The industry requirement for compression
With file capacity projected to grow from 10,000 PB in 2008 to over 62,000 PB in 2012 (55% CAGR), file data growth and economic pressures are driving rapid adoption of data reduction technologies. While much of the attention around data reduction has focused on backup, many businesses are taking advantage of the opportunity to apply data reduction throughout the entire data life-cycle.
Not surprisingly, according to recent research from leading market research firms, NAS users are looking for features that ...

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