Case Study: Matrix IT B.V. achieves 60% IT operational cost reduction with StarWind Software

Matrix IT B.V. reduces its IT operational expenses by 60% by deploying a high availability (HA) StarWind vSAN-based cluster

Matrix IT B.V., an IT services firm in Harderwijk, Netherlands, was running a Microsoft Hyper‑V failover cluster across seven all‑flash nodes on a mostly 10 GbE network (100 GbE core). Rising electricity bills (from €400 to €1,600/month), high maintenance overhead and limitations of the Microsoft S2D SPLA licensing model made it difficult to downscale and cut operational costs.

By deploying StarWind Virtual SAN (vSAN) to create a 2‑node high‑availability cluster, Matrix removed the SPLA constraint, reduced its node count from 7 to 2, and simplified maintenance and scaling. The change immediately saved roughly €1,000 per month (about a 60% reduction in IT OPEX) and will be adopted as the company’s default redundant storage solution.

Matrix IT B.V.