Farmers & Merchants Bank saves $60,000 in upfront hardware expenses by creating a hyperconverged IT infrastructure
Farmers & Merchants Bank saves $60,000 in upfront hardware expenses by creating a hyperconverged IT infrastructure
1 PagesFarmers & Merchants Bank, a Nebraska-based financial institution providing business and personal banking services, sought to modernize its IT infrastructure while controlling costs and maintaining high performance. Prior to deploying StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN), the bank relied on a traditional infrastructure that required significant hardware investment to support growing operational demands. By implementing StarWind VSAN and creating a hyperconverged environment, the organization eliminated the need for additional SAN hardware, reduced infrastructure complexity, and achieved approximately $60,000 in upfront hardware savings. The solution delivered the IOPS required for banking workloads while improving system efficiency, scalability, and reliability. According to IT Director Joseph Havla
