Business Intelligence (BI) Dashboards bring value to the data you collect. Not only do you have to collect proper data for the desired result — you also have to properly display it for it to create desired meaning and benefit. BI Dashboards do just that: they reflect designated data in a variety of forms, showing KPIs necessary for a business to progress.

Read the article by Alex Williams, a seasoned full-stack developer, on the benefits and things to look out for when using BI Dashboards to enhance your business continuity.

RAM Company, an American solenoids manufacturer, needed to raise its business up by resolving the issues of low IT infrastructure performance and high downtime. The company was looking for a flexible shared storage solution that wouldn’t require buying more hardware. After reading through numerous positive community reviews, the company opted for StarWind to help with its dilemma. Using StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN), RAM Company achieves 24/7 business operations by eliminating any downtime during its infrastructure’s maintenance and ensuring performance seamlessness.

Find out how RAM Company stimulates its business to get on well by deploying a 2-node failover cluster powered by StarWind VSAN.

vSphere Diagnostic Tool is a free utility which is, essentially, a script built for checking vCenter Server. It’s applicable to vSphere 6.5 and higher and used by engineers to isolate a particular issue in your vSphere environment. It’s an early tool, but it already has an extensive checklist it searches your vCenter Server for and can prove quite handy.

Read the new article by Vladan Seget on the new vSphere Diagnostic Tool, its functionality, and how to use it to check if your vCenter services are working properly.

This StarWind webinar will focus on one of ZFS use cases, which is providing file server storage. It will talk about the ZFS mechanisms and options for delivering file server storage and how this is presented in different solutions that use ZFS. Finally, you will learn how file server storage is delivered inside StarWind SAN & NAS and how to configure it.

Register now for the upcoming webinar to learn how ZFS can help you resolve all your IT infrastructure needs when it comes to file server storage as easily as 1-2-3.

The Peelle Company, a Canadian building materials company, needed to distribute its resources with the aim of intensifying order processing operations. But a limited IT budget got the company stuck in its NAS infrastructure with no shared storage and no flexibility. Using StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN), The Peele Company achieves resource allocation, gets an opportunity for NAS to grow its virtualized environments on the go, and obtains a lot more flexibility in creating its IT environment.

Find out how The Peelle Company intensifies its order processing operations by distributing resources with the help of StarWind.

R is the name of a programming language, often used alongside Python, for statistical computing and graphics. It’s frequently utilized by data analysts and data miners to develop statistical software and data analyses. R can be used independently or within an environment, RStudio, a free open-source integrated development environment for R.

Read the new guide by Karim Buzdar on how to properly install and use the R programming language and RStudio software on your Linux OS.

WizNucleus, an American information technology and services provider, needed to achieve constant uptime of its cybersecurity software apps. With this aim in mind, the company struggled to create a highly available and fault-tolerant IT environment without spending a fabulous amount of money on buying new hardware. Using StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN), WizNucleus builds a two-node failover cluster and achieves high availability (HA) without additional hardware cost ensuring high uptime of its cybersecurity software applications.

Find out how WizNucleus creates a fault-tolerant IT environment and enhances the safety of its mission-critical data in any unforeseen circumstances with StarWind VSAN.

Azure Arc is a multi-dimensional management software that allows operating resources across multiple clouds, services, and environments. This year, Microsoft added the possibility to integrate Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS) into Azure Arc. This also means that GitOps gets integrated, too, which makes managing, syncing, and running everything that much easier.

Read the post by Florent Appointare, a Microsoft Engineer, on how to easily enable Azure Arc for your AKS cluster to make your environment operation smoother.

FinZey Finance, a Saudi Arabian financial company, was keen on improving the operation of its electronic services to ensure business continuity. But a lack of high availability (HA) and failover made the company's IT infrastructure a bottleneck limiting its business growth potential. Using StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN), FinZey Finance creates an HA cluster increasing IT infrastructure performance and ensuring a troubleproof operation of its electronic services.

Find out how FinZey Finance builds a redundant and HA IT infrastructure saving heaps of money with StarWind VSAN.

The Server Message Block (SMB) protocol has been used by Windows Server (WS) and Windows OS for quite a while now. However, its compression issues were resolved and integrated by Microsoft only in 2020. SMB compression allows saving on storage and time required to transfer and store the shared files. It also has various use cases, each having its own nuances.

Read the new article by Didier Van Hoye, a Microsoft MVP, on SMB compression, its use cases, functions, and how to configure it in your WS2022 or Windows 11 environment.

VIP Technology Solutions Group, an American full-service provider of technology solutions, wanted to succeed in private cloud hosting but individual non-clustered servers didn't allow for that. A lack of a failover cluster affected the integrity and safety of the company’s data. The company was looking for an affordable solution for building a hyper-converged fault-tolerant IT infrastructure with proactive support included. Using StarWind HyperConverged Appliance (HCA), VIP Technology Solutions Group gains confidence in private cloud hosting by building a highly available (HA) IT environment.

Find out how VIP Technology Solutions Group keeps its data safe and sound with StarWind HCA.

Stevens & Co (Pty) Ltd, a distributor of Ryobi products in the African region, needed to ensure that its applications experience constant uptime. Because of limited funds, it could not afford to buy expensive physical SANs or overkill offers from typical virtualization vendors. Using StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN), Stevens & Co creates a 2-node high-availability (HA) cluster on its existing COTS hardware without spending a fortune on physical SANs, thus ensuring 24/7 business operations.

Find out how Stevens & Co was able to achieve HA without buying any new hardware or experiencing other unnecessary costs with StarWind VSAN.

Windows 11 builds on its predecessor, bringing elevated usability and security. It will also have better integration with Windows Server 2022. As the shift to remote work solidifies, Windows 11 introduces such handy features as Microsoft Teams Integration, SMB over QUIC, SMB Compression, Increased Throughout Security, Virtual Desktops and Snap Layouts.

Read the article by Brandon Lee, a virtualization expert, on the top new features your business should definitely consider in Windows 11.

This StarWind video dwells on one of ZFS use cases, which is providing file server storage. It explains the ZFS mechanisms and options for delivering file server storage and how this is presented in different solutions that use ZFS. Finally, the video shows how file server storage is delivered inside StarWind SAN & NAS and how to properly configure it.

Watch this StarWind video to learn how ZFS can help resolve all your IT infrastructure needs when it comes to file server storage hassle-free.

iF1 Solutions, a Canadian managed services provider (MSP), needed to cut licensing costs by replacing its obsolete HPE SANs and servers. The one more problem was that the company's legacy environments did not scale, and upgrade paths were confusing and poorly communicated. Hyperconvergence was the only way out of this tough situation. Implementing StarWind HyperConverged Appliance (HCA), iF1 Solutions replaces its aging servers and achieves scalability, saving $10-20K per client at that.

Find out how iF1 Solutions reduces IT operational expenses by creating a totally hyperconverged environment around StarWind HCA.

Previously, we discussed how to integrate Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters into Azure Arc. Having done that, the GitOps extension is already available there along with Flux. GitOps allows you to deploy Git apps from Git repositories to your AKS, and Flux is a toolkit for keeping AKS clusters in sync. They make a very useful combo

Read the post by Florent Appointare, a Microsoft Engineer, on how to use GitOps and Flux to properly deploy Git apps to your AKS cluster and keep everything in sync.

Ransomware attacks, technogenic and human-based failures are quite common. Yet, companies still fail to invest in proper disaster resistance. One reason could be ignorance. Another reason could be slow, expensive, and inefficient common backup servers and complicated software. Luckily, StarWind resolves all those issues and then some in one go.

Read the T_HQ article on how StarWind Backup Appliance comes with industry-fastest backup and restore while omitting configuration and maintenance overhead and still retaining democratic prices.

SSTL Group, a Tanzanian security system installer and integrator, had an IT infrastructure located in several government buildings with no high availability (HA) that threatened the security of its CCTV access control and fire alarm systems. The company required to create a failover cluster and minimize downtime with no need to buy additional servers. Using StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN), SSTL Group takes its security systems further by deploying a failover cluster and ensuring HA for its applications and services without spending a great deal of money.

Find out how SSTL Group enhances its IT infrastructure failover capabilities and eliminates downtime with StarWind VSAN.

PowerToys have been a part of Windows for quite some time now. However, since Windows 11, new features in all areas are also relevant with the new OS release. PowerToys is a set of freeware system utilities created for advanced users and designed by Microsoft for use on the Windows OS. They exist to change or maximize productivity or alter customization.

Read the new article by Vladan Seget on PowerToys in the recent Windows 11, its new features and settings when it comes to proper utilization.

You can leverage StarWind Virtual Tape Library (VTL) to keep data “air-gapped” from ransomware on virtual tapes, shifting away from costly physical tape infrastructure. If you’re using or planning to use Nakivo Backup & Replication as your backup software, you can easily integrate both solutions to capitalize on protection, simplicity, and cost-efficiency.

Read the new article by Paolo Valsecchi, a virtualization expert, on how to configure StarWind VTL for Nakivo B&R to increase security in your tape-centric infrastructure.