What is “data deduplication”? Why is it done? How is it done? What are the primary methods of doing it? Are there pros and cons of each method of doing it? These are the fundamental issues related to getting a basic understanding of data deduplication. Data deduplication is a specialized method of compressing data. It [...]
With the advent of “cloud computing” more and more changes are being made to the way we use our computers every day. Some of the changes involve how we manage our data, how we store files, and how we access them later. New technology is being released to aid these pursuits regularly, by different companies, [...]
As time goes on, new buzzwords develop and become common household words. The newest term in that category is the “cloud.” The cloud refers to the internet, as It relates to data storage and access. Google, for instance, has a whole operating system based on this concept, and most of its data is stored on [...]