StorMagic SvSAN is simple hyperconverged storage used to eliminate downtime. It provides high availability with two nodes per cluster, and boasts users among thousands of organizations to keep mission-critical applications and data online and available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Product | Market Share (%) |
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StorMagic SvSAN | 5.4% |
Red Hat Ceph Storage | 18.9% |
Microsoft Storage Spaces Direct | 7.3% |
Other | 68.4% |
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Title | Rating | Mindshare | Recommending | |
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VMware vSAN | 4.2 | N/A | 87% | 232 interviewsAdd to research |
Red Hat Ceph Storage | 4.2 | 18.9% | 82% | 27 interviewsAdd to research |
Company Size | Count |
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Small Business | 6 |
Midsize Enterprise | 3 |
Large Enterprise | 8 |
Company Size | Count |
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Small Business | 109 |
Midsize Enterprise | 66 |
Large Enterprise | 176 |
SvSAN is a lightweight solution that has been designed specifically for small-to-medium-sized businesses and edge computing environments such as retail stores, manufacturing plants and even oil rigs at sea.
SvSAN provides organizations with a simple, 'set and forget' solution that enables lightweight high availability as a virtual SAN (VSAN) with a witness VM that can be local, in the cloud, or as-a-service, and support up to 1,000 2-node clusters. It provides a low barrier to entry with capacity-based licensing and minimal hardware requirements, allowing organizations to use existing equipment. Plus, any IT professional can deploy and manage 1,000 sites as easily as 1, with automation tools and scripts.
SvSAN gives organizations choice and control by allowing configurations of any x86 server models and storage types, even mixed within a cluster, while vSphere, Hyper-V or KVM hypervisors can be used. It is built to perform, with code that eliminates performance bottlenecks and caching features to boost performance and prevent over-provisioning. SvSAN accommodates future growth and technologies too, with support for containers and VMs, and allows compute and storage to be scaled easily and independently.
SvSAN's additional features help to deliver 100% uptime with synchronous mirroring and no single point of failure, even with poor, unreliable networks, and non-disruptive hardware and software upgrades. Disaster protection is provided with capability for stretched clusters that reduce risk, plus extensive integrations with backup and DR providers and the option to add a third node to clusters. SvSAN also ensures data security with FIPS 140-2 compliant encryption, software RAID options and the elimination of split-brain risk.
StorMagic SvSAN was previously known as StorMagic .
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Information Technology Manager at a computer software company with 51-200 employees | 4.0 | As a small oil and gas company, I find StorMagic SvSAN valuable for its user-friendly design and quick setup, completing installation in 4-6 hours. Perpetual licensing is beneficial for remote operations, though improved pre-configured scenarios would enhance efficiency. |
Global Data Center & Disaster Recovery Manager at Curium Pharma | 4.0 | We use StorMagic SvSAN for our small manufacturing sites due to its ease of implementation and cost-effectiveness. It offers virtualization without hardware constraints, reducing maintenance costs, although improvements in Edge Control capabilities would enhance configuration management. |
Consultant at a transportation company with 1-10 employees | 4.5 | I deployed StorMagic SvSAN in ROBO locations for its cost-effectiveness and easy installation on two VMware ESXi hosts. Its simplicity is a major asset but it needs better integration with monitoring tools. It offers great cost-efficiency compared to VMware vSAN and Nutanix. |
Senior Solution Consultant at a comms service provider with 5,001-10,000 employees | 4.5 | I use StorMagic SvSAN primarily for its cost-effective hyperconverged system suitable for VMware. It excels in reliability for small and medium-sized enterprises, though scalability and licensing costs for expanding beyond two nodes need improvement. |
Owner at a tech services company with 1-10 employees | 4.5 | As a distributor, I find StorMagic SvSAN offers a user-friendly hyperconverged infrastructure, comparable to Nutanix and VMware, with approximately 40% ROI. While scalable enterprise modeling and enhanced training are needed, it remains a cost-effective solution. |
Information Technology Infrastructure Manager at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees | 5.0 | I implemented StorMagic SvSAN across global manufacturing sites to meet our local software needs without buying dedicated storage. It's flexible, stable, and cost-effective, offering a two-year ROI, though hardware compatibility and pricing could improve. |
Network Engineer at a legal firm with 201-500 employees | 5.0 | I use StorMagic SvSAN with VMware servers to share local storage among hosts, appreciating its simplicity and cost savings of $20,000 to $30,000 annually. Despite this, it needs improved security. I chose it over VMware vSAN due to superior service. |
IT Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees | 4.5 | We use StorMagic SvSAN for big data storage and Windows cluster storage for SQL databases. The implementation was initially challenging, but assistance from StorMagic engineers was invaluable. Simplifying implementation and training could enhance the experience further. |