Case Study: Air Innovations achieves data high availability without SANs or switches with StarWind Software

StarWind Virtual SAN allowed the firm to build an HA clustered environment for mission-critical applications without employing any SANs or switches

Air Innovations LLC, a rapidly growing Houston-based residential HVAC installer with more than 12 years in business, was running critical services on a single host with two VMs and lacked data high availability. With strict budget limits, the company needed a way to build a high-availability cluster on Microsoft Hyper-V without adding SANs, switches, or new storage hardware.

After testing and deploying StarWind Virtual SAN, Air Innovations achieved the required data high availability while keeping its existing infrastructure and streamlining hardware utilization. The software removed the need for additional storage or network gear, simplified operations with strong vendor support and documentation, and delivered cost-effective, reliable HA—prompting praise for StarWind’s fast, knowledgeable support.

Air Innovations

Jeffrey Bowers

Company’s Representative