Storage Replication on Catalogic Software

Planning Immutable Storage: What to Keep Local, What to Replicate, and How to Prove It Works

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

A protected snapshot nobody can find during an incident is not a recovery capability. If you are designing immutable storage rather than reading about it, two decisions do most of the damage when they go wrong: what belongs where, and whether anyone has proven the restore runs. Both are answerable on paper, before a purchase order exists.

What should stay local, be replicated, or be archived?

Start from recovery intent, because each copy is doing a different job.

Building Scale-Out Backup Repositories and Replication with DPX 4.10

Mon, 26 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The scalability and resilience of IT infrastructure are paramount for organizations aiming to maintain a competitive edge and ensure operational continuity. The rapid pace of technological advancements and shifting market demands necessitate an IT system that is not only robust but also scalable, enabling seamless integration of new technologies and evolution with minimal friction and maximum efficiency.****

Managing IT infrastructure is fraught with challenges. Rapid technological advancements require frequent updates and upgrades, complicating the work of DevOps teams and the IT infrastructure itself. These complexities can lead to compatibility issues and security vulnerabilities, potentially impacting the system’s integrity and performance.

vStor – The Ever Beating Heart of a Data Protection Solution

Tue, 31 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000

At the heart of every data protection solution is the backup repository where the backup data that the protection solution is protecting resides. The ever beating heart of Catalogic DPX is vStor, a virtual storage appliance. The vStor backup repository is a software-defined, flexible and scalable backup target that frees you from expensive backup appliances and vendor lock-in, unlike many of the current market players.

DPX vStor Backup Repository Architecture

Built on open source components, vStor can use any block storage without restrictions. It supports data reduction in the form of both deduplication and compression for efficiency and provides point-to-point replication for DR or remote office support.