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StarWind Virtual SAN

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StarWind Virtual SAN eliminates any need in physical shared storage by simply mirroring internal hard disks and flash between hypervisor servers. It reduces virtualization expenses (both capital and operational) by utilizing hardware resources for the same workload.

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StarWind HyperConverged Appliance

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StarWind HCA is a 100% software-defined hyperconverged platform built with Dell® OEM or StarWind-branded server platform. HCA ProActive Premium Support monitors the cluster 24/7, predicts failures and reacts to them before things go South.

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StarWind Virtual Tape Library

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StarWind Virtual Tape Library helps businesses to eliminate their costly tape backup processes while meeting regulatory data archival and retention requirements using on-premises Virtual Tape Libraries with cloud and object storage tier.

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StarWind SAN & NAS

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StarWind SAN & NAS is a fully HCL-certified software-defined shared storage for VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V. The solution also enables you to repurpose your servers into certified backup targets if you’re using Veeam. StarWind SAN & NAS, as a Linux-based VM, leverages all the features of ZFS to ensure optimal storage use, data safety and integrity. All of your favorite tools and toys unified into a single, lightweight, intuitive, and innovative SDS solution.

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StarWind Backup Appliance

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For organizations looking to free themselves from the concepts of RTO and RPO and achieve near-instantaneous backup and recovery, StarWind introduces Backup Appliance. By utilizing the speed of an NVMe storage backend, StarWind shrinks the backups window to fit any schedule without overlapping or harming other processes and removes the need to calculate the backup window schedule.

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Aysha j.
02/18/2025
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StarWind Virtual SAN for reliable and fast data transfer solution

Starwind Virtual SAN is a very cost-effective solution especially in terms of licensing, while it will also boost the database performance by providing a high-speed data transfer rate. it can easily scale as per need and while running it in the cluster you have the assurance of 100% uptime. when we used it with SSD the data transfer speed was very impressive and latency for our user application was very low which was very beneficial for us.
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Muhammad w.
02/17/2025
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StarWind Virtual SAN: A flexible and reliable option for SAN

We used trial and licensed verions both, before purchasing it we use the trial version and we found solution is very reliable and stable and with its server deployment structure it is very easy to manage the solution as per your needs. In the paid version, there is a good option as it offers server-based licenses which are very cost-effective, on top of that we achieve high-speed performance results.
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Dara A.
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02/13/2025
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A Cost-Effective & Reliable VMware vSAN Alternative

When we decided to move to a hyperconverged setup, VMware vSAN was the obvious first choice, but once we dug into the licensing and overall costs, it just didn’t make sense. That’s when we started looking at alternatives and landed on StarWind VSAN—easily one of the best decisions we’ve made. We set up a 3-node cluster, and it’s been rock solid. No weird failures, no performance dips—just stable and reliable storage that does exactly what we need. What really stood out was the cost savings compared to VMware vSAN. Licensing alone was a huge relief, but on top of that, StarWind’s simplicity meant less time spent managing and troubleshooting, which saved us even more in the long run. Support has been another big win. They’re quick, professional, and actually know what they’re doing. No scripted responses, no useless back-and-forth—just real solutions when you need them. Right now, everything is running smoothly, and we’re already looking at expanding. If you’re on the fence about VMware vSAN and want a flexible, cost-effective alternative that just works, StarWind VSAN is absolutely worth considering.

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What is StarWind, Inc.?

StarWind is a pioneer in storage virtualization and hyperconvergence technologies. The company is a real innovator that has been developing and integrating IT infrastructure production optimization solutions years before virtualization hit the mainstream.StarWind combined its high-profile expertise and critical thinking about customer needs, which resulted in the creation of the trailblazing StarWind Virtual SAN. StarWind VSAN is a software-defined storage solution like no other. It completely eliminates the need for physical shared storage, like SAN and NAS, and achieves high availability on commercial hardware starting with two nodes already. It’s the only virtual shared storage on the market that has no hardware compatibility lists, works with any hypervisor, and comes at a reasonable price.To further bring enterprise-grade features without the bank-breaking price tag to ROBO, SMB and Edge, the company designed StarWind HyperConverged Appliance. StarWind HCA is a turnkey hyper-converged platform that combines storage, compute, networking, and StarWind software. StarWind enclosed the power of an entire data center in a small two-node box that brings ground-breaking rates of constant uptime and fault tolerance to organizations of any size. You also get ProActive Support that monitors your environment 4/7/365.StarWind Virtual SAN acquired the VMware Ready certification and it’s listed in the VMware Hardware Compatibility List. It is also officially certified for Windows Server 01 R , WS 016, WS 019, as well as for Citrix XenServer 6.5, 7, and 8.Since 003, StarWind has been the solution of choice for over 30,000 global users in more than 100 countries, from SMBs, companies with ROBO scenarios, and Edge locations, to governments, Fortune 500 and Global 000 companies.You’re welcome to explore our:#StarWind_success_story #StarWind_webinar #StarWind_how_to#StarWind_handy

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2003