Baker Group unlocks significant long-term cost savings by enabling shared storage for its virtualized environment with StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN)

CHALLENGE

Before implementing StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN), Baker Group operated its IT infrastructure on standalone servers running Microsoft Hyper-V with failover clustering. However, the environment lacked one critical element – shared storage. Without it, proper failover clustering was impossible, leaving the infrastructure vulnerable to downtime and limiting scalability. Traditional SAN solutions were either too expensive or too rigid to justify adoption.

Baker Group sought a solution that could deliver enterprise-grade high availability without the steep costs and complexity of proprietary storage systems.

StarWind has saved us tens of thousands versus what we were using before. Savings include a reliable shared storage solution as well as opening the door for the opportunity to use large-scale Microsoft Datacenter Server clustering and unlimited virtual machine licensing.

Blake Brown, Director of IT

SOLUTION

Baker Group chose StarWind VSAN for its proven reliability, flexibility, and cost efficiency. By turning the company’s existing storage into a fully redundant shared pool, StarWind VSAN enabled true failover clustering in its Hyper-V environment without requiring new hardware. The deployment immediately stabilized operations, delivering exceptional uptime and seamless workload mobility.

Over a decade of continuous use has proven the platform’s long-term value, saving the company tens of thousands of dollars compared to traditional SAN solutions. With StarWind, Baker Group not only achieved a resilient shared storage layer but also unlocked access to large-scale Microsoft Datacenter clustering and unlimited.