Data deduplication is the hottest topic for data storage professionals this year. But with any new technology, there's a lot of new things to learn, with new information and products constantly being released.
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Data
deduplication in backup and recovery today
Senior News Writer Beth Pariseau discusses data deduplication approaches, hardware-based
deduplication products, inline vs. post-process data deduplication and software-only dedupe
approaches in this article. Learn everything about data
deduplication and backup today.
Understanding
data deduplication ratios in backup systems
The effectiveness of data deduplication is often expressed as a deduplication or reduction ratio,
denoting the ratio of protected capacity to the actual physical capacity stored. But what is a
realistic data deduplication ratio and how are dedupe ratios determined? Learn how data
deduplication ratios are determined in this tip.
Where and
how to use data deduplication technology in disk-based backup
Data dedupe can save organizations time and money by enabling more data recovery from disk and
reducing the footprint and power and cooling requirements of secondary storage. It can also enhance
data protection. But it's important to understand where you use dedupe and how it can affect your
data. Learn where to
use data deduplication in this article.
Why global
deduplication is important in choosing a dedupe product
Before you implement a deduplication product, you should consider whether it provides global
deduplication. Learn what global deduplication is and why you need
global deduplication in this article.
Does
data deduplication to tape storage make sense?
Data deduplication may be playing a role in backups to tape as well as disk. Data backup vendors
CommVault Systems Inc. and CA recently launched products that support dedupe to tape as well as
disk, and while it may eventually take off, the concept still makes people nervous. In this
article, learn about data
deduplication to tape storage.
Jon
Toigo's take on data deduplication
Learn about data dedupe and disaster recovery and testing data deduplication in Jon
Toigo's column on data deduplication and backup.
Data
deduplication solutions for SMBs
Data deduplication is becoming an increasingly popular option for SMBs because it saves time and
money out of the box. Dedupe reduces the amount of data to be stored by identifying repetitive data
and replacing it with a small pointer to the previously stored copy. The cost savings result from
using less storage capacity, which allows the organization to delay purchasing additional storage
capacity. In this article, learn about data
deduplication solutions for SMBs.
Case
study: ExaGrid data deduplication delivers on-time data backup for Gardner Trucking
Despite what you read in the news these days, there are alternatives to Data Domain for midrange
target-based deduplication backup appliances. Chino, Calif.-based Gardner Trucking turned to
ExaGrid Systems in late 2007 -- before Data Domain's suitors NetApp and EMC even got into
target-based deduplication. Gardner CIO Gary Larson said he picked a 1 TB EX1000 appliance because
it was simple, fit in his budget and let him keep tape as a secondary backup option. In this case
study, learn how Gardner
Trucking turned to ExaGrid dedupe for its backups.
Data
deduplication and storage capacity optimization technologies
Since data deduplication was introduced, it has been penetrating shops of all sizes. But if you
focus on the actual business problem data deduplication is addressing, it becomes apparent that
it's just one of many different technologies and approaches that can be used to achieve the same
ends. Learn about data
deduplication and storage capacity optimization in this article.
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