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• How we tested data deduplication

  A Windows 2008R2 server was attached to a Compellent Storage Center S30 SAN with two volumes, both created from snapshots of a production server volume several months apart. Netbackup 7.0 was installed on the server. 

• RainStor releases next-gen big data repository

  RainStor today announced the next generation of its online data repository. The update adds data deduplication capabilities and improved optimization for storing computer-generated historical data.

• EMC 'Boosts' Data Domain de-duplication speed by 50%

  BOSTON -- EMCannounced at its annual user conference here on Tuesday a new software add-on that increases the performance of its Data Domain appliance by an average of 50%.

• EMC announces VPLEX private-cloud appliance

  EMC today announced at its annual user conference here a private-cloud appliance that allows synchronous replication between storage arrays up to 100km apart, including the applications and virtual machines associated with them.

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  Open source deduplication software released for Linux

  A new open source project, dubbed Opendedup, has appeared with the goal of creating a deduplication-based file system for Linux called SDFS.

• Symantec touts NetBackup 7, Backup Exec 2010, 'deduplication everywhere'

  Symantec has announced NetBackup 7 for enterprises and Backup Exec 2010 for mid-sized firms, both of which offer data deduplication and archiving technology.

• BHP backup drive nets data deduplication

  Engineering and resources giant BHP Billiton has implemented hundreds of software backup systems on its server infrastructure that paves the way for data deduplication.

• Dell, CommVault release bundled de-duplication appliance

  Dell Inc. and CommVault Systems Inc. today announced their first integrated data management appliance with embedded block-level deduplication - the Dell PowerVault DL2000.

• Update: EMC bids $1.8 billion for Data Domain

  EMC on Monday moved to head off NetApp's proposed acquisition of data de-duplication vendor Data Domain, offering about US$1.8 billion compared with NetApp's May 20 bid of $1.5 billion.

• NetApp CEO: Virtualization driving sluggish storage market

  Storage companies are feeling the pain of companies cutting IT costs and overall spending, but the move to server virtualization is driving some demand, according to NetApp CEO Dan Warmenhoven.

• Dell, Quantum, EMC line up on de-duplication

  Dell will enter the data de-duplication business next year with products that are based on Quantum's software and compatible with EMC's gear.