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In-depth Reports Analyzing FalconStor VTL and the Solutions It Enables:
 | Best Practices for Optimizing IT: A Model for Data Services An optimized IT model is one that embraces advancements in server and storage technologies such as virtualization, data deduplication, continuous data protection, WAN optimization, and thin provisioning to enable a more service-oriented approach to IT. This paper outlines the best practices for implementing an optimized IT model to simplify IT and make it more cost-effective and operationally efficient. |
| Demystifying Data Deduplication Data deduplication has become a primary requirement for backup implementations. Although many vendors claim to offer the best data deduplication approach, results can vary based on a company’s unique needs. This white paper describes the key considerations when selecting a deduplication solution, helping you separate hype from reality. |
| FalconStor VTL Migration Scenarios: Integrating Data Deduplication into Existing Data Protection Environments Learn how to migrate to the latest version of FalconStor VTL technology with integrated data deduplication to quickly reap the benefits of a reduced storage footprint. Together, FalconStor and Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) have devised an easy process for integrating deduplication functionality into older VTL environments, with minimal downtime and disruption, and maximum value. |
| How Data Deduplication Works Data deduplication is a “must-have” for organizations that wish to have low storage costs despite continuous data growth. This paper explains how deduplication technology from FalconStor supports backup and disaster recovery (DR) operations in a manner that exceeds other deduplication technologies. |
| Optimizing Oracle RMAN and ASM Environments with FalconStor VTL and Integrated Deduplication FalconStor Virtual Tape Library (VTL) with integrated Single Instance Repository (SIR) deduplication technology offers advanced backup and global deduplication capabilities that support Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN) and Automatic Storage Management (ASM). Together, these technologies can provide the high availability, data protection, manageability, and cost reduction that IT is searching for in Oracle implementations. |
| Using FalconStor VTL as a Backup Target for IBM i By introducing FalconStor VTL into an IBM i environment, you can non-disruptively replace tape backup with disk to accelerate backup/recovery and improve operational efficiency. This technical white paper explains how to configure FalconStor VTL with IBM i to leverage capabilities such as native backup integration, IPL bare-metal recovery, and direct tape support with encryption to maximize return on your IBM i investments. |
In-depth Reports Analyzing FalconStor NSS and the Solutions It Enables:
| Best Practices for Data Migration Using FalconStor NSS Many organizations postpone data migration for fear of downtime – a decision that can impact business in many ways. FalconStor NSS technology solves this challenge by providing non-disruptive data migration, including any-to-any movement between protocols and systems. By enabling customers to seamlessly migrate to newer, high-efficiency storage, FalconStor NSS helps to eliminate islands of storage, uncover “hidden” storage space, and increase overall storage efficiencies. This white paper outlines several ways to perform data migration, including best practices that will reap the highest return on migration projects. |
| Best Practices for Optimizing IT: A Model for Data Services An optimized IT model is one that embraces advancements in server and storage technologies such as virtualization, data deduplication, continuous data protection, WAN optimization, and thin provisioning to enable a more service-oriented approach to IT. This paper outlines the best practices for implementing an optimized IT model to simplify IT and make it more cost-effective and operationally efficient. |
| Global Application and SAN Acceleration with Solid-State Storage Solid-state storage or memory is an increasingly popular storage offering, providing quick response times and high rates of IOPS. This paper investigates the deployment models of solid-state storage, and explains how FalconStor NSS SAN Accelerator enhances this technology to deliver additional value through application-specific and global SAN acceleration. |
| Optimizing Blade Environments with IPStor FalconStor´s IPStor software is the first solution to deliver storage pooling and storage services for blade servers, overcoming current limitations in blade technology and resulting in extremely manageable, secure data environments combining ultra-high availability and optimal performance. |
| Optimizing Storage for VDI Deployments Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) provides a new computing model by centralizing physical desktops into virtualized desktop server farms. The resulting environment offers increased manageability, enhanced security and data protection, while providing new capabilities such as anywhere, anytime access for teleworkers. |
| RecoverTrac: Automated Service-oriented Disaster Recovery Protecting data means nothing if you can’t recover it. FalconStor® RecoverTrac™ automates complex DR tasks, bringing service-oriented recovery to physical and virtual server infrastructures. This paper discusses the technical concerns associated with DR, and explains in detail how RecoverTrac technology addresses a full range of DR challenges. |
| Replicate with Integrity: Protecting VMware Data to Ensure Fast Recovery, Business Continuity As organizations increasingly adopt virtualization, they have begun to leverage remote replication as a means of increasing system availability. This is a simpler, more cost-efficient alternative to using traditional physical servers for disaster recovery (DR). This white paper discusses how technologies from FalconStor and VMware work together to deliver application-consistent replication for automated DR in a virtual environment. |
| Taking VMware VAAI to the Next Dimension Learn how you can extend the use of VMware vStorage API for Array Integration (VAAI) across heterogeneous SAN environments. With the FalconStor NSS Gateway Appliance solution, VMware VAAI hardware acceleration is no longer constrained to a single array enclosure. This technical white paper explores the strengths of VMware VAAI and uncovers how to fully leverage these benefits using the FalconStor NSS Gateway Appliance. See how FalconStor NSS can provide a maximum return on your virtualization technology investments. |
| The Value of Storage Virtualization Over the past several years, virtualization has evolved from a popular buzzword into a formidable strategic technology that many organizations have adopted and many others are strongly considering. This white paper addresses the specific topic of storage virtualization and the ways in which it enhances the performance and efficiency of IT in light of today’s constant, sometimes staggering data growth. Within the context of storage networking issues, this document details the key elements of an effective, comprehensive storage virtualization solution, as well as the numerous potential cost benefits. |
| Virtually Effortless Backup for VMware Environments Backup and disaster recovery strategies protect data from corruption and failures - and ensure that if these types of events occur, companies aren't forced out of business. Data protection becomes even more important in a virtualized server environment, because each physical server serves as a foundation for multiple virtual servers. FalconStor solutions allow you to quickly and efficiently backup virtual machines and retain transactional consistency. |
| WAN-optimized Heterogeneous Replication: Revolutionize Your IT Efficiency Replication has become part of the fabric of IT due to its multiple uses. However, replicating data can quickly increase bandwidth and storage costs. WAN optimization technologies can reduce the amount of bandwidth and storage capacity used for replication, enabling cost savings while maintaining application performance. For example, cost-effective WAN-optimized replication, built into FalconStor disaster recovery solutions, enables you to improve network performance, reduce contention for network bandwidth, and meet recovery point and recovery time objectives. |
In-depth Reports Analyzing FalconStor CDP and the Solutions It Enables:
| Best Practices for Optimizing IT: A Model for Data Services An optimized IT model is one that embraces advancements in server and storage technologies such as virtualization, data deduplication, continuous data protection, WAN optimization, and thin provisioning to enable a more service-oriented approach to IT. This paper outlines the best practices for implementing an optimized IT model to simplify IT and make it more cost-effective and operationally efficient. |
| Holistic and Efficient Protection for Oracle Databases with FalconStor CDP In an enterprise Oracle environment, FalconStor CDP optimizes application and data availability as well as storage management capabilities. This paper explains how FalconStor CDP delivers an enhanced backup, restore, and recovery regime that protects against soft and hard errors. |
| Merging Backup and Disaster Recovery (DR) Processes For years, disaster recovery (DR) and data protection practices have consisted of two different technology islands — data protection and tape backup. The processes to implement both have usually been separate and handled by different IT departments. This paper describes how continuous data protection (CDP) technology can bridge various DR methodologies to help organizations overcome the challenges of tape and achieve maximum benefits from their IT investments. |
| Optimizing Business Continuity And Disaster Recovery Capabilities for Microsoft Exchange FalconStor's solution for Microsoft Exchange delivers rapid, reliable, quality backup, restore, and recovery associated with routine and unplanned events, minimizing downtime, maximizing availability, streamlining storage administration, and reducing associated costs. |
| RecoverTrac: Automated Service-oriented Disaster Recovery Protecting data means nothing if you can’t recover it. FalconStor® RecoverTrac™ automates complex DR tasks, bringing service-oriented recovery to physical and virtual server infrastructures. This paper discusses the technical concerns associated with DR, and explains in detail how RecoverTrac technology addresses a full range of DR challenges. |
| Simplifying DR: One-Button Replication for Combined Physical/Virtual Data Centers Most organizations recognize that having a disaster recovery (DR) plan is mandatory. FalconStor Continuous Data Protector (CDP) can be deployed in conjunction with VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager to empower the solution to automate and manage the DR process (both failover and failback) between entire heterogeneous physical and virtual infrastructures. |
| Using FalconStor CDP with Microsoft Exchange 2007 This technical white paper illustrates how to use FalconStor CDP to protect Microsoft Exchange 2007 servers and email databases, for rapid recovery to any point in time. It also explains how continuous real-time data journaling and periodic snapshots provide simple, rapid, and granular recovery to any point in time. |
| WAN-optimized Heterogeneous Replication: Revolutionize Your IT Efficiency Replication has become part of the fabric of IT due to its multiple uses. However, replicating data can quickly increase bandwidth and storage costs. WAN optimization technologies can reduce the amount of bandwidth and storage capacity used for replication, enabling cost savings while maintaining application performance. For example, cost-effective WAN-optimized replication, built into FalconStor disaster recovery solutions, enables you to improve network performance, reduce contention for network bandwidth, and meet recovery point and recovery time objectives. |
In-depth Reports Analyzing FalconStor FDS and the Solutions It Enables:
| Best Practices for Optimizing IT: A Model for Data Services An optimized IT model is one that embraces advancements in server and storage technologies such as virtualization, data deduplication, continuous data protection, WAN optimization, and thin provisioning to enable a more service-oriented approach to IT. This paper outlines the best practices for implementing an optimized IT model to simplify IT and make it more cost-effective and operationally efficient. |
| Demystifying Data Deduplication Data deduplication has become a primary requirement for backup implementations. Although many vendors claim to offer the best data deduplication approach, results can vary based on a company’s unique needs. This white paper describes the key considerations when selecting a deduplication solution, helping you separate hype from reality. |
| How Data Deduplication Works Data deduplication is a “must-have” for organizations that wish to have low storage costs despite continuous data growth. This paper explains how deduplication technology from FalconStor supports backup and disaster recovery (DR) operations in a manner that exceeds other deduplication technologies. |
