Business Challenge
One of the leading retailers for food and consumer goods in western Canada was looking for a way to cost-effectively set up an easy to manage virtual server environment for 120 stores which would:
- effectively consolidate each store’s servers with a shared storage solution
- provide high-availability as they are a 24/7 business
Solution
Having evaluated various solutions, StorMagic’s SvSAN emerged as the most cost-effective solution, giving the retailer the simplicity and high availability they were looking for.
Why StorMagic
Cost-effective – SvSAN requires no additional storage adapters and it virtualizes existing storage within the ESX/i servers to optimize utilization.
SvSAN enables enterprise caliber features – such as application clustering and dynamic resource scheduling.
Simplicity – SvSan’s integration with VMware vCenter simplifies the creation, management and provisioning of datastores for multi-site environments
High availability – SvSAN’s 2-server synchronous mirroring eliminates single-point-of-failure.
Reliable
Designed for 100% uptime, minimizing disruption, keeping data secure, and protecting against disasters.
Simple
Create high availability clusters using any two x86 servers and ‘set and forget’ deployment and management.
Lower Cost
Lightweight architecture and flexible system requirements reduce hardware, software and operating costs.