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Published on: October 01, 2012
Type of content: EZINE
Format: Unknown
Length: 44 pages
Price: FREE

Overview:

Although it’s become a staple of backup systems, data reduction is now just starting to show up more and more in primary storage systems.

In the October 2012 cover story of Storage magazine, Chris Evans takes a look at the state of the data reduction in primary storage (DRIPS) marketplace: How it works and who’s using it. Get insights into why space reduction can be useful, how much money you can expect to save – and the potential downsides of any implementations.

Explore the October 2012 issue of Storage Magazine Online to read other expert features, including:

• Storage Editorial Chief Rich Castagna explains why solid-state storage is approaching “the valley of vagueness”


• Jon Toigo’s “Storage Revolution” column questions what’s needed to handle the requirements of big data


• David Davis highlights how virtualized storage can help ease the DR blues


• Phil Goodwin explores how new caching software can add even more speed to solid-state storage


• Jason Buffington’s “Hot Spots” column examines dedupe considerations for protecting virtual servers


• Arun Taneja’s “Read/Write” column shares an update on how convergence continues to evolve


• And more

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