This week we announced a partnership with Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) to offer our real-time compression solutions to HDS customers. This partnership is further validation that real-time compression has emerged as the right technology for online (non-backup) data reduction where there is limited redundant data and file access is typically random. Storwize and HDS offer a great combination of [...]
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Storwize Extends Alliances Momentum with Hitachi Partnership
Posted in Capacity Optimization, Data Reduction, EMC, Hitachi, Netapp, primary storage optimization, real-time compression, Storage Optimization, Uncategorized on September 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Extending the Benefits of VMware to Storage
Posted in Capacity Optimization, Cloud, Data Domain, Data Reduction, deduplication, real-time compression, Storage Optimization, Uncategorized, VMware on August 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
According to research from ESG, more than one-third of all organizations that have implemented server virtualization have seen an increase in the total amount of data they need to store and protect. So, while VMware is a great platform for saving money on server infrastructure, it moves the cost and complexity challenge to storage potentially negating server savings. Storwize solves [...]
The Economics of Scarcity, Or What You Are REALLY Buying with Online Data Reduction
Posted in Capacity Optimization, Cloud, Data Domain, Data Reduction, deduplication, EMC, Netapp, real-time compression, Uncategorized on August 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Steve Duplessie recently wrote in his latest Steve’s IT Rants about Scarcity Imbalances based upon the book ”Free” by Chris Anderson. The point is simple; when things are scarce in terms of supply and demand, value increases. In the context of storage, I’m sure he ruffled some feathers by concluding that the capacity economics of deduplication are no longer [...]
Carpe Diem — Online Data Reduction and the Channel
Posted in Capacity Optimization, Channel, Data Reduction, primary storage optimization, Storage Optimization, Uncategorized on July 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
With file capacity projected to grow at 55% annually from 2008 to 2012, according to research from the ESG, economic pressures and file data growth are driving rapid adoption of data reduction technologies. Businesses are asking for solutions that address data reduction across all tiers of storage from primary thru backup but they need help [...]
Storage on a Diet? — Have Your Cake and Eat It Too
Posted in Capacity Optimization, Data Reduction, deduplication, primary storage optimization, Storage Optimization, Symantec, Uncategorized on July 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Symantec recently issued a press release announcing the next phase of their deduplication strategy. Symantec quotes a recent study that states “51% of organizations expect to spend more on storage in 2009 even though more than 90% have lower budgets and fewer people than in 2008.” This simply means that organizations are spending a higher [...]
Online Data Reduction in the Real-World
Posted in Capacity Optimization, Data Domain, Data Reduction, deduplication, EMC, Netapp, primary storage optimization, Storage Optimization, Uncategorized on July 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Dave Vellante wrote a very interesting article on Wikibon.org entitled ‘The Pitfalls of Compressing Online Storage.’ In case you’re not familiar, Wikibon is ’a peer professional community solving technology and business problems through an open source sharing of free advisory knowledge.’ In other words it’s a great place to avoid marketing hype and learn from IT practitioners about the benefits [...]
NetApp to Buy Data Domain — Raising the Bar for Data Reduction
Posted in Capacity Optimization, Data Domain, Data Reduction, deduplication, EMC, Netapp, primary storage optimization, Riverbed, Storage Optimization, Uncategorized on May 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As we’ve all heard by now Data Domain has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by NetApp for ~$1.5B, a 40% premium over Data Domain’s closing price yesterday. Clearly NetApp sees significant market opportunity but it’s also clear validation that data reduction is not a simple feature that anybody can develop. If it was why would NetApp pay [...]
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