Regular backups are necessary to cope with possible data loss and restore information from the earlier times when needed. Even though copying data to Amazon S3 from a remote server is already possible, additional software not fully supported by Amazon is required, which makes the backup process painful. In case you are tired with such an exhausting backup procedure, you have a great chance to explore how AWS CLI can be extremely helpful in the case.

Check out the full article by Gary Williams, an experienced virtualization, storage and Windows systems administrator, to learn more about the updated AWS CLI and the options it provides for the convenient backup.

Even though hybrid cloud is quite trendy these days, there are very few VMware admins who use VMware Hybrid Cloud Extension (HCX). This platform removes boundaries between your on-prem infrastructure and cloud one. So, if you intend extending your environment to the cloud one day, take your time and learn more about VMware HCX benefits and how this solution is deployed.

Check out the full article by Askar Kopbayev, the Senior Consultant at VMware, to find out more about VMware Hybrid Cloud Extension deployment, and solution benefits.

Picking a Software-Defined Storage solution for a VMware vSphere environment may be a hard nut to crack due to tough licensing, strict hardware compatibility lists, and need for special skills to deploy and manage that thing. For all admins familiar with those pains our solution is Linux-based StarWind VSAN – hardware-agnostic, minimalistic and cost-efficient solution to ensure high apps availability in vSphere environments.

Learn from our recent video how to promote availability of your applications running in VMware vSphere with Linux-based StarWind Virtual SAN.

Hybrid cloud is trendy these days, but a few virtualization experts know what VMware Hybrid Cloud Extension (HCX) is. VMware HCX is a platform to erase boundaries between your on-prem infrastructure and public cloud. It delivers app mobility by creating hybridity across vSphere 5.0 and higher. So, if you are going to build hybrid-cloud environment that’s high time to learn more about VMware HCX!

Learn more about what VMware Hybrid Cloud Extension is and why you need in it the full article by Askar Kopbayev, the Senior Consultant at VMware.

For many companies, tapes still remain the media of choice for long-term archival purposes. But, wait, if you are a Veeam Backup & Replication user, there’s a better way to ensure business continuity and unlock Hyper-Availability – StarWind VTL for Microsoft Azure Blob Storage. Just set up both solutions and Azure, and you are ready to go! The nice thing about the StarWind VTL is that you can streamline the backup environment and extend your tape-based backups to Microsoft Azure without changing the entire thing.

Find out how to extend your archival options to Microsoft Azure in the full article by Andrew Zhelezko, a Veeam Technical Product Analyst.

For many companies, tapes still remain the media of choice for long-term archival purposes. But, wait, if you are a Veeam Backup & Replication user, there’s a better way to ensure business continuity and unlock Hyper-Availability – StarWind VTL. And, the nice thing about the solution is that you can streamline the backup environment and extend it to Microsoft Azure without changing the entire thing!

Find out how to extend tape-based data to Microsoft Azure with Veeam and StarWind in the upcoming joint webinar.

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Typically, Content Libraries are used for keeping VM templates, vApp templates, ISO files, and all that jazz you typically share within your network. With such capability, that thing makes vSphere admins’ life easier allowing them to ensure consistency within the infrastructure under workloads. So, if you have never used it before, it may be high time to learn more about Content Libraries.

Learn the basics of working with Content Libraries in VMware vSphere 6.5 in the full article by Paolo Valsecchi, Veeam Vanguard System Engineer and VMware vExpert.

Before, Young America LLC, a digital marketing company, run a worn-out standalone VMware ESXi server. No redundancy. No high availability. No business continuity! In a hurry, the company almost picked a traditional SAN. But, after a thorough investigation, Young America decided to try out virtualization technologies far and wide and ditch “classic” SAN in favor of a Virtual SAN (VSAN) by StarWind Software.

Find out how StarWind Virtual SAN helped Young America to achieve business continuity with off-the-shelf hardware.

Everyone in IT party seems to be excited about Windows Server 2019. Yes, it brings many cool features and improves user experience on the whole. And, you know what, Microsoft has released the new Insider Preview Build! It makes containers work better and brings a new base image to Windows Server. Do not miss the chance to try it out!

Check out the recent article by Karim Buzdar, a Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate for Server Infrastructure, to find out more about Windows Server 2019 Insider Preview Build.

Organizations still tend to use physical tapes for their backups for a number of reasons, however, many companies are willing to take advantage of the cloud to maintain business continuity. The perspective of using virtual tapes means that physical ones could be replaced and backup process will be accelerated. StarWind Virtual Tape Library (VTL) is a solution that easily integrates into existing infrastructures and significantly reduces the backup costs. Moreover, data safety levels are increasing because of ransomware-resilient virtual tapes used. With StarWind VTL and Veeam Backup & Replication customers get fast backup, granular recovery and huge cost savings, with no change to existing processes with the possibility to save backups right into Microsoft Azure.

Learn from the upcoming webinar about the reasons to extend the tape-based data archives to the cloud along with other useful tips.

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Organizations still tend to use physical tapes for their backups for a number of reasons, however, many companies are willing to take advantage of the cloud to maintain business continuity. The perspective of using virtual tapes means that physical ones could be replaced and backup process will be accelerated. StarWind Virtual Tape Library (VTL) is a solution that easily integrates into existing infrastructures and significantly reduces the backup costs. Moreover, data safety levels are increasing because of ransomware-resilient virtual tapes used. With StarWind VTL and Veeam Backup & Replication customers get fast backup, granular recovery and huge cost savings, with no change to existing processes with the possibility to save backups right into Microsoft Azure.

Learn from the upcoming webinar about the reasons to extend the tape-based data archives to the cloud along with other useful tips.

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For all that long time in storage virtualization, we’ve gained decent knowledge and experience which we are always happy to share with you. So, we decided to start a GoToStage channel to get all our webinar records in one place. Now, if you miss one, there’s a place where you still can find it! Learn more

Sometimes, problems may knock in right after upgrading your VMware ESXi. That may be NICs acting weird, Purple Screen of Death, or even both of them. Well, whatever it is, you may be thinking on how to revert things as they had been before. And, VMware provides you an option to do so.

Find out how to roll back VMware ESXi to its previous release in the recent article by Vladan Seget, an IT and Virtualization consultant.

Windows Server 2019 is coming, and it should bring some cool features to Windows-powered IT environments. These changes are not only about Windows Server itself but also Storage Spaces Direct, Microsoft’s software-defined storage solution. Why be excited? Microsoft finally brings the long-awaited data deduplication on ReFS! In other words Storage Spaces Direct in Windows Server 2019 will become fast and flexible without compromising storage utilization efficiency.

Read the full article by Romain Serre, a Senior Consultant, to learn more about new S2D features and why you may need it.

Not that long time ago, Microsoft released Cumulative Update 10 for Exchange Server 2016. Its new version brings not only some functionality updates but also better security and remedy to some quality issues reported by users. But, this update is not only about improved functioning and user experience! Installation prerequisites are the most remarkable change here, so take your time and find out more about them before updating.

Check out the recent article by Karim Buzdar, a Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate for Server Infrastructure, to learn more about new Exchange Server 2016 Cumulative Update 10 installation prerequisites and how to install the update.

For some reason, VMware Skyline, proactive support technology for some VMware products, isn’t common knowledge for many VMware users. But wait, what is this service, actually, for? Skyline allows to not only check how smoothly your VMware infrastructure runs but also prevent possible failures. So, that’s high time to learn more about it and make your infrastructure-related routines easier!

Find out how more about VMware Skyline and when you need it in the recent article by Alex Samoylenko, a virtualization technology professional.

In the modern world, where virtualization becomes an every-day thing, it’s vital to ensure data safety. And, data safety, in turn, begins from connection safety, right? Sure, there are many ways to ensure connection safety, but, let’s talk about something old but gold today —Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol. Why? It’s easy to set up, simple to manage, and is “one size fits all” for most environments!

Check out the recent article by Vladislav Savchenko, a Technical Support Engineer at StarWind, to learn more about Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol and how to set it up in different environments

Fully cloud-based infrastructures are a hot topic in modern IT. However, some companies cannot go entirely-cloud due to availability, security, and management concerns. So, these guys run production on the hardware that cannot ensure decent scalability and disaster recovery and, what is more important, limits innovation. There’s a great workaround for these guys – hybrid cloud.

Learn from the video why and how to build hybrid cloud infrastructure with Microsoft Azure and StarWind Virtual SAN

Even though numerous Software Defined Storage solutions exist, picking the right one may be kinda of a quest for VMware vSphere users. These guys are typically limited with strict hardware compatibility lists or may need some special skills to deploy and manage such solutions. Also, they may face Windows licensing that can sometimes devastate budgets. Familiar with those pains? Here, free Linux-based StarWind Virtual SAN comes to play. Now, things change, so forget about changing the environment or paying a dime to ensure availability of your apps in vSphere environment!

Learn from our upcoming free webinar how to promote availability of your applications running in VMware vSphere with Linux-based StarWind Virtual SAN

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