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Double Fine Productions ensure uninterrupted game development operations by improving disaster recovery capabilities with StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN)

September 12, 2024
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Aaron Hayes
IT Manager. Has 20 years of experience in Silicon Valley's tech industry, specializing in server design, maintenance, and IT infrastructure for gaming and startups.
IT Manager. Has 20 years of experience in Silicon Valley's tech industry, specializing in server design, maintenance, and IT infrastructure for gaming and startups.

CHALLENGE

Before deploying StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN), Double Fine Productions relied on Direct-Attached Storage (DAS) with VMware ESXi on top, which severely limited performance and prolonged restore times in case of failure. The local storage setup introduced significant bottlenecks, slowing down many tasks and requiring redundant hardware and manual load balancing to achieve even marginally acceptable performance. The infrastructure also posed a single point of failure, making the system vulnerable to outages.

Double Fine Productions needed a more reliable, cost-effective, and high-performing solution that could address these issues.

Price + Simplicity. StarWind VSAN offers great pricing and allows us to get work done without expensive custom hardware. It also makes getting back online quick and easy after an outage or hardware failure.

Aaron Hayes, IT Manager

SOLUTION

Double Fine Productions selected StarWind VSAN because it eliminated the single point of failure by enabling efficient load balancing across servers. StarWind VSAN ensured a quick and efficient distribution of workloads, enhancing overall server performance.

Double Fine Productions also implemented StarWind Storage Gateway for Backblaze to back up processes, simplify their data protection strategy, and enhance disaster recovery capabilities. Now the company can maintain service continuity and protect its data more effectively.

About the Company
Founded in 2000 in San Francisco, Double Fine Productions is an award-winning game development studio. The company is committed to making high-quality games with an emphasis on originality, story, characters, and fun.
Region
NA (North America)
Country
United States
Industry
IT & Services
Product
StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN)
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