Item: StarWind Virtual SAN
Rating: 10
Author: Sh A Farhan

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

This product offers cheap yet the best features for any small and medium enterprise. We wanted to build a test lab to replicate certain issues we were facing in a production environment. Going with hardware-based storage was not a possible solution as we were already in the budget-cutting phase. I chose this VSAN product where we didn't have to buy any additional hardware, yet it fulfilled our purpose. Management was so happy with it that we decided to retain this lab forever for testing we might need to do in the future as well.

Pros and Cons

Easy to deploy
Easy to manage
User-friendly interface
Deploying new servers is easy

A remote console will be a game changer for StarWind Virtual SAN

Return on Investment

Extremely cost saving if you compare to any hardware based storage box.

Support Rating

Received timely response always on email support. Never tried their phone support so far, but I'm sure they will be good at it too.

Alternatives Considered

Lenovo Converged HX Series (Discontinued) and EMC VNX (Discontinued)

Key Insights

Do you think StarWind Virtual SAN delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with StarWind Virtual SAN's feature set?

Yes

Did StarWind Virtual SAN live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of StarWind Virtual SAN go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy StarWind Virtual SAN again?

Yes

Likelihood to Recommend

Whenever you are running short on budget and cannot afford to buy new storage hardware, this is the way to go. Easy to manage and deploy, almost all the features you will get from a physical storage box. The best product for test environments as well, where you have to wipe the data time and again for testing purposes.

Easy to manage and deploy, cost effective full of features vSAN.

Overall Satisfaction with StarWind Virtual SAN