Data reduction tips and expert advice

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Data Reduction

Data reduction tips and expert advice

We've compiled our recent how-to tips and expert advice on data reduction here for your convenience.

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  • Deduplication and CDP

    Storage Videocasts with I -  Where is the future of backup heading? How viable are technologies such as data deduplication and continuous data protection? In this videocast, W. Curtis Preston covers the basics and the benefits of some emerging backup technologies

  • How to recover deduplicated data faster

    Tip -  Data deduplication can cause your backup recovery windows to increase. Here's how to make sure that doesn't happen.

  • Data deduplication disaster recovery considerations

    Tip -  Data deduplication is a proven technology, and in many cases, it's replacing tape as the media of choice for backups. This evolution must be taken into consideration when developing your DR plan.

  • CAS and data deduplication: Partners in archiving

    Tip -  This tip explores CAS and data deduplication, discusses the uses for each and outlines the technologies' strengths and weaknesses.

  • Data deduplication: Backup's next frontier

    Storage Videocasts with I -  In this videocast, Glasshouse Technologies' vice president of data protection W. Curtis Preston gets into the nitty-gritty on data deduplication. Different from compression, identifying and getting rid of redundant data could save companies huge amounts...

  • Inline vs. post-processing deduplication appliances

    Tip -  Choosing between appliances that do inline or post-processing data deduplication can be difficult. To help you decide between the competing approaches, here are some general guidelines that you can follow to select the appliance that provides the right...