Second generation data deduplication tech from Exar

Exar has announced the release of its second generation BitWackr Data Deduplication technology to enhance performance and data reduction for application and nearline data for incorporation into servers and storage appliances.

The new BitWackr B1605R delivers inline, block-level deduplication, compression, encryption, and thin provisioning for both Linux and Windows NAS appliances and Microsoft applications such as SharePoint, Exchange and Data Protection Manager. The BitWackr B1605R also supports both Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and 2008 environments.

Exar says that with enabling technologies such as the BitWackr B1605R, the industry is shifting its attention toward developing advanced data reduction solutions for application and nearline storage.

"Deduplicating data on primary storage is bound to become the defacto way that organizations store data on all tiers of storage as the benefits of data deduplication become more clearly understood and the technology itself matures," said Jerome M. Wendt, DCIG lead analyst and President. "Exar's inline BitWackr Data Deduplication was already out in front of this curve and now, with the availability of its BitWackr B1650R, more organizations can seamlessly take advantage of the cost benefits that data deduplication provides for an even greater percentage of their corporate data."

"IT managers are increasingly turning to their vendors for products that reduce both the capital and operational costs of running a data center while remaining friendly to the environment," said Bob Farkaly, director of product management, Exar. "BitWackr-equipped products deliver storage capacity that requires fewer disk drives, reducing both power consumption and cooling requirements, while maintaining very high levels of performance and assured data integrity."

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