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Ocarina ECOsystem deconstructs before compression, deduplication for primary storage data reduction
Ocarina's ECOsystem appliance achieves its primary storage data reduction through a combination of post-process compression and data deduplication, though critics say its performance impact is too high. Special Report
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NetApp: Post-process deduplication limits performance hit in primary storage data deduplication
NetApp's post-process deduplication approach to primary storage data deduplication limits the performance penalty to about 20% percent, and the company claims its deduplication on VMDK files delivers 70% space savings. Special Report
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Storwize claims good data compression rates, no performance degradation on STN-6000 appliance
Storwize's STN-6000 inline appliance acts on primary storage using real-time compression; the company claims data reduction ratios as high as 15:1 and no performance degradation. Special Report
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Primary storage data reduction: Data deduplication and compression tools
Learn about the current primary storage data reduction marketplace -- including tools that handle data deduplication and compression for primary storage data reduction -- and find out where the market is headed. Special Report
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Primary storage data reduction advancing via data deduplication, compression
Primary storage data reduction is becoming more practical as hardware to support performance-impacting data deduplication and compression techniques matures. Special Report
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Best practices for solid-state drive storage technology
SSD best practices center on identifying I/O-intensive applications so that data storage technology can provide the greatest benefit to IT organizations. Special Report
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A tutorial on self-healing data storage systems
Data storage systems are increasingly offering the ability to repair hard disk drive failures without user intervention. Learn about self-healing storage in this tutorial. Feature
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How storage blades work in today's data centers
This podcast explains how storage blade technologies work with server and storage virtualization, as well as with Cisco Systems' new unified computing system (UCS). FAQ
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FAQ Guide: When to expect solid state drives in the enterprise
How will solid state drives affect enterprise storage in 2009? Storage analyst Mark Peters discusses the future of solid state technology and which applications will drive its enterprise use. FAQ
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Storage arrays quiz
If you're considering a storage array, you might find it to be trickier than you thought. Take our quiz and become a scholar on storage arrays, including array-based memory, RAID, and storage consolidation. Quiz