IBM Data Footprint Reduction Technology for Data Compression and Deduplication
by IBM expert, Tony Pearson
The amount of information that businesses must store is growing at an accelerating pace yet there is ever-present pressure to reduce IT costs and improve data backup/restore performance. Data footprint reduction technology uses data deduplication and compression techniques to eliminate redundant data and store more information in less storage space.
But how exactly does the technology work? What are the business benefits? What options are out there? In this article, IBM storage consultant Tony Pearson shows readers how data footprint reduction solutions leverage unique technology to shrink information while in all cases preserving data integrity and improving backup/restore performance.
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Tony Pearson
Senior IT Storage Consultant
Tony Pearson presents briefings on storage topics covering the entire System Storage product line as well as various Tivoli storage software products. He also leads client workshops to help with strategic planning for IBM's integrated set of storage management software, hardware, and virtualization products. He is author of the book "Inside System Storage: Volume I".*
Tony's blog - Inside System Storage
This blog is for the open exchange of ideas relating to storage and storage networking hardware, software and services. It was rated one of the top 10 blogs of 2006 for the IT storage industry by "Networking World" magazine. It has been published in book form as "Inside System Storage: Volume I", and is available to order in Hardcover or Paperback versions.
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Analyst paper: Storage Strategies NOW
Real-time Compression: Achieving Storage Efficiency Throughout the Data Lifecycle
