In enterprises faced with high data growth rates and shrinking backup windows, virtual tape library (VTL) solutions offer a quick fix that can be easily integrated into existing data protection processes. By using disk instead of tape as the primary backup target, VTLs shorten backup and restore times and improved the reliability of both.

This opinion paper provides an in-depth review of FalconStor Software’s VTL appliances with built-in data de-duplication.