Red Road Networks LLC, a U.S.-based IT services provider, had a single Microsoft Hyper-V host with direct-attached storage (DAS) that lacked clustering and redundancy, risking downtime from both planned and unplanned outages. The company required a cost-effective way to achieve near-zero downtime for its client company without the expense and complexity of traditional shared storage. By deploying StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN), Red Road Networks LLC builds a 2-node Hyper-V failover cluster, ensuring high availability (HA) and minimal maintenance and reducing both capital and maintenance costs for its client company. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/xm

Parity RAID is still one of the best ways to balance cost, performance, and redundancy. But the real question in 2025 isn’t how RAID works, it’s whether RAID 5 is still safe or if RAID 6 should be the new default.
Our latest article by Vladyslav Savchenko for StarWind explains how rebuild times, URE risk, and drive size impact reliability, so you know when single parity is fine and when dual parity is essential. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/xj

That yellow warning in VMware vSphere isn’t harmless – ignored consolidation issues can tank performance and even break your backups.
In our latest guide by Ivan Ischenko for StarWind, we explain why this happens and walk you through the fastest ways to resolve it. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/xg

Rodillian Multi Academy Trust, a UK-based network of schools, struggled with outdated, unsupported hardware and fragmented domains across multiple schools, making centralized management and future growth unfeasible. The Trust required a resilient, high-performance, and scalable infrastructure to centralize its IT services and support organizational expansion. By deploying StarWind HCI Appliance (HCA), Rodillian Multi Academy Trust modernizes and centralizes its IT infrastructure, achieving improved performance, resilience, and scalability and enabling reliable delivery of digital learning tools and administrative services. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/xd

Kubernetes is great at scaling apps, but it doesn’t natively protect Persistent Data. Databases, queues, and analytics workloads need reliable backups.
Our latest guide by Marius Sandbu, a cloud-native and end-user computing expert, for StarWind explains the risks, shows why Veeam Kasten is essential, and walks you through setting it up in Azure. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/xa

Milchwerk Jäger GmbH, a German-based dairy products manufacturer, faced severe performance issues and scalability limitations with its legacy storage setup based on Synology SHA clusters and IBM V3700. The company needed a cost-effective, high-performance, and hardware-agnostic storage solution that supports failover clustering and allows geographic separation of nodes. By implementing StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) and StarWind HCI Appliance (HCA), Milchwerk Jäger GmbH modernizes and simplifies its IT infrastructure, achieves high availability (HA) and increased performance across geographically separated nodes, which resulted in reduced downtime, increased efficiency, and $1.5–2 million annual cost savings. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/x7

Skipping a data migration plan is like rolling dice with business continuity. A solid plan reduces risks, prevents downtime, and protects your data.
Discover key steps and best practices for a seamless transition in our latest article by Ivan Ischenko for StarWind. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/x4

Edge handles split-second reactions – like cars braking or sensors in a factory – while the cloud stores, analyzes, and scales. Both matter, but for different reasons.
Check out our latest article by Ivan Ischenko for StarWind to find out whether Edge Computing or Cloud Computing fits your needs best. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/x1

Book Depot Inc, a Canada-based wholesale distributor of bargain books, struggled with long storage resync times and no vendor support under its Microsoft HCI setup, leading to costly downtime and maintenance headaches. The company needed a cost-effective, stable solution with fast replication and 24/7 technical support, without replacing its existing hardware. By deploying StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN), Book Depot Inc repurposes its refurbished infrastructure into a high-availability (HA) system with rapid replication, simple management, and round-the-clock support, saving $40,000 for every hour of avoided downtime and cutting storage resync time from 5 hours to 15 minutes. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/wy

From GDPR and CCPA to ransomware and outages, organizations face constant risks. Our latest complete guide by Michael Rakitin for StarWind explains what data protection, data privacy, and data security mean, how they differ, and how to apply them to safeguard your most valuable asset – data. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/wv

News Corp Australia, a major media organization, had an ESXi-based infrastructure that relied on traditional storage and was difficult to manage and upgrade. A software-defined storage solution was needed to reduce complexity, improve manageability, and support seamless scalability within the existing environment. By deploying StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN), News Corp Australia simplifies storage management and upgrades in its ESXi environment, achieving improved operational efficiency and reducing IT overhead. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/ws

VMware Cloud Foundation9 (with vSphere9 and NSX 9) introduces big changes – and that includes dropping some long-standing features. Check out our latest article by Alex Samoylenko for StarWind to see what’s deprecated and what to use instead. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/wp

Proxmox is leveling up! The new Proxmox Data center Manager (Beta 0.9) offers a centralized UI for managing multiple Proxmox VE nodes and clusters. Dive into our latest technical overview by Vladan Seget, a virtualization expert, for StarWind. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/wm

Dijkstra Vereenigde, a Dutch supplier of laboratory equipment and packaging glass, faced performance and reliability issues due to aging, end-of-life SAN-based infrastructure that was no longer viable to maintain. The company needed a cost-effective, easy-to-deploy hyperconverged solution to replace its outdated SAN and enhance performance. By implementing StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN), Dijkstra Vereenigde replaces its aging SAN infrastructure with a high-performance hyperconverged setup, achieving greater stability and performance while reducing hardware complexity and costs. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/wj

Managing VMware clusters by hand can quickly become overwhelming as workloads grow and shift. That’s where Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) steps in – keeping clusters stable, apps fast, and admins stress-free.
In our latest guide by Dmytro Malynka for StarWind, we break down everything you need to know about VMware DRS: how it works, its requirements, key features, and why it’s a must-have for medium and large clusters. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/wg

Journey Freight International Inc., a Canada-based third-party logistics provider, was challenged by performance bottlenecks and a single point of failure in its aging HP StorageWorks SAN. To maintain uninterrupted logistics operations, the company needed a high-performance, highly available (HA), and scalable storage solution that wouldn’t break the budget. By implementing StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN), Journey Freight International Inc. modernizes its infrastructure with a robust three-node cluster, achieving significantly better IOPS, eliminating downtime risks, and ensuring continuous availability of its mission-critical systems. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/wd

Cyberthreats are growing smarter every day, and applications are now prime targets. From authentication to encryption, Application Security (AppSec) is key to protecting your business.
Our new article by Roman Bitsiuk for StarWind explains what AppSec is, why it matters, and how to secure apps end to end. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/wa

VMware ESXi is one of the most popular platforms for running multiple VMs on a single server. Learn how to install it from scratch, configure the basics, and create your first VM – all in one guide by Karim Buzdar, an IT Engineer & Linux Expert, for #StarWind. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/w7

Lynden Door, Inc., a U.S.-based manufacturer of quality doors, needed to build a small Hyper-V cluster but lacked shared storage and wanted to avoid the high cost of purchasing a separate storage array. The company required a cost-effective, reliable shared storage solution that could be quickly deployed without additional hardware. By implementing StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN), Lynden Door, Inc. creates a high-availability (HA) Hyper-V cluster, improves scalability, and saves approximately $10,000 in infrastructure costs. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/w4

Every workload is different – some demand high IOPS, others rely on throughput. Our latest article by Ivan Ischenko for StarWind explains how to tell the difference and make the right call for your environment. Read more here: https://starwind.com/s/w1