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Quality Choice

Some decisions are easier than others.

Picking a dedupe vendor can be obvious too.

Permabit, the better way to dedupe!

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...

Not All Athletes Perform the Same

Not all athletes perform at the same level.

Dedupe solutions perform at different rates too.

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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...

Innovation can create competitive advantages

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Where does Symantec get its marketing messages?

From us! Symantec has been peppering our web site to learn more about our leading OEM deduplication product - Albireo. More than 20 times this week and nearly 40 times this month! Yesterday for over two hours alone! Yes we have the best performing, most scalable and most flexible deduplication available in the industry that really does deploy "everywhere". Not just for backup but across backup, archive, primary, grid, SSD, applications, databa...

Moving to the Cloud Seems Like a Good Idea, Taking Everything You Have Does Not

Moving to the cloud is cool. Cloud storage is a hot technology for good reason - it can save you money! It seems fairly simple, consume and pay for only what you need. Cloud storage saves you the cost of pre-purchasing storage in anticipation of your needs and the associated operating costs for space, staffing and operating that storage. Most organizations are trying to reduce total storage costs while facing 50% annual data growth rates and ther...

Not All Dedupe is Created Equal! Is there “A Better Dedupe”?

It's sometimes difficult to remember that a name or phrase that becomes generic doesn't always represent the same level of quality.  For example, Coke became the generic phrase for cola soft drinks even though there were many brands cola soft drinks, often not nearly as well known or liked.  Similarly Kleenex became a generic phrase for facial tissue even though there are literally dozens of other brands of varying quality on the market. The g...

Dedupe isn’t always “dedupe” And Dedupe Everywhere isn’t always “everywhere”

In my last two posts, I explored why deduplication approaches vary widely and dedupe everywhere sometimes isn't really "everywhere".  I hope I was successful in describing that the names may be the same in dedupe and dedupe everywhere, but what is delivered may be very different.  Although the approaches in deduplication vary, they are based on the ability to effectively address the key performance issues that have been, until now, inhibiting d...