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Consider more than dedupe rates

The maximum deduplication rate is important but is just one factor in selecting a deduplication system. The solution has to fit in with current backup procedures, has to be configured to meet RPO and RTO objectives, and must be configured to meet backup windows. Discount vendor performance claims for a single node, and discount even more heavily claims of linear multi-node performance.

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Financial giant goes green

The corporate IT group of a very large, worldwide financial organization with 100,000 employees, has initiated an ongoing “greening” process. This is focused largely on reducing energy use both to decrease the corporation's carbon footprint while creating a net savings in operational costs over the lifetime of new, more energy-efficient equipment, including new storage systems.

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Planning a Green Storage Initiative

Fluctuating energy prices have heightened electricity and energy consumption as a major issue within the technology community. IT is a significant consumer of energy and IT energy costs have been rising disproportionately because of continued investment in denser IT equipment. Estimates from the EPA and others indicate that IT will account for 3% of energy consumption by 2012.

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