This past week, Storage Magazine announced the winners of the 2021 Storage Awards (The Storries XVIII), at a black-tie gala in London. StorMagic proudly took home the award for “Hyperconvergence Vendor of the Year,” for the second year in a row! We were recognized in the “Hyperconvergence Vendor of the Year” category for our virtual SAN solution, SvSAN, which delivers [...]
Keeping a retail organization’s instore applications online is critical to ensure shops remain open, but it is even more paramount for pharmacy systems and patient data. Giant Eagle, one of the United States’ largest food retailers needed a solution to eliminate downtime and keep their instore pharmacies operational and their data secure. The infographic below details how Giant Eagle turned [...]
Giant Eagle selected StorMagic’s three-node configuration for increased resiliency and availability to deliver a superior end user experience while providing a highly secure platform.
Welcome to the third blog from StorMagic’s ‘How-To’ series! For those that are new to this series, StorMagic’s Technical Services team has developed a collection of instructional videos for our customers and partners, explaining how to set up, configure, and maintain general operations of our software products. In the future, videos will be available on SvKMS, our encryption key manager. [...]
The StorMagic “How-To” series is a collection of instructional videos created by our Technical Services team to help train our customers and partners on setting up, configuring, and managing our software products. The first set of videos from this series cover SvSAN, our virtual SAN product. Our last blog provided an overview of the first two videos in the series, [...]
StorMagic’s Technical Services team has developed a new series of instructional videos, to help train our customers and partners on how to set up, configure, and manage the general operation of our software products. These videos will include tutorials for SvSAN, our virtual SAN product, and SvKMS, our encryption key manager. SvSAN is the first solution covered in this portion [...]
VRTX customers and prospects are looking for an alternative solution, as the product is approaching end of life (EOL). Is there a comparable solution?
Nothing lasts forever. In technology years, expiration dates typically equate to about 18 to 24 months. However, after nearly nine years (an epic lifetime for any server), Dell is calling it quits on its PowerEdge VRTX solution. For those who may not be familiar with PowerEdge VRTX, it is considered a “datacenter in a box,” with up to four blade [...]
StorMagic is proud to have been included in the Gartner Peer Insights ‘Voice of the Customer’: Hyperconverged Infrastructure Software report. We have been named a North American Customers’ Choice in the 2021 report. What is Gartner Peer Insights ‘Voice of the Customer’? The Gartner Peer Insights ‘Voice of the Customer’ is a document that synthesizes Gartner Peer Insights’ reviews into [...]
Our Gartner® Peer Insights Voice of the Customer infographic provides a snapshot of what StorMagic customers have been saying about our virtual SAN solution, SvSAN. Check out our ratings for product capabilities and sales, deployment and support experience, and see just how many customers would recommend StorMagic to their networks. The infographic also provides a snapshot of some of the [...]
Food Services & Facilities Management Company Relies on StorMagic SvSAN for Simplified, High Performing Hyperconverged IT Infrastructure
In 2021, StorMagic celebrates its 15th birthday. In the infographic below we’ve pulled together 15 interesting facts and stats from across our history so far. You can read about them too in our 15th birthday blog. We’d also love to hear your own stories and memories of working with StorMagic – you can share them by contacting us. Happy birthday [...]
Modern organizations rely heavily on technology to carry out everyday operations. From order processing, to managing inventory, to communication, and administrative work, technology is a vital component to today’s businesses, and they depend on the functionality of their IT systems to keep them up and running. When technologies fail or are down for repair, organizations are left to deal with [...]
This white paper explains how the adoption of key management that integrates with any environment is the lynchpin of proper data protection.
According to Gartner, by 2025 more than 85% of global organizations will be running containerized applications in production. Container adoption is on the rise, with edge computing environments as the next frontier for containers adoption. To help customers deploy containers at the edge, we are thrilled to announce the availability of a new offering -- the StorMagic SvSAN Container Storage [...]
This white paper explains how the adoption of key management that integrates with any environment is the lynchpin of proper data protection.
Container adoption is on the rise, and organizations with IT infrastructure at the edge of the enterprise are discovering that containers offer a compelling solution to meet edge requirements of speed, agility, and scalability. Ensuring that containers at the edge have access to persistent storage is a problem however. StorMagic is addressing this problem through the SvSAN Container Storage Interface [...]
Container adoption is on the rise and organizations are beginning to realize the benefits of deploying containers at the network edge. Containers enable more applications to run on a single operating system, delivering several benefits to edge computing customers, including improved efficiency, performance, and speedier launch times. StorMagic has introduced a new offering, the StorMagic SvSAN Container Storage Interface [...]
Join ARIA Cybersecurity Solutions and StorMagic for this live webinar discussing the microHSM solution - a modern HSM built for today's encryption needs.
Complete Edge-to-Edge Workload Protection Protect workloads on and off the edge with StorMagic SvSAN™ and the Zerto Platform. A world on edge The world of computing is moving to the edge. The Internet of things (IoT), machine learning (ML), and artificial intelligence (AI) has increased the need for computation on the edge. Low latency requirements bring compute resources closer [...]
With the advent of the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning (ML), the need for computation at the edge is increasing rapidly. Edge computing is becoming more popular around the world for businesses that require compute resources to be closer to data sources, such as remote offices, manufacturing plants, oil refineries, and wind farms. These organizations [...]
Join ARIA Cybersecurity Solutions and StorMagic for this live webinar discussing the microHSM solution - a modern HSM built for today's encryption needs.
SvSAN is the virtual SAN that makes the complex world of virtualized storage simple. Perfect for edge computing environments, the technology is based on software-defined storage that eliminates the need for physical SANs. SvSAN is designed to be very simple to install and manage whether deployed as part of a hyperconverged solution or as a storage-only target for any server [...]
StorMagic’s Witness as-a-Service (WaaS) product was recognized as the “Overall Data Storage Solution of the Year” in the 2021 Data Breakthrough Awards. We are so thrilled to be celebrating this achievement, and to be acknowledged as a leader in the data storage space! The Data Breakthrough Awards recognize the best companies, products and services in this new era of digital [...]
Join ARIA Cybersecurity Solutions and StorMagic for this live webinar discussing the microHSM solution - a modern HSM built for today's encryption needs.
Read the full Rommelsbacher case study here.
Organizations around the world are becoming more reliant on technology for everyday operations, and the demand for IT resources continues to grow exponentially. Many of today’s IT managers are faced with the challenge of implementing solutions that reduce their organization’s carbon footprints, without sacrificing performance or productivity. In this blog, we share several tips on how businesses can hit their [...]
The 2021 GigaOm Radar Report for Hyperconverged Infrastructure: Small-to-Medium Enterprises and Edge names StorMagic SvSAN as a leader and the highest value solution among 12 other HCI vendors. Our focus has consistently been on edge and small datacenter customers, and providing them with a solution designed specifically for their use case. This philosophy has been recognized by GigaOm in their [...]
StorMagic hits the target as a leader at the edge in latest GigaOm Radar Report, covering 13 different HCI vendors The GigaOm Radar Report for Hyperconverged Infrastructure: Small-to-Medium Enterprises and Edge provides an unbiased examination of the leading players within the HCI market, assessing each vendor’s capabilities in providing solutions for SMEs and edge computing environments. Complete the form [...]
We are thrilled to announce that we were selected as a top performer in the “GigaOm Radar for Hyperconverged Infrastructure: Small-to-Medium Enterprises and Edge” report. With 13 total HCI vendors in the running, GigaOm selected StorMagic SvSAN as a leading solution for SMEs and edge computing sites. GigaOm is a technology research and analysis company, focused on humanizing technology and [...]
Join us for this webinar to see why StorMagic SvSAN was recognized by Gartner for a third consecutive time in their Magic Quadrant for Hyperconverged Infrastructure Software.
We are thrilled to announce that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, included StorMagic in its first ever 2020 Edge Computing 100 list. This new list, selected by a panel of respected CRN editors, recognizes leading vendors whose technology provides the building blocks channel partners need to build next-generation intelligent edge solutions that bring data collection and processing closer [...]
StorMagic has been recognized in the 2020 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Hyperconverged Infrastructure Software for a third consecutive time. Our infographic below celebrates our inclusion and highlights some of our key areas of improvement that we've focused on to ensure our continued recognition. As in the earlier reports, StorMagic was identified as a “Niche Player” in the 2020 Magic Quadrant, [...]
Gartner has released its annual Magic Quadrant for Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) research note, and StorMagic is proud to have been recognized in the report for its ability to execute and completeness of vision, for the third time. As in reports prior, StorMagic was identified as a “Niche Player” in the 2020 Magic Quadrant, which we accredit to our continued focus [...]
StorMagic is excited to announce that we’ve been named a winner in the 2020 Storage Awards. We were selected as the winner in the “Hyperconvergence Vendor of the Year” category, recognizing our SvSAN product, which enables highly available virtualized storage within hyperconverged infrastructures (HCIs). In 2019, StorMagic was named a runner up in the “Software-Defined Storage (SDS) Vendor of the [...]
Everyone has made a trip to the pharmacy at some point in their lives. But have you ever stopped to think about the technologies pharmacies utilize and how much data they’re generating, sharing, and storing on a daily basis? There are many steps that go into the process of getting the right medication into the hands of the right patient, [...]
We are thrilled to announce that StorMagic has expanded its partnership with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), through the validation of our virtual SAN software solution, SvSAN, with HPE Edgeline Converged Edge Systems. Together, StorMagic and HPE are dedicated to designing hyperconverged solutions that are purpose-built for edge computing environments. Edge organizations (i.e. branch offices, retails stores, and small datacenters) are [...]
StorMagic SvSAN is now validated on the HPE Edgeline range. Join us in this webinar as StorMagic and HPE discuss the joint solution.
Harness the edge and learn how StorMagic SvSAN works with the HPE Edgeline range in this SvSAN & Edgeline Solution Brief.
StorMagic SvSAN is a software-defined virtual SAN that is hardware agnostic - it can be installed on any x86 server. On top of this exceptional flexibility, StorMagic has developed partnerships with leading server vendors, including HPE, to provide end users and partners with simple, easy to obtain solutions that bundle hardware and software together. This SvSAN with HPE infographic details [...]
StorMagic SvKMS is a one-of-a-kind key management solution, designed specifically for modern encryption infrastructures. It simplifies complex security configurations by providing a centralized, one-stop approach to key management and enables customers to deploy encryption wherever they need it - whether at the edge, datacenter, or cloud. SvKMS delivers the following benefits to customers: Flexible: SvKMS enables businesses to deploy enterprise [...]
We are excited to announce a new joint solution, designed specifically for edge and small datacenter environments -- Edge in a Box. This new offering combines StorMagic SvSAN software with Schneider Electric’s 6U Wall Mount EcoStruxure Micro Data Center and HPE ProLiant Servers, to deliver simplified, pre-integrated, and cost-effective IT systems. In this webinar, explore the components of the Edge [...]
StorMagic, Schneider Electric and HPE have come together to offer the 'Edge in a Box' - a complete, highly available appliance for organizations to deploy at edge computing locations. This 'Edge in a Box' infographic highlights the main benefits of the solution and its constituent parts. Edge computing environments are typified by a lack of space and resources, such as [...]
StorMagic was included in the 2020 edition of Gartner's Peer Insights Voice of the Customer report for hyperconverged infrastructure vendors. We've put together this Voice of the Customer infographic to highlight some of the key findings in the report, that demonstrate what StorMagic users think about SvSAN - our virtual SAN that delivers highly available shared storage in two node [...]
StorMagic has launched a new version of SvSAN - 6.2 Update 3. This latest update to the product includes improved features and functionality, such as support for software RAID-10. Bruce Kornfeld and Dan Blizinski discuss the latest enhancements to SvSAN, as well as demonstrate our new StorMagic Cloud Services offering, Witness as a Service (WaaS). StorMagic WaaS delivers 100 [...]
Read the full Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Resort case study here.
There are a number of benefits associated with transitioning from traditional, physical storage infrastructure and switching to a virtual SAN (virtual storage network). However, one of the most notable and advantageous for organizations, at the edge and beyond, is the significant cost savings delivered by making the switch. Traditional datacenter models require a physical NAS appliance or storage array to [...]
Ecommerce has become a critical pillar of the global economy. Prior to the current pandemic, 2 billion people were buying from over 7 million online businesses according to etailinsights. As COVID-19 has progressed, brick-and-mortar businesses around the globe have adopted many new precautions and regulations to keep their customers safe. This includes transitioning to primarily, if not exclusively, selling their [...]
Toronto Internet Exchange (TorIX) is a non-profit organization created to directly connect the internet traffic of Canadian businesses via local network infrastructure. TorIX was previously using a VMware installation without replication, and wanted to find a new solution that reduced hardware dependency to decrease costs and complexities. Their sights were set on a hyperconverged solution that could support critical external [...]
Read the full TorIX case study here.
Many use cases for IT require minimal to zero disruption to applications and services, however achieving zero downtime is a complex task.
HPE StoreVirtual VSA was EOL'd in 2019. See how easy it is to migrate from StoreVirtual to StorMagic SvSAN with this webinar, which includes a live demo.
Many of today’s organizations are modernizing their traditional IT infrastructure, in an effort to save money, improve performance, and reduce downtime. They are taking steps to virtualize their environments by replacing their clunky, physical IT equipment, with virtualized systems that enable the hyperconvergence of compute, networking, and storage resources. Storage virtualization enables the pooling of physical storage from multiple storage [...]
Business Challenge RWE Renewables is the newest subsidiary of the RWE Group, a German-based multinational energy company, and is one of the world leaders in renewables. With around 3,500 employees, it is one of the world’s largest generators of offshore wind power, and is Europe’s third largest for all renewable energy. As such, the RWE Renewables IT team is [...]
SvSAN provides the most simple and lightweight virtual SAN solution on the market, significantly reducing costs per site. This makes it the perfect storage infrastructure solution for retailers of all sizes. Find out why Sheetz Inc., Autohaus Gruppe Seitz and allnatura chose to deploy SvSAN in their stores. Read more about SvSAN for Retail, or browse our complete library of [...]
SvSAN provides the most simple and lightweight virtual SAN solution on the market, significantly reducing costs per site. This makes it the perfect storage infrastructure solution for large retailers who have hundreds or thousands of individual store locations. Find out why a leading US home improvement retailer and a European supermarket chain both chose to deploy SvSAN in all of [...]
Retail businesses around the globe are faced with several common challenges when it comes to managing IT. While these challenges are common within retail environments, they are unique in comparison with other industries, and require specialized solutions to address them. Some of these challenges are: Minimal Space: Retail stores often have limited rack and floor space allotted for IT equipment, [...]
Each year, CRN releases its Partner Program Guide, to provide information solution providers with details on the partner programs of over 250 IT vendors. Participating vendors receive a score (from one to five) assessing their proficiency in several categories, including: investments in program offerings, partner profitability, partner training, education and support, marketing programs and resources, sales support, and communication. StorMagic [...]
Introducing: The New SvSAN Cluster Aware Upgrade Feature Experienced administrators know that IT upgrades can be tricky, and that cluster upgrades specifically can be intimidating and even dangerous. We know a little bit about cluster upgrades, having done our fair share both in the lab and with customers. That being said, we still tend to say a prayer, cross our [...]
SvSAN and HPE is a tried-and-tested formula, deployed by businesses to maintain high availability in mission-critical systems. Read about how three European businesses have deployed StorMagic SvSAN with HPE in our infographic below. Read more about SvSAN with HPE, or browse our complete library of case studies.