Case Study: YMCA of Metro Milwaukee achieves reduced storage costs and simplified storage management with DataCore Software

YMCA of Metro Milwaukee - Customer Case Study

YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee, a nonprofit serving local communities, faced fragmented, vendor‑specific storage that created hardware lock‑in, high costs and reliance on a single storage specialist. To address this, the YMCA deployed DataCore’s SANsymphony‑V software‑defined storage to create a hardware‑independent, software‑defined storage strategy.

DataCore virtualized the YMCA’s storage (managing >50 TB across ~100 servers/30 hosts for ~575 users), simplifying administration so non‑specialists can safely manage storage and enabling a “put‑it‑in‑and‑forget‑it” model. The YMCA gave DataCore a 5/5 rating; DataCore reports that close to 80% of its customers cut storage spending by 25%+ and 72% saw 3x performance improvements, outcomes mirrored at the Y through reduced overhead, extended hardware life and improved availability.

YMCA of Metro Milwaukee

Casey Buchta

Director of Information Technology