Case Study: The National Archives of Estonia achieves high availability and cost savings with StarWind Software's Virtual SAN (VSAN)

The National Archives of Estonia scores constant uptime on its traditional server array and makes it more flexible with StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN)

The National Archives of Estonia, a government agency responsible for collecting and preserving the nation’s records, was struggling with an aging SAN-based IT infrastructure that couldn’t keep up with ever-growing, varied data flows and strict availability and security requirements. Their Dell AX4-5 server array with FC switches, HBAs and VMware ESXi faced performance limits and growing operational complexity, and the agency wanted to optimize performance without buying new proprietary storage.

By deploying StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) the Archives built a cost-effective two-node failover cluster that delivered high availability, fault tolerance and simplified operations without new traditional hardware. VSAN provided constant uptime and improved flexibility while reducing complexity and overall costs, allowing the agency to meet government standards and scale its services reliably.

The National Archives of Estonia

Mart Vernik

IT Administrator