"The fact that the solution is vendor-agnostic allows it to be used with any virtualization vendor while remaining a powerful abstraction over storage."
"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."
"Highly available storage is the most valuable feature. The entire rollout is hyper-converged and requires no extra storage further than the hosts in which Hyper-V is running. Another feature that has been great is the support from StarWind in general. We have their proactive support package on the main cluster that employs Starwind Virtual SAN."
"vSAN we found was simple to set up, easy to configure and manage and allows us to achieve storage redundancy."
"The license price is one of the cheapest in the market."
"The most valuable feature is the reliable storage replication, which enables me to create a robust infrastructure to run our business."
"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."
"The fact that I can now count on a true failover solution is what is most appealing."
"The sales process is easy."
"The full suite of redundancy gives a nice sense of security for the whole environment."
"We opted for 24-hour monitoring and support, which has already paid for itself."
"We also substantially reduced network complexity by eliminating that standalone SAN. That reduced complexity has allowed us to concentrate on improving other areas of our network."
"It did not hurt that the price for the hardware and three years of support cost less than the disparate hardware the cluster used to run on."
"Their service is top-notch and if a node goes down they immediately are following up with us to make sure that everything is working smoothly."
"The low cost of this solution has also made a big difference in our budget, which has been very helpful."
"UI Options are simple and easy to find."
"This synchronization is easy with StorMagic, and we can establish availability between servers."
"StorMagic SvSAN is a very effective solution and the interface is good."
"It gives zero downtime and it works with two nodes rather than three nodes, unlike other solutions."
"The main thing I would like to see improved is the level of documentation."
"It would be helpful if StarWind provided more precise and detailed documentation explaining how to configure the solution in various scenarios, including the advantages and disadvantages of each."
"I found that certain browsers are not fully compatible with the administration web access portal."
"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."
"The only way I can see this product needing improvement is the consultation level of the StarWind sales and engineers."
"I would like to see different levels of support offered."
"I see no need for major improvements but there could be some improvements in the form of notifications and the simplifying of maintenance mode."
"Security on the ISCSI protocol could be improved by adding features like OS-type control access, especially for the data center environment."
"Perhaps the initial configuration and documentation could be a little clearer and simpler to follow."
"Multi cluster support for their Command Console would be very beneficial. Currently, you can only work with a single cluster at a time. The console is new so I expect much growth in this area in the near future. The other area that could be improved is the tech support locale."
"Shipping options should be explained in detail and offer more white glove delivery options even if it comes at an additional cost for some SMBs without docks."
"CSVs require the storage to be configured through iSCSI, even though the storage is local."
"Most meetings are done via Zoom, and I'm sure you could switch to a text based conversation if needed as they seem like a very accommodating team. It's not something I would worry about if you are a potential client."
"I had some initial difficulties understanding the solution which could have been solved via additional documentation aimed at newcomers."
"It would be nice to have some kind of GUI interface implemented to give you an overall view of the system's health at a glance."
"Possible new features could be CSV-level snapshot capability, Veeam integration, and maybe a more straightforward setup. Granted, you don't have to worry about setups with the HCA, but if you want to implement StarWind vSAN in a lab to test it is a tedious setup process."
"The only improvement area I can see is their licensing. For example, the memory caching feature is only available in an advanced license. Normally, it's in a standard license. It would be better if they had memory caching features in the product. Some backup features should also be in the product"
"The deployment of StorMagic SvSAN is very small. However, you need some time to do it. It's important to make a test deployment before the real deployment."
"There are two features missing: there's no REST API functionality, and there is no date duplication in it."
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StarWind HyperConverged Appliance is ranked 3rd in Software Defined Storage (SDS) with 33 reviews while StorMagic SvSAN is ranked 11th in Software Defined Storage (SDS) with 3 reviews. StarWind HyperConverged Appliance is rated 9.8, while StorMagic SvSAN is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of StarWind HyperConverged Appliance writes "Flexible and easy to set up with excellent support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of StorMagic SvSAN writes "Effective redundancy, good interface, and responsive support". StarWind HyperConverged Appliance is most compared with Nutanix Acropolis AOS, VxRail, VMware vSAN, NetApp HCI and DataCore SANsymphony, whereas StorMagic SvSAN is most compared with VMware vSAN, DataCore SANsymphony, HPE SimpliVity, Veeam Backup & Replication and HPE StoreVirtual. See our StarWind HyperConverged Appliance vs. StorMagic SvSAN report.
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