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Sample Customers

StarWind Virtual SAN

Baker Tilly BVI, CMS Internet, Board Harpeth Hall School

StarWind HyperConverged Appliance

Sears Home and Franchise Business

StarWind Virtual Tape Library

Volvo, Sony, Samsung, Hitachi

StarWind Storage Appliance

Bosch, EC2 IT, Solid Earth Inc., Canon

Popular Solutions

Kaminario K2 [EOL]

0 reviews

StarWind Virtual SAN

27 reviews

StarWind HyperConverged Appliance

1 reviews

StarWind Storage Appliance

0 reviews

Top Industries

Construction Company

18%

Outsourcing Company

17%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

11%

Computer Software Company

Construction Company

Outsourcing Company

Quotes From Member Reviews

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Most Helpful Reviews

V.J.
Storage Administrator at a tech services company

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Jccerong Heron
System Engineer at a tech vendor
My main use case for StarWind Virtual SAN is that we use it in a virtual environment with VMware and in another...
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Kishore CA
Senior Engineering Assistant at Bharat Electronics Limited
We were looking for the two-node HCA. We found that VMware was also a solution, but it was a bit costlier for us. We...
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Anonymous User
DevOps Director at University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
We have been using the product for backups and long-term storage. We had been using physical tape backups for many...
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Customer Service

Anonymous User
System Engineer - R&D at a tech services company
Technical support is very good. We had quick response for anything we needed.
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Anonymous User
Senior DevOps Engineer at a computer software company
Support's amazing. When it came time for the flash upgrade, our rep contacted us, and put us in touch with their...
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IT-3922
IT and Facilities Lead at a computer software company
We have not had cause to engage with their technical support.
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Anonymous User
Director of Engineering at Telefonica
Customer Service: Very high - boutique level with great personal responses and very quick solutions. Technical...
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Anonymous User
Security Big Data Analysis Team at a government
I would rate technical support with an 8 out of 10.
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Anonymous User
IT Manager Of Infrastructure Services at a healthcare company
Support has been great. While I have never had to personally call, I've had my administrators call. Every time we...
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Anonymous User
IT Manager at a computer software company
Technical support is absolutely great. We ran into an issue due to some improper network configuration on our side...
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Anonymous User
Director Of Information Technology at a healthcare company
I would rate technical support as 3/5.
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Anonymous User
Vice President / Chief Information Officer at a healthcare company
I rate technical support 3/5. There have been some inconsistencies.
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V.J.
Storage Administrator at a tech services company
Customer Service: Good Customer Service. Technical Support: Good Technical Support.
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Anonymous User
Network Administrator at a computer software company
The couple of technical support calls we've made, they've been proactive, very good about that; so that's been good....
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Anonymous User
Senior Systems Engineer in the Storage & Systems Practice at a tech services company
Have not had any components fail yet. Customer service emails me when they have new firmware and they upgrade it for me.
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Anonymous User
Network Engineer at a comms service provider
It has the best technical support because technical support is very important for this country because their...
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Anonymous User
IT Manager,DBA at a manufacturing company
The technical support from Kaminario during two recoveries from power outages has also been outstanding. In both...
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Anonymous User
Senior Account Executive at Nordisk systems
I personally have not used technical support. I have many customers who have used them, and who have had great...
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Artur Eichmann
Systemadministrator at WebID
I haven't had a chance to contact support yet; the consultation process through to implementation is great.
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Arcwell R. Hernandez
Director/Solutions Architect at TechOps Trinidad & Tobago LTD
very good
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Tyler Lejeune
Manager of Systems Administration at Monster Digital
Customer support is great, and I have not had any issues getting timely help from StarWind Virtual SAN.
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Anonymous User
System Admin | Network Engineer | Project Lead at R.K. Black, Inc
Support is prompt and usually, they can meet via Zoom in just a few minutes from the creation of a support...
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Daniel P.
Manager, Information Technology at a transportation company
Technical support is their best feature!
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Larryb Benedict
IT Administrator at Grand + Benedicts
Customer support is excellent and very responsive.
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Branden Beachy
Works at GOSHEN COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
I had some issues, early on, that ended up being hardware issues on my end. The StarWind support people were more...
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Anonymous User
Systems Administrator at Daifuku America
The technical support is amazing. Five stars. They are quick to respond and are able to handle issues very quickly...
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Isaiah Jesch
IT Director at Marion County R-II School
I have been very impressed with the support team. Every encounter I have had has been quickly responded to with both...
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James Ching
Systems Analyst at The Bethany Group
They have the best support I've experienced with any vendor I've worked with up until now. We're still only 2 months...
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Anonymous User
IT Director at Southeast Aerospace, Inc.
Working with the support team has been great. Connecting with somebody during and after business hours has been...
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Matthew Henson
Owner at Split Digital LLC
When I've had a problem, I have had someone respond almost immediately. If not picking up the phone and helping me...
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Anonymous User
Director Of Information Technology at a outsourcing company
Technical support has been willing to help and train even on simple questions.
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Andrew Wolf
Civil Engineer at Crossroad Engineers, P C
Customer service has been excellent. Any questions we have had have been answered quickly.
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Technology Solutions, Support & Training at UNISONMEDIA Group, Inc.
This area has been the best for us, especially being new to this technology. The support team was amazing with...
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Brendan
Technology Manager at Tryon International Equestrian Center
Their customer service and support are top-notch.
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Edrissa Jarju
I.T. Manager at H&R Reit
I think the customer support for StarWind Virtual SAN is probably the best that we can possibly say. Compared to what...
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Kristopher Skully
Systems Administrator at Hospice of the Western Reserve
So far, the little that I've worked with tech support, they seem to be pretty great. We also bought a backup server...
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Anonymous User
Works at PPL
Their support team is highly knowledgeable and skilled in assisting customers with any technical issues they may...
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Anonymous User
IT Service Supervisor at VIP Technology Solutions Group
Tech support has been fantastic. Always willing to help no matter what time of day/night. I've never had to have an...
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Anonymous User
Company Owner at a insurance company
Technical support is perfect.
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Anonymous User
Enterprise Cloud Manager at Exponential-e
We had one incident for which we required the help of their support. Our questions and queries were answered within...
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AntonChernomazov
SAO Dept. Head at LLC BIT
Support wants to solve your issue, and they are successful at it. Complex issues are escalated to the next support...
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Anonymous User
Systems Engineer & Cloud Specialist at myCRECloud | Cloud Application Hosting
Customer service goes above and beyond to help you. I've never dealt with a more capable team in my years of doing IT.
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Anonymous User
IT at SOMIAC
Technical support works very responsibly when we have questions. They connected remotely to our servers, performed an...
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Anonymous User
Information Systems Manager at a aerospace/defense firm
StarWind Proactive Support is fairly responsive. They definitely go above and beyond to address the issues, when...
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Anonymous User
CIO at JSC Sheremetyevo International Airport
The experience of work with clients/technical support is very positive. Everything is fast and available.
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Achesman Chesman
integration engineer at Insight
Customer support is one of the really plus points for us; they've got a free community environment where you can get...
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Anonymous User
Works at a manufacturing company
The team at StarWind are professional and very skilled in a variety of disciplines. The most impressive factor of the...
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Adam F
Works at a computer software company
StarWind's proactive support has helped my organization by giving us the reassurance of 24/7 monitoring of the...
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