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Sample Customers

StarWind Virtual SAN

Baker Tilly BVI, CMS Internet, Board Harpeth Hall School

StarWind HyperConverged Appliance

Sears Home and Franchise Business

StarWind Virtual Tape Library

Volvo, Sony, Samsung, Hitachi

StarWind Storage Appliance

Bosch, EC2 IT, Solid Earth Inc., Canon

Popular Solutions

Kaminario K2 [EOL]

0 reviews

StarWind Virtual SAN

41 reviews

StarWind HyperConverged Appliance

1 reviews

StarWind Storage Appliance

4 reviews

Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

17%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Financial Services Firm

Government

Quotes From Member Reviews

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Most Helpful Reviews

Anonymous User
Director of Engineering at Telefonica
production real time environments in 3 data centers Miami, London and Frankfurt About 4500 virtual machines
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WJHG
Soporte IT at Sildan Security
First, I need to explain what motivated me to use VSAN. Some time ago, I developed a work environment with KVM...
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Kishore CA
Senior Engineering Assistant at Bharat Electronics Limited
We were looking for the two-node HCA. We found that VMware was also a solution, but it was a bit costlier for us. We...
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HunterMorgan
Owner at Data Barn
I'm a value-added reseller for Microsoft. I do some other stuff on these HCAs too, but that's the easiest way to...
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Anonymous User
DevOps Director at University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
We have been using the product for backups and long-term storage. We had been using physical tape backups for many...
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Customer Service

Anonymous User
Vice President / Chief Information Officer at a healthcare company
I rate technical support 3/5. There have been some inconsistencies.
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Anonymous User
Network Administrator at a computer software company
The couple of technical support calls we've made, they've been proactive, very good about that; so that's been good....
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Anonymous User
Senior DevOps Engineer at a computer software company
Support's amazing. When it came time for the flash upgrade, our rep contacted us, and put us in touch with their...
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IT-3922
IT and Facilities Lead at a computer software company
We have not had cause to engage with their technical support.
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Anonymous User
Senior Systems Engineer in the Storage & Systems Practice at a tech services company
Have not had any components fail yet. Customer service emails me when they have new firmware and they upgrade it for me.
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Anonymous User
Security Big Data Analysis Team at a government
I would rate technical support with an 8 out of 10.
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Anonymous User
Senior Account Executive at Nordisk systems
I personally have not used technical support. I have many customers who have used them, and who have had great...
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Anonymous User
Network Engineer at a comms service provider
It has the best technical support because technical support is very important for this country because their...
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Anonymous User
IT Manager at a computer software company
Technical support is absolutely great. We ran into an issue due to some improper network configuration on our side...
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V.J.
Storage Administrator at a tech services company
Customer Service: Good Customer Service. Technical Support: Good Technical Support.
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Anonymous User
IT Manager,DBA at a manufacturing company
The technical support from Kaminario during two recoveries from power outages has also been outstanding. In both...
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Anonymous User
System Engineer - R&D at a tech services company
Technical support is very good. We had quick response for anything we needed.
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Anonymous User
IT Manager Of Infrastructure Services at a healthcare company
Support has been great. While I have never had to personally call, I've had my administrators call. Every time we...
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Anonymous User
Director Of Information Technology at a healthcare company
I would rate technical support as 3/5.
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Anonymous User
Director of Engineering at Telefonica
Customer Service: Very high - boutique level with great personal responses and very quick solutions. Technical...
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Eren Cakmak
IT Administrator at Kemmler Kemmler GmbH
The customer support was excellent. We initially opened a post on the official StarWind Support page and received a...
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Anonymous User
Automation Engineer at Wunderlich-Malec Engineering
Customer service gets back to you promptly and is highly knowledgeable.
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Arcwell R. Hernandez
Director/Solutions Architect at TechOps Trinidad & Tobago LTD
very good
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Fritz Fulde
IT Specialist at a tech services company
Most of the information was quite clear on their website. The knowledge base is quite sufficient with all the info...
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Justin Graves
IT Supervisor at Area Agency on Aging Region 9, Inc.
The technical support is A+.
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Anonymous User
Manager, Network at Burnham Holdings Inc
I would say StarWind has the best customer service and support. They are quick and aggressive in resolving any issues...
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Michael Dotter
Owner at Quo Vadimus LLC
Support is amazing. They are very friendly and helpful.
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Anonymous User
Director Of Information Technology at Cass County Government
Support is easy to get a hold of, and usually first-call resolution.
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David Rager
CEO CIO at Store & Haul Inc
Their customer support has been pretty good. They've done a really good job of supporting the product and even...
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Anonymous User
Founder at Provectus Networks
What also sets StarWind apart is the support. They have techs that are not just call-routers, but that actually know...
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Stefan Novak
Principal of ICT Infrastructure and Services at Northgate High School
Customer service and support were amazing. They offer quick responses and are very helpful and knowledgeable. We had...
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Shawn Bender
Global IS Admin at Benshaw, Inc.
The support at StarWind was very knowledgeable and was able to resolve any issues on the current call.
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Anonymous User
Director of IT at a computer software company
StarWind support is excellent. They are very knowledgeable and thorough.
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Anonymous User
Works
I have only needed to reach out to the support team a couple of times since this software was implemented. They...
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Lukasz Z.
VMware Administrator, VMware vExpert at a financial services firm
Very good. I've got standard support but the reaction time is always 1-2 hours.
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Anonymous User
Works at a tech services company
No issues. They solved our problems, validated our configurations and roadmap, and suggested improvements.
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Anonymous User
Deputy Director at a government
Over a period of nine years, we applied three times to technical support. In all cases, the problem has been solved.
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Anonymous User
IT Operations Manager
They have proactive support which prior to using StarWind, was a new concept for us. It's incredible. We spend less...
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Anonymous User
General Do It All at Western Idaho Cabinets, Inc.
Support is the best thing about StarWind. I can't praise them enough. The initial setup and purchase are a single...
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Anonymous User
Area Sales Manager at ABPL
They have very responsive customer support.
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Barry Miles
IT Manager at Sutton Group
Customer service and support is the best I have experienced with any supplier.
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Anonymous User
CEO, Founder at a tech services company
StarWind support is amazing. They are helpful and respond very quickly. Support is available via teleconference, as...
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Anonymous User
Works
Technical support has been fantastic on the very few occasions we've had to call them. The engineers aren't just well...
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Anonymous User
System Admin | Network Engineer | Project Lead at R.K. Black, Inc
Support is prompt and usually, they can meet via Zoom in just a few minutes from the creation of a support...
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Anonymous User
Solutions Architect at ITsavvy
Technical support has been good.
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Anonymous User
IT Tech/ Network Admin at Society of St James
Customer service is very helpful and polite. They will help you with pricing and to find the proper license that...
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Anonymous User
Works at a manufacturing company
The team at StarWind are professional and very skilled in a variety of disciplines. The most impressive factor of the...
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Anonymous User
Partner at Arbeit
We have had a very good experience with technical support.
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Anonymous User
Senior Systems/Network Administrator at Storm Industries, Inc.
Customer service is available 24/7 - which is great. They have more experience with the StarWind software than with...
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Anonymous User
Systems Administrator at Daifuku America
The technical support is amazing. Five stars. They are quick to respond and are able to handle issues very quickly...
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