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Published on: February 16, 2009
Type of content: WHITE PAPER
Format: Unknown
Length: 17 pages
Price: FREE

Overview:
In an increasingly cost-conscious world, IT managers must find ways to add efficiency to their data center's effectiveness and to drive costs out of, and value into, their storage infrastructures. This white paper relies on ESG research to clearly demonstrate that users understand this and are focusing on storage strategies and priorities that promise to deliver a better ROI.

The keys to this are:

• Virtualization, which gives users the ability to treat multiple storage assets as a single, centrally-managed pool of storage.


• Data Reduction, using technologies such as deduplication that drive efficiency by eliminating redundant data. The cost savings can be large, with 64% of current data deduplication users experiencing a 10:1 or greater capacity reduction ratio


• Tiered storage, utilizing the ability to painlessly move data as needed.


• Remote Backup for Branch Offices - These solutions help organizations lower costs by reducing or eliminating onsite storage hardware, media, and staff at far-flung remote and branch offices.