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Archive for November, 2011

Dedupe 2.0…Again?

Well, again we see that one of our deduplication market competitors is leveraging Permabit strategy and content. First it was Symantec with “Dedupe Everywhere” and this time it is HP using our concept of “Dedupe 2.0” in their recent announcements regarding StoreOnce.  Just to get some facts clear, we launched our Dedupe 2.0 campaign back in August 2009 when we introduced  www.dedupe2.com.  For us Dedupe 1.0 was all about backup.  Dedu...

The Better Dedupe Series – Source vs. Target

There are two approaches to where deduplication technology gets deployed:  as a source and as a target. While each has its benefits, the real issue is identifying which is the better choice for your application.  When implementing a deduplication technology, a decision needs to be made as to whether data is processed at the source location; (i.e. before data transmission over the wire), or at the target destination; (i.e. after the data reaches...

The Better Dedupe Series – Implementation: inline or post process

Deduplication can be implemented in a number of different ways depending on the needs of the technology provider. There are trade-offs in each and they have the potential to impact cost and performance.  Let's explore them: Post Process - With post-process deduplication, new data is first stored on a storage device and then analyzed for duplication at a later time.   The benefit is that there is no need to wait for the hash calculations and l...