Prime Advisors cut their IT operational expenses (OPEX) by consolidating the compute and storage environment around StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN)

CHALLENGE

Before deploying StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN), Prime Advisors relied on Dell EqualLogic – a SAN- based storage system that was becoming increasingly costly and complex to maintain. As their storage needs grew, the cost of adding and maintaining additional capacity became prohibitively expensive.

The limitations of their existing SAN-based system were hindering their ability to scale efficiently and manage resources effectively. So, they recognized the need for a more efficient, cost-effective, flexible, and hardware-agnostic solution.

Thanks to StarWind, I have a highly available environment, with reduced costs, and ultimate flexibility to align my environment to changing business needs.

Elvis Palombizio, IT Manager

SOLUTION

Prime Advisors selected StarWind VSAN because it provided a cost-effective and flexible storage solution that met their needs without excessive costs. With StarWind VSAN, the company was able to simplify the IT infrastructure maintenance and ensure its continuous availability. Storage tiering support enabled Prime Advisors to assign specific workloads to only SSD storage, or to HHDs with SSD cache, improving the cost-efficiency.

By adopting StarWind VSAN, Prime Advisors gained a more streamlined and efficient storage solution that reduced costs and enhanced the availability and scalability of their IT environment.