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- Secondary storage, sometimes called auxiliary storage, is all data storage that is not currently in a computer's primary storage or memory. An additional synonym is external storage.
In a personal computer, secondary storage typically consists of storage on the hard disk and on any removable media, if present, such as a CD or DVD.
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Data deduplication and compression on primary storage can reduce data footprint: Deduplication and compression on primary storage may not produce the data reduction seen with backups, but various techniques produce significant results with unstructured data.
Storwize claims good data compression rates, no performance degradation on STN-6000 appliance: Storwize's STN-6000 inline appliance acts on primary storage using real-time compression.
NetApp: Post-process deduplication limits performance hit in primary storage data deduplication: NetApp's approach to primary storage data deduplication limits the performance penalty to about 20% percent.
Best practices for solid-state drive storage technology: SSD best practices center on identifying I/O-intensive applications so that data storage technology can provide the greatest benefit to IT organizations.
Tiered storage tutorial: Find out what tiered storage is, the key technologies behind it, and how tiered storage can lower operational costs while improving application performance.
LAST UPDATED:
06 May 2005
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