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Retroactive Deduplication and Compression

Posted on December 15, 2014 by George Crump

In recent months there has been a lot of attention given to how primary storage deduplication is being implemented; should it be implemented selectively, or always on? The problem with this discussion is that it first assumes that the existing…

Tagged with: All-Flash, Compression, Deduplication, EMC, Hybrid Flash, Permabit, Retroactive Deduplication, storage array
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Permabit Provides Retroactive Deduplication via EMC Select – Podcast

Posted on December 4, 2014 by Charlie Hodges

Retroactive deduplication is the ability to add deduplication to an existing storage array without the vendor having to change its storage software. One vendor that seems to be out in front with retroactive deduplication is Permabit. On a recent Podcast…

Tagged with: Deduplication, EMC, Permabit, Retroactive Deduplication, storage array
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SlideShare – How to make a Hybrid Array perform like an All-Flash Array

Posted on December 3, 2014 by George Crump

One of the toughest decisions IT professionals face when selecting a new storage system is deciding between an All-Flash Array and a Hybrid Array. Do you go with the predictable high performance of the all-flash architecture or the attractive price…

Tagged with: All-Flash, Data efficiency, Deduplication, Hybrid array, ROI, Tegile, Thin provisioning, Virtual machine
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Deduplication makes Hybrid Arrays more predictable

Posted on December 2, 2014 by George Crump

Hybrid arrays, arrays that mix flash and hard drives in order to strike a balance between dollar per GB and dollar per IOP, typically cause one common point of concern for IT planners; Predictably. One of the key ways to…

Tagged with: All-Flash, Data efficiency, Deduplication, Hybrid array, ROI, Tegile, Thin provisioning, Virtual machine
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SlideShare – Is The All-Flash Data Center Myth or Reality?

Posted on December 2, 2014 by George Crump

In this webinar experts from Storage Switzerland and Tegile discuss if the All-Flash Data Center can become reality. We explore the return on investment that All-Flash systems can deliver, like increased user and virtual machine densities, lower drive counts and…

Tagged with: All-Flash, Clones, Compression, Data efficiency, Deduplication, Return On Investment, ROI, Tegile, Thin provisioning, Virtual machine
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Virtualized Cloud Backup for Anything

Posted on November 21, 2014 by Colm Keegan

Many technology companies talk a good game about providing their customers with choice, but few actually deliver on it. Public, private and hybrid cloud backup solution provider, Infrascale’s offering was built from the ground up with customer choice and hybrid…

Tagged with: Backup, Backup to the Cloud, Cloud, Compression, D2D, D2D2C, Deduplication, Disaster recovery, Disk-to-Disk, Hybrid, Infrascale
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Tegile Provides More Flash Options

Posted on November 21, 2014 by George Crump

Tegile recently announced two new members of its product family and an update to its software that promises to get more data centers taking their first significant flash step. This announcement addresses two challenges head-on that Storage Switzerland sees facing…

Tagged with: All-Flash, Compression, Data efficiency, Deduplication, Flash, Hybrid, Hybrid array, Tegile, Thin provisioning, Virtual machine
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Is Druva’s Phoenix the next step in Mid-market Cloud Backup?

Posted on November 21, 2014 by Eric Slack

Druva is a market leader in end-point data protection with over 3000 customers in 70 countries. They see cloud backup approaching a ‘tipping point’ which could enable it to become a de facto standard in the backup industry, especially if…

Tagged with: Archive, Backup, Cloud, D2D2C, Data Protection, Data Retention, Data security, Deduplication, Druva, Latency, Metadata
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Solving the concerns of NOT going All-Flash – Podcast

Posted on November 19, 2014 by Charlie Hodges

Storage Switzerland and Tegile teamed up for a webinar on the four things you can do to a Hybrid Array to achieve All-Flash performance. Joining me in the podcast talk about webinar attendee concerns about a hybrid flash are George Crump…

Tagged with: All-Flash, Data efficiency, Deduplication, Flash, Hard Drive, Hybrid, Hybrid array, Protection, ROI, Tegile, Thin provisioning, Virtual machine
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The ROI of an early Storage Refresh

Posted on November 12, 2014 by George Crump

When a storage system is purchased, the hope is that it will meet the storage performance and capacity demands of the data center for 3-5 years. Thanks to the changing compute environment and capabilities available from new storage systems, it…