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May 19, 2008Getting started on green IT, part four: Straighten out your storageBy Stan GibsonLearn four techniques for using energy-hogging hard drives more efficiently.(This is the fourth article in a five-part series.) Storing multiple instances of identical data in different places is neither green nor smart. The answer: Scour your data for redundant instances and eliminate them, a process known as data de-duplication. EMC Corp. of Hopkinton, Mass., and Cupertino, Calif.-based Symantec Corp. are two of several software vendors offering products that automatically de-duplicate data during backups. According to Taneja Group, an industry analyst firm also in Hopkinton, Mass., de-duplicated backups are up to 25 times smaller than conventional backups, resulting in significant savings on storage equipment and power utilization. Here are three other ways to make your storage strategy greener:
Stan Gibson is a Boston-area technology writer. Other articles in this series: Getting started on green IT: Update your hardware Getting started on green IT: If it’s not in use, turn it off Getting started on green IT: Virtualize, virtualize, virtualize Getting started on green IT: Consolidate data centers
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