars of business continuity in the new article by Pre-sales Engineer Vladyslav Savchenko for StarWind.

Simplify Technology, a U.S.-based managed IT services provider (MSP), faced a lack of redundancy and high-availability safeguards in its IT infrastructure, leaving the company vulnerable to costly downtime in the event of system or hardware failures. Simplify Technology required a resilient, cost-effective storage solution that would prevent downtime and enhance data redundancy. By deploying StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN), the company creates ultra-fast enterprise SSD storage, eliminates single points of failure, and ensures business continuity.

https://www.starwindsoftware.com/resource-library/simplify-technology-avoided-a-single-point-of-failure-spof-and-completely-eliminated-downtime-with-starwind/

Microsoft is cooking up something big with Windows Server 2025, and we're here to give you the inside scoop.

Explore upcoming features, Active Directory improvements, and security updates in the new article by Vladan Seget, a virtualization expert, for StarWind.

Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA), a Canada-based conservation authority, needed to transform its SAN with fibre channel controllers into an iSCSI SAN without incurring the high costs of controller replacement. The organization needed a cost-effective solution to enhance its storage performance. By implementing StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN), GRCA seamlessly transforms its existing SAN infrastructure into an iSCSI solution, achieves cost savings, and improves storage capabilities, while preserving its investment in hardware.

https://www.starwindsoftware.com/resource-library/grand-river-conservation-authority-cuts-its-it-budget-expenditures-by-80-with-starwind/

Check out our recently recorded webinar by Diana Abo- Harmouch, a StarWind Solutions Engineer, to discover why some organizations may prefer open-source platforms over proprietary VMware virtualization.

The webinar recording features a detailed comparison of both options so that you can decide which one is the most appropriate one in any specific case.

Watch the webinar recording now: https://www.starwindsoftware.com/resource-library/switching-from-vmware-to-open-source-what-are-the-options/