- A defragmenter is a software utility that rearranges the fragments or discontiguous parts of each file stored on a computer hard disk so that the small, empty storage spaces adjacent to fragments can be used, effectively creating new storage space and possibly making file access faster.
Managing capacity planning with thin provisioning: Massachusetts pharmaceuticals company uses thin provisioning in 3PAR InServ S800 system to manage capacity planning for scientist's hard-to-predict data storage needs.
Improving storage utilization with thin provisioning: Investment company uses FalconStor Software's Network Storage Server arrays to gain control of storage utilization, and clears capacity for data replication via thin provisioning.
application-aware storage(SearchStorage.com) Application-aware storage is a storage system with built-in intelligence about relevant applications and their utilization patterns... (Continued)
capacity optimization(SearchStorage.com) Capacity optimization (CO) is a technique for getting more data on a storage medium by analyzing the data for unique repetitive patterns that can be...
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