Learn how 'random access' compression is different than traditional compression and is the key to primary storage compression in real time.

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Each year there tends to be one technology that stands out in the storage space. In 2009 it was data deduplication. At the end of 2008 EMC made an acquisition of a source based deduplicaiton solution called Avamar. Later, in 2009, they announced a strategic partnership with Quantum for data deduplication at the target. Then in 2009 EMC made a bid against NetApp for Data Domain and won. In addition, NetApp had data deduplication announcements… Read more »

Last week Mike Davis from Ocarina Networks published a blog post "Compression and Dedupe like Oil & Water?" It was a good piece and from what I understand, and I don't know Mike, but he will be taking over blogging as Sunshine has moved on to greener pastures and I wish her the best. The reason for this piece is… Read more »

You can compress:

But none of those save you the kind of money 'real-time' compression can save you.

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Anything that upsets IT process is a big deal. It is important, as IT investigates new technologies for the data center, that to truly add value and provide a true ROI, the new technology must not impact all of the existing processes that are currently in place.

I have said it before and I am sure I will say it again, "The hardest thing to change in IT is not technology, it is process."

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