Overall Satisfaction with StarWind HyperConverged Appliance (HCA)
We settled on StarWind HyperConverged Appliance (HCA) as a less expensive alternative to VMWare's more expensive license for vSAN shared storage between our two VMWare hosts, providing full hardware redundancy of everything. The peace of mind knowing that all of our data and VMs are running on two fully redundant hosts is amazing.
- Fully redundant shared storage (vSAN)
- Proactive monitoring of all of the hardware
- 24/7 support
- Substantial cost savings over VMWare's vSAN license
- Massive increase in performance/IOPS compared to our previous hosts
In our simple two-host environment, StarWind HyperConverged Appliance (HCA) won out hands down in cost, and while I had no prior experience with the technology, I have been extremely pleased with the result. I wouldn't hesitate to go with them again in the future, although our current hosts will likely still be going strong for at least another 5-7 years.
Do you think StarWind HyperConverged Appliance (HCA) delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with StarWind HyperConverged Appliance (HCA)'s feature set?
Yes
Did StarWind HyperConverged Appliance (HCA) live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of StarWind HyperConverged Appliance (HCA) go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy StarWind HyperConverged Appliance (HCA) again?
Yes
Using StarWind HyperConverged Appliance (HCA)
1 - I'm the IT director and one-man IT support for the company.
1 - Knowledge of networks/networking and VMWare vCenter server and host management. It is really quite simple for anyone with a decent general skillset.
- Full hardware redundancy for both VMWare hosts and all of our data
- There are none, but our needs are extremely limited, and StarWind HyperConverged Appliance (HCA) is doing exactly what we need.
- Possibly integrating with one of the clouds for backups and/or VM migrations
StarWind HyperConverged Appliance (HCA) Support
Pros | Cons |
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Quick Resolution Good followup Knowledgeable team Problems get solved Kept well informed No escalation required Immediate help available Support understands my problem Support cares about my success Quick Initial Response | None |
Yes, for the peace of mind, and I don't regret it.
One weekend we had a fiber module fail in our ISPs internet router. StarWind support notified me they'd lost connectivity, so I came in and figured out what the problem was and was able to get Cogent out in time to fix it before everyone came in for work on Monday, so there was no downtime that affected business operations.