How Serverspace Became a Top Provider with vStack's Hyperconverged Platform

Looking for a cloud provider that delivers blazing-fast virtual machines without breaking the bank? The story of how Serverspace climbed to the top of VM performance rankings might surprise you. This international cloud provider serves over 5,000 customers across seven countries, and their secret weapon isn't what you'd expect.

Why Serverspace Started Looking Beyond VMware

Serverspace has been in the cloud services game for more than 14 years. They've built data centers in Belarus, Kazakhstan, the Netherlands, and the United States, always focusing on one core principle: making cloud infrastructure simple and affordable without sacrificing reliability.

Initially, Serverspace went with VMware for virtualization. Makes sense, right? VMware is the biggest name in the industry, proven technology with a solid reputation. But here's the catch—VMware's solution came with some serious baggage:

• Expensive hardware requirements that keep piling up costs

• Heavy licensing fees that cut into profit margins

• Complex infrastructure needing a large team of highly skilled specialists to maintain

The traditional virtualization approach means dealing with separate components for compute, storage, and networking—often from different vendors. You can't just have one or two people managing that kind of complexity. The personnel costs alone were getting out of hand.

The Search for a Better Solution

After analyzing their situation, Serverspace's technical team realized that provisioning virtual machines on VMware was consuming too many resources. They needed to shift from converged to hyperconverged infrastructure to cut support costs, but VMware's HCI solution would actually cost even more. That would mean raising prices for customers, which went against everything they stood for.

They considered KVM and OpenStack-based solutions since there are no licensing costs. Sounds attractive, right? But that path would require constant improvements and serious investment in infrastructure development and support. When they tested OpenStack under CPU overcommit conditions, the results were disappointing—nowhere near the practical values needed for public clouds.

If you're facing similar infrastructure challenges and need a platform that balances performance with cost-effectiveness, 👉 exploring hyperconverged solutions like those available through Serverspace could be your answer.

What Makes vStack Different

In 2019, Serverspace chose vStack—ITGLOBAL.COM LABS' hyperconverged platform. Now, you might wonder why they picked a relatively new platform entering the market. The hyperconverged approach was exactly what they needed: lower hardware costs and simplified infrastructure management, all while matching VMware's performance levels.

Here's what sold them on vStack:

Unified management: The HCI solution includes vStack OS, vStack Storage, vStack Network, and vStack Management—all controlled through a single interface. One skilled specialist can handle what used to require an entire team. That's a massive reduction in IT infrastructure and maintenance costs.

Consumer-grade hardware: Developers can build enterprise-level virtual data centers using consumer-class hardware without compromising performance. This alone transforms the economics of cloud infrastructure.

CPU overcommit optimization: vStack excels at CPU overcommit, seriously boosting cost efficiency. This is where many platforms stumble, but vStack makes it a strength.

Fast scaling: Adding infrastructure or replacing failed components happens quickly, minimizing downtime and headaches.

Smart snapshots: vStack VM snapshots include the entire configuration, even virtual network ports. This level of detail makes backup and recovery far more reliable.

The bottom line? A vStack VM costs about half what a VMware VM does for customers.

The Results Speak for Themselves

Serverspace enabled Managed vStack services to save resources on platform maintenance. This means they don't waste time and money on platform upkeep—they can focus those resources on developing their own projects and improving customer experience.

Even though they maintain both VMware and vStack solutions, Serverspace reached the top of performance rankings using the vStack hyperconverged platform. The numbers are impressive:

• Creating a virtual machine takes just one second

• New VMs become operational in 15-40 seconds

• VM costs on vStack are half those on VMware

For businesses needing to deploy virtual infrastructure quickly and efficiently, 👉 Serverspace's vStack-powered solutions deliver the speed and reliability that modern applications demand.

The collaboration between Serverspace and vStack also means faster innovation. When customers need specific functionality, they get it quickly through customizations or platform upgrades. That responsiveness makes a real difference when you're trying to stay competitive.

What This Means for Cloud Users

Serverspace's journey shows that newer doesn't mean unproven, and cheaper doesn't mean compromised. By combining VMware's established reliability with vStack's hyperconverged efficiency, they've created a cloud offering that delivers on multiple fronts: speed, cost, and performance.

Whether you're running a startup that needs to scale quickly or an established business looking to optimize infrastructure costs, the platform you choose matters. Serverspace proved that with the right hyperconverged solution, you can have your cake and eat it too—enterprise-grade performance at a fraction of traditional costs.

The cloud services market keeps evolving, and providers that embrace innovative platforms while maintaining reliability are the ones that rise to the top. Serverspace's success with vStack demonstrates that sometimes the best path forward isn't the most obvious one.