# How do you balance VMware vSAN performance and scalability with hardware prerequisites and cost?

VMware vSAN can deliver scalable, high-performance, cost-efficient software-defined storage for virtualized environments, with simpler management and stronger data protection through automated policy management and HCI. At the same time, the demanding hardware prerequisites and overall cost can feel overwhelming. How have you approached planning hardware requirements and budgeting while still getting the benefits of vSAN?

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- Posted at: 4 months ago
- Author title: Sr. Sales Account Manager
- Net upvotes: 1


## Comments
### Comment 1

For me, vSAN has been fast and reliable for day-to-day work, even when tasks get intense, so the performance side has held up well. The biggest win has been reducing the complexity and cost of traditional siloed storage by pooling local disks into a shared datastore. Management feels simpler since compute and storage are handled together, and scaling by adding disks or hosts has been straightforward. The added resiliency and disaster recovery support also helps justify the investment.

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- Posted at: 10 days ago
- Author title: Global Supply Chain Cross-Function | ASCM | Be-Digital Project Manager NEMAG | Panelist & Speaker | Material and Production Scheduler |  Supply Chain Management |  SAP Associate certified SAP S4/HANA and SAP BOWI




## Related Product
[VMware vSAN](https://www.g2.com/products/vmware-vsan/reviews)

## Related Category
[Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) Solutions](https://www.g2.com/categories/hyperconverged-infrastructure-hci-solutions)

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