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"The single-pane-of-glass VMware interface makes configuration and management easy so you do not need IT specialists."

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"StarWind vSAN has allowed us to leverage our server infrastructure more completely without the need to add more hardware.""Immediately we noticed huge performance gains, even on older hardware and once we implemented a 10GB link between both servers, the sync was near-instant after the initial sync was complete.""I have found the graphical user interface to be the most useful thing about Virtual SAN.""It provided the much-needed HA on an extremely low budget.""Having the ability to scale horizontally if needed is a huge plus for future growth.""The ROI is great on this product.""The iSCSI protocol is quite simple to configure.""This solution enables us to make better cost-effective use of our existing hardware and leverage the current infrastructure at a higher level than we could before."

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Cons
"A new company took over the product and now the support for Maxta has gone way downhill."

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"I would like to see more user-friendly dashboards in future versions.""Being able to run StarWind vSAN on top of any free UNIX operating system to build a resilient iSCSI/FTP/SMB storage system would be useful.""The documentation could be a little more concise, but, for the most part, it just works.""There is no IPv6 support. That is our only issue at this time.""A web management interface would be good, especially for those coming from other solutions that have one.""Feature-wise we are only waiting for the release of a "planned disaster" feature that would allow us to patch a hypervisor node without having to take the full storage offline.""I'd love to see more clarification for us folks who are smart enough to do some damage yet not smart enough to use CLI.""vSAN's free version does not have a graphical user interface."

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  • "The setup cost is very low. The pricing is great."
  • "We are happy with the price."
  • "The license is reusable. We can always rebuild it and apply the license. Then, boom, we get new servers, apply the license, and we're back up and running."
  • "The pricing is fine for the work that it does."
  • "When we did all the analysis for StarWind, it was approximately 20 percent less than any of the other solutions that we looked at."
  • "The scalability limitation for us is its licensing. At some point in the fairly near future, we will probably have to upgrade our license so we can store eight terabytes instead of four. We are currently at four terabytes, but we're starting to knock on the door of that capacity."
  • "The pricing is excellent. It will run on anything. You don't have to buy a $100,000 server, with hardware you don't need. You just pay for the license and you're good to go."
  • "The licensing is a bit weird. If you license the standard version of StarWind, it allows you four terabytes. Then, they have a pro version, but with the pro version, the only difference is it doubles the terabytes to eight."
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    Top Answer:It is easy to use and can monitor system synchronization and check Storage status. StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) combines flash and disks of the cluster and forms a virtual shared storage “pool”… more »
    Top Answer:I would highly advise new users to consult the StarWind technical team beforehand. Also, consider the paid version if you want the ease of management through the console GUI and not just use it for… more »
    Top Answer:You can maintain and update it with little to no fuss, even the free version is incredibly capable whilst it brings the cost of a Highly Available HCI solution down to a very cost-effective point… more »
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    Rating
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    Overview

    Maxta offers a cloud-based computing power service aimed at government and enterprise users, providing high-performance, low-power consumption, and flexible computing infrastructure. Users access computing resources on a pay-as-you-go basis, allowing scalability and potentially reducing costs compared to traditional on-premises setups. Maxta emphasizes efficiency, customization options, and diverse applications, suggesting suitability for tasks like scientific simulations, AI, big data analytics, engineering, and video rendering. Overall, Maxta's service streamlines access to high-performance computing resources without the need for managing hardware infrastructure directly.

    StarWind Virtual SAN provides high availability and fault tolerance for virtualized environments without the need for dedicated SAN hardware. It allows for real-time replication between servers, shared storage for Hyper-V clusters, and enables vMotion and High Availability features for VMware vSphere. The solution reduces costs and leverages existing hardware while providing a scalable and reliable infrastructure. Valuable features include ease of use, scalability, top-tier support, hardware agnosticism, and the ability to use off-the-shelf standard servers to increase storage space. StarWind VSAN has helped organizations improve performance, data availability, and data security while reducing downtime and providing cost-saving storage options.

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    Baker Tilly BVI, CMS Internet, Board Harpeth Hall School
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    Manufacturing Company11%
    Construction Company8%
    Educational Organization8%
    Computer Software Company8%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company18%
    Manufacturing Company9%
    Government8%
    Financial Services Firm8%
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    REVIEWERS
    Small Business65%
    Midsize Enterprise22%
    Large Enterprise13%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business25%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise58%
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    Maxta Hyperconvergence Software doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in HCI while StarWind Virtual SAN is ranked 4th in HCI with 182 reviews. Maxta Hyperconvergence Software is rated 7.0, while StarWind Virtual SAN is rated 9.6. The top reviewer of Maxta Hyperconvergence Software writes "Has the ability to have a single-pane-of-glass using the VMware interface but it needs better support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of StarWind Virtual SAN writes "Excellent support, great performance, and good redundancy". Maxta Hyperconvergence Software is most compared with , whereas StarWind Virtual SAN is most compared with VMware vSAN, Microsoft Storage Spaces Direct, StorMagic SvSAN, Red Hat Ceph Storage and DataCore SANsymphony.

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