Traditional data deduplication is inefficient,, as it requires multiple products and processes depending on application, workload, network protocol and data type. Often, data is duplicated and deduplicated multiple times during its life cycle.
With this in mind, HP has unveiled StoreOnce data deduplication software that it says can be deployed at multiple points in a converged infrastructure. This reduces the number of times data has to be deduplicated and enables clients to more efficiently manage and control data growth.
David Donatelli, executive VP and GM of enterprise servers, storage and networking at HP, says the IT company is the first to eliminate this complexity. “This architecture maximises deduplication performance, and minimises hardware requirements.”
He says the product allows the same software to be used on backup clients, virtual appliances, inline appliances and scale-out storage systems, which means clients need only one solution for all their deduplication needs. “It also provides a far more efficient means for managing and protecting data.”
According to Donatelli, the product performs better than competing offerings, showing up to 20% improvement in performance for inline data deduplication. “This results in clients spending as much as 95% less on storage capacity, which can be reinvested in new IT projects to drive innovation across the organisation's technology.”
The price and performance benefits are accomplished through smart data and index layout, an innovation that reduces disc fragmentation and increases input/output efficiency, according to the company.
StoreOnce, says Donatelli, also simplifies management and automation of data protection processes with the ability to manage multiple locations and easily replicate data from remote offices to data centres.
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