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- Secondary storage, sometimes called auxiliary storage, is all data storage that is not currently in a computer's primary storage or memory. An additional synonym is external storage.

In a personal computer, secondary storage typically consists of storage on the hard disk and on any removable media, if present, such as a CD or DVD.

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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.
NetApp: Post-process deduplication limits performance hit in primary storage data deduplication: NetApp's approach to primary storage data deduplication limits the performance penalty to about 20% percent.
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.
Tiered storage tutorial: Find out what tiered storage is, the key technologies behind it, and how tiered storage can lower operational costs while improving application performance.
Podcast: Solid-state drives entering enterprise storage environments: Jeff Janukowicz, research manager at IDC for solid-state drives and hard drive components, discusses the impact SSDs are expected to have at the enterprise level.

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