St Peter’s Church of England Aided School achieves substantial operational cost reduction by moving to hyperconvergence with StarWind HCI Appliance (HCA)

CHALLENGE

Before deploying StarWind HCI Appliance (HCA), St Peter’s Church of England Aided School had an outdated IT infrastructure, comprising Dell Hyper-V hosts and SANs. The setup was overly complex, slow, and over-engineered for the school’s needs, creating inefficiencies and increasing operational costs. With a small IT team, managing the outdated system became
burdensome, consuming excessive time for troubleshooting and maintenance.

The school needed a modern solution that could simplify operations and offer proactive support to alleviate the workload on its IT staff.

Since installing StarWind our virtual machines have come back to life! Everything is now incredibly responsive and reliable. We have a newfound confidence in our infrastructure.

IT Manager

SOLUTION

St Peter’s Church of England Aided School chose StarWind HCI Appliance as it allowed the school to consolidate its IT infrastructure from six nodes and two SANs to just two StarWind nodes. This drastic reduction simplified the data center’s physical setup, allowing for the decommissioning of multiple switches. The new infrastructure significantly reduced energy costs, enhanced performance, and ensured reliability for critical backup tasks.

Additionally, StarWind ProActive Premium Support alleviated the burden on the school’s IT team and enabled them to focus on core educational goals. The infrastructure now meets all the needs with improved responsiveness, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness.