FalconStor Software announced StorSafe v11.13, including StorSight - FalconStor's advanced hybrid
cloud data protection management console - tailored for IBM Power
environments spanning on-premises to multi-cloud instances.
StorSafe v11.13 brings several significant enhancements, solidifying
its position as the de facto standard for IBM Power data protection and
recovery optimization, including expanded support for Power10. A notable
addition is StorSight, a hybrid cloud management console providing
centralized management across on-premises sites or virtual IBM Power
environments. StorSight's single-pane-of-glass view can efficiently
manage all instances of StorSafe in any IBM Power environment, from on-premises Power Systems to Power Virtual Servers
in the IBM Cloud or other cloud platforms. StorSafe with StorSight
facilitates advanced data protection management of on-premises backup,
fostering the adoption of hybrid and multi-cloud deployments. This
includes multi-tenancy, streamlined license management, real-time
reporting, analytics, and forecasting, together making hybrid cloud
deployment, workload migration, and cross-cloud transitions more
manageable.
"StorSafe is an important tool for our strategic vision of helping
IBM customers optimize their Power environments," said Robert Moniz,
President at GlassHouse Systems US. "Now, with the addition of
StorSight, we can further enhance our ability to assist customers in
their cloud journey, including hybrid cloud adoption, workload
migration, and multi-tenancy, across multiple virtual IBM Power
environments."
StorSafe v11.13 with StorSight introduces these enhancements to IBM Power environments:
- IBM Power Environments: Enhanced Power10 support via Fibre Channel and iSCSI, support for NAS on Power Servers, and enhanced tape support.
- Enhanced Ransomware Protection: Recovery from immutable copies of data even if the original VTL is destroyed.
- Simplified Management: Single-pane-of-glass
management for any number of StorSafe instances, whether on-premises or
in any supported cloud, along with centralized license management.
- Secure Multi-Tenancy: Role-based administration for
MSPs (Managed Service Providers) offering backup-as-a-service or
organizations deploying chargebacks.
- True Multi-Cloud Support: Support for IBM Power
Virtual Server instances in IBM Cloud or other public or private cloud
platforms, enabling simplified workload migration and enhanced
protection with secondary PowerVS support for Disaster Recovery.
Additionally, extension of support for cloud object storage beyond IBM
COS to the major public clouds.
- Comprehensive Visibility: Single view of replication, deduplication, and retention across on-premises and cloud for hybrid cloud backup and recovery.
- Centralized Management and Reporting: Real-time visibility into backup status, health, integrity, historical trends, and insights.
In addition to managing StorSafe instances, StorSight can also manage FalconStor StorGuard,
enterprise-class software providing synchronous or asynchronous data
replication, continuous data protection, and high availability within
x86 environments. With StorSight's extensible design and support for
RESTful API, additional multi-application management is planned,
including management of additional backup products, replication, and
cloud management.
"As the only backup optimization solution certified by IBM and
available through the IBM Cloud Catalog, StorSafe has been embraced by
the IBM community," said Todd Brooks, CEO of FalconStor. "Now, with the
addition of StorSight, in collaboration with IBM, we're offering a
broader solution that further optimizes data protection within IBM Power
environments, both on-premises and in the cloud."