Catalogic updates DPX with web-based tape management

Catalogic Software has released DPX 4.14, an update to its backup and recovery product that adds web-based tape library management and expands reporting across hybrid environments.

The company said many organisations still use tape for long-term retention and for offline storage as part of ransomware response planning. Catalogic said tape administration often relies on command-line tools and manual processes. The new version adds a browser-based approach for common tape tasks.

Tape Management

DPX 4.14 adds tape library creation and management from the DPX web interface. Catalogic said administrators can manage SAN and non-SAN tape libraries in the same interface.

The company said the interface covers device configuration and media pool organisation. It also adds capacity reporting. DPX 4.14 includes bulk operations for tape media, which Catalogic said reduces reliance on command-line tools for daily management.

Catalogic positioned the changes as relevant for organisations that keep tape for archives and for long retention policies. The company also linked tape usage to offline storage practices that aim to reduce exposure to ransomware.

Event Cleanup

DPX 4.14 introduces an automatic event cleanup mechanism. Catalogic said the mechanism targets large environments where event records can build up over time.

The update also changes report coverage for hybrid storage. Catalogic said reports such as RPO Compliance and Unprotected Nodes now include Amazon S3 resources. The company said this expands visibility across on-premises storage and cloud storage in the same reporting views.

The inclusion of S3 resources reflects a common pattern for backup teams that mix local storage, tape and object storage. Some organisations store recent backups on disk and send older backup sets to tape or object storage for longer retention. Others use object storage for copies that sit outside primary sites.

Scheduling View

Catalogic said DPX 4.14 improves schedule and job management. It has an updated schedule overview that combines Hyper-V, VMware and physical servers with S3 job instances.

The company said the consolidated view gives administrators a broader view of environments that span multiple platforms. DPX 4.14 also adds job folder filtering, which Catalogic said makes it easier to find and organise job definitions.

These changes target environments that run a mix of virtualised workloads and physical systems. Backup administration often sits across multiple teams. It can involve different schedules and policy requirements for different systems. Catalogic said the new view and filtering features reduce day-to-day workload for administrators.

Product Scope

Catalogic markets DPX as an all-in-one product for backup and recovery. The company said DPX includes ransomware protection features, an immutable virtual storage layer and tape support. Catalogic also said DPX supports moving data on-premises or to cloud storage.

In the release, Catalogic also referenced data sovereignty requirements. Organisations that operate in regulated sectors often keep certain datasets within specific jurisdictions. Backup design can follow those constraints, including the selection of storage locations and retention systems.

Catalogic also sells CloudCasa, a separate product for cloud data protection and disaster recovery for Kubernetes applications and cloud data services. The company did not announce changes to CloudCasa in connection with the DPX 4.14 release.

Catalogic said it has supplied data protection software for more than 25 years. The company did not disclose pricing, licensing changes, or availability terms for DPX 4.14 in its announcement.

Catalogic framed the update around the continued use of tape for long retention. Some organisations have kept tape as part of backup strategies because it can sit offline. It also offers an established approach for long-term storage in environments where cost and durability matter.

Catalogic said the DPX 4.14 release modernises management practices around tape without removing tape from backup operations. The company also said it aims to integrate tape workflows with cloud reporting and job views in environments that run hybrid storage.

Catalogic Chief Executive Ken Barth commented on the role of tape in backup strategies.

"People will continue to use tape as their main backup target storage for years to come," said Ken Barth, CEO, Catalogic Software.

"Tape offers unmatched longevity, reliability, and true offline protection, qualities that are more important than ever in the age of ransomware and escalating data volumes. With DPX 4.14, we're modernizing tape management for the web era, making it easier for organizations to maintain secure, long-term archives without sacrificing simplicity or control," said Barth.