Asigra, Acronis, and FalconStor round out the Niche Players column. Asigra is a well-known and stable comprehensive backup software platform, available for physical and virtual environments. Acronis is a backup solution for small and midsize businesses, offering cloud-enabled central administration capabilities for distributed locations. Their strengths include a flexible licensing model, easy-to-use interface, and complete portability of backup images. FalconStor, a company in transition according to Gartner, has recently stabilized itself and has delivered product proof points on its vision. Users of FalconStor's solution speak of fast recovery via mountable snapshots for applications and file systems.