· Pawel Staniec
Backup Verification vs. Restore Testing: What Each Proves
Compare backup verification with restore testing, understand what each result proves, and use a practical worksheet to test application recovery.
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· Kim Verhaegen
Backup Exec Alternative: What to Consider and How Catalogic DPX Compares
Backup Exec support ends April 2029. See what end of life means for your environment and how Catalogic DPX compares, feature by feature.
· Kacper Wasiak
Commvault alternative 2026 - how does DPX compare?
Comparing Commvault alternatives in 2026? See how DPX vs Commvault differ on licensing, ransomware detection, and Proxmox VE support.
· Pawel Staniec
Immutable Storage for Backups Without Appliance Lock-In
Fixed-capacity hardware appliances buy immutability in vendor-sized increments. What that costs over a refresh cycle, and what changes when the storage layer is software-defined.
· Pawel Staniec
How to Back Up Proxmox VE with Catalogic DPX 4.16
Learn how to connect Proxmox VE to Catalogic DPX 4.16, create an agentless backup job to vStor, and test a full virtual machine restore.
· Kacper Wasiak
Looking for a Veeam alternative? What to compare before you decide
If you're comparing Veeam alternatives, here's where Catalogic DPX lines up with Veeam and where it differs, from agent-based and agentless backup to GuardMode ransomware detection and tape support.
· Pawel Staniec
Beyond Proxmox Backup Server: When Do You Need More?
Proxmox Backup Server is a strong fit for Proxmox-only environments. See when multi-hypervisor estates, long retention, immutability, and central reporting call for Catalogic DPX 4.16 instead.
· Kacper Wasiak
Backing up multi-hypervisor environments: challenges, mistakes, and how to get it right
Most enterprises run multiple hypervisors. See how Catalogic DPX protects VMware, Hyper-V, and Proxmox from a single unified backup platform — with ransomware protection built in.
· Pawel Staniec
Planning Immutable Storage: What to Keep Local, What to Replicate, and How to Prove It Works
Two questions decide an immutable storage design: which recovery points need to be where, and how the team will prove a restore works. Plus three worked scenarios.
· Pawel Staniec
What Is Immutable Storage? WORM, Deletion Locks, and What They Actually Protect
Immutable backup storage, WORM and vStor deletion locks explained, including the scope of protection, retention settings and recovery checks.
· Pawel Staniec
NDMP Backup in 2026: The Protocol Isn’t the Problem. Your Management Layer Is.
NDMP isn't dead — your management layer is the problem. Learn why most NAS backup pain comes from operational friction, not the protocol, and how to fix it with Catalogic DPX.
· Pawel Staniec
DPX 4.15: Modern NDMP Backup Management, VMware Tags, and Enterprise Encryption
DPX 4.15 delivers NDMP management in the web UI, VMware tag-based backup scoping, KMIP key management in vStor, and client-side cloud archive encryption. Here's what changed and why it matters.