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Published on: August 2008
Type of content: WEBCAST
Format: Windows Media Audio/Video playlist (.asx)
Price: FREE

Overview:
Among today's storage technologies, deduplication is generating significant buzz and is at the top of the "what's hot" list. The hype comes with good reason. Deduplication provides compelling benefits and offers the potential for significant savings for most IT organizations.

Within the emerging deduplication technologies, there are a variety of alternatives. Unfortunately, there are no clear-cut answers about if, when and where a solution should be implemented.

Attend this webcast, led by seasoned Datalink storage experts, to learn exactly what deduplication can do for you-what's real and what's hype.

Find out what deduplication technology is (and what it isn't)
Learn how various types of deduplication work

Gain insights from field-proven storage technology experts-hear about their front-line experiences and lessons learned
Having designed and deployed a variety of solutions with deduplication capabilities, Jason Anderson and Juan Orlandini will provide you with some valuable takeaways.

Key areas covered:

Types of deduplication (file-level and "block"-level)
How deduplication occurs (application, source, target, primary storage, etc.)
Implementation considerations
Realistic compression ratios
Where deduplication works well - and where it doesn't
Key factors to look at when implementing a deduplication solution