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Contents Introduction . .1 How This Book Is Organized .................................................... 1 Icons Used in This Book ............................................................2 Chapter 1: Data Deduplication: Why Less Is More . .3 Duplicate Data: Empty Calories for Storage and Backup Systems .............................................................. 3 Data Deduplication: Putting Your Data on a Diet .................. 4 Why Data Deduplication Matters .............................................6 Chapter 2: Data Deduplication in Detail . .7 Making the Most of the Building Blocks of Data .................... 7 Fixed-length blocks versus variable-length data segments ................................... 8 Effect of change in deduplicated storage pools .........10 Sharing a Common Data Deduplication Pool ....................... 12 Data Deduplication Architectures ......................................... 13 Chapter 3: The Business Case for Data Deduplication . .15 Deduplication to the Rescue: Replication and Disaster Recovery Protection ............................................................ 16 Reducing the Overall Cost of Storing Data ........................... 18 Data Deduplication Also Works for Archiving ..................... 21 Looking at the Quantum Data Deduplication Advantage ... 21 Chapter 4: Ten Frequently Asked Data Deduplication Questions (And Their Answers) . .23 What Does the Term “Data Deduplication” Really Mean? .....23 How Is Data Deduplication Applied to Replication? ............24 What Applications Does Data Deduplication Support? ...... 24 Is There Any Way to Tell How Much Improvement Data Deduplication Will Give Me? ......................................24 What Are the Real Benefits of Data Deduplication? ............ 25 What Is Variable-Block-Length Data Deduplication? ........... 25 If the Data Is Divided into Blocks, Is It Safe? .........................26 When Does Data Deduplication Occur during Backup? ......26 Does Data Deduplication Support Tape? .............................. 27 What Do Data Deduplication Solutions Cost? ...................... 28 These materials are © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 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Corder, Editorial Director Publishing and Editorial for Consumer Dummies Diane Graves Steele, Vice President and Publisher, Consumer Dummies Ensley Eikenburg, Associate Publisher, Travel Composition Services Debbie Stailey, Director of Composition Services Business Development Lisa Coleman, Director, New Market and Brand Development These materials are © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Any dissemination, distribution, or unauthorized use is strictly prohibited. These materials are © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Any dissemination, distribution, or unauthorized use is strictly prohibited. Introduction ight now, duplicate data is stealing time and money Rfrom your organization. It could be a presentation sit- ting in hundreds of users’ network folders or a group e-mail sitting in thousands of inboxes. This redundant data makes both storage and your backup process more costly, more time-consuming, and less efficient. Data deduplication, used on Quantum’s DXi-Series disk backup and replication appli- ances, dramatically reduces this redundant data and the costs associated with it. Data Deduplication For Dummies, Quantum 2nd Special Edition, discusses the methods and rationale for reducing the amount of duplicate data maintained by your organization. This book is intended to provide you with the information you need to understand how data deduplication can make a mean- ingful impact on your organization’s data management. How This Book Is Organized This book is arranged to guide you from the basics of data deduplication, through its details, and then to the business case for data deduplication. ✓ Chapter 1: Data Deduplication: Why Less Is More: Provides an overview of data deduplication, including why it’s needed, the basics of how it works, and why it matters to your organization. ✓ Chapter 2: Data Deduplication