Posts Tagged ‘compression’

IT and the New Data Optimization Workflow

At Permabit, we've invested significant time examining different data types and how they benefit from data optimization. 1140...

The Performance Challenges of Data Optimization – Data Compression

Unlike thin provisioning, compression allows for space savings on storage actually in use for data, and different variants can operate at both block and file storage levels.  Compression technologies fall broadly into two categories: lossless and lossy.  Lossless compression works by identifying redundancies within a short stretch of data, such as a file or block, and eliminating those duplicate parts.  As the name implies, all of the original...

Why ‘The Summer of 2010′ changed the storage landscape…

Usually summer is a time for reflection and sun tanning at the beach. From a business perspective things tend to slow down a bit while each of us takes a second breath and spend some quality time with our families away from the business side of our lives. There is usually not much industry news few 'big deals' occur that were not already in play. Technology shift announcements are typically saved for September when everyone is back, so the...

Summer Heat, Baseball and Data Optimization

Whew...things are certainly heating up. Last week, Dell agreed to acquire Ocarina Networks for an undisclosed amount. As I mentioned to Chris Mellor at the Register, this was a good indication of how primary storage is, "moving from 'bump in the wire' compression/deduplication solutions to integrated capacity optimization". And, yesterday, IBM announced the acquisition of Storwize. This is another great proof point for primary data optimization...

Compression and Dedupe: Business Value and Data Safety

Many people are saying our Albireo embedded OEM deduplication changes the storage landscape. I am gratified by the response to Albireo by analysts (and here) the press (and here), by recent OEM adoption. Albireo is becoming a standard in data optimization because the product provides maximum business value without data safety compromise. Albireo also works well in combination with compression and over the past several months we've often been aske...