Benefits of Hardware Compression in Storage Networks

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Author(s)/Presenter(s):

Gerry Simmons

Tony Summers

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Tutorial

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Abstract

This tutorial will educate participants on the benefits and algorithmic details on lossless data compression in Storage Networks, especially those focused on implementing Data De-duplication. A brief history and background of Data Compression will be given as a primer on the different data compression algorithms in use today. This will include performance data on the specific compression algorithms, as well as performance on different data types. Participants will come away with a good understanding on the best places in the data path to include compression, and the benefits to be gained. Technological advances in data compression will be discussed and how they affect system level solutions.