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EMC Data Domain vs. CommVault Simpana Native Dedup
Disclosure: I was employed as an Enterprise Systems Engineer with Commvault at the time of writing this series. The content of this series was not reviewed, approved or published by CommVault. I...
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Data Domain vs. Simpana Dedup: Round #2
Round 2: Where to Dedup? In this post I’ll discuss some of the most important data protection architecture differences between Data Domain and Simpana. The most defining difference between Simpana and...
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Data Domain vs. Simpana Dedup: Round #3
Round 3: Data Invulnerability vs. Epic Data Indestructability Ok, so the term “Epic Data Indestructability” doesn’t actually exist, but I needed something for a section title and CommVault doesn’t have...
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Data Domain vs. Simpana Dedup: Final Round
Final Round: Data Mobility and Solution Longevity This post ends the series where I’ve been comparing appliance based deduplication with Data Domain vs. Simpana Native Duplication and explaining why I...
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Storage Virtualization Showdown (Part 4): Storage Efficiency
In this part of the Storage Virtualization Showdown series, I’ll be focusing on Storage Efficiency. A successful storage virtualization implementation will not only enable the management and...
View ArticleStorage Virtualization Showdown: Conclusion
This is the conclusion post of the Storage Virtualization Showdown series. For the full details of the commentary below, be sure to check out the rest of the series. Storage virtualization can have a...
View ArticleHow to Put a Price on Storage: The Danger of Cost Per GB
IT Storage Standoff It is 4:45 in the afternoon on a Friday as John and Travis sit across from each other. A heavy oak table sits between them, but it may as well be granite wall. After a series of...
View ArticleVirtual Tape is Dead, Dedup Appliances are Next
Although it may not seem like it in your datacenter, backup technologies are not immune to the advancing tides of data protection innovation. It is important to realize this as you develop your data...
View ArticleWhy Pure Storage?
I’m excited to say that earlier this month I made the decision to join the Pure Storage team as a Systems Engineer. Since sharing my decision, I have been asked by friends, fellow architects and...
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