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Superior Support Resources improves the operational efficiency of its client company by deploying a hyperconverged infrastructure with StarWind HCI Appliance (HCA)

April 23, 2026
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Nick Gertmann
Field Engineering Lead/Manager. Has over a decade of hands-on infrastructure and field engineering leadership experience with deep expertise in Cisco Meraki, Fortinet, and Linux system administration.
Field Engineering Lead/Manager. Has over a decade of hands-on infrastructure and field engineering leadership experience with deep expertise in Cisco Meraki, Fortinet, and Linux system administration.

CHALLENGE

Before deploying StarWind HCI Appliance (HCA), the client company of Superior Support Resources relied on HPE StoreVirtual storage in a heterogeneous environment with VMware, Hyper-V, Citrix, and Proxmox. With StoreVirtual reaching end-of-life and no longer supported, the client required a cost-effective two-node highly available solution compatible with existing workloads.

Superior Support Resources evaluated StorMagic, Open-E, HPE, Dell EMC, and NetApp, but needed a platform that balanced affordability, simplicity, and reliable high availability for SMB deployments.

The ease and cost of StarWind HCI Appliance deployment was a win-win situation for us, streamlining our infrastructure deployment projects, as well as being kind to our clients’ pocketbooks.

Nick Gertmann, Field Engineering Lead/Manager

SOLUTION

Superior Support Resources deployed StarWind HCI Appliance to create a two-node cluster and implement a hyperconverged infrastructure with built-in storage virtualization and synchronous replication. The solution ensures continuous data availability and automatic failover between nodes, removing single points of failure. It leverages local storage for performance while maintaining data consistency across the cluster.

Centralized management and remote support capabilities allow SSR to efficiently operate the environment, reducing administrative overhead and enabling scalable, cost-effective infrastructure delivery for the client.

About the Company
Superior Support Resources (SSR) is a U.S.-based IT services and consulting provider focused on small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs). SSR holds certifications across Microsoft, Cisco, Citrix, VMware, HPE, and Dell Technologies.
Region
NA (North America)
Country
United States
Industry
IT & Services
Product
StarWind HCI Appliance
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