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"StarWind allows us to move virtual machines from one physical host to another, which greatly reduces the downtime required for maintenance.""Speed and high availability have been the most valuable for us.""You can turn your local disk storage into high-availability iSCSI storage.""Their support staff is comprised of true experts who can also communicate clearly.""We are able to execute maintenance on one server while the other is still running.""Ten gigabit Ethernet compatibility, support, ease of use, and management are some positive features.""It also provides a high degree of mobility, as the virtual SAN can be moved relatively painlessly between on-site devices and the cloud.""For those basic uses, it's simple to set up and manage, and it seems to do a fine job."

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"The replication technology can move data faster than EMC MirrorView and requires less bandwidth. The Storage Virtualization technology is the most mature in the market, outside of IBM’s Storwize (which has a lot of compatibility issues, and EMC’s very expensive VPLEX solution); and it works.""This solution allowed us to move from using standalone systems to having all our data center management in one place.""In our implementations, HDS Storage Virtualization has helped in migrating data with the least amount of downtime, compared to other storage technologies."

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"The flexibility is the most advantageous aspect of the solution. Our system has a very big environment. Due to this, the replication and backup operation is not an easy task. We prefer HPE SimpliVity modules in our environment, even when we have some different cases in operations.""This solution is very simple to use.""The most valuable features of the solution are the flexibility and the availability of the machines.""The solution's most valuable feature is its ability to restore lost machines. Essentially its high availability capabilities are extremely valuable to us.""Most of the HP products I come across are they are easy to install. That's not very complex.""This is a scalable solution. Our customers begin with an initial configuration and later add more servers, memory and other options to meet the demands of increased processing.""The user interface, reporting, and management are good, and we are quite happy with the performance.""The tool's most valuable features are stability and scalability."

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Cons
"Server-side snapshots are one thing the Linux appliance can't do yet.""When StarWind Virtual SAN for vSphere nodes go offline unexpectedly, the nodes have to re-sync disks fully which takes a long time. We had a power failure and when both nodes came online, VMware vSphere didn't see StarWind disks before I manually re-scanned them form ESXi administration console even though it should happen automatically""In the next release, they could make some graphs of the real-time loading, speed of storage, and interfaces. Of course, these can be viewed in other places. But, in the event of a malfunction or troubleshooting, this would be convenient.""It would be nice if we could designate pools, or tiers, for storage of different speeds, and then assign rules to new VMs that would automatically place them into the proper pool.""The configuration can a bit cumbersome.""We would like the documentation to be more complete. Most items are covered, but if you don't know something, you may need to contact their support.""It would be great if it provided thin provisioned virtual disks.""I think the setup could be streamlined a bit."

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"An update to its technology would be good. The G Series has been around for more than five years and HDS seriously needs to ramp up, since the competition has better performance at a lower cost with better features and functionalities. For example, it needs redirect on write Snapshot, preconfigured storage tiering with better IOPS, built-in deduplication technology on hybrid disk, etc.""HDS reaches a ceiling depending on model. The G200 cannot transition to G400, the G400 can transition to G600 but cannot transition to G800, which is the top-end model.""An area for improvement would be technical support. In the next release, I would like to see more features added to make this a more complete solution."

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"HPE ConvergedSystem needs to improve its price.""The interface is not fully integrated with the ESXi, which is something that could be improved.""Features that should be addressed concern the HPE functionality and the interaction with VMware.""The tool has shortcomings in its performance monitoring part.""I would like to see better manageability and integration with third-party tools.""This is an expensive solution.""The MTG inside HP could be improved.""I would like to see monitoring solutions included, as well as brand support."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "The setup cost is very low. The pricing is great."
  • "We are happy with the price."
  • "The license is reusable. We can always rebuild it and apply the license. Then, boom, we get new servers, apply the license, and we're back up and running."
  • "The pricing is fine for the work that it does."
  • "When we did all the analysis for StarWind, it was approximately 20 percent less than any of the other solutions that we looked at."
  • "The scalability limitation for us is its licensing. At some point in the fairly near future, we will probably have to upgrade our license so we can store eight terabytes instead of four. We are currently at four terabytes, but we're starting to knock on the door of that capacity."
  • "The pricing is excellent. It will run on anything. You don't have to buy a $100,000 server, with hardware you don't need. You just pay for the license and you're good to go."
  • "The licensing is a bit weird. If you license the standard version of StarWind, it allows you four terabytes. Then, they have a pro version, but with the pro version, the only difference is it doubles the terabytes to eight."
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  • "Pricing is good. We have not calculated what hyper-converged infrastructure has brought us but I think there has to be some lower cost for us, compared to the public cloud. Obviously, there would be a lower cost, probably by more than half."
  • "This is an expensive system and not every customer has the kind of budget to support it."
  • "The pricing is sensitive."
  • "This is an expensive solution."
  • "My company has a five year contract for HPE ConvergedSystem. The contracts depend on companies and sometimes it can be three years. The solution is worth its price."
  • "There are some extra costs in addition to the licensing costs for the yearly maintenance from professional third-party services."
  • "The tool's licensing costs are yearly."
  • "The pricing is competitive. Not a major problem. We have a subscription model."
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    Top Answer:It is easy to use and can monitor system synchronization and check Storage status. StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) combines… more »
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    Top Answer:The most valuable features of the solution are the flexibility and the availability of the machines.
    Top Answer:I rate the product price an eight and a half on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive.
    Top Answer:Pricing is an area of concern in the solution where improvements are required.
    Comparisons
    Also Known As
    StarWind SAN & NAS
    HDS Unified Compute Platform, Hitachi UCP, Hitachi UCP Select
    HPE ConvergedSystem 700, HPE ConvergedSystem for SAP HANA, CS500, HPE ConvergedSystem 900, HPE ConvergedSystem 500, HPE ConvergedSystem 300
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    Overview

    StarWind Virtual SAN provides high availability and fault tolerance for virtualized environments without the need for dedicated SAN hardware. It allows for real-time replication between servers, shared storage for Hyper-V clusters, and enables vMotion and High Availability features for VMware vSphere. The solution reduces costs and leverages existing hardware while providing a scalable and reliable infrastructure. Valuable features include ease of use, scalability, top-tier support, hardware agnosticism, and the ability to use off-the-shelf standard servers to increase storage space. StarWind VSAN has helped organizations improve performance, data availability, and data security while reducing downtime and providing cost-saving storage options.

    Hitachi Unified Compute Platform (UCP) is the company's product for converged infrastructure (CI), combining resources server, storage, networking, virtualization, and software management.

    HPE ConvergedSystem gives you lower cost of ownership and greater flexibility to meet more business demands. Eliminate the inefficiencies and inflexibility of one-silo-at-a-time infrastructure with software-defined agility and automation.

    Deploy pre-validated, factory-tested configurations in weeks instead of months. Set up IT services in minutes, not hours. Integrated, workload-optimised systems eliminate infrastructure silos for improved efficiency, simplicity and speed.

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    Sample Customers
    Baker Tilly BVI, CMS Internet, Board Harpeth Hall School
    Asia Capital Reinsurance, RMZ, Cigniti Technologies, SPAR, Infosys
    FAW-Volkswagen, NICS, NBrIX, Pinpoint, HPE Technology Services, SWS, Ko Sistem, HPE
    Top Industries
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    Manufacturing Company10%
    Construction Company8%
    Computer Software Company8%
    Educational Organization8%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company18%
    Manufacturing Company9%
    Government9%
    Financial Services Firm8%
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    Computer Software Company16%
    Government10%
    Financial Services Firm9%
    Media Company9%
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    Manufacturing Company29%
    Consumer Goods Company14%
    Pharma/Biotech Company14%
    Logistics Company7%
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    Computer Software Company20%
    Manufacturing Company13%
    Educational Organization7%
    Government7%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business64%
    Midsize Enterprise22%
    Large Enterprise13%
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    Small Business25%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise58%
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    Small Business29%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise55%
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    Small Business37%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise48%
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    Small Business27%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise59%
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    Hitachi Unified Compute Platform HC Series is ranked 23rd in HCI while HPE ConvergedSystem is ranked 3rd in Converged Infrastructure with 21 reviews. Hitachi Unified Compute Platform HC Series is rated 8.0, while HPE ConvergedSystem is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Hitachi Unified Compute Platform HC Series writes "Allows for centralized management with great interconnectivity". On the other hand, the top reviewer of HPE ConvergedSystem writes "With good integration and expansion capabilities, the tool also offers good technical support". Hitachi Unified Compute Platform HC Series is most compared with Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI), VxRail, VMware vSAN, Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series and HPE Alletra dHCI, whereas HPE ConvergedSystem is most compared with Dell PowerEdge VRTX, Oracle Private Cloud Appliance, FlexPod XCS, Dell VxBlock System and HPE SimpliVity.

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