StarWind Virtual Tape Library and Sunlight are competing solutions in the data storage and management category. StarWind is preferred for its straightforward pricing and robust support, whereas Sunlight's feature set may justify its higher cost for those prioritizing advanced capabilities.
Features: StarWind Virtual Tape Library offers seamless integration, reliable data protection, and scalability, making it ideal for diverse IT environments. In contrast, Sunlight provides efficient resource management and flexible architecture, which are valuable for edge computing. The primary differences are in their scalability and resource allocation approach.
Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: StarWind offers a simplified deployment model with extensive customer support for efficient setup. Sunlight requires a more complex initial deployment but offers substantial online resources and responsive support.
Pricing and ROI: StarWind Virtual Tape Library has a competitive pricing model with a quick return on investment, making it a cost-effective choice. Sunlight, having higher upfront costs, may provide significant long-term benefits that justify its initial investment for businesses seeking robust performance and versatility. The contrast lies in budget considerations versus long-term value.
For SMB and Enterprises, who either look to get rid of backup tapes completely, or are willing to accelerate backup process and add an extra level of protection, our solution is StarWind Virtual Tape Library (VTL). It is an appliance that eliminates the need in physical tape and “pretends” to be a supported tape drive or autoloader, keeping all data on inexpensive, fast and high-capacity spinning disks.
Even with explosive data growth, StarWind VTL fits the backup into backup window by accelerating it, so the process does not overlap with production time. Optionally, it creates additional copy of backup data for better safety. It is also available in a software-only form, as part of StarWind VSAN functionality.
StarWind VTL targets those, who need to replace existing tape backup infrastructure or accelerate it if regulatory requirements prohibit replacement. In case the goal is just virtualizing tape backup or creating a stretched backup infrastructure, StarWind Tape Redirector will come in handy.
Sunlight is a complete HCI stack that can be deployed on-premise on standard data center hardware, in AWS and on resource-constrained far-edge devices.
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