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Southwest Waste Services LLC, a U.S.-based recycling and collection company, faced inefficiencies and complexities with its traditional 3-tier IT infrastructure using ESXi hypervisor. The company required a solution that could modernize and simplify its IT infrastructure while seamlessly integrating with the existing ESXi environment to enhance performance and scalability. By implementing StarWind HCI Appliance (HCA), Southwest Waste Services LLC builds a hyperconverged infrastructure, achieves scalability, reduces operational overheads, and streamlines its business operations. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/5O

Serenity Insurance, a U.S.-based auto insurance company, was struggling with a single Dell PowerEdge T610 aging server that couldn’t provide the necessary infrastructure redundancy. They needed a more robust and resilient IT infrastructure to meet their growing demands. By implementing StarWind HCI Appliance (HCA), Serenity Insurance achieves a seamless transition to a failover cluster, builds a redundant IT infrastructure, and eliminates a single point of failure (SPOF) issue, thus ensuring business operations 24/7. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/5K

Got an ‘unsupported hardware’ error when installing Windows 11? No worries, explore our latest article by Vlad Karaiev, StarWind’s Head of Marketing, on how to bypass TPM and RAM checks for a hassle-free Windows 11 installation. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/5L

Ventoy is making life easier for IT administrators everywhere. This open-source tool lets you create bootable USB drives without the usual hassle. Discover its key features and benefits in our new article by Vladan Seget, a virtualization expert, for StarWind. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/5E

Sibergen Technologies, a U.S.-based managed IT services provider (MSP), faced challenges with an aging, non-virtualized IT infrastructure that couldn't keep up with its growing needs. They needed an IT environment that could deliver high availability (HA), improved performance, and simplified management without adding unnecessary complexity or cost. By implementing StarWind HCI Appliance (HCA), Sibergen Technologies builds a powerful virtualized IT environment, optimizes resource utilization, and reduces downtime, thus enhancing service delivery to its customers. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/5B

Ever wondered how data stays consistent and always available across multiple systems? Data replication is the key! Dive into our latest article by Vladislav Karaiev, a StarWind Head of Marketing, to discover how data replication works, its types, and why it's crucial for your business. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/5y

Watch our recently recorded live webinar by Sr. Solutions Engineer Alex Khorolets for a deep dive into Proxmox VE backup strategies. Learn how to use Proxmox Backup Server and prepare for Veeam integration.
Watch the webinar recording now: https://starwind.com/s/5v

The aging IT infrastructure at Alexander City Schools, consisting of 2 Dell rack servers and Dell EqualLogic, faced significant reliability issues and lacked a robust failover mechanism. This situation called for a robust, fail-safe solution that could ensure continuous operation even in the face of hardware failures. By implementing StarWind HCI Appliance (HCA), Alexander City Schools move to hyperconvergence, consolidate their IT setup into a more reliable and scalable system, reduce hardware footprint, and ensure continuous operation during hardware failures. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/5q

Keeping APIs updated across platforms is tough, but SwaggerHub and Azure API Management make it easier. Check out our latest step-by-step guide by Nicolas Prigent, a Microsoft MVP, for StarWind. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/5p

Robertson Loia Roof, PC, a U.S.-based architectural firm, faced high maintenance costs and complexity with traditional SAN solutions, which were impractical for its small business needs. The company required a cost-effective shared storage solution to streamline its operations and enhance its IT capabilities. By deploying StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN), Robertson Loia Roof, PC creates flexible, easy-to-manage storage and eliminates the complexities and high costs of traditional SAN hardware, thus ensuring consistent project delivery. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/5m

The Live Patch feature in VMware vSphere 8 Update 3 allows for critical updates to be applied to the ESXi hypervisor without rebooting, minimizing downtime. Our latest article by Alex Samoylenko, an expert in virtualization technology, for StarWind explains how this feature works, the benefits it offers, and any limitations. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/5j

Domino Machine, a Canada-based manufacturer of blow-out preventers, stuffing boxes, and API products, faced significant challenges with inadequate direct server storage performance and high availability, crucial for running data-intensive workloads and maintaining business continuity. The company required a shared storage solution that would not only enhance performance but also avoid vendor lock-in and high costs. By implementing StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN), Domino Machine achieves high-performance, synchronized data storage across nodes, ensuring data redundancy and seamless operation during server maintenance or failures, and saves approximately $50,000 in upfront costs. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/5g

Data reduction might sound technical, but it’s crucial for efficient storage. Our latest article by Daryna Havrada, StarWind Technical Support Engineer, explains data deduplication and data compression, and their role in optimizing performance. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/5a

Ainsworth Game Technology, a premier manufacturer of global gaming products, was running a non-clustered two-node Hyper-V environment with Hyper-V Replica for disaster recovery purposes. The company faced significant limitations in implementing clustering, high availability (HA), and live migration due to the absence of shared storage. By deploying StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN), Ainsworth Game Technology creates an HA cluster and enables live migration without the need for additional hardware, thus streamlining its IT operations and achieving substantial financial savings. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/57

Is your business prepared for dataloss or cyberattacks? Our latest guide by Vladislav Karaiev, a StarWind Head of Marketing, covers everything you need to know about data backup and datarecovery. From different backup methods to choosing the right solution, we've got you covered. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/54

Great Marlow School, a secondary school in Buckinghamshire, relied on Dell EqualLogic SANs that were expensive to maintain, slow, lacked scalability, and had unreliable support. This challenge created a pressing need for a more efficient and adaptable IT solution. By implementing StarWind HCI Appliance (HCA), Great Marlow School builds a hyperconverged IT infrastructure, enhances performance, and ensures 99.99% uptime of its critical educational applications. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/51

Snapshots piling up? VMware vSphere8 Update 3 has got you covered with its new auto-delete feature. Head over to our new article by Vladan Seget, a virtualization expert, for StarWind to see how it can help you manage your virtual machines (VMs) better. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/4X

Tipton Community School Corporation faced a significant challenge with its IT infrastructure due to the lack of an off-site backup solution, leaving its critical data vulnerable to local disasters and system failures. The school corporation needed a cost-effective, efficient, and reliable solution to safeguard its data. By deploying StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN), Tipton Community School Corporation successfully creates a cost-effective and reliable off-site backup system, significantly enhances its data protection and disaster recovery capabilities, and ensures uninterrupted access to its educational resources. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/4U

All-flash storage solutions have gained tremendous popularity in recent years. But what exactly is an All-Flash Array, and what is it used for? Check out our latest article by Vladislav Karaiev, StarWind’s Head of Marketing, to learn more about the benefits and use cases of all-flash storage. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/4R

Young America, a U.S.-based digital marketing company, faced significant downtime due to its standalone ESXi host's lack of redundancy, causing operational disruptions and management frustration. The company needed a cost-effective high-availability (HA) solution that could mitigate downtime risks. By implementing StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN), Young America creates an HA cluster, eliminates the risk of site-wide failures, and ensures continuous, reliable service delivery to its clients. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/4O