CBC Group Boosts Business Continuity and Efficiency with QSAN Unified Storage

SUMMARY

Driving Kazakhstan’s Industrial Growth with Integrated Solutions

As a market leader in Kazakhstan, CBC Group of Companies plays a pivotal role across key sectors including automotive (specializing in trucks and heavy equipment), logistics (cargo transportation), and construction. Committed to delivering high-quality products, services, and end-to-end solutions, CBC Group supports both industrial and consumer demands with reliability and scale.

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CHALLENGE

Modernizing for Performance and Efficiency

To support its growing operations, the company sought to upgrade its IT infrastructure by transitioning to a virtualized environment. The goal was to identify a solution that could deliver the optimal balance of performance, reliability, functionality, and cost-effectiveness.

SOLUTION

Strategic IT Architecture with Cost-Effective Flexibility

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Following an in-depth market analysis and expert consultation with storage partner Vista Systems, the company selected a QSAN storage platform paired with a streamlined configuration. This included the open-source Proxmox virtualization platform, iSCSI for storage access, support for third-party drives, and a deliberate choice to avoid costly high-speed switches—ensuring both performance and budget efficiency.

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RESULT

Scalable, Cost-Efficient Storage Architecture with Built-In Resilience for Future Growth

Optimized Infrastructure with Performance and Cost Efficiency

  • Versatile interface support with expansion options – eliminates the need for costly switches
  • Third-party drive compatibility – reduces SSD procurement costs
  • Auto-Tiering and SSD cache support – delivers a smart balance between performance and storage investment
  • High-availability architecture with dual Active-Active controllers ensures continuous system uptime
  • Scalable high-performance solution – meets current demands and supports future growth
  • Online storage expansion – adds capacity without downtime

Future-Proofing with Disaster Recovery and Capacity Planning

  • Plans to implement a disaster recovery solution for enhanced business continuity
  • Upcoming JBOD purchase to extend storage system capacity cost-effectively

"We are quite satisfied with QSAN platform since the first installation in 2019. It met all the strict requirements of storage in our highly-virtualized environment to support the growing business." said by Leonid Priymak, IT Director of CBC Group. "When new storage demand came up, there was no doubt to consider QSAN."

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