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Dmytro Yaprincev
Dmytro Yaprincev
StarWind Solution Architect. Dima brings 8+ years of IT experience in storage virtualization. Specializing in Windows and Linux technologies, he provides technical leadership in developing high-availability environments. Dima delivers expert guidance on infrastructure design, disaster recovery, and optimizing enterprise-scale data storage solutions for modern IT ecosystems.
Dmytro Yaprincev
  • Dmytro Yaprincev
  • November 19, 2025

What Is Microsegmentation? Benefits, Technologies & Best Practices

As east-west traffic grows, old security perimeters fall short. Microsegmentation fills that gap with fine-grained control and visibility. If you want the essentials in one place, our new article explores microsegmentation from different angles.
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Dmytro Yaprincev
  • Dmytro Yaprincev
  • August 20, 2025

Nutanix vs Proxmox: A Detailed Comparison

VMware renewals too pricey? Many IT teams are turning to Nutanix or Proxmox as alternatives. But which one fits your business best – enterprise-grade HCI or open-source flexibility? Check out our full comparison.
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Dmytro Yaprincev
  • Dmytro Yaprincev
  • May 29, 2025

What Is Data Storage: A Definitive Guide

Modern life runs on data. But where and how is that valuable data stored? How do you choose the right storage option – DAS, NAS, SAN, or cloud? Our latest in-depth guide breaks it down clearly so you can understand your options and find what’s best for your data needs.
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Dmytro Yaprincev
  • Dmytro Yaprincev
  • November 9, 2017

Microsoft SQL Server Failover Cluster Instance and Basic Availability Group features comparison

Microsoft SQL Server 2016 has a pretty decent feature set to achieve cost-effective high availability for your environment and build a reliable disaster recovery solution. Basic Availability Groups (BAGs) and Failover Cluster Instances (FCI) are included in SQL Server 2016 Standard Edition and serve to implement high redundancy level for business-critical databases. In this article, I would like to discuss some differences between these solutions and open the curtain on how it can be done with Software-Defined Storage like Storage Spaces Direct (S2D) and VSAN from StarWind (StarWind VSAN).
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