{"id":15957,"date":"2025-09-16T12:51:50","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T15:51:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/made4it.com.br\/?p=15957"},"modified":"2025-09-16T14:35:52","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T17:35:52","slug":"como-a-pontonet-saiu-do-caos-de-servidores-e-reduziu-custos-com-proxmox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/made4it.com.br\/en\/como-a-pontonet-saiu-do-caos-de-servidores-e-reduziu-custos-com-proxmox\/","title":{"rendered":"How Pontonet got out of server chaos and reduced costs with Proxmox"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Find out how Made4it transformed a total failure scenario into a modern, resilient and cheaper infrastructure.<\/h4>\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">16\/09\/2025 &#8211; By Made4it<\/h6>\n\n<p>The scene is familiar to any IT manager: end of the month, bills to be issued, system running&#8230; until everything crashes. This is exactly what happened to Pontonet, when a simultaneous failure in a physical server put the entire business at risk. Stop and think: if all your disks crashed today, how much would it cost to recover a whole year&#8217;s worth of information? That&#8217;s when Made4it stepped in to turn disaster into opportunity.   <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The problem: simultaneous failure and no backup<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Three disks, one fate<\/strong>: Pontonet was running its critical ERP on a VM with free VMware, but all the server&#8217;s disks collapsed at the same time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Outdated backup<\/strong>: the only backup was a year late, which meant losing customers, registrations and collections.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Company in the dark<\/strong>: without access to the ERP, Pontonet couldn&#8217;t issue invoices or bill its subscribers at the end of the month.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>This is the kind of risk that many companies ignore until it&#8217;s too late.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Solutions on the table: keep VMware or migrate?<\/h2>\n\n<p>Faced with the disaster, we evaluated two alternatives:<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Continue to VMware<\/h3>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Paid licensing for high availability (HA) amounted to <strong>R$ 20-30 thousand<\/strong> in licenses alone.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Need for additional backup tools (such as Veeam), further increasing the cost.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>After the acquisition of VMware by Broadcom, licenses became more expensive and complex.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Migrate to Proxmox<\/h3>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Open source software, no license fees<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>High availability cluster and native backup via Proxmox Backup Server.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Possibility of investing the money in better hardware instead of paying for licenses.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Infrastructure plan with <strong>2 failover servers<\/strong> to keep the ERP active and <strong>1 server dedicated to backup<\/strong>, guaranteeing real redundancy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Migrate to Proxmox<\/h3>\n\n<p>Proxmox is more than a free alternative. It offers: <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Native HA<\/strong>: with the cluster, if one server goes down, another automatically takes over without interruption.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Integrated backup<\/strong>: snapshots and incremental backups without the need for external software.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Flexibility and community<\/strong>: constant updates and a large user base.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Freedom of reinvestment<\/strong>: the amounts that would have been spent on licenses could be directed towards faster SSD disks and greater storage capacity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>When compared to VMware, Proxmox has proven to be <strong>more agile, economical and secure<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Made4it&#8217;s role in this turnaround<\/h3>\n\n<p>Pontonet was already a client of Made4it&#8217;s networks and servers. When the failure occurred, we took the following actions: <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Emergency recovery<\/strong>: our experts exploited the robustness of VMware to recover the ERP, even with damaged disks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Strategic analysis<\/strong>: we show the client the risk of following the same model and present the hidden costs of licensing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Migration planning<\/strong>: we designed a new topology with Proxmox and dedicated backup, anticipating future growth.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Implementation without downtime<\/strong>: we migrate the virtual machines, configure the cluster and validate the backups, all with minimal <strong>downtime<\/strong> windows.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>This process demonstrated our technical mastery and ability to turn crises into opportunities for innovation.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Results: safety and savings<\/h3>\n\n<p>After the migration:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pontonet has achieved a <strong>resilient<\/strong> and highly available <strong>environment<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The investment was directed towards <strong>cutting-edge<\/strong> hardware, <strong>reducing operating costs<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Backups are run daily and tested periodically, preventing new scares.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ERP performance has improved thanks to faster disks and cluster load balancing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The company now feels safe to scale its services, relying on the well-planned infrastructure.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Proxmox and Made4it: the winning combination<\/h3>\n\n<p>This story shows that <strong>technology and strategy go<\/strong> hand in hand. There&#8217;s no point in investing in expensive licenses if the project doesn&#8217;t include redundancy and backup; likewise, an open source solution requires expertise to be applied safely. Made4it delivers both: in-depth knowledge and affordable solutions.  <\/p>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Do you know someone who still relies on an old server with no backup? Send them this article! <\/h4>\n\n<p>And if you don&#8217;t want to be shocked to discover that your company is vulnerable, talk to our experts.<\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Find out how Made4it transformed a total failure scenario into a modern, resilient and cheaper infrastructure. 16\/09\/2025 &#8211; By Made4it The scene is familiar to any IT manager: end of the month, bills to be issued, system running&#8230; until everything crashes. 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