In recent years, the data storage part of the IT energy efficiency equation has been getting a ton of attention. From deduplication drama to a white-hot flash startup scene, where our data’s stored and how it’s managed have become big priorities. The good news is that when it comes to architecting an efficient storage infrastructure [...]
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I recently chatted with Analytico’s Tom Trainer about his new GigaOM Pro report, “The Future of Data Center Storage” (subscription required) and wrote about some of the insights I gleaned for Earth2Tech (thanks Katie!). I was encouraged to find out…
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Tips for an effective data deduplication implementation – SearchStorage.comFor example, one significant argument is whether inline deduplication is more efficient than post-processing dedupe. While dedupe requires processing, which takes time and resources, the issue is where to spend the time:…
Dell has officially launched a data deduplication site and a cursory glance reveals an intro to the technology, an assortment of whitepapers, and of course, a healthy spotlight on the IT vendor’s partnership with the dedupe mavens at CommVault….
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One way to save money on an off-site backup infrastructure, plus the associated energy and management costs, is to pay a subscription fee to a firm that has already gone and built its share of geographically distributed datacenters. In Verizon’s…
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