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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

Wondering if Managed IT Services are right for you? Our latest guide by Ivan Ischenko, StarWind Pre-Sales Team Lead, breaks down what they are, the types available, and how they can improve your day-to-day operations. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/7G

OMR Infogérance Groupe VFLI, a French managed IT services provider (MSP), struggled with its existing NetApp and VMware vSAN infrastructure, which spanned two buildings without a witness node. This led to vulnerabilities in failover and redundancy, requiring a robust and efficient clustering solution. By implementing StarWind HCI Appliance (HCA), OMR Infogérance Groupe VFLI creates a two-server cluster across the buildings, introduces a reassuring level of redundancy, and enhances its service reliability and overall operational efficiency. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/7D

VMware just rolled out some great updates in vSAN ESA 8.0 U3. With deep snapshots, protection groups, and new scheduling options, managing your virtual environments just got easier.
Check out how these features enhance data protection and improve overall performance in our latest article by Vladan Seget, a virtualization expert, for StarWind. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/7A

The University of Oxford faced prohibitively high costs for expanding its vSphere-based high availability (HA) storage due to vendor lock-in and proprietary hardware components. The university needed a more cost-effective and flexible solution to continue scaling its IT infrastructure without compromising on performance or reliability. By deploying StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN), the University of Oxford creates a hyperconverged IT infrastructure and reduces storage expansion costs, thus eliminating dependency on proprietary hardware and enhancing overall scalability. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/7x

Are your current monitoring tools keeping pace with your IT needs? Watch our recently recorded live webinar where StarWind Sr. Solutions Engineer Vlad Savchenko and VirtualMetric Sr. Solutions Engineer Mark Arts discuss the difference between basic and advanced infrastructure monitoring. Learn how StarWind and VirtualMetric can elevate your monitoring capabilities with AI-powered insights and detailed metrics.

Watch the webinar recording now: https://starwind.com/s/7u

When it comes to data protection, backup and replication often get mixed up. But knowing how they work can be crucial for your IT strategy.
Discover in our latest article by Ivan Ischenko, a StarWind Pre-Sales Engineer, why both are essential and how they help safeguard your business. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/7r

Innitec, a Taiwan-based Citrix-certified distributor, was facing challenges with an HP hardware tape-based storage system, which was becoming irrelevant to the company’s data and storage compliance. They needed a software solution that could provide better storage management and visibility without changes to the existing backup environment. By implementing StarWind Virtual Tape Library (VTL), Innitec was able to have a smooth, cost-effective migration to a more efficient storage system while improving data integrity and compliance. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/7o

Tired of RDP connection issues? Microsoft ’s Relayed RDP Shortpath, now with #TURN, is here to improve remote desktop performance and reliability. Learn from the latest article by Brandon Lee, a virtualization expert, for #StarWind how this protocol helps bypass restrictive networks and keeps your connection stable. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/7l

Innotech Windows + Doors, a Canada-based manufacturer of European-style windows and doors, faced a lack of high availability (HA) and redundancy in its IT infrastructure, as its individual server setup couldn't meet the growing demands of production. Traditional storage solutions were far too expensive for a mid-sized company, leaving it in need of an affordable yet robust solution that would provide full redundancy and disaster recovery. By deploying StarWind HCI Appliance (HCA), Innotech Windows + Doors moves to hyperconvergence and achieves reliable performance, thus ensuring uninterrupted production and operational reliability. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/7i

HyperV passthrough disks can be tricky to manage, but with the right approach, you can avoid downtime and data loss. Our latest guide by StarWind Pre-sales Engineer Anton Vovchuk provides a simple, step-by-step walkthrough for configuring and migrating these disks. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/7f

Network Pro Wisconsin Inc., a U.S.-based managed IT services provider (MSP), struggled with an obsolete and slow external drive array in its VMware ESXi-based IT infrastructure, which caused performance bottlenecks and reliability issues. Replacing the external drive array with another similar setup would not address the core performance problems, so the company needed a modern and efficient solution to revamp its IT infrastructure. By deploying StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN), Network Pro Wisconsin Inc. replaces its outdated external drive array with high-performance, internally attached SSD drives, significantly boosts performance and reliability, reduces maintenance costs, and achieves 24/7 business operations. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/7c

Microsoft ’s new checkpoint cumulative updates for Windows 11 and Server 2025 bring a different approach to system updates. These smaller, incremental updates focus on reducing file sizes and speeding up installation times, making life easier for IT admins.
Dive into the details in our latest article by Brandon Lee, a virtualization expert, for StarWind to see how it works. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/79

DevMecca, a US-based software development company, faced significant challenges with its existing non-virtualized IT infrastructure, which was costly to maintain. Despite a substantial investment in new hardware for virtualization using Microsoft Hyper-V, DevMecca faced critical downtime due to a persistent bug in Microsoft's Storage Spaces Direct (S2D) and Cluster-Aware Updating (CAU). So, DevMecca realized the need for a more reliable solution that could ensure business continuity. By implementing StarWind Virtual SAN (SAN), DevMecca expanded its virtual capacity by 50%, moving beyond the limitations of Microsoft S2D and achieving redundancy and business continuity. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/76

Running your VMs on the right node in a Microsoft S2D cluster could be the key to unlocking better performance. In our latest piece by Volodymyr Khrystenko, a StarWind Solution Architect, we investigate the impact of file system redirection on I/O paths and storage performance. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/73

BLDD Architects, a US-based architectural and structural design company, was struggling to maintain an aging and costly EMC SAN infrastructure that was unable to run mission-critical apps smoothly. It required a storage solution that could provide the necessary performance without additional costs and complexity. By deploying StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN), BLDD Architects creates a cost-effective, high-performance infrastructure that meets its needs, boosts productivity, and cuts its IT operational expenses (OpEx). Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/70

Did you know you can store Horizon 8 event logs on PostgreSQL using Linux Ubuntu? It’s a great way to reduce costs by avoiding Windows licenses while maintaining high performance.
Check out our latest step-by-step guide by Paolo Valsecchi, a System Engineer, for StarWind to learn how to get started. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/6U

Geyma Sistemas de Informacion SL, a Spanish IT & services provider, had an outdated IT infrastructure, struggling to meet the demands of modern virtualization and cloud environments and leading to concerns about reliability, performance, and high availability (HA). The company needed a solution that could modernize its IT environment to support its virtualization, cloud, and security services effectively. By implementing StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN), Geyma Sistemas de Informacion SL creates an HA IT infrastructure, reduces operational costs, and increases business efficiency in delivering services to its clients. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/6R

Are you prepared to handle a data breach? Our new article by Daryna Havrada, StarWind Technical Support Engineer, dives into some of the most common types, such as malware, ransomware, and phishing, and provides you with actionable tips on how to prevent them. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/6O

Sutton Group of Companies, operating in the footwear industry and logistics, struggled with a complex and space-consuming traditional SAN setup that failed to deliver the desired level of performance. They sought a more streamlined, high-performing solution that could meet their needs without the complexity of their existing SAN. By implementing StarWind HCI Appliance (HCA), Sutton Group of Companies builds a hyperconverged IT infrastructure, moves to an all-flash storage system, and minimizes physical space requirements, thus improving its logistics operations. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/6L