Case Study: Macro Systems, Inc. achieves expandable VMware shared storage and business continuity with StarWind Software

Macro Systems chooses StarWind for expandable VMware shared storage

Macro Systems, Inc., a Minneapolis–St. Paul custom programming and hosting firm that hosts more than 35 customer sites, needed affordable, reliable shared storage for its VMware environment. Their prior Linux NFS setup offered no easy backup and a limited Dell/Windows configuration lacked scalability and high availability, so they required a scalable SAN solution that would support VMware and future vSphere migration without costly proprietary hardware.

Macro Systems deployed StarWind Virtual SAN to repurpose existing servers into a VMware-ready, mirrored SAN, providing synchronous replication, live snapshots, near-zero downtime and easy scalability. The result was expanded storage capacity, stronger business continuity and data protection, seamless VMware integration, and an affordable, hardware-neutral solution.

Macro Systems, Inc.

David Weisbrod

Founder