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EC2 IT improves service uptime and cuts operational risk for client workloads by enabling enterprise-class availability with StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN)

August 18, 2026
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Adam Gill
Systems Manager. Has expertise in enterprise networking, Microsoft technologies, and modern workplace solutions.
Systems Manager. Has expertise in enterprise networking, Microsoft technologies, and modern workplace solutions.

CHALLENGE

Before deploying StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN), EC2 IT needed to eliminate the limitations of VMware virtual machines (VMs) running on local server storage while avoiding the cost and complexity of a traditional SAN. The company wanted to introduce shared storage to enable VMware features such as vMotion and High Availability, but conventional SAN arrays required significant investment and introduced a potential single point of failure.

Alternative virtual SAN solutions were also evaluated but proved too expensive, as they required a threenode ESXi cluster.

We are happy with the way StarWind is performing, and it currently meets all our requirements. We would not hesitate in recommending StarWind to our clients.

Adam Gill, Network Systems Manager

SOLUTION

EC2 IT deployed StarWind VSAN to create highly available shared storage using its existing VMware environment without requiring dedicated SAN hardware or a third ESXi host. The deployment delivered reliable shared storage with strong performance, enabling VMware vMotion and High Availability while reducing infrastructure costs.

In addition, StarWind s support team helped optimize the configuration, further improving storage performance and ensuring long-term operational reliability.

About the Company
EC2 IT is a UK-based managed IT services provider delivering cloud, networking, communications, backup, security, and business continuity solutions to small and medium-sized businesses, primarily organizations with up to 250 employees in the City of London.
Region
EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa)
Country
Great Britain
Industry
IT & Services
Product
StarWind Virtual SAN
Inspired by Adam Gill’s success? Want to improve business continuity for your business-critical apps and services?
Dmytro Malynka StarWind Virtual SAN Product Manager
We’ve got you covered! StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) is specifically designed to provide highly-available shared storage for Hyper-V, vSphere, and KVM clusters. With StarWind VSAN, simplicity is key: utilize the local disks of your hypervisor hosts and create shared HA storage for your VMs. Interested in learning more? Book a short StarWind VSAN demo now and see it in action!