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PROS

StorMagic SvSAN is praised for its simplicity, requiring only 30 minutes to install, configure, and deploy.
It provides zero downtime, working effectively with two nodes rather than three nodes, which enhances availability.
Customers appreciate being able to use existing hardware, avoiding additional costs for dedicated storage hardware.
StorMagic SvSAN has demonstrated flawless stability, maintaining business continuity without reported downtime over six years.
It significantly reduces downtime by allowing maintenance without disrupting user access, proving cost-effective and user-friendly.

CONS

StorMagic SvSAN lacks REST API functionality and date duplication.
Key features like memory caching and multi-node clusters require advanced licensing or are missing.
The deployment demands thorough testing due to complexity, affecting initial setup efficiency.
Scalability is limited, challenging for larger enterprises and increases licensing costs with more nodes.
Security hardening for the management or witness server is inadequate.
 

StorMagic SvSAN Pros review quotes

KK
Owner at a computer software company with 1-10 employees
May 6, 2021
This synchronization is easy with StorMagic, and we can establish availability between servers.
Vebjorn Nergaard - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior IT Engineer at Guard Automation AS
Feb 17, 2022
StorMagic SvSAN is a very effective solution and the interface is good.
SANJAY HASIJA - PeerSpot reviewer
Founder at FIELDFEET CONSULTING
May 19, 2022
It gives zero downtime and it works with two nodes rather than three nodes, unlike other solutions.
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Ahmed_Taha - PeerSpot reviewer
Director Of Operations at Diverse
Jun 27, 2022
What I found most valuable in StorMagic SvSAN is integration. As a software-defined storage solution, it's also very easy to use and it's the trend in the market today. StorMagic SvSAN also made the customer happy because the customer could use his existing hardware with it. The customer had rack-mounted storage, so he didn't want to purchase a dedicated hardware for storage purposes. He just upgraded his hard disk drives.
Levent Ozdayi - PeerSpot reviewer
Managing Director at Prianto Ltd
Jun 28, 2022
StorMagic SvSAN's best feature is that it is platform agnostic.
SANJAY HASIJA - PeerSpot reviewer
Founder at FIELDFEET CONSULTING
Oct 29, 2024
The most valuable feature of StorMagic SvSAN is its high availability. We have not had any downtime or data loss. Business continuity is highly important.
Onur Ekimeri - PeerSpot reviewer
IT/IS Business Solutions Manager at Raicam
Oct 24, 2023
It helps us prevent any data loss while working with the failover clusters.
reviewer2515785 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Engineer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jul 17, 2024
The part I like most about it is just that it does not require a lot of touch. It does exactly what it is supposed to do, and it is straightforward.
Georgi Petrov - PeerSpot reviewer
Global Data Center & Disaster Recovery Manager at Curium Pharma
Dec 1, 2024
StorMagic SvSAN helped us save around sixty percent on previous costs.
KA
IT Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Dec 3, 2024
We now have enough storage, so even when another big project arises, we don't need to worry about storage capacity.
 

StorMagic SvSAN Cons review quotes

KK
Owner at a computer software company with 1-10 employees
May 6, 2021
The only improvement area I can see is their licensing. For example, the memory caching feature is only available in an advanced license. Normally, it's in a standard license. It would be better if they had memory caching features in the product. Some backup features should also be in the product
Vebjorn Nergaard - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior IT Engineer at Guard Automation AS
Feb 17, 2022
The deployment of StorMagic SvSAN is very small. However, you need some time to do it. It's important to make a test deployment before the real deployment.
SANJAY HASIJA - PeerSpot reviewer
Founder at FIELDFEET CONSULTING
May 19, 2022
There are two features missing: there's no REST API functionality, and there is no date duplication in it.
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Ahmed_Taha - PeerSpot reviewer
Director Of Operations at Diverse
Jun 27, 2022
In terms of what could be improved in StorMagic SvSAN, I don't have a major issue with it, but its user interface should be more customer-oriented.
Levent Ozdayi - PeerSpot reviewer
Managing Director at Prianto Ltd
Jun 28, 2022
In the next release, StorMagic SvSAN should include multi-node clusters, which would allow storage spaces to be used more efficiently.
SANJAY HASIJA - PeerSpot reviewer
Founder at FIELDFEET CONSULTING
Oct 29, 2024
If we want to want to replicate the VM to the cloud, or off-site, it does not allow it because of asynchronous. There is no option available.
Onur Ekimeri - PeerSpot reviewer
IT/IS Business Solutions Manager at Raicam
Oct 24, 2023
They should enable data compression deduplication features for the platform.
reviewer2515785 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Engineer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jul 17, 2024
It could be a little bit more intuitive in terms of the way you set it up initially.
Georgi Petrov - PeerSpot reviewer
Global Data Center & Disaster Recovery Manager at Curium Pharma
Dec 1, 2024
One area for improvement would be to enhance the Edge Control capabilities. Currently, it shows the VSA and key providers but doesn't offer much in terms of VSA configuration management.
KA
IT Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Dec 3, 2024
StorMagic SvSAN can improve by simplifying the implementation and training.