Accu-Tec ensures long-term cost savings of $80,000 over 5 years by replacing its costly and unreliable SAN-based infrastructure with StarWind HCI Appliance (HCA)

CHALLENGE

Before implementing StarWind HCI Appliance (HCA), Accu-Tec relied on an ESXi cluster with physical Xiotech SAN storage. The high acquisition and maintenance costs of a standalone SAN were prohibitive for the company’s IT budget. Achieving full redundancy would have required two SANs, further increasing expenses. Additionally, support for the aging SAN was inadequate due to an unstable manufacturer, making maintenance unreliable.

As an SMB company, Accu-Tec needed a cost- effective, low-maintenance solution that ensured full redundancy without the financial and operational burdens of traditional SAN-based infrastructure.

The StarWind hyperconverged cluster has worked flawlessly for two years in service so far. There have been no unexpected outages, and this has allowed us to concentrate on improving our core business.

Daniel Googe, Director of Information Technology

SOLUTION

StarWind HCI Appliance provided Accu-Tec with a hyperconverged infrastructure that eliminated the need for standalone SANs while delivering full redundancy. StarWind ProActive Premium Support ensured smooth operations, reducing IT overhead. The transition from ESXi to Hyper-V, facilitated by StarWind, lowered licensing costs and streamlined management. Consolidating vendors into a single, reliable point of contact simplified maintenance and improved infrastructure stability.

Over two years, the system has operated flawlessly, enabling Accu-Tec to focus on business growth. The company realized $80,000 in cost savings over a five- year lifecycle through reduced hardware, power consumption, and rack space requirements.