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©XSIBackup was originally created as an ©ESXi backup tool. We developed a block level deduplication engine that works over regular file systems and a delta algorithm based on the SHA1 hash. Everything is optimized to achieve high speed in backing up data as couldn't be otherwise when it's main duty is to backup virtual disks.... read more

©XSIBackup-App is the evolution of ©XSIBackup-DC concept as a service running in the very ©ESXi hypervisor to extend its functionalities to control multiple servers from one single point of management.

With this growth in its possibilities come new challenges though. When ©XSIBackup was executed as a local service, its algorithms didn't have to worry much about latency, as it would read data from local disks or nearby NFS volumes in a LAN.... read more