description Catalogic ECX Overview
Catalogic ECX provides data protection and recovery for diverse workloads, including cloud platforms and Kubernetes environments, by creating application-consistent backups and enabling rapid restoration capabilities.
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What was Catalogic ECX designed to do?
ECX was copy-data-management software that created and orchestrated storage-based copies, replicas, and clones for backup, disaster recovery, test and development, and reporting. It focused on making production data available quickly instead of moving every copy through a traditional backup workflow. [Catalogic announcement](https://www.catalogicsoftware.com/press-releases/catalogic-software-sells-copy-data-management-business/)
Is Catalogic ECX the same product as Catalogic CloudCasa?
No. Catalogic sold the ECX copy-data-management business to IBM on May 24, 2021, while CloudCasa became Catalogic's Kubernetes and cloud-native data-protection service. Current Catalogic product pages therefore describe DPX and CloudCasa rather than a new ECX offering. [Catalogic announcement](https://www.catalogicsoftware.com/press-releases/catalogic-software-sells-copy-data-management-business/)
Which storage platforms did Catalogic ECX work with?
ECX was commonly paired with IBM storage and was also described as compatible with NetApp ONTAP, HPE Nimble, Pure Storage, and Dell EMC Unity. Compatibility depended on the storage array and integration version, not just the server operating system. [TechTarget overview](https://www.techtarget.com/searchdatabackup/news/252501321/Catalogic-sells-ECX-copy-data-management-software-to-IBM)
Could Catalogic ECX make application-consistent Oracle copies?
Yes, ECX workflows could coordinate application-aware snapshots and replicas, including Oracle database copies, before exposing them for recovery or development. A Pure Storage integration guide describes ECX using snapshot APIs and Oracle hot-backup handling to create consistent copies. [Pure Storage integration guide](https://www.purestorage.com/content/dam/purestorage/pdf/whitepapers/catalogic_ecx25_for%20_oracl_on_pure_storage.pdf)
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