Case Study: iF1 Solutions reduces IT operational expenses and gains scalable, highly available hyperconverged infrastructure with StarWind Software

iF1 Solutions reduces IT operational expenses by replacing its aging SANs and servers thanks to StarWind HCA

iF1 Solutions, a Canadian MSP serving the legal and accounting sector, was running aging HPE servers and SANs with mixed VMware and Hyper-V environments that lacked scalability and had unclear upgrade paths. The company needed a cost-effective hyperconverged platform to scale reliably and cut licensing expenses, but alternatives like Scale Computing proved cost-prohibitive.

iF1 replaced its legacy infrastructure with a 2-node StarWind HyperConverged Appliance (HCA), achieving scalability and high availability while consolidating workloads on Hyper-V to reduce licensing. The move delivered all-flash performance, simplified deployment, and savings of roughly $10–20K per client versus HPE/Dell solutions, with plans to continue replacing old HPE gear with StarWind.

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