We performed a comparison between StarWind Virtual Tape Library and SteelFusion based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
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"We are able to do maintenance by bringing down one node at a time, rather than having to schedule a complete shutdown."
"vSAN we found was simple to set up, easy to configure and manage and allows us to achieve storage redundancy."
"The most valuable feature is the managed service, which has been an important part of monitoring our critical infrastructure."
"With an uptime of 384 days, StarWind has improved overall server reliability."
"It also provides a seamless and efficient solution for personal storage requirements, showcasing the versatility and scalability of my Virtual SAN configuration."
"The most valuable feature is the reliable storage replication, which enables me to create a robust infrastructure to run our business."
"User friendly interface and straight forward implementation."
"The solution made our backups way more reliable."
"The most valuable feature of the StarWind Virtual Tape Library is the archiving to the AWS cloud."
"It is a stable solution."
"I like the fact that we can simultaneously upload the virtual tapes to different cloud providers, and the settings can be adjusted to speed up the upload times even further."
"StarWind VTL allowed us to back up to virtual tape that was created within Veeam and upload the tape to the cloud."
"Sync to Central and edge protection mitigate my risk in our branch offices. All services that need to be local to the user exist on local servers. Users run applications and access data locally while the data is constantly being synced to Central, and protected. If an edge device fails, we can recover quickly."
"They require more media visibility."
"StarWind Virtual SAN could benefit from better integration with other tools and technologies, such as backup and disaster recovery solutions."
"I would like them to invest time in reducing the complexity of the startup and shutdown procedure."
"The configuration can a bit cumbersome."
"There should be some kind of active monitoring connected to StarWind vSAN, so you will be able to act when needed."
"I would like additional documentation regarding possible networking configurations with 10GbE switching."
"It would be great to have more automated tooling around managing the iSCSI connections in Windows"
"Updating the software can be a bit tricky."
"I am not sure if this is a limitation of my physical hardware or if it is the software itself. However, I would like the throughput to be faster."
"The main thing that I felt could be improved was having an estimated time of completion for the virtual tape uploads to the cloud."
"The solution's training process and online documentation could be more thorough."
"The initial installation can be complex and should be simplified."
"Setting up disks for use is a multi-step process that could use some refinement. Setting up a core-to-core replication or DR strategy is also cumbersome."
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StarWind Virtual Tape Library is ranked 14th in HCI with 6 reviews while SteelFusion is ranked 26th in HCI. StarWind Virtual Tape Library is rated 10.0, while SteelFusion is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of StarWind Virtual Tape Library writes "Flexible and reliable with helpful support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SteelFusion writes "Sync to Central and edge protection mitigate my risk in our branch offices". StarWind Virtual Tape Library is most compared with Red Hat Ceph Storage, HPE StoreVirtual and StorMagic SvSAN, whereas SteelFusion is most compared with Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI).
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