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De-Duplication in Primary Storage: Page 2 of 2

A system that can compress active archive data, then de-duplicate it, and finally archive it may be the best way to reduce the size of primary storage. Use cases where the two techniques have been used in concert have shown a 95 percent reduction in capacity consumed.

— George Crump is founder of Storage Switzerland, which provides strategic consulting and analysis to storage users, suppliers, and integrators. Prior to Storage Switzerland, he was CTO at one of the nation's largest integrators.