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Storage Best Practices for Energy Efficiency

Wayne M. Adams, Chairman, SNIA Board of Directors
Is your storage infrastructure as energy efficient as it can be? Learn about common industry best practices and technologies such as thin provisioning, data deduplication, compression and storage-tiering to reduce energy consumption. Understand the SNIA Emerald Specification and Program for energy metrics when selecting new storage solutions.
Apr 26 2012
48 mins
Storage Best Practices for Energy Efficiency
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