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  • Oleg Pankevych
    Oleg Pankevych
  • May 19, 2025
How to Build a Highly Available 2-Node Proxmox Cluster with StarWind VSAN
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  • Vladyslav Savchenko
    Vladyslav Savchenko
  • February 22, 2025
Setting up StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) as Hardened Repository for Veeam B&R
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  • Vladyslav Savchenko
    Vladyslav Savchenko
  • July 31, 2025
Software-Defined Storage: Guide to Top SDS Vendors 
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  • Volodymyr Khrystenko
    Volodymyr Khrystenko
  • May 14, 2025
DRBD/LINSTOR vs Ceph vs StarWind VSAN: Proxmox HCI Performance Comparison
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  • Ivan Ischenko
    Ivan Ischenko
  • February 12, 2025
Proxmox vs Hyper-V: A Comprehensive Comparison
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  • Orest Lesyuk
    Orest Lesyuk
  • March 11, 2026
Microsoft SQL Server High Availability: Always On Availability Groups VS Failover Cluster Instances. What to choose and when?
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  • Alex Khorolets
    Alex Khorolets
  • April 11, 2025
Turn two VMware vSphere hosts into a full-blown cluster without breaking the bank, in 5 easy steps
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  • Vladyslav Savchenko
    Vladyslav Savchenko
  • March 24, 2025
What is Business Continuity?
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  • Vladyslav Savchenko
    Vladyslav Savchenko
  • January 21, 2025
How to Create a File Share with StarWind VSAN
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  • Vladyslav Savchenko
    Vladyslav Savchenko
  • February 19, 2025
StarWind V2V Converter Overview (Part 1): Converting VMs to and from Oracle VirtualBox
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  • Diana Abo Harmouch
    Diana Abo-Harmouch
  • June 10, 2025
What is V2V (Virtual to Virtual)?
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  • Daryna Havrada
    Daryna Havrada
  • April 3, 2025
VMware vSphere vSwitch Load Balancing Options: A Complete Guide
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Vladyslav Savchenko
  • Vladyslav Savchenko
  • February 12, 2026

What Is Amazon S3? How S3 Storage Works, Storage Classes, and Use Cases

Amazon S3 is the foundation of object storage for many cloud and hybrid environments. Our new article explains its architecture, storage classes, and how they apply to backup, analytics, and long-term retention.
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Oleg Pankevych
  • Oleg Pankevych
  • February 11, 2026

Forgot the ESXi root password? Here are 4 ways to recover access

ESXi root password lost? No worries! Our latest article unveils 4 effective strategies to reset it, ensuring you maintain access and control over your infrastructure. Whether you’re accessing via vCenter or dealing with standalone hosts, we’ve simplified the process for you.
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Karim Buzdar
  • Karim Buzdar
  • February 10, 2026

How to Extend a Hyper-V VHDX Disk Size Without Downtime

Running out of disk space on a Hyper-V VM? Our new step-by-step guide shows how to expand a VHDX disk while the VM is online and extend the volume inside Windows – no maintenance window required.
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Vladyslav Savchenko
  • Vladyslav Savchenko
  • February 6, 2026

Data Deduplication Explained: Less is Truly More

Gain insights into how deduplication identifies and removes redundant data blocks to optimize storage efficiency and reduce costs.
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Vladan Seget
  • Vladan Seget
  • February 3, 2026

Deepin Linux 25 Community Edition: Immutable, User-Friendly, and great for transition from Windows 10

For users considering a move away from Windows 10, our new article analyzes Deepin Linux 25 Community Edition (CE) in terms of onboarding, hardware support, file system compatibility, and software options. It also covers limitations and where expectations should be realistic.
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Ivan Ischenko
  • Ivan Ischenko
  • January 29, 2026

Real Cost of Virtualization: 5-Year TCO Planning Guide

Virtualization expenses extend beyond initial hardware and licensing. Ongoing operations, backup requirements, renewals, and upgrade cycles all contribute to the total cost over a 3-7 year period. Our latest guide outlines how to structure those elements into a clear TCO model.
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Alex Bykovskyi
  • Alex Bykovskyi
  • January 28, 2026

How to Create VMware vSphere VMs with RDM Disks

Need direct LUN access from a VM? Our new guide walks through creating VMware vSphere VMs with RDM disks, covering vRDM vs pRDM, LUN presentation, setup steps, and when RDM still makes sense vs VMDKs or vVols.
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Paolo Valsecchi
  • Paolo Valsecchi
  • January 27, 2026

Veeam Hardened Repository ISO: manual backup deletion

Running out of space on a Veeam Hardened Repository (VHR)? There is a safe, controlled way to manually delete immutable backups using the VHR ISO in Live System mode. Check out our latest step-by-step guide.
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Vladyslav Savchenko
  • Vladyslav Savchenko
  • January 22, 2026

Why Snapshots and Checkpoints are not Real Backups

Find out why relying solely on snapshots or checkpoints can jeopardize data integrity and what constitutes a reliable backup strategy.
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