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  • Why FalconStor
    WHY US

    FalconStor modernizes Backup and Archival for the Multi-Cloud World.

    • 100% compatible with existing operations
    • 6x speed increase
    • Up to 95% data reduction of backup sets
    • Scale-out storage using any vendors
    • Make physical tapes for offsite protection
    • 95% data reduced exports to object storage
    • Cost-effectively eliminate physical tapes
    Key Supported Technologies

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    • Technology Leadership

      Our backup-to-disk solution is a 100% software defined VTL that runs on industry-standard servers or on cloud-based virtual servers and we lead the way in deduplication and SAN virtualization technologies.

    • Customers

      Our customers get the highest performance possible, avoid being locked into a backup-to-disk appliance vendor and avoid dreaded forklift upgrades.

    • Deduplication Explained

      To meet the challenge of unstoppable data growth and limited budgets, data reduction technologies are vital. FalconStor leads the way with over nine patents granted for our proven, battle-tested deduplication techniques between 2006 and 2019.

  • Use Cases
    Use Cases

    We work with leading enterprises, from a wide range of industries, to improve their ability to more efficiently and cost-effectively manage the growing demands of data storage.

    Key Supported Technologies

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    • Accelerate Backup & Restore

      Up to 9 industry-standard servers deliver 160TB/hr. That’s 2-10X faster than leading appliances.

    • Slash Backup & Archive Costs

      100% Software, no hardware lock-in. No forklift upgrades or data migrations Backup sets received are reduced by up to 95%, slashing storage costs on your SAN and cloud object storage.

    • Managed Service Providers

      Offer backup and archival services to enterprises based on StorSafe and StorSight.

  • Products
    Products
    Get more from your SAN with the advanced storage virtualization of StorGuard™ and modernize your backup and archival operations with StorSafe™.

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    • StorSafe™

      StorSafe is the latest innovation release of our battle proven VTL product. It’s 100% compatible with your current backup and archive environment.

    • Virtual Tape Library (VTL)

      The prior release of StorSafe, VTL is being used by enterprises world-wide. Upgrade to StorSafe today!

    • StorGuard™

      StorGuard enables storage virtualization and optimizes efficiency across heterogeneous storage and networks, providing centralized management, and continuous, active-active availability of primary data for business continuity.

  • Partners
    Partners

    Over the decades, FalconStor and our partners have helped over 1,000 of the most demanding enterprises to do more and save money in their operations.

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    • Cloud Providers

      Export up to 95% data reduced backup sets or run a second StorSafe in the cloud for offsite protection.

    • Backup & Restore SW

      Our backup-to-disk solution appears as a tape library to backup & restore vendors for 100% compatibility.

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  • Customer Success
    Customer Success
    We work with leading technology partners to ensure modernize their backup operations and achieve their goals of lower complexity, great performance and lower costs.

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    • Support & Services

      We are dedicated to helping you extract every ounce of value from your data protection and storage virtualization solutions.

    • Certification Matrix

      Hardware and software certified to work with FalconStor products. This matrix is constantly being updated, so please check back frequently.

    • Technical Support

      Just a phone call or email away, we make sure technical issues are resolved quickly and efficiently whenever they arise.

  • Resources
    Resources

    Learn more about FalconStor products, use cases, partners, and successful customers with these additional resources.

    • Webcasts

      Learn more by watching our Webcasts where our experts discuss common customer needs and FalconStor products.

    • Videos

      We’ve created videos that will be well worth your time to watch. Get the big picture before reading our Product Briefs for additional details.

    • Documentation

      Whatever the topic you thirst to know more about, you’ll find it covered in our extensive document library.

    • Certification Matrix

      Outlines all the hardware and software certified to work with FalconStor products. This matrix is constantly being updated, so please check back frequently.

  • Company
    Company

    FalconStor is a trusted data protection innovator that is modernizing backup and archival for the multi-cloud world and serves the most demanding enterprises and service providers around the world.

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    • About FalconStor

      Founded in 2000, FalconStor provides a software solution designed to modernize and optimize data protection for the multi-cloud world.

    • Leadership

      FalconStor’s leadership team is comprised of enterprise software and data protection industry veterans.

    • Investors

      Get our up-to-date financials and investor information here.

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Leveraging FalconStor Virtual Tape Library (VTL) to Eliminate Physical Tape Rotation

April 3, 2020

Many organizations, due to prior investments, are dependent on and still leveraging physical tape libraries to backup and archive business-critical data and applications. However, the challenges many organizations face, with decades-old tape technologies, are performance challenges to meet the ever-growing backup data volume, increasing capital requirements, and the lack of flexibility and scalability of tape systems.

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