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The lowdown on solid-state storage

This article is part of the Vol. 8 Num. 6 September 2009 issue of The lowdown on solid-state storage

Data classification isn't just for document management systems anymore; it's the key to storage efficiency. A few years from now, when you look back on 2009, what will you see? Will it be just a blur of slashed budgets and urgent demands for new capacity, leaving you wondering how your storage shop survived the turmoil? Or will you see it as the turning point that set your shop on the path to greater storage efficiency? How you reflect on these tough times will depend on your ability to turn misfortune into opportunity. It's pretty clear that this year's theme is "efficiency." Months ago, I said 2009 was going to be a year of rethinking how we manage our storage. While you've consistently been hearing that you have to do "more with less," the truth is that you have to do more with the same stuff -- just better than ever before. And there are plenty of tools to help you use your storage gear more efficiently. Data deduplication -- the poster child for the storage industry for the past two years -- is a great way to avoid adding more disk to your backup ... Access >>>

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