Director of IT at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
Real User
2020-06-04T20:17:00Z
Jun 4, 2020
Another good feature is that you can pause the appliance if you want to move it from one location to another and then once it's moved you can resume it, this way you can physically move the whole cluster or storage without any downtime. Its really easy to use, if you have a good foundation in storage and clustering then you will need less then one hour to figure out how to operate it.
For SMB and Enterprises who are looking for high performance primary storage for server virtualization, VDI, database and Big Data scenarios, or inexpensive secondary backup tier, our solution is StarWind Storage Appliance. It unifies commodity servers, disks and flash, and associated software into an easily scalable storage platform.
Additionally, the appliance features an optional gateway to Azure public cloud, which helps to implement an effective Disaster Recovery plan or meet regulatory...
I would say data protection and easy management are the most valuable features of the product...I rate the technical support a nine out of ten.
Its user-friendly interface makes it an attractive option, especially for customers who may not be highly tech-savvy.
The integration is excellent.
They call us when monitoring shows a possible issue and are very flexible in working with our schedule to troubleshoot when it is convenient for us.
Having instant failover redundancy helps me sleep easier at night.
Another good feature is that you can pause the appliance if you want to move it from one location to another and then once it's moved you can resume it, this way you can physically move the whole cluster or storage without any downtime. Its really easy to use, if you have a good foundation in storage and clustering then you will need less then one hour to figure out how to operate it.
The management interface is the most valuable feature for us.
We are able to easily back up our data and send it to an offsite location.