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NetApp Extends De-Dupe to Rivals' Storage: Page 3 of 3

“You can have it on every current system from NetApp except for the SMB S500 device,” he explains, adding that plans to extend de-dupe on the S500 are “under review.” The vendor later confirmed that “all NetApp systems will include de-duplication technology” in a statement released this morning.

NetApp, which introduced de-dupe in spring 2007 has now amassed more than 2,500 customers using the technology on more than 10,000 systems, according to Cummings. “In the last four months, the rise in licenses was between 1500 and 2800 per month,” he says.Have a comment on this story? Please click "Discuss" below. If you'd like to contact Byte and Switch's editors directly, send us a message.

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