vSAN for Small Business: Is the Complexity Worth It?
VMware vSAN entered the mainstream around 2016 as a hyperconverged storage option — using local drives in ESXi hosts as a shared storage pool, eliminating the need for a dedicated SAN or NAS. For small businesses, the pitch is appealing: consolidate compute and storage, reduce hardware complexity, and lower TCO. The reality is more nuanced. … Read more