In a recent IT Jungle article, Fresche Solutions highlighted a new approach to optimizing IBM i data protection. As the article points out, not all data is equal, especially in IBM i environments that primarily support mission-critical applications. For Fresche, their IBM i infrastructure protects both their own and their customers’ essential applications, directly impacting operations, revenue, and regulatory compliance. With growing customer demands and SLAs, they asked a question many organizations face today: Is our current approach still meeting today’s expectations?
For years, solutions like Dell EMC Data Domain have been central to enterprise backup strategies, dependable, familiar, and widely trusted.
Fresche Solutions had relied on Data Domain for protecting their IBM i environment. But like many organizations, they re-evaluated whether traditional approaches were delivering the efficiency and flexibility required today. By adopting FalconStor StorSafe to replace their retiring Data Domain appliances, Fresche gained better compression and deduplication, met tighter backup windows for customer data, and simplified operations, all without disrupting their existing IBM i environment.
StorSafe’s software-defined design allows deployment on any hardware, on-premises, in the cloud, or in hybrid environments. This flexibility helped Fresche balance capacity, streamline operations, and maintain SLA commitments more effectively.
Why This Matters for IBM i Teams
This shift directly impacts:
- Storage footprint → Store more data in less space
- Performance → Faster backup ingest, less reprocessing
- Operations → Fewer background cleanup tasks
- Cost control → Reduce the need for additional hardware
As environments scale, these differences become increasingly important. Ensuring your data protection strategy keeps pace with current needs is essential, especially for mission critical environments.
From Backup Storage to Backup Confidence
Ultimately, this evolution is less about where data is stored and more about how well it’s protected and recoverable. If you’re evaluating your current approach, modern alternatives like StorSafe are worth considering, especially for meeting backup windows, optimizing storage, and achieving operational goals in IBM i environments.
Read the full IT Jungle article: You Store the Crown Jewels in a Safe, Not in a Bucket.
