Sponsored White Papers, Case Studies and Webcasts
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Video: Four Principles for Reducing Storage TCO |
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 VIDEO | sponsored by: Hitachi Data Systems
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Watch this video summary, which outlines methods of quantifying storage infrastructure costs and identifying those that can be reduced. It also presents techniques, developed over several years and hundreds of customer engagements, for reducing those costs and helping you create a lean, dynamic storage environment that's economically sustainable.
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IDC Product Flash: 3PAR Launches F-Class InServ Storage Servers |
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 ANALYST NEWS | sponsored by: 3PAR
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This IDC Flash analyzes 3PAR's announcement of the InServ F-Class storage server product line, a solution that 3PAR is positioning as a more scalable, efficient, and flexible midrange storage platform. This Flash also examines the major IT developments that are driving future midrange storage developments.
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Backup Technologies Track: Backup on a Budget |
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PRESENTATION | sponsored by: Symantec Corporation
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In this presentation, you'll learn about some of the non-traditional backup alternatives that IT shops might consider when funds are tight.
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5 Things That Will Mess Up Your Backups-- and How to Avoid Them |
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PRESENTATION | sponsored by: Symantec Corporation
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This presentation discusses the importance of backups, causes of backup failures, and ways to reduce backup failures.
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Interstate Hotels & Resorts Stays with SEPATON for Advanced Data Protection |
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CASE STUDY | sponsored by: SEPATON
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When Interstate Hotels & Resorts' tape backup systems could no longer handle its growing volumes of financial data, their IT staff installed SEPATON S2100 virtual tape libraries (VTL) to meet both its short and long-term secondary storage needs. This case study explains the process and results.
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Deduplication for the Enterprise: Six Steps to Optimal Results |
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JOURNAL ARTICLE | sponsored by: SEPATON
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Data deduplication is a must-have technology for today's enterprises. However, there are a wide range of choices and issues to be considered. This article covers six steps an organization can take to make sure implementing a deduplication technology is a smooth process.
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SEPATON Architecture: Designed for Data-Intensive Enterprises |
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WHITE PAPER | sponsored by: SEPATON
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This paper describes the innovative architecture that SEPATON has designed specifically to meet the data protection challenges of data-intensive enterprises while achieving optimal cost savings and measurable ROI.
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Five Key Considerations for Enterprise Disaster Recovery and Backup |
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WHITE PAPER | sponsored by: SEPATON
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Disaster recovery planning is a critical part of any large data-intensive enterprise data center environment. This article describes five key factors to consider when choosing an enterprise disaster recovery solution.
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Network-Optimized, Secure Replication for Enterprise-Class Disaster Recovery |
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WHITE PAPER | sponsored by: SEPATON
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DeltaRemote software for the SEPATON S2100-ES2 virtual tape library (VTL) delivers network-optimized, secure replication for data-intensive enterprises that have complex data protection environments. Read this paper for details.
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MultiCare Health System Speeds Recovery of Data with SEPATON VTL and Data Deduplication |
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CASE STUDY | sponsored by: SEPATON
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MultiCare Health System, a leading-edge, integrated health organization, deployed the SEPATON S2100-ES2 virtual tape library (VTL) with DeltaStor software for data deduplication and increased its backup performance dramatically. This case study reveals it was configured and how the company benefited from it.
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Victaulic Speeds Backup and Restores, Cuts Capacity with SEPATON VTL and Data Deduplication |
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CASE STUDY | sponsored by: SEPATON
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Facing exponential data growth and lengthening backup times, Victaulic Company's tape backup systems could no longer provide the performance or capacity they needed for efficient data protection. For a cost comparable to tape, Victaulic Company implemented a SEPATON S2100-ES2 virtual tape library (VTL) with DeltaStor data deduplication software.
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Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center Reduces Backup Time with SEPATON |
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CASE STUDY | sponsored by: SEPATON
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When the Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center (VMASC) IT staff needed a faster, more reliable way to protect its important data, they chose a SEPATON S2100-ES2 virtual tape library with dramatic positive results.
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iSCSI for TL-Series Tape Libraries |
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WHITE PAPER | sponsored by: Dell, Inc.
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To supplement the growth in iSCSI SANs, Dell has introduced an iSCSI-to-SAS bridge card for the TL-series of tape libraries. This allows a customer to directly attach a tape backup target to their iSCSI 1Gb Ethernet SAN with little to no degradation in transfer speed. This white paper explores this setup and configuration.
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Leveraging Dell/EMC CX4 with Enterprise Flash Drives for Oracle Database Deployments |
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WHITE PAPER | sponsored by: Dell, Inc.
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This white paper examines the performance considerations of placing Oracle Databases on enterprise flash drives versus conventional hard disk drives, as well as discusses the best practices for placing partial database contain-ers on flash drives.
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Addressing Significant Growth Of Data With The iSCSI Protocol |
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WHITE PAPER | sponsored by: Dell, Inc.
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In the summer of 2008, Dell commissioned a study by Forrester Research to determine the current state of iSCSI adoption, the applications that it is commonly used for, drivers for adoption, experience of adoptors, and attitudes of those who have not yet adopted the protocol. Read the fascinating findings here.
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OLTP performance test comparing Dell PowerVault MD3000i iSCSI SAN Array and HP StorageWorks 2000i Modular Smart Array |
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WHITE PAPER | sponsored by: Dell, Inc.
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Dell, Inc. commissioned Principle Technologies to compare performance for online transaction processing (OLTP) of two entry-level storage arean network (SAN) solutions - the Dell PowerVault MD3000i iSCSI SAN Array and HP StorageWorks 2000i Modular Smart. Read this paper for a detailed comparative analysis.
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Exchange 2007 performance test comparing Dell PowerVault MD3000i iSCSI SAN Array and HP StorageWorks 2000i Modular Smart Array (Principled Tech) |
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ANALYST REPORT | sponsored by: Dell, Inc.
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This test report details the results of an Exchange 2007 performance test comparing the Dell PowerVault MD3000i iSCSI SAN Array with the HP StorageWorks 2000i Modular Smart Array. The results may surprise you! Read on for more!
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Exchange 2007 SAN performance test: Comparing performance between Dell EqualLogic PS Series SAN and HP StorageWorks 4400 Enterprise Virtual Array |
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TEST RESULTS | sponsored by: Dell, Inc.
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Dell, Inc. commissioned Principle Technologies to compare the performance on a heavy Exchange 2007 workload of two mid-range Storage Area Network (SAN) solutions. Tested and compared were the Dell PowerVault MD3000i iSCSI SAN Array and HP StorageWorks 2000i Modular Smart Array. Read this paper for a detailed analysis of the results.
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Microsoft SQL Server in a VMware Environment on Dell PowerEdge Blades and Dell EqualLogic Storage |
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WHITE PAPER | sponsored by: Dell, Inc.
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This white paper provides an overview for deploying SQL Server in a virtualized environment for VMware ESX 3.5 Update 4 (U4) running on the latest PowerEdge M610 and M710 blade servers and EqualLogic PS6000XV iSCSI storage arrays.
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Dell/EMC CX4 and Dell PowerEdge Blades for Oracle and Microsoft Exchange Environments |
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WHITE PAPER | sponsored by: Dell, Inc.
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Dell/EMC CX4 series storage arrays and Dell PowerEdge blade servers can be advantageously de-ployed in Oracle and Exchange 2007 solutions. The examples provided in this paper depict two such solutions.
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Benefits and Best Practices For Deploying SSDS In An OLTP Environment Using Dell Equallogic PS Series |
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WHITE PAPER | sponsored by: Dell, Inc.
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Using Solid State Disks (SSDs) in enterprise storage arrays is one of today's hottest storage trends. This whitepaper discusses the best practices for deploying SSDs in an OLTP environment using Dell EqualLogic PS Series arrays.
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Dell/EMC CX4 Exchange Performance |
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WHITE PAPER | sponsored by: Dell, Inc.
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This white paper takes a high-level look at the features and functionality that make the CX4 an excellent choice for Microsoft Exchange and other electronic mail systems. It examines new features, discusses disaster recovery and VMware integration, and provides a brief example of CX4's performance in Exchange environments.
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Real-Time Protection for Hyper-V |
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WHITE PAPER | sponsored by: Double-Take Software
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To provide disaster recovery for virtual machines running on a Hyper-V host, look to Double-Take for Hyper-V from Double-Take Software to protect your workloads with real-time replication and automated failover for virtualized workloads. Read this white paper for more details.
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Virtualization Technologies and Their Impact On Disaster Recovery Planning |
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WHITE PAPER | sponsored by: Double-Take Software
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The need to protect these virtualized systems is paramount and in situations where companies are looking to reduce the costs associated with disaster recovery planning, virtualization can enable easier recovery without a great deal of additional cost. Read this white paper for more information from Double-Take Software.
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Thinking Beyond Tape: The Case Against Tape Backup |
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WHITE PAPER | sponsored by: Double-Take Software
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This whitepaper explores the high cost, complexity and potentially dangerous shortcomings of a backup strategy based only on tape backup. When recoverability matters, depend on Double-Take Software to dynamically move, protect, and recover your critical applications.
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Windows Server Multi-Site Clustering with GeoCluster® |
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WHITE PAPER | sponsored by: Double-Take Software
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Although the new features of Microsoft Windows Server 2008 provide significant improvements for managing clusters in multi-site architectures, improvements to Failover Clustering do not yet provide a way to replicate the shared data used by a cluster. This white paper details how Double-Take's GeoCluster resolves that issue.
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Enhance SQL Reporting Services with Double-Take® |
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WHITE PAPER | sponsored by: Double-Take Software
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This white paper provides an overview of how Double-Take can greatly increase your production server's performance by offloading Microsoft SQL Reporting Services to a secondary server.
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Protecting SharePoint with Double-Take for Windows 5.0 |
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WHITE PAPER | sponsored by: Double-Take Software
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Download this whitepaper today to learn how to use Double-Take Software as a cost efficient way to protect your SharePoint data and access. When recoverability matters, depend on Double-Take Software to dynamically move, protect, and recover your critical applications.
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Migrating to Virtual Machines with the Double-Take® Virtual Recovery Assistant |
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WHITE PAPER | sponsored by: Double-Take Software
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Server virtualization technology has changed the IT landscape for the better in many ways but it's has also presented new challenges. One concern that IT decision makers face is how to most effectively migrate between disparate server and storage infrastructures without halting production applications or requiring extensive manual intervention.
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More Functionality, Less Infrastructure: Managed IT with netBoot/i™ |
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WHITE PAPER | sponsored by: Double-Take Software
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Download this free whitepaper to learn about netBoot/i - a cost-effective and flexible solution that will allow you to better manage desktops or servers by booting them from images stored on any iSCSI storage area network.
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Enhancing Operational Recovery with TimeData™ CDP |
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WHITE PAPER | sponsored by: Double-Take Software
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This white paper addresses the current challenges for operational recovery and introduces a fast and efficient software-based Continuous Data Protection (CDP) product, TimeData, which allows companies to easily recover their data from any point in time.
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Protecting Exchange |
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WHITE PAPER | sponsored by: Double-Take Software
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The combination of the award-winning, proven protection and recovery capabilities of Double-Take with the new recovery and availability features of Microsoft Exchange Server can provide an end-to-end solution for Exchange protection. Read this white paper for me information.
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Data Protection Strategies Leveraging Replication: An In-Depth Look at Evaluation Criteria and Usage Scenarios |
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WHITE PAPER | sponsored by: Double-Take Software
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As dependence on continuous access to critical data grows, so does the importance of avoiding service interruption. This paper examines four data protection strategies and compares their merits for the most common business continuance scenarios.
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LIVEWIRE™: Full-Server Protecting and Recovery in Real-Time |
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WHITE PAPER | sponsored by: Double-Take Software
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Download this free whitepaper to learn about LiveWire from Double-Take Software - a cost effective solution that will keep your second tier servers up-to-date on disk and ready to recover to any physical or virtual machine in just hours - or less!
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eGuide: An in-depth look at data deduplication methods |
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EGUIDE | sponsored by: FalconStor Software
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This E-Guide will discuss the various approaches to data deduplication. You'll learn the pros and cons of each, and will benefit from independent expert insight that will help you get the most out of the approach you take with data deduplication technology.
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EMC SourceOne™ Email Management: A Next-Generation Email Archiving Solution |
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WHITE PAPER | sponsored by: EMC Corporation
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EMC SourceOne™ Email Management is a completely new architecture and next generation email archiving product. This paper compares the EMC EmailXtender product and the next generation EMC SourceOne™ Email Management offering including its use and advantages.
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EMC SourceOne™ Email Management: Competitive Advantages |
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WHITE PAPER | sponsored by: EMC Corporation
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Read this document for an excellent overview of the competitive advantages of EMC SourceOne™ Email Management, part of a family of next-generation information governance solutions.
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ESG: Realizing and Maximizing E-mail Archiving ROI |
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WHITE PAPER | sponsored by: EMC Corporation
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ESG research indicates that organizations with e-mail archive implementations experience several measurable benefits, including lower storage costs as well as more efficient compliance, electronic discovery, and data protection operations. This white paper discusses the benefits of evaluating solutions to achieve the statuses mentioned above.
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3PAR Thin Copy Desktop: A VDI-Optimized Storage Solution |
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WHITE PAPER | sponsored by: 3PAR
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Virtual Desktop Infrastructure enables end users or their hosting providers to provision and manage hundreds of individual, virtual desktops from a set of centrally administered, consolidated servers.
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Major Considerations for Deploying a Thinly Provisioned Storage Solution |
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WHITE PAPER | sponsored by: 3PAR
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IDC believes that thin provisioning is a powerful enabling technology with significant benefits to offer storage administrators looking for higher levels of storage efficiency.
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