D-J Engineering, Inc. reduces both capital and operational costs by adopting hyperconvergence with the help of StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN)

CHALLENGE

Before deploying StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN), D-J Engineering, Inc. relied on HPE LeftHand storage and standalone NAS systems with Microsoft Hyper-V. This architecture lacked flexibility and did not scale efficiently, limiting the company’s ability to expand without significant capital investment.

As a result, D-J Engineering required a cost-effective shared storage solution that could eliminate hardware constraints and support future growth.

With StarWind VSAN, our uptime seems comparable to our hardware SANs and doesn’t appear to be any compromises.

Director of Technical Services

SOLUTION

D-J Engineering, Inc. chose StarWind VSAN to deploy a hyperconverged infrastructure on existing off-the-shelf hardware. By virtualizing storage and removing dependency on proprietary SAN systems, the company reduced capital and operational costs while extending the hardware lifecycle. The solution delivers reliable performance, adequate IOPS, and data resiliency through high availability (HA). Its hardware-agnostic design enables straightforward scalability as demand grows.

Overall, the company achieved savings of several hundred thousand dollars while maintaining performance levels comparable to enterprise-grade SAN solutions. Moving forward, D-J Engineering, Inc. plans to expand its deployment by doubling its infrastructure with two additional HA clusters.