Should I stay, or should I go now? Should I stay, or should I go now? If I go, there will be trouble And if I stay, it will be double So come on and let me know… Many organizations are considering a move away from VMware, but some hesitate after hearing the numbers. Gartner reports that migrating 2,000 or [...]
Welcome to the first installment of our new first-hand experience blog series. Our new Technical Marketing Manager, Dennis Smith, will guide you through a first-hand product installation of SvSAN. If you’re not familiar with StorMagic SvSAN, it’s a lightweight, cost-effective virtual SAN designed specifically for edge computing and small data center environments. It eliminates the need for physical SANs by [...]
Broadcom’s overhaul of VMware’s licensing model marked a shift in the hyperconverged infrastructure landscape. Before the late 2023 announcement, the vendor served as a steady and reliable provider for countless IT infrastructures, but many businesses are now looking for alternatives to VMware thanks to changing licensing and the introduction of subscription-based plans. The new model encourages businesses into multi-year contracts, [...]
Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware has reshaped today’s hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) market, pushing businesses to reconsider their reliance on VMware's HCI software due to concerns around pricing, support, and product direction. With the HCI market estimated to grow at a CAGR of 23.5% from 2024 to 2030, it's no surprise that VMware alternatives are rapidly gaining traction. As organizations seek greater [...]
This recorded webinar explores the findings from analyst firm DCIG’s report, "2024-25 DCIG Top 5 VMware vSphere Alternatives SMB/Edge Edition". CEO and Principal Analyst at DCIG, Jerome Wendt, joins James Clarke and Mark Christie from StorMagic to discuss his analysis of the market. About the Webinar In this webinar, Jerome discusses his pivotal DCIG report that evaluates 15 hyperconverged infrastructure [...]
The hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) market is changing. Many businesses are moving away from popular solutions like VMware vSphere. Changing licensing, costs, concerns about vendor lock-in, and the need for greater flexibility drive this shift. Businesses are increasingly seeking alternatives offering performance, flexibility, and more cost-effective pricing models. These options empower companies to build IT environments that better align with their [...]
In early 2024, we sat down with StorMagic’s Chief Revenue Officer, Brian Grainger, and PBG Networks’ Director of Professional Services, Paul Wozniak to discuss Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware and the upheaval that it may cause for VMware users and partners alike. Long-time StorMagic partners, Paul talks about PBG Networks’ experiences with StorMagic, and most importantly, what they advise VMware partners [...]
Been keeping up with the news lately? If so, you'll already be aware that the VMware acquisition by Broadcom was officially completed late last year. As we all predicted, this has created significant disruption, resulting in significant layoffs, changes to the structure and cost of licenses for their 500,000+ existing customers, and the closure of VMware’s partner program. Many [...]
SvSAN 6.3 is available now and is fully compatible with VMware vSphere 7.0u3c, and Microsoft Hyper-V and Windows Server 2022. Our infographic below details the main updates within this latest release of SvSAN and the benefits it brings to organizations using either hypervisor. Furthermore, vCenter users can now enjoy an updated SvSAN plugin that conforms to the current vCenter design [...]
Downtime, cost, and performance are massively important factors for companies today when it comes to choosing IT infrastructure and solutions. Thanks to physical SANs and legacy IT hardware filling up floor space, adding complexity, and cutting heavily into department budgets, many organizations have switched to a virtualized environment. Doing so benefits users greatly by enabling the hyperconvergence of compute, networking [...]
Welcome back to the StorMagic “How-To” video series! Here at StorMagic we’re producing training videos for our customers and partners, to show how to perform certain actions in the setup, configuration, and general operation of our software products (SvSAN, SvKMS). Led by Technical Pre-Sales Engineer, Steve Bettison, the next set of videos continues to focus on tutorials for SvSAN -- [...]
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. [...]
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This white paper discusses how to utilize VMware vSphere Replication in conjunction with StorMagic SvSAN. This enables organizations that want to deliver a low cost remote site storage infrastructure, to also add an offsite data replication capability for...
As the need for a high availability infrastructure grew, network administrator, George Knops, was not only tasked with finding the right technology, but also one that avoided the purchase of multiple SANs to accommodate a failover situation. “We were faced with the challenge of needing 2 data centers that mirrored one another, so that...