Did you know you can double your VM density while keeping performance steady? With VMware vSphere 8 U3's Memory Tiering, you get smarter memory usage and reduced TCO. Discover all the details and performance benchmarks in our latest article by Vladan Seget, a virtualization expert, for StarWind. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/ag

LightChange Technologies, a U.S.-based managed IT services provider (MSP), was looking for a real-time storage replication provider for its customer, an Internet service provider (ISP). The ISP needed to ensure high availability (HA) for its geographically disparate back-end storage infrastructure. By deploying StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN), LightChange Technologies was able to create an HA stretched cluster for its ISP client’s infrastructure, provide real-time storage replication across two sites, and ensure zero downtime during VMware host or SAN failures. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/ad

Windows 11 24H2 offers a fresh approach to protecting sensitive data with Personal Data Encryption (#PDE). Discover the benefits of this new feature in our latest article by Brandon Lee, an IT Consultant, for StarWind. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/aa

Looking to build a versatile backup storage? By pairing TrueNAS with MinIO, you can create an S3-compatible backup repository tailored to your needs. Our latest guide by Paolo Valsecchi, a System Engineer, for StarWind breaks down the deployment in a clear, step-by-step walkthrough. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/a7

American Care, Inc., a US-based healthcare provider, had a mixed VMware/Windows IT environment with one backup and two primary hosts that did not allow for fault tolerance and high availability (HA). The lack of a failover Hyper-V cluster threatened the hospital's smooth healthcare operations, including its electronic medical record (EMR) system. By deploying StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN), American Care gains a hyperconverged Windows Server environment, creates an HA Hyper-V cluster, eliminates VMware dependency, and ensures continuous operations of its EMR system, thus saving over $20,000 compared to a traditional SAN setup. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/a4

The well-known 0xxx ransomware encrypts files and demands a hefty ransom. Learn from our latest article by Ivan Ischenko, a StarWind Pre-Sales Team Lead, how to detect the signs, protect your systems, and recover without giving in to hackers. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/a1

Nexans Autoelectric, a global automobile electronics manufacturer, was struggling with a physical IT environment that was costly to maintain and upgrade. The lack of a virtualized environment made scaling and storage management cumbersome. By implementing StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN), Nexans Autoelectric moves to hyperconvergence, streamlines IT operations, achieves fault tolerance, and saves $3,200 every 3 years on its IT operational expenses. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/9Y

Nexans Autoelectric, a global automobile electronics manufacturer, was struggling with a physical IT environment that was costly to maintain and upgrade. The lack of a virtualized environment made scaling and storage management cumbersome. By implementing StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN), Nexans Autoelectric moves to hyperconvergence, streamlines IT operations, achieves fault tolerance, and saves $3,200 every 3 years on its IT operational expenses. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/9Y

Thinking about switching from VMware? Explore top alternatives like Hyper-V, Proxmox, and XCP-ng in our latest article by Vladan Seget, a virtualization expert for StarWind. Learn how to effectively migrate your workloads along the way. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/9V

Wondering what’s the difference between Oracle VirtualBox, VMware Workstation, and QEMU? Check out our latest comprehensive comparison by Dmytro Malynka, StarWind Product Manager, to choose the best Type 2 hypervisor for your virtualization projects. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/9S

Premier Data Systems, a U.S.-based managed IT services provider (MSP), needed to transition to a hyperconverged setup but faced high costs for OS licensing and additional hardware. To achieve this, the company required a cost-effective shared storage solution. By implementing StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN), Premier Data Systems creates a highly available (HA) hyperconverged IT environment and eliminates the need for expensive licensing and additional hardware. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/9P

Backing up virtual machines (#VMs) is a critical part of managing any #VMware environment. Our latest guide by Ivan Ischenko, a #StarWind Pre-Sales Engineer, walks you through the different backup methods and shares best practices to keep your data secure and recoverable. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/9M

Area Agency on Aging Region 9, a US-based non-profit organization, was struggling with a standalone Hyper-V host environment without a high-availability (HA) cluster, making it vulnerable to downtime. It needed a cost-effective solution to achieve HA without being locked into a specific vendor. By implementing StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN), Area Agency on Aging Region 9 builds an HA and resilient server cluster using its existing Hyper-V setup, ensures operational continuity, and reduces IT costs. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/9J

Get clarity on storage formats like QCOW and RAW, and learn how to choose the best option for your workloads in our latest article by Dmytro Malynka, StarWind Product Manager. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/9G

PBS Systems, a Canada-based dealership management software company, was struggling with multiple aging storage systems from different vendors with inconsistent performance. The company needed a reliable and cost-effective solution to replace its multi-vendor storage infrastructure and reduce high maintenance costs. By implementing StarWind HCI Appliance (#HCA), PBS Systems consolidates multiple storage systems into a unified platform with high availability (HA), reduces power consumption and cuts down IT costs, ensuring uninterrupted business operations over the past 12 months. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/9D

Proxmox VE is a fantastic alternative to VMware, and with StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN), you can build a highly available (HA) cluster with just two nodes. Our latest guide by Oleg Pankevych, Pre-Sales Engineer at StarWind, breaks it all down – from configuration to deployment.
If you're running on a tight budget but need a reliable IT infrastructure, this solution is for you. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/9A

Krida Wacana Christian University (UKRIDA), an Indonesian educational institution, used four physical servers dedicated to server virtualization running VMware with DAS. The university needed a shared storage solution to receive high availability (HA) and load balancing. With StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) implementation, UKRIDA gets load balancing for efficient resource utilization, HA for its mission-critical academic apps even in the event of an incident, and zero downtime. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/9x

Why waste hours on manual installations when you can automate the process? With an unattend.xml file, you can configure Windows Server 2025 deployments to be hands-free, consistent, and efficient.
Our latest guide by Brandon Lee, an IT Consultant, for StarWind walks you through everything you need to know to get started. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/9u

SCALINX's IT infrastructure, based on a single Proxmox host with local storage, lacked shared storage, limiting scalability and risking potential downtime. The company needed a cost-effective shared storage solution to ensure high availability (HA) and scalability while transitioning from Proxmox to ESXi. By deploying StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN), SCALINX gains scalable shared storage, implements HA, and saves $20,000 in upfront costs along with ongoing operational savings. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/9r

Virtualization and backups are core for most modern IT setups, and Proxmox combines them into one seamless platform. With high availability (HA), live migration, and deduplicated backups, Proxmox VE and Proxmox Backup Server offer a solution designed for modern IT challenges.
Explore how it works in our latest article by Dmytro Malynka, StarWind Product Manager. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/9o