In manufacturing, every second counts—and at Advizex, we understand the stakes. Downtime on the plant floor isn’t just a pause in production; it can send costly ripple effects through your entire supply chain. From missed delivery deadlines to wasted raw materials, the impact is immediate, measurable, and expensive.
At the same time, manufacturers are being asked to do more with less. Economic uncertainty, tariffs, and rising operational costs are forcing tighter IT budgets, even as technology becomes more critical to running day-to-day operations. This is especially true at edge locations—factories, processing plants, and distribution centers—where local infrastructure is essential for running applications, managing equipment, and keeping production lines moving.
Why Traditional Approaches Fall Short
Historically, many manufacturers have approached these smaller sites like mini data centers —deploying high-cost, high-complexity systems designed central IT environments. While these solutions may deliver top-tier performance, they often overshoot the actual needs (and budgets) of edge environments. The result? Over-engineered, expensive deployments that add unnecessary complexity and make it harder for local teams to maintain uptime without constant IT intervention.
Advizex + StorMagic: Purpose-Built for the Edge
Advizex partners with StorMagic to help manufacturers achieve the uptime they demand—without the enterprise-grade overhead they don’t need. StorMagic SvSAN delivers 99.999% uptime with just two servers—no SAN required. This small-footprint, hyperconverged storage solution is purpose-built for edge environments, delivering the high availability manufacturing demands without the cost and complexity of traditional three-node clusters.
With Advizex and StorMagic, you can:
- Keep your existing hardware—no forklift upgrades.
- Choose your preferred hypervisor, including VMware or Microsoft Hyper-V.
- Avoid downtime with seamless failover and no data loss, even if a server fails.
- Reduce complexity so deployments can be self-installed and managed by local teams.
Real-World Results
A food processing manufacturer with more than a dozen facilities began a large-scale HCI deployment. Midway through, they realized costs and complexity were spiraling out of control. Advizex stepped in, worked with StorMagic, and pivoted the strategy—deploying SVSAN at remaining sites while reusing existing servers.
The outcome: lower costs, simpler management, and the same high availability needed to keep production moving.
Your Edge, Optimized
For manufacturers, the formula is simple: protect uptime, control costs, and streamline operations.
Advizex brings the expertise, partnerships, and proven solutions to make that happen. Whether you’re looking to optimize existing sites, scale efficiently, or reduce your total cost of ownership, we can help design an edge IT strategy built for your business.
Let’s talk about your edge strategy. We’ll help you evaluate your current environment, explore deployment options, and build a right-sized solution that keeps your manufacturing operations running—without overpaying for infrastructure you don’t need.
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